POP Century feed back

[Big John]

For anyone who has stayed at pop century, did you find the accomodations adequate? How would you compare it to other mainstream motels? I'd rather spend money on other things than a fancy room!

 

[annie1995]

We love pop!!! We'll be back for our 3rd stay this August!!! Here is a thread that will take you to everything you wanted to know about Pop!! Oh yeah, and Welcome to the Dis!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1629396

 

[moepanz]

Better that mainstrem motels. It is fine we were there in May. We stayed in a preferred room. It was fine. The POP did not blow my mind or anything. Nice pools. My only complaint was the toilets flusing. It was the weirdest thing. I never heard any noise other than the toiles flushing. I had read about this before on the DIS and thought wow people can be pretty petty but my goodness it was very noticeable. Even with the bathroom door closed it was annoying.

Food court was good.

I would stay there again just bring ear pulgs for the toilets

 

[goofy4tink]

I love POP. I own DVC at BWV, but when I'm not there, you'll find me at POP. I've stayed at Music before and it was okay. I much prefer POP. The rooms are nice. The food court is good, the pools are fun. It's a bright cheery spot, full of fun and laughter.

Toilets flushing? I hear that at home!! Not a problem. That's what happens with plumbing that shares pipes. I have heard toilets flushing at every resort I have stayed at..at every level. The only time is was better than usual was the time I was on the 4th floor at POP...very little toilet noise there.

I can't wait to get back to POP in Sept, then again in Dec!!!

 

[Tigerlily952]

I have never stayed at the POP but I have a good friend that LOVES it and will not stay anywhere else. She and her family went a few years ago their first trip and have been back several times since and will only stay POP, I trust her word and may be staying POP in December this year.

Tigerlily952

 

[palavra]

My sister and BIL stayed at Pop last December. They loved it! There 2 year old was amazed by all the huge iconic figures all around the resort. The pools were nice too. They readily admit that the rooms are nothing special, but equal to any nice hotel outside the World. They would definitely stay there again.

 

[HopperFan]

Went from Disney Deluxe to POP and will have a hard time justifying the prices of anything but POP since we spend so little time at hotel.....unless we get a discount.

Heading back in fall for POP stay number 5. The only thing that would stop me is when our entire crew of five goes, and now we have been staying offsite with them.

 

[abcboys]

We loved pop when we were there in May. There was even 5 of us in the room and I did not feel it was too crowded. I kept hearing the negative things about how TINY the room was and I was getting scared. There was plenty of room for the pack and play and stroller. I thought the busses were great. We usually just waited a few minutes for them. The food court was extrememly busy in the mornings for breakfast but we brought our own breakfast so we didn't have to fight the crowd. It didn't seem near as busy later in the day.

 

[FINFAN]

Also, you can usually get 2 rooms at a value for less than 1 at a deluxe,( Not talking various codes/discounts here, but standard rack rate) if space is the only concern. Not only do you have more beds, but 2 BATHROOMS!
Deluxes have more amenities, and most offer more than 1 transportation option wher the values are bus/car only. We are fans of all levels, but do have to say the food courts at the values do allow us to have a more budget options than the deluxes do. However, that being said we have not been to the Poly or CR since the re-do's so thier food options may be just as economical.
I would compare the actual room to a colorful Fairfield Inn, or Holiday Inn...it is not like a Hampton Inn where there is a bed and a pull out couch. There is no firdge or microwave in the room rate, but you can rent a fridge and use the community microwave in the food court. the rooms are around 255 sq feet, and the sink /closet area is outside the shower/toilet area. There is a hairdryer in the rooms like the chain hotels offer, but not a coffee maker. Again, most head to the food court to get that and enjoy the morning walk. It is part of the trip to see so many eager faces in the a.m. getting ready to head off to the parks!
Where the values on property DO differ from a standard hotel chain would be the pools, pool bar/sncks, game rooms, grounds, transportaion, food court, gift shop,DME if needed, ticket service, in general the helpfulness of the CM's. You really do not have to use your car once you arrive...you can as an on site guest you do not pay for parking at the parks, but is it so nice to let Disney do the driving.
To be honest, my favorite value is ASMU mostly becasue of the lush grounds...to me, they have the most palm tress etc. around their main pool, and that sets the mood for me, but all the resorts have beautiful lanscaping of one style or another. Be careful though, for many, once youstay on-site, you never want to stay off site again!
Enjoy your trip!

 

[MOmousefan]

We have stayed at the POP twice and are staying again this Dec. All we require is a place to sleep with AC and a shower. Besides, this resort is very clean, has it's own bus service, and a decent place to eat.
Admittedly we have not stayed at another resort, but this one meets our needs.

 

[spiceycat]

love Pop!

it has 2 double (full) beds - there also king beds, king rooms only allow 2 people. at Pop don't think the kings are guaranteed?

 

[dixiecat]

I'm heading to WDW for the first time in 17 days!!! I'm going with my daughter and grandkids!!! It will be my first time and I'm 60 years old but still a kid at heart!!! We're staying at the Pop.

If anyone has any info on the Pop or things for the first timer, I would appreciate it!!!

Thanks, Carolyn (Grandma)

 

[debsays]

We've stayed at Pop, CBR, CSR and the Dolphin. There's nothing wrong with Pop it's been fine for my husband/I and also for the times that our son has joined us. However, I will say that we do not eat there. I think of all the times we've stayed there we've eaten there once. We enjoy going to CSR for the Pepper Market (food court). But if you want to stick another vacation in at a lower rate and figuring the amount of time spent in the room, Pop is definitely adequate without a doubt. We enjoy the lake area as it's quiet. If you decide not to go with Pop and go moderate I'd go with CSR without a doubt. Enjoy your stay where ever you decide on.

 

[spiceycat]

If anyone has any info on the Pop or things for the first timer, I would appreciate it!!!

Thanks, Carolyn (Grandma)

first of all study the map - may sure you know the short cuts to the buses and food courts. there are short cuts - sometimes cutting across the parking lot.

Now 50's doesn't have many - but hey they are next door to the 60's.

the 50, 60, 70's closest to the main building are preferred.

if you have a car don't consider the 60's to far to the parking lot.

there are a bunch of people here. so either eat earlier before 7:30am or just go to the parks and eat there.

definitely try the frozen cokes.

hey at 60 years old you can definitely appreciate Pop. you can do I remember that and that and that......

 

[sardanem]

I am so glad to hear that so many people love POP. We have been to Disney many times but are staying at POP in August for the first time. For finacial reasons and the 2 bathroom reason, we got 2 rooms for 5 of us and we can't wait.


Lisa

 

[Buckeye Gal]

...If anyone has any info on the Pop or things for the first timer, I would appreciate it!!!

Carolyn, not sure if you've seen the Pop FAQ thread or not. If you haven't, check out Post #1. There's probably more than than you thought you wanted to know!

 

[kajcwman]

DW and I stayed at Pop last year. We loved it. I'd compare it a Best Western. Nothing fancy but plenty fun.
The only resevation I might have is the size of the room. For 2 of us, it was fine, but I wonder if adding DD and DS might be a little crowded. I know alot of folks don't find this to be problem, but DW and I like a little space from the kids in the evening. I think our family might do better with a pair of rooms.
Still, a couple of rooms at Pop costs only about 1/2 of a single room at many Deluxes.