So we are back from our trip. The room was perfect! 4th floor, away from the elevator, but not too far. It was much quieter on the highest floor. Had an awesome view of TOT, Mickey's fun wheel and the tops of Cadillac Range. Great view of fireworks too. The room was really spacious. Even just the bedroom part. Nice, new fluffy towels. No hair on towels or beds or tub-which is a major pet peeve of mine. Rooms were really clean and furniture was still in great shape. Our fridge had a little freezer, the one in my parents room did not. Having a freezer was great to freeze water bottles and our ice packs.
The parlor area was really spacious. The photos online make it hard to tell how large the room is. There was plenty of room for all 6 of us. We used the dining table quite a bit. The only time we heard any noise from others was through the vents in the parlor room and occasionally in the bathroom. Otherwise no noise through the walls from anyone next to us. An occasional door slamming, but nothing terrible. I would stay away from the elevator though as the "ding" when the doors were going to open was quite loud!
Parking when we got there on Sunday was plentiful. We found 2 great spots. Never had to move. I could see later in the week, that parking was tighter. Never heard construction. The remodel will look great when completed.
The pool was awesome!! My kids loved it and so did I! It was heated, has the beach entry, which my 4 year old loved! And both boys loved the water sprayers. We had a blast! Towels were provided and tons of lounge chairs too. Spa looked large, but never tried it out.
Breakfast was minimal, but got us going in the morning. We usually ate an earlier lunch anyway. I only went down once to grab food and it was busy, but the line was moving faster then I anticipated and they were re-stocking the food pretty quickly too. My parents grabbed a doughnut and banana every morning and were happy.
We had excellent customer service at check in and check out (Samantha was awesome!). We also had a situation where we needed to print and sign some documents and the front desk let us use their computer to print-which I felt was above and beyond great! We were dreading having to find and drive to a kinkos/fedex, so that saved us a ton of time! Thank you Ruben!
I also recommend getting take out from Tony Roma's one night. We went in and asked for a take out menu. Then went back to our room and placed an order. Food was ready in 20 minutes and was piping hot! Jesus, who took our order was so sweet and gave us everything we might need for our meals including forks, knifes, spoons, napkins, wet naps, extra condiments and even threw in some bread and butter. We had an excellent meal!
We also visited the little convenience store on site. It was in a construction trailer along with the lobby and the ticket/tour place. The man who runs the convenience store was so nice and gave us a discount on our items when he saw my room key. It's a really nice store with tons of items.
The walk to the parks was easy and quick. My parents were happy they could go take a break if they wanted. At the end of the night, it felt like a quick walk home and my DS6 easily walked the whole day at DL and walked back to the hotel without issue. (first time without a stroller for him)
I couldn't have been happier with our stay and plan on staying again in Oct and/or December for sure!
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