SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[Boardwalk Tigger]

I was thinking of requesting the Paddock section( or the GrandStand). The Paddock seems to have beautiful water views.Has anyone stayed here and can tell me about their experience there. Is there a section I should request there when I checkin. I am traveling with DD who is now in college and this is our first girls only trip. We like nice views but I dont want to walk forever. We will have a car. I also enjoy newness so I am torn between the two areas( Grand stand and Paddocks). Any thoughts. Thank you all so much

 

[BroganMc]

I was thinking of requesting the Paddock section( or the GrandStand). The Paddock seems to have beautiful water views.

Grandstand will give you the closest walks to Artist Palette and first dibbs on the bus. Paddocks is a bit farther walk (10 minutes or so), but you get the water views. I think the only area of Paddocks I'd not want to be placed in are the far right buildings near Congress Park (61xx and 65xx). Having walked that area it did seem farther away just because you have to walk around the water. They could really use a second bridge there. (From 61xx to Springs building 31xx, where the lake is most narrow.)

I think I'd request to be near the pool in any of the two areas. That should give you good views (assuming you don't get a corner road unit) and shortest distances.

 

[tjkraz]

Paddocks is a bit farther walk (10 minutes or so), but you get the water views. I think the only area of Paddocks I'd not want to be placed in are the far right buildings near Congress Park (61xx and 65xx).

Depends on where you want to go. That building is about the second-closest walk to Downtown Disney--as little as 6-7 minutes at a reasonable pace.

The problem with The Paddock, though, is that it's spread over such a wide area. If you request The Paddock and value a close walk to DTD, you could still be put in a Paddock building that's a good 15+ minutes away from DTD on foot.

 

[mikeandkarla]

We have decided to use the Disney transportation for our trip in 2 days. This will be aour first stay at SSR. Can anyone tell me the best way to get to BCV for a 9:00 ADR at Cape May? Do we have to walk to DTD and catch a bus to BCV from there?

 

[tomandrobin]

We have decided to use the Disney transportation for our trip in 2 days. This will be aour first stay at SSR. Can anyone tell me the best way to get to BCV for a 9:00 ADR at Cape May? Do we have to walk to DTD and catch a bus to BCV from there?

Catching the DTD bus the best way, but give yourself plenty of time. You can catch a taxi, it'll cost $10 plus tip. We've done both.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

We have decided to use the Disney transportation for our trip in 2 days. This will be aour first stay at SSR. Can anyone tell me the best way to get to BCV for a 9:00 ADR at Cape May? Do we have to walk to DTD and catch a bus to BCV from there?

With this being a busy week, you'll probably wait a long time for the bus. That's how it was in June. It seemed the DTD bus never came. I would plan to walk to DTD to catch the bus for sure.

 

[BlakeNJ]

We have decided to use the Disney transportation for our trip in 2 days. This will be aour first stay at SSR. Can anyone tell me the best way to get to BCV for a 9:00 ADR at Cape May? Do we have to walk to DTD and catch a bus to BCV from there?

I would also recommend taking a taxi. Getting a bus that early to any resort can be dicey. You'd have to leave SSR at 7:45 latest to get to DTD by 8am, then hope a bus comes in the next 15-20 minutes to arrive in time for your 9am ADR. The DTD bus could make other stops at PI too. Why deal with the stress. For the extra $10, you'd get a extra hour of sleep & less stress. Worth every penny IMO.

Have a great trip home!
Blakely

 

[BroganMc]

I would also recommend taking a taxi. Getting a bus that early to any resort can be dicey. You'd have to leave SSR at 7:45 latest to get to DTD by 8am, then hope a bus comes in the next 15-20 minutes to arrive in time for your 9am ADR. The DTD bus could make other stops at PI too. Why deal with the stress. For the extra $10, you'd get a extra hour of sleep & less stress. Worth every penny IMO.

Yup, this is why when I planned my sis's group vacation two months ago I made the character breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Bus service to the Boardwalk area is just too problematic.

 

[BroganMc]

Depends on where you want to go. That building is about the second-closest walk to Downtown Disney--as little as 6-7 minutes at a reasonable pace.

Very true. It's just that those two buildings require either a longish walk back to the Paddocks bridge to get to a bus stop and pool, or crossing a traffic circle.

