SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[corinnak]

So I love it and I own it. And I have a new favorite-ish section. We got a beautiful 2 bedroom in building 58 in the Paddock - a section I never thought I would be that wild about, but we really enjoyed this location. Right near the bus stop and quiet pool. A short walk over to the main pool via the fun bridge. The chance, if you just miss your bus, to dash across the bridge and catch it on the way out of the resort. And the best bus stop on all of Disney Property: it has restrooms!

I also got to enjoy the Spa for the first time. What a lovely amenity to have within our resort. I can not believe how wonderful the changing room even was! I'm definitely going to plan to visit again in the future. It was Mamaprincess on TV who finally convinced me I should give it a try.

After the SSR stay was over, my son and I moved to POFQ, which is our favorite moderate resort, and it was, sadly, quite a let down. The room felt small and dark, the buildings less pristine. The elevators had a rubberized flooring and made me wonder "Where are the beautiful golden tiles??" It was fine after the initial transition. I must say, if you need to add on a few extra days at a regular old resort, do it at the start of your trip!

 

[Diznee4me]

I do love this resort but I sure do wish the bus service was better. It seems everytime I am there that I wait for a bus for a minimum of 20 minutes, no matter where I am going to.

 

[wic0721]

My family stayed at SSR 11/16 - 11/23 we were in units 3141 and 3143 and we absolutely loved the place. We used Interval and exchanged our points from another Timeshare. SSR is gorgeous, and hopefully when we exchange our points again, we get to stay there again.

 

[Renysmom]

Do the boats at SSR go anywhere besides DTD? I thought I read they went to another resort?

We are heading there in 81 days for our first DVC stay on developer points. Can't wait..

 

[edk35]

Do the boats at SSR go anywhere besides DTD? I thought I read they went to another resort?

We are heading there in 81 days for our first DVC stay on developer points. Can't wait..

I know that you can take the boat from DTD to OKW and that boat also stops at SSR. You can also take another boat from DTD to POR and POFQ. The SSR treehouse villas are being built so you can always check them out via the boat rides from DTD to OKW or the other two resorts.

 

[tomandrobin]

My family stayed at SSR 11/16 - 11/23 we were in units 3141 and 3143 and we absolutely loved the place. We used Interval and exchanged our points from another Timeshare. SSR is gorgeous, and hopefully when we exchange our points again, we get to stay there again.

Bad news....as of Jan 1st DVC is switching to RCI.

 

[BlakeNJ]

It was our first stay as owners at SSR! We were in the Grandstand Section and loved it! The pool was beautiful and the kids really loved the horse water play area! We had a golf course view, first floor.

Our room was very clean and well kept. We made dinner two nights of our stay in the villa. It made for very relaxing evenings. I didn't find the resort overly crowded as I thought I might but I'm sure it has to do with the layout of the property. We visited BCV and although I love it there, the lobby was jammed! It just didn't feel as relaxing as coming home to SSR.

Here are a few pictures I took while walking around the resort. Most walks were very early in the morning when my 15 month old woke up!!

our view--very cool to see a hot air balloon early in the am!

My DS6 and I made this wreath for our door. It was a surprise for the family and made finding our villa very easy! I used a magnetic hook and put a piece of paper behind the hook to protect the door.

And finally, on our last morning, the tree was up in the lobby!

 

[loribell]

I love that wreath.

 

[Monorail Purple&Gold]

Visited SSR last week for the 2nd time, and once again, loved it!!!

You guys have a great home resort, absolutely beautiful!!!

Spent 4 nights in Grandstand area (as requested) in a HA studio, great location and room facing the pool.

Then spent 1 night in the Springs (building nearest the preview center) in 1BR, again great location and room with water view.

Buses were efficient, and Christmas trimmings were a great delight! We really like AP for all meals!

 

[Coach81]

Visited SSR last week for the 2nd time, and once again, loved it!!!

You guys have a great home resort, absolutely beautiful!!!

Spent 4 nights in Grandstand area (as requested) in a HA studio, great location and room facing the pool.

Then spent 1 night in the Springs (building nearest the preview center) in 1BR, again great location and room with water view.

Buses were efficient, and Christmas trimmings were a great delight! We really like AP for all meals!

Glad you like my "home", coach! We'll be there in just over 2 months! Ha ha ha...

 

[corinnak]

Do the boats at SSR go anywhere besides DTD? I thought I read they went to another resort?

OKW and SSR share the DTD boat. Last time I used it, it stopped at Saratoga both directions, so you could get on a boat headed for Downtown Disney or a boat headed for Old Key West. If you want to go to the Port Orleans resorts, you do have to ride to the Marketplace dock first. The boats no longer run directly to the West Side from Saratoga Springs, either. Just Marketplace. However, once you are at the SSR boat dock, it is about a 5 minute walk or 10 minute stroll over to the West Side - careful of the golf carts, though!

