SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[Disney_Mama]

Just back from a wonderful 5 day trip. We stayed at SSR in the Congress Park section.

Picture from Congress Park bus stop looking at DTD.

View from our room #2336 Congress Park.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Just back from 5 days also! The weather was great! We had a Congress Park, DTD view room also (sort of) 1647. We loved the location, very close to parking, very close to the pool and DTD path. We had a corner room, and there was a side entry door there - short cut for us!

I do have one comment though - did anyone else experience this? Since when did the Congress Park pool become the smoking section? We arrived at 8:30 pm on our first night - looked out and saw the pool and hot tub right out our room so we thought we might get in the hot tub. We walked over to check it out, and there was a "private party" going on. A group of about 6 adults was in the spa smoking cigars and drinking beer. The kids were swiming in the big pool. We decided not to intrude and really don't care for cigar smoke. I then went out on my balcony to at least enjoy the view and the warm air, and one of the cigar smokers came back and settled under my balcony on a patio with a CIGAR to make a phone call! So the smoke was pouring into our room. I told DH that I'd let them be this night, but I wasn't putting up with it every night - they didn't do it again, but

Two days later, I got all settled at the pool with my book and adult beverage, to find that 3 women were sitting right in front of me smoking again! I was able to find a chair across the pool from them, but I didn't think the pool was a smoking area, and didn't appreciate it! A CM came by a little while later -( they were right in front of the clean towels, BTW )- to pick up towels and never said a word to them about the smoking.

We had a maintenance issue - we really are not hard to please - but otherwise we loved our stay as usual!

 

[tea pot]

Just back from a wonderful 5 day trip. We stayed at SSR in the Congress Park section.

Picture from Congress Park bus stop looking at DTD.

Great shot of the Hot Air Balloon
Heading down May 1st...Can't wait to try it...
thanks a bunch

 

[connorlevismom]

Just back from a wonderful 5 day trip. We stayed at SSR in the Congress Park section.

Picture from Congress Park bus stop looking at DTD.

Great shot of the Hot Air Balloon
Heading down May 1st...Can't wait to try it...
thanks a bunch

We are heading down the 1st of May too!!!

Kristine

 

[fairytale]

Hiya Guys.

Ok, so having now read through 40 pages of threads and still not found what I'm looking for I'm posting my question ahead of be reading the last 100 pages.

We are booked to stay at SSR this coming October for 3 weeks and would love some advise as to where will be the best area for us to request.

We are a family of 6, with four children under 8.

The pool is not a priority to us, but the ability of been close to the Bus Stops and a walk away from DTD is. Also I understand that some of the accomodation is newer than others, does anyone know which area this is

Finally, if anyone would be kind enough to post a resort map I would be sincerely grateful

Thank you in advance

 

[Doug7856]

Hiya Guys.

Ok, so having now read through 40 pages of threads and still not found what I'm looking for I'm posting my question ahead of be reading the last 100 pages.

We are booked to stay at SSR this coming October for 3 weeks and would love some advise as to where will be the best area for us to request.

We are a family of 6, with four children under 8.

The pool is not a priority to us, but the ability of been close to the Bus Stops and a walk away from DTD is. Also I understand that some of the accomodation is newer than others, does anyone know which area this is

Finally, if anyone would be kind enough to post a resort map I would be sincerely grateful

Thank you in advance

I personally would recommend the Grandstand. We find it close to most everything you would want to walk to. It is the first bus stop so you know you will get a seat going AND you get off first when returning. We were in the building closest to the bus stop last November it was fantastic having so little distance to walk when we returned from the parks!

 

[tomandrobin]

Hiya Guys.

Ok, so having now read through 40 pages of threads and still not found what I'm looking for I'm posting my question ahead of be reading the last 100 pages.

We are booked to stay at SSR this coming October for 3 weeks and would love some advise as to where will be the best area for us to request.

We are a family of 6, with four children under 8.

