Candicno said:
Playing devils advocate here, but is there a reason that your DH wouldn't approve such an expensive resort? Do you really NEED an expensive place? Do you really HAVE that much more disposible income to spend? Have you even talked to him about what "expensive" is?QUOTE]
In my defense, my husband needs an expensive resort. He has only been to the magic kingdom when we stayed two days at CBR. He hated the resort because it was so spread out. He likes where we are staying and hasn't even asked about the price yet. I have A LOT of disposible income to spend and am fortunate to pick ANY of the resorts. With that said, I want this to be a smooth vacation without him having to worry about anything. I am only asking others what is done so that I can choose to act accordingly.
PS: I think I can handle it from here. Thank you for some of your responses!
If you have "A LOT of disposible income to spend and am fortunate to pick ANY of the resorts. " then you should not worry if he knows the cost.
We also can afford to stay at any resort we choose. The point is when my husband buys a new ski boat or a snowmobiel or another classic car he tells me how much it costs. When I plan a vacation at the 5 star Hyatt in Bonita Springs,Fl.,the MGM towers in Vegas, The All Stars In WDW, or a cruise I tell him how much it costs. I can totally understand your dh not liking CBR I hated it also. I mean that place has 7 bus stops! We stayed at the CR towers some years ago. I liked seeing the castle from my balcony but really Disney's deluxe hotels are only 3 stars and they are way overpriced as far as service goes. Of course if one does not mind spending that much for a certain view or the location than it is very reasonable. Have you tried All Stars? You might really be surprised. I stayed there one year because my sis was coming and it fit her budget better. I was amazed at how much I enjoyed staying there.
I am 55 years old and travel several times a year. I often stay at 4 star hotels.
So the deluxe resorts do not have anything special for me.
All Star is like being in the heart of the Magic and that is where I want to be.
All Star Music is my favorite.It is quieter because more couples stay there. I love staying at the Clypso building. It is closer to the pool,food court and bus stop.The Calypso pool at ASMU has Donald Duck.
All Star Movies is a favorite for families with young children.
The Fantasia Buildings are the preferred buildings.
The All Star Movie Fantasia pool has Mickey.
It is a great place to stay .
Preschoolers love it.
It is like being in the middle of a Disney Movie Fantasyland.
All Star Movies has pop up fountains now also.
The buses are wonderful.
Bus rides are quite short from the ALL Stars according to PassPorter.com
All Star Buses-CBR buses---CSR buses--PO buses--- Contemporary
MK 20 min---- 20 min-----15 min------10 min---20 min(mono)
Epcot 10 min-- 15 min-----15 min------10 min---15 min
MGM 10 min----12 min-----15 min------15 min---20min
AK 10 min------20min-------10 min----15 min---20 min
DTD 15 min----20 min------35 min-----15 min---35 min
It only takes 10 minutes to get to Epcot,MGM and AK from All Stars.
MK is 20 min away. That's the same amount of time it takes on the monorail from the Contemporary.
The All Star resorts have 1960 rooms each.
Pop has 2,880rooms.
That means more people in the pools,food court and in line waiting for the bus at POP.
When phase 2 of POP is built it will be 2 bus stops at POP and the 2 POPs will have the same # of rooms as the 3 All Stars.
Also All Star is closer to the main road to get to parks and thats why bus rides are shorter from there than from POP.
I have visited WDW more than a dozen times with the 1st time in Oct. 1971. It was brand new. I've stayed at FW, Disney Inn, a few the of Hotels on hotel Blvd., CBR and the towers at the Contemporary. I got to see the MK from my balcony at the Contemporary and I'm happy I got to experience it once. I just prefer the All Star Resorts.
The theaming is pure Disney.
My last 4 visits have been at The All Stars and this fall when we take dd,dsil, and our grandson age 3 we are staying at the All Stars Music. I thought about AKL and even though we can well afford AKL I just wanted Alex to experience the Disney Magic

at the All Stars on his first visit.
Where else can one find Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse at the pool?
Have a great time at Disney wherever you stay.
Linda