SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[mamaprincess]

We just returned from our first trip home and OMG I want to LIVE at SSR!!!! How many points do you think THAT would take?!?

What should I "request" if I want the Grandstand?

Thanks!

Need some room mates?

Here's my idea:
12 of us could pitch in to by enough points to stay in a Grandvilla indefinitely. That would only be 2,731 points each!

 

["Got Disney"]

Well a 2 bed from January 1st - December 31st is 15136 points. If you would prefer to stay in a Grand Villa the whole time it would be 32783 points. Just a drop in the bucket!

Glad you had a great trip.

the thought of the yearly maintance fees is enough to make my head spin

 

[loribell]

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Well, I was kinda thinking that if I could afford that many points I could afford the maintenance fees too!

 

[ont/ohana]

Soozaay,
We requested and got a terrific two bedrm lock off in room 8825 and 8823. It was the 1st blding in front of the pool and the stairs and the elevator as well as very close to carridge house and both bus stops- grandstand and springs!!
It was amazing.

Now as for living there- I'm sure we could all squeeze into a grandvilla quite nice, at least we would have things in common to talk about!!

 

[yaksack]

257 more days until our first visit to SSR. July is too far away.

 

[Dusted]

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow.

Oh my, I must be fried. An Annie reference.... Sorry guys!

But, it is tomorrow! I will post from SSR as soon as I get a chance!

 

[wdw4life]

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow.

Oh my, I must be fried. An Annie reference.... Sorry guys!

But, it is tomorrow! I will post from SSR as soon as I get a chance!

I'm jealous. I don't leave for 23 days and the first two nights I'll be at AKV (had to check it out). Then I'm home to SSR for the next 11 nights!

 

[smjj]

We have requested Congress Park because we like the DTD life and it looks like a short walk to DTD and has a good view. Please explain to me why we made a good decision over say the Springs or Grandstand areas. Having never stayed or visited the resort and being OKW people we are looking forward to the change. Also just how big in comparison to OKW is SSR. We have stayed in the South Point area of OKW the last four times..smjj

 

[nzdisneymom]

We're at SSR right now - we're in the Paddocks, but in the building closest to Congress Park, so we use that bus stop and it's a close walk over to downtown Disney. We got here last night and have a 4th floor studio - lovely view of the parking lot - we could've had a different building in the Paddocks but a 3rd floor water-view but figured we'd rather have 4th floor with no view than 3rd since we aren't here for that many days.

So if you want Congress Park and they don't have it, if you're main purpose is to be close to walk to DTD, then this building is great - it's 65xx-6836. Not necessarily convenient to anything else, so perhaps that is also a consideration, but it works for us.

Our room is in good repair and everything was ready when we checked in - no need to call maintenance or housekeeping for anything.

The weather has been nice, a little warm and a little humid and a little sprinkling rain this afternoon, but we haven't been uncomfortable We went to MGM this morning and the Magic Kingdom this afternoon / evening and now are just relaxing. The longest line we had today was Haunted Mansion at about 15 min. to get in and then another 10 after we went throught the stretching room. We had excellent bus karma today, too.

 

[pennst8r]

No lines, but your luck, there will be four other families on your flight, all going to SSR. You end up last in line and there is only one person working the counter.

You have to feel a little bad for the Disney employees at the airport, bell service and the check-in counter who basically have nothing to do during the night.

Oh, I hope you don't have your heart set on getting a DTD view. With that late of a check-in, you will be lucky to end up with any view.

Even tho we got the earlier flight, we still got in around 11pm and there were a few people in line ahead of us! So, we kept them a little busy.

They did take us to our room...which was in Congress Park and had a great view of DTD!

One word of advice tho---they did not have all the info in their system that was on my reservation from DVC....I wasn't even listed as being part of the ressie! Next time I will definitely call ahead to confirm everything...not just the room request.

 

[tomandrobin]

Even tho we got the earlier flight, we still got in around 11pm and there were a few people in line ahead of us! So, we kept them a little busy.

They did take us to our room...which was in Congress Park and had a great view of DTD!

One word of advice tho---they did not have all the info in their system that was on my reservation from DVC....I wasn't even listed as being part of the ressie! Next time I will definitely call ahead to confirm everything...not just the room request.

Glad that you got the room with the view.

 

[pennst8r]

Glad that you got the room with the view.

Thanks!

I just realized while I was unpacking that I left a whole drawer full of stuff in the bathroom! what a goof.

 

[sznk]

Are all SSR sections / buildings open for occupancy ?
tia

 

[soozaay]

Are all SSR sections / buildings open for occupancy ?
tia

YEP!

 

[yaksack]

Our room is in good repair and everything was ready when we checked in - no need to call maintenance or housekeeping for anything.



Do the rooms here usually need to be cleaned and or have maintenance done after you check in? I thought this was a nice place.

 

[soozaay]

Our room is in good repair and everything was ready when we checked in - no need to call maintenance or housekeeping for anything.



Do the rooms here usually need to be cleaned and or have maintenance done after you check in? I thought this was a nice place.

My experience has been no....our rooms (last trip we had a 2 bedroom dedicated room and another studio) and both rooms were perfectly clean & no problems at all...AND we were able to get our rooms early (10am!).... I just LOOOVVVEE SSR!!

 

[Treacle44]

5 days to go until our 20 night trip, the 1st time as DVC members! Doing a split stay so don't check into SSR until 16 November for 5 nights. So excited about all the hotels we're staying at, but especially excited about going 'home' to SSR!

We've requested a Congress Park DTD view, but still quite like the look of the Grandstand area! The dilemma! Think we better go over there before beforehand and have a look around and decide.

x

 

[soozaay]

5 days to go until our 20 night trip, the 1st time as DVC members! Doing a split stay so don't check into SSR until 16 November for 5 nights. So excited about all the hotels we're staying at, but especially excited about going 'home' to SSR!

We've requested a Congress Park DTD view, but still quite like the look of the Grandstand area! The dilemma! Think we better go over there before beforehand and have a look around and decide.

x

First of all....I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS OF YOU!!!!

Second....we had Congress Park w/ a DTD view and loved it....it's a very nice walk to DTD and the view is very nice (I saw the World of Disney Store from my window )....that said, when we go back in May we've requested the Grandstand with a golf course view. We want to be a little closer to the main pool and DH loves to play golf. I think either way you go you'll be veeerrryyy happy!

 

[Treacle44]

First of all....I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS OF YOU!!!!

Second....we had Congress Park w/ a DTD view and loved it....it's a very nice walk to DTD and the view is very nice (I saw the World of Disney Store from my window )....that said, when we go back in May we've requested the Grandstand with a golf course view. We want to be a little closer to the main pool and DH loves to play golf. I think either way you go you'll be veeerrryyy happy!

Aww thank you!

Wow that is a view, my dd would love to be able to see the World of Disney store! It doesn't matter that much where we are as long as we're there!

 

[jenna]

Hello fellow SSR lovers!!

We just became members this past year and LOVE it!! Told DH today about the current add-on deal. To my surprise, he's actually contemplating it!

Just stayed at VWL on our last trip, but there maybe a trip "home" next Spring/Summer in the works!