Have a great trip!

 

[yaksack]

Bad news....as of Jan 1st DVC is switching to RCI.

What is RCI?

 

[RachelTori]

What is RCI?

This was published 12/2 (I can't remember the source )

"Disney Vacation Club announced today a new multi-year affiliation relationship with Group RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange. This new agreement allows subscribing members access to a broad array of exciting vacation opportunities. Effective January 1, 2009, RCI will become the exclusive third-party exchange provider for Disney Vacation Club, enrolling Disney Vacation Club's more than 135,000 member families into RCI's global exchange network. Through RCI, Disney Vacation Club Members will be able to enjoy vacations at a variety of destinations across six continents and 25 countries and will have access to a significantly broader range of resort experiences, including more all-inclusive options, more nightly exchanges than ever before and even a selection of luxurious, high-end fractional properties. Similarly, RCI’s more than 3.6 million members will now also enjoy the opportunity to exchange into Disney Vacation Club resorts and may rent at Disney Vacation Club resorts throughout the year."


So, according to the *source*, I guess RCI is "the global leader in vacation exchange"!

 

[Mike©]

Live webcam running from SSR right now. See link below.

 

[BlakeNJ]

I love that wreath.

Thanks!

 

[Mischa]

This was published 12/2 (I can't remember the source )

"Disney Vacation Club announced today a new multi-year affiliation relationship with Group RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange. This new agreement allows subscribing members access to a broad array of exciting vacation opportunities. Effective January 1, 2009, RCI will become the exclusive third-party exchange provider for Disney Vacation Club, enrolling Disney Vacation Club's more than 135,000 member families into RCI's global exchange network. Through RCI, Disney Vacation Club Members will be able to enjoy vacations at a variety of destinations across six continents and 25 countries and will have access to a significantly broader range of resort experiences, including more all-inclusive options, more nightly exchanges than ever before and even a selection of luxurious, high-end fractional properties. Similarly, RCI’s more than 3.6 million members will now also enjoy the opportunity to exchange into Disney Vacation Club resorts and may rent at Disney Vacation Club resorts throughout the year."


So, according to the *source*, I guess RCI is "the global leader in vacation exchange"!

So...what does this actually mean for us DVCers?

 

[mecllap]

From what I've read -- it means you won't have access to II resorts after Jan. 1, 2009 (unless they're dual-affiliated). There's a lot of discussion about it on the TUG timeshare users group (tug2.net) boards.
And it definitely means that we II'ers will no longer be able to try to exchange into DVC (which I am sad about).

There's a long thread on here also:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2023452

 

[tomandrobin]

It was our first stay as owners at SSR! We were in the Grandstand Section and loved it! The pool was beautiful and the kids really loved the horse water play area! We had a golf course view, first floor.

Our room was very clean and well kept. We made dinner two nights of our stay in the villa. It made for very relaxing evenings. I didn't find the resort overly crowded as I thought I might but I'm sure it has to do with the layout of the property. We visited BCV and although I love it there, the lobby was jammed! It just didn't feel as relaxing as coming home to SSR.

Thanks for posting the Pictures! SSR is and will always be our favorite resort!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

We are here at SSR right now!!! We are in the Carousel section and it has worked out just fine for us staying in this area. I had requested the Grandstand and we could have gotten a villa in that area but it wasn't ready when we checked in but there were 1 bedrooms ready in the Carousel area and we decided to give it a try instead of waiting. After 3 days of switching resorts 3 times and living out of our suitcases we just wanted to get in the room and get settled. Yesterday our DD woke up with the stomach flu so I had an opportunity to take a nice long walk through the grounds and check out all of the areas and take pictures. It took me less than 10 minutes to get from our room to the Artists Palette and that was with stopping and taking some pictures on the way. The pool at the Paddocks is not far at all. I think that the furthest area in Congress Park could be just as long as a walk to the main resort area as the Carousel is too.

I had walked through the Artisits Palette yesterday morning around 9am and it didn't seem too congested. DH and I went back for a late lunch, around 1:30pm and again not very conngested. We shared a Ceasar salad, potato cheese soup and the Cheeseburger Flatbread and all were very good

During my walk I was able to walk very close to where the Treehouse Villas are and now I really can't wait to stay in one of them! I did take quite a few pictures and will post them after we get home next week.

 

[tomandrobin]

We arrive Saturday for 9 wonderful days!!!!!

Can't wait to take a little walk around the resort myself!!

Merry Christmas!!