Furnacefighter
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- Joined
- May 11, 2005
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Furnacefighter and his family has just returned from WDW and would like to share our resort reflections of Caribbean Beach with you. Trip takers consisted of DH-me, DW, and DD-17. We reside in the Philadelphia area. We vacationed at CBR between July 24 and July 31.
Mousekeeping
For the most part we found the room clean and fully stocked. Never had to call maintenance. There was one day when we found a pin in the carpet and a couple of times we had to call housekeeping for additional towels, cups, and shower mats and to pick up used towels that they did not pick up but when ever we called they were there within ten minutes to bring us what we wanted. When we returned from the parks we found the room in fair to good condition never having to be redone. Mousekeeping also brought us several towel animals, five in all. We left the animals in the room when we departed for the next guest to enjoy.
Pools
We were surprised with the size of the pools in the separate villages. If memory serves me, I remember the pools being quite small with the hub pool being very large on our last stay a CBR (1993). Now the village pools are nice size and the hub pool seems to have gotten smaller. Did not find the pools very refreshing though. The water temperature was way too hot. I know they heat the pools to eighty-two degrees but the Florida Sun really elevates the temperature. They need to have a yankee pool where they throw in ice to chill the water down to about seventy-five degrees. I kind of felt like a chicken parboiling in a pot in the pool this trip. No hot tub needed!
Laundry
Clean and well maintained laundry. We liked the security of using a room key to gain access to the laundry room too.
Port Royale Hub
We didnt get a chance to dine at Shutters but we enjoyed shopping and snacking at the hub this trip. Our room was only a village away this time so we were within easy walking distance.
Delivery Services
Delivery Services does not drop your Disney purchases off at your room anymore. They are taken to your hub store and you must pick them up there now.
CBR needs an outside extreme makeover!
I know Disney management would say that the resort is being allowed to weather in order to look like a Caribbean Tropical Paradise but we kind of thought the place was in need of some tender loving care. Parking lots need repaving, sidewalks are dingy and in disrepair, the lagoon water looks downright uninviting, the inner walking path around the lagoon looks unkept, and the mosquitoes are on you like flies on steak in the evening when your walking around. CBR looks good from a distance but the closer you get the worst she appears. We were very impressed with the outside upkeep at other Disney Resorts and we can remember how great CBR looked a dozen years ago, bright shiny sidewalks, maintained foliage. It just looks like things have been let go recently. Inside the room was great. Recently refreshed, good mattress, good television (they had video plugs so we could review our digital pictures), very comfortable. We had a great time here this time but it would have been better if things weren't so overgrown.
Transportation report posted:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=876876&goto=newpost
Dining report posted:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=879307&goto=newpost
Mousekeeping
For the most part we found the room clean and fully stocked. Never had to call maintenance. There was one day when we found a pin in the carpet and a couple of times we had to call housekeeping for additional towels, cups, and shower mats and to pick up used towels that they did not pick up but when ever we called they were there within ten minutes to bring us what we wanted. When we returned from the parks we found the room in fair to good condition never having to be redone. Mousekeeping also brought us several towel animals, five in all. We left the animals in the room when we departed for the next guest to enjoy.
Pools
We were surprised with the size of the pools in the separate villages. If memory serves me, I remember the pools being quite small with the hub pool being very large on our last stay a CBR (1993). Now the village pools are nice size and the hub pool seems to have gotten smaller. Did not find the pools very refreshing though. The water temperature was way too hot. I know they heat the pools to eighty-two degrees but the Florida Sun really elevates the temperature. They need to have a yankee pool where they throw in ice to chill the water down to about seventy-five degrees. I kind of felt like a chicken parboiling in a pot in the pool this trip. No hot tub needed!
Laundry
Clean and well maintained laundry. We liked the security of using a room key to gain access to the laundry room too.
Port Royale Hub
We didnt get a chance to dine at Shutters but we enjoyed shopping and snacking at the hub this trip. Our room was only a village away this time so we were within easy walking distance.
Delivery Services
Delivery Services does not drop your Disney purchases off at your room anymore. They are taken to your hub store and you must pick them up there now.
CBR needs an outside extreme makeover!
I know Disney management would say that the resort is being allowed to weather in order to look like a Caribbean Tropical Paradise but we kind of thought the place was in need of some tender loving care. Parking lots need repaving, sidewalks are dingy and in disrepair, the lagoon water looks downright uninviting, the inner walking path around the lagoon looks unkept, and the mosquitoes are on you like flies on steak in the evening when your walking around. CBR looks good from a distance but the closer you get the worst she appears. We were very impressed with the outside upkeep at other Disney Resorts and we can remember how great CBR looked a dozen years ago, bright shiny sidewalks, maintained foliage. It just looks like things have been let go recently. Inside the room was great. Recently refreshed, good mattress, good television (they had video plugs so we could review our digital pictures), very comfortable. We had a great time here this time but it would have been better if things weren't so overgrown.
Transportation report posted:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=876876&goto=newpost
Dining report posted:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=879307&goto=newpost
"ratcoon". Where I'm from, they are the shared neighborhood pets and we call em' raccoons, as in Ricky Raccoon 
Are the WDW one's part rat, thereby a member of the mouse family, by any chance? 
