SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[MAGICFOR2]

We ate at Crystal Palace our last night also 2 weeks ago. I thought the food was very good(salmon was excellent). Very good service too, never had an empty glass.

Thanks - glad I booked it!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

We just arrived home from our first Disney Cruise and we are now proud SSR DVC owners!!!!! I cannot wait to read through all the posts here and I am loving the pics!!!

Welcome Home! We bought on our first cruise, too! Heading "home" for the first time!

 

[punkin413]

We love the parks but we like to take every other day-off and that is why we have booked SSR for our 1st 2 trips as dvc members. I want to try all the resorts eventually but SSR really fits with our vacation style. I hope you have a great trip!

hello! i'm not a DVC member (but hope to be one day), but i recently rented points for SSR and i've been reading this ENTIRE thread....sounds like a great place and i'm very excited!!!! the person i'm renting from tells me we'll fall in love with the place and want to buy. anyway, on to my question. i read this (and yes, i realize it was posted like 3 months ago!) and i'm wondering why it's good to stay at SSR when you aren't planning a lot of park time? we're staying for 5 nights and we're going to MK twice, AK once and MGM once, with the rest being downtime. so while we're not going to be in the parks every day from open til close, we're still doing quite a bit of "parking".

 

[Madi100]

hello! i'm not a DVC member (but hope to be one day), but i recently rented points for SSR and i've been reading this ENTIRE thread....sounds like a great place and i'm very excited!!!! the person i'm renting from tells me we'll fall in love with the place and want to buy. anyway, on to my question. i read this (and yes, i realize it was posted like 3 months ago!) and i'm wondering why it's good to stay at SSR when you aren't planning a lot of park time? we're staying for 5 nights and we're going to MK twice, AK once and MGM once, with the rest being downtime. so while we're not going to be in the parks every day from open til close, we're still doing quite a bit of "parking".

I think it's great, because it's so close to Downtown Disney. If you aren't planning as much park time, DD is free. Plus, with it being so close to DD (we walked there every night) if you want to go to other resorts it's really easy. You just walk to DD and hop on the bus to the resort you want to visit. It's a very nice, relaxing resort. It's very quiet. It just never seemed busy or noisy. I could easily go and spend a week there and not go to the parks at all and have a wonderful time.

 

[princess sparkle p]

home, princess sparkle p!!!

Welcome Home! We bought on our first cruise, too! Heading "home" for the first time!

Thanks!!! We are so excited!!! I am still trying to figure out all of our benifits from the DVC...

 

[TenThousandVolts]

punkin413- I think SSR is great for downtime. They will give you a list of organized activities at check-in in case you get bored you can take a craft class, pottery, play bingo, go to a movie at the pool... It is really quiet but still there is lots to do.

 

[KevGuy]

Just bought at SSR last month after we got back from our first trip ever to Disney!! We are very happy and close on June 13th!

 

[tomandrobin]

Four more days before our arrival at SSR Friday!!!

Hopefully we will run into to some of our fellow SSR Lovers during our stay!

Looking forward to five days at our Home away from Home!

 

[punkin413]

More then likely, if you drink tea or coffee, we'll run into each other at AP in the morning getting our caffine fix!!

speaking of coffee, how is the coffee at AP? i know the coffee at most WDW resorts is that instant nescafe stuff. is it any better there?

 

[NYMomof4]

Just got back from a trip, with 2 nights at SSR and I would have to say that the coffee is not spectacular but I tend to adjust to it when I need my morning coffee. SSR was relaxing and perfect for Mothers Day by the pool. DTD is great at night.

 

[Starr W.]

speaking of coffee, how is the coffee at AP? i know the coffee at most WDW resorts is that instant nescafe stuff. is it any better there?

No it's that instant nescafe stuff, we bring coffee & filters with us.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Just bought at SSR last month after we got back from our first trip ever to Disney!! We are very happy and close on June 13th!

WELCOME HOME!

 

[mattsdragon]

Add me as another happy owner. But I don't think I should say anymore because last time I defended our Home, I got put in time out for calling someone a not so nice name.

 

[disneymom8589]

Just bought at SSR last month after we got back from our first trip ever to Disney!! We are very happy and close on June 13th!

 

[bpmorley]

speaking of coffee, how is the coffee at AP? i know the coffee at most WDW resorts is that instant nescafe stuff. is it any better there?

The coffee isn't bad. Coffee, in general, in WDW is average. We usually bring our own and make it in the room

 

[tomandrobin]

speaking of coffee, how is the coffee at AP? i know the coffee at most WDW resorts is that instant nescafe stuff. is it any better there?

As the others have stated, its average coffee, nothing special. But its already brewed for me. I'm on vaction, I do not want to cook or clean, even if that means brewing coffee!! Plus, I would have to buy/bring sugar and milk to the room.

The only really good resort coffee is at the Poly and AK.

 

[Natterjack9]

My skeptical DW was really nervous about buying into DVC, then even more so about SSR after reading some of the resort bashing going on in other parts of the boards. We stayed at SSR in April for the first time as proud DVC owners. From the first "Welcome home" to the day we left (even she got weepy) we loved the resort, and we were happy we took the plunge to become DVC members. In fact I just mailed the check today for a 50 point add-on for SSR! We stayed in the Springs, but next trip we want to stay in Congress Park with a nice view of Downtown Disney. We can't wait to go back in the Spring.

I do have one question though. We are not big on cooking in the room. I agree with Tom and Robin, I am on vacation and don't want to cook and clean or even brew coffee. How many of you SSR lovers out there eat at the AP? Do you think they should expand their menu a bit, or do most people cook for themselves? We were just wondering.

 

[gtrist4life]

Just booked a 4 night trip in late October. First night staying at Doubletree Castle as we're going to SeaWorld the next day, after that we'll have 3 nights at SSR, staying in a Studio. Going to MNSSHP for the first time, should be fun.

Really looking forward to the trip. I toured the resort when I was in town on a business trip a couple years ago and was impressed then. I'm sure the landscaping has filled in and will be beautiful.

Peace,
G4L

 

[DW Dad]

My wife likes it so much we added another 75 points on this morning. I like that it is quiet, and a good place to relax after a hard day at the park. We have stayed there the last 2 years and have nothing but good things to say about the staff, and the resort itself.

 

[KevGuy]

We plan to bring a pound or two of Dunkin Donuts coffee with us when we go!! For us it is the best in our opinion bar none!!