And if you have in mind doing the refillable mug thing (which requires frequent trips to the Carriage House), you'll find yourself pretty isolated. (They should have added refill stations at the other two pools as well.) That's why I'm not a fan of Congress Park as well. I prefer to be closer to the main pool and AP.

I wouldn't mind the buildings just across the bridge though. That walk never seems bad to me and is very scenic.

 

[TenThousandVolts]

i WAS IN THE 1st Paddocks building accross from CP. I Loved that location. For that particular trip we did a lot of resort hopping and DTD so it was perfect- our 2nd choice after CP.

We were really close to the CP bus stop (probably closer than many units actually in CP) and the walk to the Marketplace entrance was really quick (maybe 5 minutes or a touch more) The walk to the Carriage House was probably closer to 10 minutes. I didn't mind the distance but but I didn't think it was a nice walk to AP-the shortest route from that area is along the central road that runs through the resort. They could do a lot to improve the look and feel of that area as you walk along the road between CP and Paddocks, and they should have a decent sidewalk along both sides. Once you get to the bridge it has a sweet look and feel with a main street theming. I think it would be good if they could extend that to the end of the resort.

 

[DisneyBride'03]

Just got back from SSR~

Posted a thread.....but wanted to add here!

Received my request of Grandstand/top floor! Lovely studio #8432 over looking the beautiful pool area, very impressed with this area and pool bar!! lol

Bus stop in front of the bldg, AP a 5 minute walk....no issues with bus service at all!

Got to try out the new linens! What an improvement fom the paper thin towels I had used the previous night!!

Great CM's everywhere!! Lots of folks dont make eye contact though throughout the resort! I gusee I think everyone there should be from Disboards and be so friendly!! lol

Had a minor issues with housekeeping......brought it to their attention...makes a big differance...and received a gift basket later! (old blood stain on pillowcase...smaller than a penny , but ewwww)

LOVED SSR!!1

Would stay here again in June..esp in Grandstand.....but want to try OKW...bought we will come over and enjoy a day at the pools!!!

**Pardon all grammatical errors** (trying to do too much in one hour!)

 

[bpmorley]

We were there from 12-6 to 12-14 and this was the first time we had issues with the resort.
First we get a great room in the Grandstand section. #8732, 3rd floor in the corner, great view of the parking lot, lol.... It's around 2pm in the afternoon and the room is ready when we checkin. The first thing we always do is turn on the tv to watch Stacy and the top 7. well the tv isn't working. So I call the front desk to tell them about this. 20 minutes of the girl trying to tell me that it must just be the batteries in the remote, even though I explained that I hit the button on the tv. In the end I just asked to have them send someone up to look at it. Now we go out for the day and get back around 11pm. The entire room has no electric. Now don't you think that if they sent someone up to look at the tv they would have found this. So now my wife calls the front desk to report this. She's told to stay put and someone should be out by tomorrow morning. So we ask for another room and what do you think they said??? They will have to charge us to move rooms. ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? so off to the front desk my wife goes. It would have been me, but she knows that if I go someone is gonna get punched in the face if they give me any flack. She marches in front of everyone and tells the guy at the desk. he looks on his computer and neither girl has reported the problem. He gets on the phone and has a maintenance guy to the room in 5 minutes. What made this even worse was we met a couple at the pool one night and they were staying on cash. They claimed that their room smelled like smoke. When they called the front desk, they were upgraded to a 2bdr, and there were only 2 of them, given there money back and given a $50 credit on their room cards. This was the first time in 5 stays that I've ever had a problem, but this was a doozy. Sorry for the rant but I needed to vent a little.
And just on another note, this was the first trip where SSr had some real issues with the transportation. It took us 2 hours to get to MK one night. A couple buses had come by, but they were so packed. They actually asked people to get off the bus so they could get people in ECV's abourd then there was no room for them to get back on. And there were people waiting over an hour to get to AK. I've never had a problem in the past but last week was just bad.

 

[UP Disney]

DH & I got back from our first trip "Home" on Monday. We purchased just a couple of weeks ago and booked Dec. 13-17. At such short notice, we were thrilled to have anything available. We got a one-bedroom for the whole stay. We decided to wing it and not make any requests. We ended up in Congress Park Rm. 2430 with an absolutely beautiful view of DTD.

