Hey everyone...
We (my DH, 14 mo. old DD, and I) just returned from a week long stay at Pop on Tuesday night. I had never stayed at a value resort before, so I was a little nervous, but we LOVED it.
We were in the 70's section on the courtyard side near the Goofy splash fountains and very close to Classic Hall. It was a little loud with the music and the kids playing in the fountains until about 9:30pm at night, but not so noisy that it bothered us. We occassionally heard toliets flushing, but I never heard any other noise from our neighbors.
Our room was very clean...and I am very picky. The room was nothing special, but perfectly fine for us on a "budget" vacation. We stayed at Beach Club last year, and while the location of Beach Club was great, the rooms really weren't all that much nicer than Pop IMHO. Certainly, not three times the cost nicer.
The toddler pool and the Goofy fountains were great. Our DD played in one or the other on most evenings.
We did not have as bad of an experience with the bus service as many others on this board seemed to have had, but for the most part, we weren't traveling to the parks during the peak hours. I did really like that the bus stop was centrally located rather than having multiple stops throughout the resort. It was also very orderly with the bus lines (again...something that I really appreciate).
The only negative to us was the food court. We only ate there twice. On our first night, we stopped by for a snack when we returned from the park. My husband's cheeseburger was inedible and he is not a picky person at all (example...he gets excited about eating gas station sandwiches if we are on a car trip...gross!). The bun was very dry and he said that the hamburger was probably the best grade D beef you could get! I had nachos that I thought were pretty good.
We didn't stop at the food court again until our last morning for breakfast. DH shook in terror at the thought of eating there again until the last morning. This time, he had a better meal (the breakfast pizza), but it was insanely crowded. We ate breakfast late...around 10am...but you practicaly had to fight for a table and the entire dining area was very, very dirty from the breakfast rush.
Let me know if you have any questions!
We (my DH, 14 mo. old DD, and I) just returned from a week long stay at Pop on Tuesday night. I had never stayed at a value resort before, so I was a little nervous, but we LOVED it.
We were in the 70's section on the courtyard side near the Goofy splash fountains and very close to Classic Hall. It was a little loud with the music and the kids playing in the fountains until about 9:30pm at night, but not so noisy that it bothered us. We occassionally heard toliets flushing, but I never heard any other noise from our neighbors.
Our room was very clean...and I am very picky. The room was nothing special, but perfectly fine for us on a "budget" vacation. We stayed at Beach Club last year, and while the location of Beach Club was great, the rooms really weren't all that much nicer than Pop IMHO. Certainly, not three times the cost nicer.
The toddler pool and the Goofy fountains were great. Our DD played in one or the other on most evenings.
We did not have as bad of an experience with the bus service as many others on this board seemed to have had, but for the most part, we weren't traveling to the parks during the peak hours. I did really like that the bus stop was centrally located rather than having multiple stops throughout the resort. It was also very orderly with the bus lines (again...something that I really appreciate).
The only negative to us was the food court. We only ate there twice. On our first night, we stopped by for a snack when we returned from the park. My husband's cheeseburger was inedible and he is not a picky person at all (example...he gets excited about eating gas station sandwiches if we are on a car trip...gross!). The bun was very dry and he said that the hamburger was probably the best grade D beef you could get! I had nachos that I thought were pretty good.
We didn't stop at the food court again until our last morning for breakfast. DH shook in terror at the thought of eating there again until the last morning. This time, he had a better meal (the breakfast pizza), but it was insanely crowded. We ate breakfast late...around 10am...but you practicaly had to fight for a table and the entire dining area was very, very dirty from the breakfast rush.
Let me know if you have any questions!
