We just returned from an 8 night stay at CBR...it was wonderful! We were rather nervous about our first stay at a moderate. Our last stays were Cont, WL, Poly, and Poly GVC. How would we like a moderate...everyone's least fav moderate so it seems from the various polls on this site. Well, we loved the whole place! Even things others complain about, we loved!
We did heed the advice and stay in a preferred building. We were put in Matinique 2505 and 2506 (2 parents, 4 kids, and 1 grandma). This was an ideal location...pretty garden view, very peaceful, a short pleasant walk to all amenities. Our only disappoinment was that our rooms were not connecting. I know this is only a request, but at check in we were told rooms connected, so to arrive at the room and find no connection was a bit of adisappointment, but one we quickly got over.
The rooms were clean and lovely. The bathroom set up was very nice with the two sinks and the large getting ready area, and this room had plenty of storage. Older 3 kids wanted to bunk with grandma, but I wanted all stuff with us so I could stay organized. I managed to store clothing and stuff for mom, dad, 3 kids, and an infant in that room with no problem! A pack 'n play arrived in a timely fashion to our room and it was clean and nice. I brought my own sheet, but I had no qualms placing my infant in the crib.
We took great advantage of the refillable mugs and we enjoyed our trips to Old Port Royal. We also ate several meals (breakfasts, lunches, and snacks) at the food court and had not a complaint...very nice set up, and a real improvement over this type of food service offered at any of the deluxes we have visited. I had read that some found getting drinks for a trip to the pool to be unpleasant, but we did not have this problem.
The pool was a pleasant surprise. I expected after 2 trips to the poly that my kids would dislike the CBR pool, but they really enjoyed it! We never found it overly crowded and we were always able to get chairs and in the shade for the baby when we needed it. My two boys (8 and 9) enjoyed using the free pool table two of our nights there, and my dd 5 loved the big pool and slide. The hot tub was small, but still more than is offered at the Poly so we were glad to have it! I never had a problem getting spot when I wanted to.
We walked the whole circle around the lake 2 evenings and we just found the resort to be gorgeous. My kids also liked the quiet pools and the play areas and beaches. Oh, and feeding the turtles, fish, and ducks at the bridge was a surprise treat.
We rented a van and drove to MGM, Epcot, AK, and both water parks...they were each like a 5 minute drive and very easy. We did use Disney buses for all of out trips to MK and that was fine. We made our 8:05 AM CRT reservation easily and it seemed each time we left the park we walked up to a bus. Martinque was always the first bus picked up and dropped off for our trips to MK, so that worked really well for us as well. We met really nice people everywhere at the resort...pool, foodcourt, buses.
Oh, and when we reached our $1000 credit card limit, all it took was a phone call from us to authorize that charge and begin anew...a trip to the Custum House was not necessary. We were all amazed at how much we enjoyed this resort! We did a Wishes Cruise one night and as we went past the Poly, we all said we were very happy to be at CBR. I think I mentioned everything, but I would be happy to answer any question I can
We did heed the advice and stay in a preferred building. We were put in Matinique 2505 and 2506 (2 parents, 4 kids, and 1 grandma). This was an ideal location...pretty garden view, very peaceful, a short pleasant walk to all amenities. Our only disappoinment was that our rooms were not connecting. I know this is only a request, but at check in we were told rooms connected, so to arrive at the room and find no connection was a bit of adisappointment, but one we quickly got over.
The rooms were clean and lovely. The bathroom set up was very nice with the two sinks and the large getting ready area, and this room had plenty of storage. Older 3 kids wanted to bunk with grandma, but I wanted all stuff with us so I could stay organized. I managed to store clothing and stuff for mom, dad, 3 kids, and an infant in that room with no problem! A pack 'n play arrived in a timely fashion to our room and it was clean and nice. I brought my own sheet, but I had no qualms placing my infant in the crib.
We took great advantage of the refillable mugs and we enjoyed our trips to Old Port Royal. We also ate several meals (breakfasts, lunches, and snacks) at the food court and had not a complaint...very nice set up, and a real improvement over this type of food service offered at any of the deluxes we have visited. I had read that some found getting drinks for a trip to the pool to be unpleasant, but we did not have this problem.
The pool was a pleasant surprise. I expected after 2 trips to the poly that my kids would dislike the CBR pool, but they really enjoyed it! We never found it overly crowded and we were always able to get chairs and in the shade for the baby when we needed it. My two boys (8 and 9) enjoyed using the free pool table two of our nights there, and my dd 5 loved the big pool and slide. The hot tub was small, but still more than is offered at the Poly so we were glad to have it! I never had a problem getting spot when I wanted to.
We walked the whole circle around the lake 2 evenings and we just found the resort to be gorgeous. My kids also liked the quiet pools and the play areas and beaches. Oh, and feeding the turtles, fish, and ducks at the bridge was a surprise treat.
We rented a van and drove to MGM, Epcot, AK, and both water parks...they were each like a 5 minute drive and very easy. We did use Disney buses for all of out trips to MK and that was fine. We made our 8:05 AM CRT reservation easily and it seemed each time we left the park we walked up to a bus. Martinque was always the first bus picked up and dropped off for our trips to MK, so that worked really well for us as well. We met really nice people everywhere at the resort...pool, foodcourt, buses.
Oh, and when we reached our $1000 credit card limit, all it took was a phone call from us to authorize that charge and begin anew...a trip to the Custum House was not necessary. We were all amazed at how much we enjoyed this resort! We did a Wishes Cruise one night and as we went past the Poly, we all said we were very happy to be at CBR. I think I mentioned everything, but I would be happy to answer any question I can
