G8r4evr
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dsmom,
My daughter really liked the fish nuggets. There were none left, so I didn't get a chance to try them myself.
To continue...
We got up around 8:30/9:00 and called for someone to come for our luggage so that we could have it transferred over to HRH. After that was taken care of, we headed over to IOA. Around 3:00 p.m., we decided to hit some water rides and head back to the hotel since it was so close to check-in time. Well, here's where things go not-so-great...
First of all, I don't think the person behind the counter even checked to see if our room was ready. She verified that our room rate was $144. NO I told her, it was supposed to be $129 for an "obstructed view." She called over a manager who said that we had been quoted the weekday rate instead of the weekend rate, but that he would honor it. (Wouldn't Sunday be a weekday rate anyway?) I thought nothing more of it, until the day after we got back from vacation and I started going through the receipts - THEY CHARGED US $144 FOR EACH NIGHT!!! I will let you know if I am able to get the charge straightened out. Unfortunately, the e-mail confirmation I received when I first booked showed the $144 rate. As soon as I received that e-mail, I called to confirm our $129 rate and was told that yes, the $129 is correct. I should have insisted on a corrected confirmation, but I didn't. The person checking us in said that she would call us on our cell phone when the room was ready.
We headed to the lobby restroom to change out of our wet clothes (thank goodness we had a change of clothes in the backpack).
Here's another pic of the ladies lobby restroom (it was empty!):
We then headed out to the lobby and helped ourself to some complimentary lemonade:
We were hungry, so we headed over to CityWalk to have dinner at the NASCAR Cafe.
I had the potato soup and a salad. I asked for sesame and ranch dressing, since I couldn't decide. At this point, I can't remember what everyone else ordered, but it must not have been very exciting because I didn't even take pictures. A photographer came around asking to take our picture, but we declined.
Short Track Salad (the marinated onions on top were really good!):
We stopped at the NASCAR store and the kids got pressed pennies. By this time, it was almost 6 p.m. and we had not received a call from the hotel, so we headed over there anyway.
Got this shot before we left the NASCAR cafe:
When we arrived back at HRH, the person behind the counter asked dh if he had received a phone call and seemed surprised that we would be trying to check in without having received a call. Very odd. After all, it was two hours after check-in time. Anyway, we were assigned room 5058 and headed up.
Remember that great rate of $129 for the obstructed view? Well, here's what it looked like:
Now, before you get all teary-eye thinking this ruined our vacation - it did NOT. We knew what we were risking when we accepted the obstructed view and this is more-or-less what we expected. Well, maybe not a lightening rod outside our window... LOL! We hardly even noticed when the sheers were closed. More on the roof later, though....
Here's more pics of the room
No coffee cups, just lids! Got them the next day, though.
Notice what appears to be a towel rack on the right. By the end of our stay, we figured out that it was probably a magnifying mirror that was missing (there were screw threads at the end).
When the housekeeper came the next day, she added this "place-mat" type cloth under our hairbrushes. It neatened up the counter. I thought that was a nice touch...
In addition to the large vanity outside of the bathroom, there's a small sink inside, too. Very handy.
If you are looking for the hairdryer, it is hanging on the inside of the bathroom door...
I know everyone has been looking forward to a picture of the ice machines, so here it is (LOL):
You might have to go hunting for ice. Our machines on the 5th floor were very often empty. I was able to get some ice from another floor where their machines had a sign that said something like "If you need a large amount of ice, please call star services."
I also took pics of the laundry room, which you can see in this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1479444
At this point, I just want to comment on the noise level. Unfortunately, most of what I've read proved to be true. It's really not noise between the room that bothered me, it was the constant noise in the hallways. And not just slamming doors. We could very clearly hear conversations that were just people speaking in a normal tone, not even yelling. Thankfully, I can sleep through just about anything and so can my kids.
The next day we head for the Richard Petty driving experience.
Check back tomorrow to see pics of meals from The Beach Club (HRH poolside eating) and The Kitchen!
First off, your kids are adorable.
Secondly, the noise in the hallways is what really took away from our stay at RPR. I could not believe how loud it was!!! Other than that, we looooved the hotel.
Thirdly, love the detailed pics.
Lastly, that is one heckuvan obstructed view. Im still shaking my head over that one. Rather than obstructed view, they should label it no view. =( Glad to hear it didnt bother yall though!~!
. So almost three years later it still bothers me.
. Thanks for all the fantastic pictures 
