Hi Everyone...
Well we made it...after only sleeping for 2 hours last night, waking at 3 am, limo pick up at 5:30 am, arriving at the airport at 7 am, 6 people through security (nerve racking lol).....some delays with traffic with the airplanes....finally landing in Orlando at 12:51....the following are some of the things I liked and didn't like so much so far....
Magical Express checkin was very easy and quick. The line moved very quickly. We got to the RED carpet and found the line for the Contemporary....yeahhhhhhh no line and saw a sign that stated WL & CR bus !!!!!
WOOOO...wait....banana dance too fast....we get on the bus and the driver (not so magical but it was fine...we weren't in magical moods at that point lol....veryyyyy tired)...proceeds to say "First stop, Poly, 2nd stop GF, 3rd stop WL....and I'm looking at her thinking no way are we on the wrong bus THEY PUT US ON HERE lol....I yell...and the CR lol....and she says YES and last the CR. So yes we are last on another 45 minute ride lol.
Checkin....VERY EASY. No line, I was the first one next. Asked the CM if it was at all possible to get a high room ( we had the Bay side reserved in the Tower)....and she said, "The hotel is booked solid; however, you do have a good room." HMMMMM????? good room??? did they upgrade me????? lol....well another 30 minutes til we find out.
All of us proceeded to get something to eat at the grab and go place. Lunch food wasn't bad. I didn't think the choices were as limited for a counter service as I thought it would be.
So after we eat we go see if our room is ready and it was. We are on the 7th floor and we are on the bay side and our view is directly in front of the pool. It is one of the best views I think on the bay side. At least from what I could tell. We are literally in the center of the pool view. So it is a great view room on the bay side. Can see the construction on the DVC...but I was prepared and it doesn't bother me.
Now for the room....It is definitely bigger than the pictures seems to make it. Remember....we are 6 of us in here
Me, DH, my mom, DS 13, DD10, DS 2. So my worry was that with each person having one piece of luggage...2 toiletry bags...carry on bags...cases of water delivered...cases of soda delivered..porta crib....ahhhh lol...I was really worried about where we would put the luggage. Well to our surprise the room is definitely wider than it seems. Our luggage is lined up right in front of the tv/center. Fits perfectly and still plenty of walking room. Porta crib fits fine at the end of the bed and still plenty of room between the porta crib and the couch.
Now the things I think could be different. I know I was warned about these sinks lol...but I can't believe anyone in their right mind would build these things. lol. The only good thing about it is that due to lack of counter space (non) you can definitely use one as a "counter" and only use the one sink. And they are on the low side...very low side lol. The size of the bathroom is fine. There is extra room in the "toilet area". Which fits our toiletry bags fine. And we have a mesh bag hanging from a hook in there with dirty clothes.
Housekeeping...hmmmm well the bathroom was cleaned fine. The rug was fine. This dark wood is crap. There was definitely a light coating of dust. Not real bad but there. I had lysol and lysol wipes delivered too. And wiped everything down which I would do anyway. I did notice even after I wiped...about a few minutes later i see a little dust...or some bits of the paper towel. So it's defintiely not the best to keep clean...but I know they did not wipe it down. You can see they cleaned the glass sliding door....but not that great...can see missed spots on that and on the glass desk.
My kids love the computer...and obviously I do too since I am writing on there lol. Christmas decorations here lack tremendously. As of now so far. So if you are expecting a WOW feeling of Christmas when you walk in...it's definitely not there...not like the others. The Christmas Tree is beautiful outside....but inside other than the Pinnochio Chocolate Sculpture they have....I really didn't see anything else.
Anyhows....I hope that helps a little for you all. I will try and keep posting...if not I will definitely post when I get back. If anyone has questions....I'll try to answer them.
Pixie Dust to all....
Well we made it...after only sleeping for 2 hours last night, waking at 3 am, limo pick up at 5:30 am, arriving at the airport at 7 am, 6 people through security (nerve racking lol).....some delays with traffic with the airplanes....finally landing in Orlando at 12:51....the following are some of the things I liked and didn't like so much so far....
Magical Express checkin was very easy and quick. The line moved very quickly. We got to the RED carpet and found the line for the Contemporary....yeahhhhhhh no line and saw a sign that stated WL & CR bus !!!!!
WOOOO...wait....banana dance too fast....we get on the bus and the driver (not so magical but it was fine...we weren't in magical moods at that point lol....veryyyyy tired)...proceeds to say "First stop, Poly, 2nd stop GF, 3rd stop WL....and I'm looking at her thinking no way are we on the wrong bus THEY PUT US ON HERE lol....I yell...and the CR lol....and she says YES and last the CR. So yes we are last on another 45 minute ride lol. Checkin....VERY EASY. No line, I was the first one next. Asked the CM if it was at all possible to get a high room ( we had the Bay side reserved in the Tower)....and she said, "The hotel is booked solid; however, you do have a good room." HMMMMM????? good room??? did they upgrade me????? lol....well another 30 minutes til we find out.
All of us proceeded to get something to eat at the grab and go place. Lunch food wasn't bad. I didn't think the choices were as limited for a counter service as I thought it would be.
So after we eat we go see if our room is ready and it was. We are on the 7th floor and we are on the bay side and our view is directly in front of the pool. It is one of the best views I think on the bay side. At least from what I could tell. We are literally in the center of the pool view. So it is a great view room on the bay side. Can see the construction on the DVC...but I was prepared and it doesn't bother me.
Now for the room....It is definitely bigger than the pictures seems to make it. Remember....we are 6 of us in here
Me, DH, my mom, DS 13, DD10, DS 2. So my worry was that with each person having one piece of luggage...2 toiletry bags...carry on bags...cases of water delivered...cases of soda delivered..porta crib....ahhhh lol...I was really worried about where we would put the luggage. Well to our surprise the room is definitely wider than it seems. Our luggage is lined up right in front of the tv/center. Fits perfectly and still plenty of walking room. Porta crib fits fine at the end of the bed and still plenty of room between the porta crib and the couch. Now the things I think could be different. I know I was warned about these sinks lol...but I can't believe anyone in their right mind would build these things. lol. The only good thing about it is that due to lack of counter space (non) you can definitely use one as a "counter" and only use the one sink. And they are on the low side...very low side lol. The size of the bathroom is fine. There is extra room in the "toilet area". Which fits our toiletry bags fine. And we have a mesh bag hanging from a hook in there with dirty clothes.
Housekeeping...hmmmm well the bathroom was cleaned fine. The rug was fine. This dark wood is crap. There was definitely a light coating of dust. Not real bad but there. I had lysol and lysol wipes delivered too. And wiped everything down which I would do anyway. I did notice even after I wiped...about a few minutes later i see a little dust...or some bits of the paper towel. So it's defintiely not the best to keep clean...but I know they did not wipe it down. You can see they cleaned the glass sliding door....but not that great...can see missed spots on that and on the glass desk.
My kids love the computer...and obviously I do too since I am writing on there lol. Christmas decorations here lack tremendously. As of now so far. So if you are expecting a WOW feeling of Christmas when you walk in...it's definitely not there...not like the others. The Christmas Tree is beautiful outside....but inside other than the Pinnochio Chocolate Sculpture they have....I really didn't see anything else.
Anyhows....I hope that helps a little for you all. I will try and keep posting...if not I will definitely post when I get back. If anyone has questions....I'll try to answer them.
Pixie Dust to all....
