Aimeedyan
DIS Legend
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- Feb 22, 2004
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Check in went smoothly and quickly - got there around 10am and walked right up, we had a standard (CM rate) room booked but we were informed that we were upgraded to a poolside room on the 1st floor - YEAH! Not only that, but our room was ready! They had also gotten us the King we wanted 
The room was wonderful, it was a handicap and had a HUGE shower with a removable showerhead that we actually liked better than a tub, lots of space, and a great view of the pool and landscaping. Mousekeeping was great, and we even got a cute duck towel animal on our bathroom counter the 2nd day (my first towel animal ever at WDW!).
Later that afternoon, after a day at Blizzard Beach, we realized there wasn't a remote to the TV anywhere to be found, I made a quick call to housekeeping and not 10 minutes later someone was at our door with another one.
We took the boat to Ft Wilderness for Hoop De Doo one night, to the Contemporary to grab the monorail, and on the way home from MK after EMH and they were running continously and a great perk. We also rented a sea raycer one afternoon and had a BLAST cruising around, though we had to head back 10 minutes early due to a late afternoon thunderstorm. Best thing about that was that the water got a bit choppy with the storm coming in and we got soaked, which to us was hysterical.
Everyone we encountered was great, we ate lunch at Roaring Forks once and had an appetizer snack at the lounge once before our late Hoop De Doo show and both were great. The Guest Services counter was able to get us a last minute PS for Sci Fi when we decided at the last minute to head over there, and also got us directions back to the airport.
The ONLY problem we had was the one time we opted to take a bus to MGM - it took over an hour to wait on a bus and then drive there, but I will say that snails were passing us on the way there because our driver was very very very slow (other buses were zooming past), so I don't think all buses run that slowly. There were lots of frustrating people on our bus that evening
Anyways, DH and I LOVED the Lodge, and will def stay there again. It was a true retreat, and a great place to stay. We didn't have near the time at the resort that we wanted, I never even got to lay by the pool! Plenty to do next time!
The room was wonderful, it was a handicap and had a HUGE shower with a removable showerhead that we actually liked better than a tub, lots of space, and a great view of the pool and landscaping. Mousekeeping was great, and we even got a cute duck towel animal on our bathroom counter the 2nd day (my first towel animal ever at WDW!).
Later that afternoon, after a day at Blizzard Beach, we realized there wasn't a remote to the TV anywhere to be found, I made a quick call to housekeeping and not 10 minutes later someone was at our door with another one.
We took the boat to Ft Wilderness for Hoop De Doo one night, to the Contemporary to grab the monorail, and on the way home from MK after EMH and they were running continously and a great perk. We also rented a sea raycer one afternoon and had a BLAST cruising around, though we had to head back 10 minutes early due to a late afternoon thunderstorm. Best thing about that was that the water got a bit choppy with the storm coming in and we got soaked, which to us was hysterical.
Everyone we encountered was great, we ate lunch at Roaring Forks once and had an appetizer snack at the lounge once before our late Hoop De Doo show and both were great. The Guest Services counter was able to get us a last minute PS for Sci Fi when we decided at the last minute to head over there, and also got us directions back to the airport.
The ONLY problem we had was the one time we opted to take a bus to MGM - it took over an hour to wait on a bus and then drive there, but I will say that snails were passing us on the way there because our driver was very very very slow (other buses were zooming past), so I don't think all buses run that slowly. There were lots of frustrating people on our bus that evening
Anyways, DH and I LOVED the Lodge, and will def stay there again. It was a true retreat, and a great place to stay. We didn't have near the time at the resort that we wanted, I never even got to lay by the pool! Plenty to do next time!