We walked to DTD several times during our trip. We took the boat to OKW to check it out because we hope to check it out during our next trip. We only had one wait of 30 minutes for a bus otherwise they were all less than 15 minutes. Our room was fabulous. Though, we definitely don't need a one-bedroom again. We got lost it was so large for the two of us. We are definitely happy with our purchase.

 

[disneymom8589]

UP Disney...What gorgeous pictures of DTD!! Congratulations on your DVC membership and to the SSR neighborhood!

 

[scotttrippett]

we have just signed our contracts 10hrs ago and are now waiting on Disneys ROFR. cant wait to be SSR DVC owners.


Scott & Gayle Trippett

 

[mamaprincess]

bpmorley: I am so sorry about your bad experience. I hope everything was fixed the first night. My DH would have caused a big stinkin' scene too so good move sending the wife. It's crazy how they treated their cash guests in comparison to how they treated a DVC member. They seem to have forgotten, we still spend tons of money with Disney.

UP Disney Amazing pics. What a view you had!

scottrippett Home!!!

 

[bpmorley]

bpmorley: I am so sorry about your bad experience. I hope everything was fixed the first night. My DH would have caused a big stinkin' scene too so good move sending the wife. It's crazy how they treated their cash guests in comparison to how they treated a DVC member. They seem to have forgotten, we still spend tons of money with Disney.

that is what was going through my mind too. Are we just a forgotten bunch? Do we not count anymore? One of these years I'm going to make one of those meeting and bring this up.

 

[my3princes]

DH & I got back from our first trip "Home" on Monday. We purchased just a couple of weeks ago and booked Dec. 13-17. At such short notice, we were thrilled to have anything available. We got a one-bedroom for the whole stay. We decided to wing it and not make any requests. We ended up in Congress Park Rm. 2430 with an absolutely beautiful view of DTD.

We walked to DTD several times during our trip. We took the boat to OKW to check it out because we hope to check it out during our next trip. We only had one wait of 30 minutes for a bus otherwise they were all less than 15 minutes. Our room was fabulous. Though, we definitely don't need a one-bedroom again. We got lost it was so large for the two of us. We are definitely happy with our purchase.

I'm glad you enjoyed your first trip home. I'm sure a one bedroom will be perfect when the girls join you. Wait until you try a 2 bedroom...They're huge.

 

[punkin413]

i have a question for you SSR/DVC experts. DH and i are going in april/may 2008 by renting points from a friend and DVC member. we're staying 6 nights. we have a close friend who lives in tallahassee and he and his wife are thinking of driving down for 3-4 nights to join us. if they wanted to stay in the SSR studio with us, of course i know we'll have to have our DVC friend/point renter to call DVC and add them for those nights. my question is if they want the DDP, would that be a possibility? i know that everyone in the room has to be on the same dining plan. but if everyone if your room is not staying the same number of nights, does that matter? they certainly wouldn't want to buy the dining plan for 6 nights since they're not staying that long! i'm not sure how this is handled. is it:

A. they can't buy the DDP at all since they're not staying the entire time we are;

B. they have to buy the DDP for the entire 6 nights if they stay with us (even though they're only staying 3-4 nights);

C. they have to buy the DDP for the amount of nights they're staying since we're on the DDP (which is what i'm hoping is the policy); or

D. none of the above, in which case someone please explain this to me!

thanks in advance for any responses! i'm hoping to be able to call DVC services myself to find out this info in a few years - i need to pay off some student loans and a couple of credit cards first though!

 

[tjkraz]

The only option is for them to buy the dining plan for the entire stay. The dining plan is designed to be a length-of-stay plan. Part of Disney's justification for the plan is the assumption (hope!) that some credits will go unused. If they let people buy it for just a partial stay, people would schedule their meals to maximize the value.

If they tried to accommodate guests who arrive late, people would lie to abuse the loophole. The only option is to buy the dining plan for every room occupant, for every single night of the stay.

Taking this one step further, if your friends are listed on the reservation and don't want to pay for the dining plan for all 6 nights, YOU cannot buy the dining plan either. Again, it's all or nothing--if you want it you must pay for all occupants, all nights.