Hello,
I had posted a few times about this resort. I did a search for my old post (not op) and I found it. Keep in mind that I stayed there back in 2002, but I still feel strongly about it.
Hello,
We stayed at the Calypso Cay resort in September of 2002.
I've stayed at a few timeshare resorts because I feel that's the only way to vacation - washer/dryer, bedrooms, kitchen, resort grounds, etc. We stayed in a Two Bedroom unit, which was really a large Master Suite unit connected to a smaller one bedroom unit. Me and DH stayed in the Master Suite and the girls stayed in the smaller unit.
But.....Let me tell you about Our Experience with Calypso Cay and why I'll never stay there.
#1 I know it's Florida, but the first night we walked into our suite, there was a huge 5 inch roach or whatever type of insect Sitting On The Couch. After a minute of standing there thinking what the heck will kill this thing without dirtying the couch, it escaped, never to be seen again.
#2 Lots of Roaches in my girls' bathroom. They weren't in our bathroom, but in my girls' bathroom, which by the way, was a separate "room" than ours. Of course I kept their suitcases zippered, only opening them to take out clothes or put in clean clothes fresh from the dryer, where I don't think the roaches can live in.
#3 I was born and raised in The Bronx and my husband is a retired NYCity Police Officer who worked midnights in Jamaica, Queens. I am not easily intimidated, but when I'm on a Disney vacation, I don't feel I should put my guard up while "relaxing at the pool".
It seemed that the local citizens would frequent the pool area with their friends and family. One such "family" which consisted of a bunch of grown men, lots of kids and some ladies, were having fun in the pool. Me and my family had just entered the pool area and were looking around for an open table or lounge chair. It was around 10:00 pm. There was a commotion in the pool. Some of the kids from the local family were causing trouble and splashing at guests, children. One of the moms of the children being harrassed spoke up, lots of fingerpointing and yelling. She got her stuff and left. So naturally, we saw an empty table and took it.
Well, ten minutes later security came to escort the local family out of the pool area. There was a lot of talking/yelling going on between the local family and the security guards. Then they start staring and pointing at me. It seems that the local family remembered a lady who was yelling at them who was seated at the table that I was now at, but they never saw her leave. So I pulled out my Bronx attitute and stared right back. My husband and the kids were in the pool but they didn't realize what was going on. Thank God security escorted them out on the other side from where I was.
While all this was going on, there was also a bunch of cop cars racing around the resort right across from the pool area (NOTE: Runaway Bay Area) with their sirens blaring and a helicopter circling the resort with it's spotlight on. I felt like I was right in the middle of a COPS taping.
You will never get me back at Calypso Cay Resort, nor will you ever hear me recommend it to anyone I know. I know this was a couple years ago, and maybe it has changed for the better with tighter security, but I just didn't like the mingling of Calypso Cay resort guests with Country Inn hotel guests and residents from the community. Country Inn is a really nice hotel, but it's a little more transient than a resort, so security has no idea who should and shouldn't be on resort property.
When I go on a vacation, I expect to feel safe, especially in a resort. I did not feel safe at all at Calypso Cay. Speaking with other guests right after this all happened, they did not either.
I hope this helped you.
, I thought it was a little strange seeing a moving truck unloading furniture that was not quite like that which was in our unit. Because I had a timeshare tour, I asked the guide if this was a residential community and not totally devoted to vacationers. My impressions were confirmed.
