harvey
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Howdy all, just back from a FREEZING day at MK, but wanted to check in with a brief review of our experience with Cypress Point Resort thus far...
We found it very easily...just three lights from I-4 and the entrance to DT. Check in was very quick and painless. We were given our first request which was a first floor, but not our second...a pool view. We are in building 7 (the pink one).
Room is clean....the walls are unevenly painted, though. Furniture is nice, and still new looking as the remodel was recent. No hairdryer, which struck me as odd. Also no pantry in the kitchen, nor any cupboards to store food....I've been squishing dishes and such in a couple so I can use the others. The dishwasher has a broken wheel on the bottom rack, but we're dealing with it *grin*. Will run out of the sample size toiletries and cleaners by mid-week.
We are in a 3 bedroom lockout. The lockout bedroom is WAY more nice than the master suite in the 2 bedroom. I HATE the toilet configuration, which I was aware of when we booked, and thought it would be no biggie. It is. I just realized how much I like my privacy, even from DH, after we've tucked in for the night. In the lockout bedroom, the toilet is at least concealed from mirrors and tucked away in a corner, although there is only one teenie-weenie closet. I mean wicked small (my IL's are with us and we gave them that room).
The second bedroom is small...the bed and trundle underneath are twins. We moved the oversized chair and put the trundle back where the old twin bed must've been.
My dh had to call maintenence to get a power cord to set up the 'puter as someone had taken it. They were here within 10 minutes....although they were banging on our door again at 11:30 because they thought we'd called about a ceiling leak...we hadn't, they had the wrong room. They apologized profusely.
My biggest issue is size, mainly based on our experience with the Vistana (we stayed in the newer Lakes section 2 years ago)....it is really small in comparison. Every room is smaller. The other 2 items of disappointment are that there are no windows on one whole side of the condo (whereas Vistana had windows in all bedrooms, the kitchen, and living areas). I like a lot of windows! The other thing is that our view is of the parking lot. Gee, real interesting. So even though there are massive windows in the living room, there isn't anything to look at. Again, I didn't think this would be a big deal, but I find myself wishing I had *something* to look at besides car grills....we are hanging out at the condo for three days, so it would have been nice to have a real view. Make sure you request that if it's important to you.
We haven't tried any othe the pools yet, and it looks like that will be a slim possibility as Orlando is expecting the coldest temps in 20 years for the next couple days *sad*. But we'll look around the grounds tomorrow and report back later.
So first impression is that this place is really nice, especially for the $90/nt we are paying. I would stay here again probably so long as I got a southern facing unit with a view of the pools or folliage. But I gotta say that with 5 kids and 4 adults, the Vistana has a slight edge given the more spacious unit size, brighter units (because of more windows) and more activities.
Feel free to ask questions...I'll log on each evening.
We found it very easily...just three lights from I-4 and the entrance to DT. Check in was very quick and painless. We were given our first request which was a first floor, but not our second...a pool view. We are in building 7 (the pink one).
Room is clean....the walls are unevenly painted, though. Furniture is nice, and still new looking as the remodel was recent. No hairdryer, which struck me as odd. Also no pantry in the kitchen, nor any cupboards to store food....I've been squishing dishes and such in a couple so I can use the others. The dishwasher has a broken wheel on the bottom rack, but we're dealing with it *grin*. Will run out of the sample size toiletries and cleaners by mid-week.
We are in a 3 bedroom lockout. The lockout bedroom is WAY more nice than the master suite in the 2 bedroom. I HATE the toilet configuration, which I was aware of when we booked, and thought it would be no biggie. It is. I just realized how much I like my privacy, even from DH, after we've tucked in for the night. In the lockout bedroom, the toilet is at least concealed from mirrors and tucked away in a corner, although there is only one teenie-weenie closet. I mean wicked small (my IL's are with us and we gave them that room).
The second bedroom is small...the bed and trundle underneath are twins. We moved the oversized chair and put the trundle back where the old twin bed must've been.
My dh had to call maintenence to get a power cord to set up the 'puter as someone had taken it. They were here within 10 minutes....although they were banging on our door again at 11:30 because they thought we'd called about a ceiling leak...we hadn't, they had the wrong room. They apologized profusely.
My biggest issue is size, mainly based on our experience with the Vistana (we stayed in the newer Lakes section 2 years ago)....it is really small in comparison. Every room is smaller. The other 2 items of disappointment are that there are no windows on one whole side of the condo (whereas Vistana had windows in all bedrooms, the kitchen, and living areas). I like a lot of windows! The other thing is that our view is of the parking lot. Gee, real interesting. So even though there are massive windows in the living room, there isn't anything to look at. Again, I didn't think this would be a big deal, but I find myself wishing I had *something* to look at besides car grills....we are hanging out at the condo for three days, so it would have been nice to have a real view. Make sure you request that if it's important to you.
We haven't tried any othe the pools yet, and it looks like that will be a slim possibility as Orlando is expecting the coldest temps in 20 years for the next couple days *sad*. But we'll look around the grounds tomorrow and report back later.
So first impression is that this place is really nice, especially for the $90/nt we are paying. I would stay here again probably so long as I got a southern facing unit with a view of the pools or folliage. But I gotta say that with 5 kids and 4 adults, the Vistana has a slight edge given the more spacious unit size, brighter units (because of more windows) and more activities.
Feel free to ask questions...I'll log on each evening.
I, too, am interested in the high speed net that is supposedly available at CP. DH is really hoping it's up and running. We also requested a 1st floor unit...we'll probably put in another request for a better view too, thanks for the heads up. Also thanks for mentioning the lack of pantry space and the need for extra supplies...now we can be prepared! I look forward to hearing more...hope you guys are having a great trip!! 
I don't know if I did the right thing- but I know the price was right !! 
I will be a nervous wreck until July LOL 
No problems, but there *is* a $20 fee for the week, so be prepared (hubby says $5 per 24 hours).
We are in a building that *just* got remodeled. In fact my boys watched 'bob the builder' load mattresses into the buildings across the lot. The beds are very comfy, but the pillows are those hard foam rocks. Bring yer down pillows if you're used to them....
Also, we'll have to wander over to the GV side to check out the pool, putt putt golf, and playground areas. I'd love to try the Vistana, but our budget is a huge concern for us and CP seems to offer many amenities for a good price. Oh and thanks for the heads up re:the timeshare presentation calls...we will just ignore the phone and have family reach us on our cell! We ignored the calls at Orange Lake last year too. Perhaps we could just mention at check in that we aren't interested, so they shouldn't waste their time calling us... 
