Ok, so I confess, I really, REALLY don't like...

[DisneyBride'03]

Croissant...funny

 

[RickinNYC]

Well, I posted this a few months ago in response to some DVC Contemporary discussion....


Seriously though, I appreciate the fact that we can discuss different resorts here and not take preferences personally. I said it back on page one, but this time I will say it in English - to each their own taste

NO! I want a knock down drag out hair pulling backyard RUMBLE! None of this polite nonsense.

Geez.

 

[DisneyBride'03]

ok..I am Alexis, who wants to be Krystal?

 

[PrinceAndPrincessQ]

AHHHH! You are so correct OP! The CR just doesnt 'open its arms' and welcome you. When I look at the GF and others, they seem so welcoming. But as another poster pointed out, the idea was for a futuristic contemporary design...so in that respect, I guess, well done for that time period.

We have never stayed there......but guess where we will probably stay in Oct 08, lol.....yep the CR! lol I am sure that when I get there the inside will be soooooo Disney like...right???

I am sure i will be soooo happy to be there. For now it is the hotel of choice for our family. I am excited I think it will probably be great!

 

[kaysmommie]

I have to agree I don't like the looks of CR resort at all. I do love California Grill and Chef Mickey's though. Also I love the stores. I think it's just too loud in CR with the monorail. restaurants and lobby.

GF is alright, I guess I would stay there but I like Poly better. The theme is just more appealing to me. I would happily stay at YC/BC, GF,Poly, WL, or AKL. I have not been to a moderate or value resort yet. But from what I have seen CSR appeals to me most.

 

[northriver]

Great post, OP.

I'm also loving the "granny" room design comments. I really do not want to pay $$$ to stay in many of the Disney resorts that look just like my mothers bedroom, many of them the '80's version of my mothers bedroom, YUK!

I'm a Poly girl at hear myself, I LOVE the location and the theme really appeals to me, but last trip the room was SO dirty really it was unbelivable for that kind of money. If I go back I'll only stay concierge so someone on staff is available to make sure the room is clean. Sad but true.

So this year, we's staying at Contemporary. As someone else said, my priorities are 1. LOCATION and 2. Square footage. And given a choice, I'm gonna take the contemporary in all its toaster looking glory, over paying twice the price to stay at GF in my mothers bedroom! The one thing that really appeals to me about GF is the layout with the sinks outside the bathroom, call me crazy but that is a big drawback to the Poly and Contemporary. But I really don't think I can take the decor over there just a little too loudly floral for my tastes, sorry.

 

[fairestoneofall]

We are staying at the Contemporary in November. My DD wants to stay at a resort on the Monorail.

And when DH and I ate at Cali Grill in August, and saw that view. That was it. I was sold. I want to sit on my balcony and look at MK.

 

[poohgirl6]

This thread has made me laugh out loud! OP is right on with assessments and ITA We've stayed at CR twice (first time was awful...don't even get me started and second time was so-so). Although I don't like staying there, I always enjoy the monorail stop at the CR when returning from the MK while we're staying at another monorail resort. Not sure why but something about the monorail going thru the lobby of the CR just seems to say "Now you're here at WDW!" It's very Disneyesque.

 

[grannyminnie]

Quite an entertaining thread....even early in the morning!
BTW, I've never stayed at the CR and never desired to. It would have to be because of theming, or lack of, that I've decided that.

 

[nurse.darcy]

Well, this summer I am going to stay at the CR for 3 of the 8 nights we are at Disney because my son absolutely has to stay there. The rest of the trip we will be at the Swan. I am not really a fan but I must see this MK view for myself. can't wait.

 

[RickinNYC]

Now, here's the thing... if I had a kid that really wanted to stay at the CR, sure, I'd do it without question. Well, with some question, but not directed at the kid. I'd just ask myself, "WHY WHY WHY? Don't you know you're of the age that you want to be leered at by building size dalmations and gigantic Mickey phones???" But I'd bite the bullet and swing it.

But, since kids aren't in the pic and the resort choice is up to me and the other half, we would opt for the WL, the AKL, the Boardwalk, even PO Frenchquarterlandingsnotdixiebutreallyiswho'skiddingwho? Yeesh, I think we'd likely even pick the Professor and MaryAnn's love child, aka the Caribbean Beach.

But you guys are right, thank God for variety. The CR is just not for me, no matter how you slice it. Unless I get the jetpack or the robot monkey, or even Rosie, I'm not interested.

And that is a 180 degree reverse of opinion from what I used to want. I used to want to stay at the Contemp big big big time. I used to want to so much I'd be green with envy at anyone who dared tell me they themselves were staying there. I used to stare at you people with your CR room keys and give you "I hate you" glares of envious rage. I wanted to knock you down and run off to my WL shuttle bus. You and your rissle rassle frissle frassle monorails and boats and WALKING and stuff back to your resort.

Now, meh... not so much. I went to the California Grill, had my I-can-get-cheaper-sushi-in-midtown-Manhattan fancy schmancy sushi and saw the fireworks. I strolled the grounds and the kinda-sorta-Holiday-Inn-of-the-future-if-it-were-1974 pool. I had breakfast at the Kids Tackle Mickey Free buffet. I shopped in the "hey isn't this the same stuff at the All Stars?" gift shop.

And I thought, so that's the hoopla? Really?



Please note: The above and all my posts on this thread are written tongue in cheek. I still don't like the CR, but I'm just sayin'... but tongue in cheek nonetheless.