I have stayed at the Grand Floridian many times and have never noticed the toliet tissue being an improvement. Are you referring to that in the rooms or the public restrooms, in the lobby, maybe there is a difference?
Oh, believe me, there IS a difference and, again, it shouldn't matter. Have them spend the extra few cents per roll and buy better toilet paper!!! I shouldn't have to deal with this there.
As to the restaurant that is on the way, SSR is not finished so many of your complaints might be dealt with when they are finished. Burgers and fries will be offered there.
Some of our complaints will (I'm sure) be handled there, however, it will NOT change the fact that the Artists Palette is just too dang small to support the number of guests they can and will be able to support in the future. Needs to be bigger with more check out lines.
I agree that rooms including bathrooms should be clean. I do wonder if the bathrooms at DVC are inspected more closely by members than at other hotels by guests, including yourself especially when on business.
It amazes me someone can be content if they check into a room with a bathroom which (obviously) hadn't been properly cleaned. I do not inspect ANY place when I check in. This should tell people it was pretty bad for me to have noticed it. So, no, I do not inspect it closer because it's DVC than I would anywhere else--I don't inspect them.
I'm not saying the rooms are typically dirty at SS, I just shared my experience and why I didn't enjoy it there (yes this was part of it). I was more annoyed at them taking two more tries to get it clean than I was of it being dirty to begin with. I realize things like this can happen, however, they shouldn't have taken more than once to correct the problem.
Which resort do you like?
I have not stayed at all of the DVC resorts yet but, so far, OKW is my fave. I was hoping to try out the Boardwalk this trip but couldn't get in. Of course, out of the non-DVC resorts, the Grand Floridian gets my nod.
I also think it is unfair to compare the landscaping at SSR at this early stage to BC or WL as they did the easy way and attached themselves to already developed resorts.
I know I'm not complaining about the landscaping and I do not believe other people are complaining about that either. What I feel it there is just no character there. It really does feel like a large apartment complex to me. Doesn't mean EVERYONE feels this way of course.
None of the DVC resorts in my opinion have great dining options, but we really don't mind, as we use our unit to prepare meals and eat around the Disney world.
Very true. Overall, the dining at DVC resorts is a little sub-par by Disney standards.
I think it is fine everyone does not like the same thing, I just think at times the complaints are more personal and less factual.
This is true, however, it does not mean the complaints are not justified.
As a single female walking the path to DTD at night was somewhat unnerving.
You know, I'm neither single nor a female but I can see how it would be unnerving--especially once you get to the area where there's a lot of growth (where they close the path at dusk). There is lighting there but you're sort of out in the middle of nowhere.
The community feel rather than a hotel feel.
I know it's hard to have a factual discussion about this but I've never felt a sense of community either time I've stayed at SS. That is something, I feel, the resort is lacking.
To those who got more towels than you were supposed to: You were lucky.
This has come up in response to my original complaint about towels. Please understand I NEVER complained about whether I had to pay for them or not. In fact, I never even mentioned whether I did have to pay for them. I complained about the way they plopped them down in the room after they removed the ones we had gotten. I'm not talking about cost here, I'm talking about service. Should never have removed the extra towels in the first place and should NOT have just plopped them down on top of the stuff on the table.
If there is a problem with service, cleaning or something being broken, contact the proper department, get it resolved and move along. If you don't care for the theming, walkways, color of the paint on the baseboards or the shape of the remote control , stay elsewhere, but don't bash it!!!
Although I agree with your not agreeing with the original remark you replied to (I'm just ignoring it) I can't agree with your attitude of, "if you don't like it, just don't say anything and move on." Being someone in sales and someone who used to be in marketing, that's the LAST thing a company wants. They WANT to know if someone doesn't like something about their product just as much as they want to know if someone likes it. If enough people complain about something, they'll fix it. If I'm in the minority of not liking the resort, well, tough noogies to me. However, if enough people don't like it and they can make the resort better, they will make a better product.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with discussing what you like or dislike about a resort. I agree you shouldn't, "bash," a product and some people may have gotten to that point but I'm not bashing it.
I don't think it's really a matter of "posting" nor a matter of folks being "too sensitive". Rather, in general, there seems to be a societal trend towards criticism based on unfounded expectations.
I don't think there is any trend towards this, rather, the criticism is more readily available to everyone out there through things like this board. People have always complained about things and will continue to do so. And again, my original critcisms are not based on (IMO) unfounded expectations. The expectations have been set by Disney and DVC themselves, not by me.
, stay elsewhere, but don't bash it!!!
