SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[summergolf]

Just bought in SSR 2 weeks ago after our very first visit to WDW.

Just made our first reservation for October. There will be 6 of us including 2 grandkids...should be a blast!!

 

[BroganMc]

I'll be good to go in about 4 weeks, I think. It has been 2 already and they said 4 - 6.... *sigh*

That's a bummer about your leg. I hope you at least had a colorful war story to go with how you got it.

All these pics and stories of life at SSR has me counting down the days to my next trip. We went in December but it was so cold I didn't get to enjoy much of a stroll around the place. I'm gonna be there for a week in May and several days solo as my dad heads off to a conference. I'm envisioning several morning strolls about the complex, watching the swans, hopping onto a bus or ferry and seeing where I end up.

Someone remind me why SSR was trashed so mercilously? When I stayed it was like being a parallel universe to the DIS. This thread is about the only sanity I've seen.

 

[sm4987]

No, I didn't make it to the gym. I had a hydro massage and a pedicure though!! I also made it into the sauna and loved the hot tub. I was all about relaxing and not killing myself working out. Plus I kill my family walking like a mad woman around the parks to get in my exercise. Plus actually *gasp* watching what I eat when I get there.

I loved the resort and can't wait to get back. If it weren't for OKW having a 2 bedroom so inexpensively of points, I'd be back this summer!!!! Funny thing is I seem to like the resorts (OKW and SS) that everyone else has a problem with and I don't really like the ones (didn't have a great time at either AK or WL). Oh well, to each it's own!!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Just a quick note to say THANK YOU to all of those who have posted such wonderful SSR pictures! I am ultra-miserable right now because we should be home at this moment...except that I am sitting here with a broken leg so we had to cancel! Anyway, since I literally can't do anything but sit on my butt, I am catching up on my DISing. I can't tell you how much this has lifted my spirits!

And of course, now that I have points in holding, I just HAVE to use them, right? So I am going to start planning a trip home for when my leg is healed.

Thanks my fellow SSR-lovers! Keep those pics coming!

Sorry you got hurt - everything happens for a reason - Hope you heal fast and make your next trip the best ever!

 

[BroganMc]

I loved the resort and can't wait to get back. If it weren't for OKW having a 2 bedroom so inexpensively of points, I'd be back this summer!!!! Funny thing is I seem to like the resorts (OKW and SS) that everyone else has a problem with and I don't really like the ones (didn't have a great time at either AK or WL). Oh well, to each it's own!!!

Let me guess, felt a bit like being in the middle of a fishbowl?

When we bought SSR in May, I had visions of staying everywhere on property. But my first trip home in December when I visited the various areas as I usually do for meals, I found myself developing an aversion. It was most noticeable at BWV and BCV. Every time we parked and walked inside the resort, I kept envisioning the long haul to my car. (Not to mention the fight for handicapped parking spaces.) And the noise of the crowd in the lobbies drove me batty. It was a very weird realization to have. One of those "Nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here" feelings.

Maybe they just strike me better in Springtime.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

Just a quick note to say THANK YOU to all of those who have posted such wonderful SSR pictures! I am ultra-miserable right now because we should be home at this moment...except that I am sitting here with a broken leg so we had to cancel! Anyway, since I literally can't do anything but sit on my butt, I am catching up on my DISing. I can't tell you how much this has lifted my spirits!
And of course, now that I have points in holding, I just HAVE to use them, right? So I am going to start planning a trip home for when my leg is healed.
Thanks my fellow SSR-lovers! Keep those pics coming!

What a dreadful thing to happen. My heart goes out to you and I pray you are not in any pain or discomfort. Just keep dreamin' of that future trip home. Pixiedust and prayers for a speedy recovery!

 

[tomandrobin]

Just a quick note to say THANK YOU to all of those who have posted such wonderful SSR pictures! I am ultra-miserable right now because we should be home at this moment...except that I am sitting here with a broken leg so we had to cancel! Anyway, since I literally can't do anything but sit on my butt, I am catching up on my DISing. I can't tell you how much this has lifted my spirits!

And of course, now that I have points in holding, I just HAVE to use them, right? So I am going to start planning a trip home for when my leg is healed.

Thanks my fellow SSR-lovers! Keep those pics coming!

Wow, sorry to read about your leg. Hope all goes well and you have a speedy recovery.

 

[corinnak]

I can't believe it has taken me so long to get around to posting here. It has been crazy busy ever since we got home from WDW, and the fact is, we weren't exactly taking it as easy as we might have while we were there, either! Anyhow, I just wanted to get in on this thread. Here's another photo - this time of the Carousel section, early morning, I think it was.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

Add me to the list of SSR owners and lovers! I'll have to go through my pics from our first "home" stay at SSR. I love the resort and a proud owner!!! Thanks for all of the wonderful pics...I'm really enjoying them!

 

[Marshay]

We just bought into SSR today...so list us as proud owners who can't wait to see our resort!

 

[Pooh nut]

Also new members as of today.
Loving this thread. Thanks all for the pics.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

Congratulations Marshay and Pooh nut. Welcome Home!!

 

[Buckeye Fan]

I am SOOOO excited. We just found out earlier in the week that we passed ROFR on two SSR contracts and will close in the next few weeks!!! We have either stayed at the value resorts or OKW, so I'm really excited to stay at our new "home" this summer!

Thanks to all for the beautiful pictures. While we talked to the tour guide at SSR, we didn't see the rooms and didn't have time to walk around. After seeing the pics, I'm thrilled we purchased.

Have a great weekend, all!

 

[ansky922]

Welcome Home to everyone

 

[BroganMc]

Welcome Home neighbors!

The resort is beautiful. When you go, keep in mind, owner visiting hours for the model rooms are daily 5-7pm. The building is directly across from the High Rock Springs pool, bus stop side. Just follow the welcome mat up the side stairs. There's a studio, connecting 1 bedroom (hence a 2 bedroom) and Grand Villa. The GV will knock your socks off. Just imagine your family sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner (or a birthday feast) at that dining room table.

If you use a wheelchair (like me) or can't do stairs, just use the elevators in the middle of the building and stroll down to the corner. (The second floor of the GV is accessible from the third floor, but I think you'll need a Guide's key for that or someone in your party to let you in.)

Our first trip home we were in that very building. 1st floor by the elevators with a view of the pond. (And we could see folks touring the GV from our balcony.)

Oh, I'll be there three times this year. May 14-20, October 14-20 and New Year's Eve. Hope to see some of you then. Just look for the daredevil on wheels. She'll be the one having way too much fun.

 

[mamaprincess]

Home! Thought I'd come in here and read some nice posts and see the beautiful pictures. This thread has remained a really happy and positive one. SSR has some really nice owners. I guess that is part of why our stays are always so relaxing and soothing. Everybody you meet has a really laid back demeanor. I've never stayed at the others but I have visited them. SSR is just a beautiful vacation environment.

 

[DJBounce]

Hope to be members soon, loved SSR when we "toured" it on our trip during Marathon Weekend last month.

 

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