The pool is not a priority to us, but the ability of been close to the Bus Stops and a walk away from DTD is. Also I understand that some of the accomodation is newer than others, does anyone know which area this is

Finally, if anyone would be kind enough to post a resort map I would be sincerely grateful

Thank you in advance

The best two pools for younger kids is High Rock by the Springs Section and Grandstand Pool in the Grandstand section. High Rock pool is the main pool and has a slide and zero entry. The Grandstand pool has no slides, but a nice interactive water play area. The section closet to DTD and easy walking distance is Congress Park. The Congress Park pool is a quiet pool, no slides...just a pool and hot tub.

The newest area is the Grandstand, but by the fall the Treehouse Villa section will be open. Bus stops are in this order - Grandstand, Carousel, Paddock, Congress Park and Springs is last. There is also a boat stop behind Artist Palette/Turf Club that can take you to DTD, there is also a bus that goes to DTD also. If you are staying in Grandstand, you can jump on the first available bus and just get off at Congress Park and walk to DTD.

 

[RachelTori]

Finally, if anyone would be kind enough to post a resort map I would be sincerely grateful

Thank you in advance

I hope this works! http://www.willcad.org/maps/wdw/resorts/resort_ssr.pdf

 

[oakmanner]

Love the picture with the new balloon!

 

[Disney_Mama]

Here is a picture of the balloon at night while walking back from DTD.

 

[dwelty]

Just gor back from dropping my sister off at LAX for her week long stay at SSR. I felt a little twinge of envy. But we will be leaving in two weeks for a two week stay there, so I guess I can wait!

 

[fairytale]

I hope this works! http://www.willcad.org/maps/wdw/resorts/resort_ssr.pdf

Many thanks for the map and the advise from the previous posters

Just one more thing, we are staying during the Halloween Holidays and was wondering if SSR have any activities on during this time. I'm thinking more the night rather than the day.

Thank you again

 

[shelleym3]

Happy Easter DISers - dont eat too many eggs!!

Well it's finally here - my big 4-0 birthday today and that means that it is only one sleep till we leave for SSR!! hurrah!! Can you imagine our household this morning - birthday - Disney trip AND too much chocolate!

Anyway - I did the online checkin this morning and under our reservation is said "pirate -water view". Corrently said SSR. Wondered what this means? Anyone know?

Thanks
Shelley

 

[tomandrobin]

Many thanks for the map and the advise from the previous posters

Just one more thing, we are staying during the Halloween Holidays and was wondering if SSR have any activities on during this time. I'm thinking more the night rather than the day.

Thank you again

The last two years, there was trick-or-treating stations setup at the Carriage House area. Also, DTD will have trick-or-treat stations as well.

The MNSSHP is worth the extra money to attend, but I would stay away from the actual Halloween night....too crowded.

 

[tomandrobin]

Happy Easter DISers - dont eat too many eggs!!

Well it's finally here - my big 4-0 birthday today and that means that it is only one sleep till we leave for SSR!! hurrah!! Can you imagine our household this morning - birthday - Disney trip AND too much chocolate!

Anyway - I did the online checkin this morning and under our reservation is said "pirate -water view". Corrently said SSR. Wondered what this means? Anyone know?

Thanks
Shelley

Happy Birthday!

Pirate View...huh - That is new to me.

 

[fairytale]

The last two years, there was trick-or-treating stations setup at the Carriage House area. Also, DTD will have trick-or-treat stations as well.

The MNSSHP is worth the extra money to attend, but I would stay away from the actual Halloween night....too crowded.

Thank you.

I agree, last year we attended the Cirque du Soleil on Halloween it's self and by the time we left at approximatley 7.45pm DTD was wall to wall of people.

Not a place I would feel easy taking young children

We will definately be attending a MNSSHP though, but around the 18th, we really enjoyed it last year

 

[lsg85]

Add us to the list of those who love SSR. We bought in October of 06 and have been home twice.

 

[MomsOf2boys]

Just got back from SSR and we had a fabulous trip! The resort is absolutely beautiful and fairly easy to find your way around. I took the advice from here and requested and got Congress Park. We were in room 1111 and then 1114 which is the last building closest to the DTD pathway. Our 1st room needed some maintenence as it looked like the people before us were quite rough on things. We called and they were there within the hour and removed the broken coffee table/chest so no one would get snagged on the screws.

Anyway, it was a great first as DVC members and we would not hesitate to stay at SSR again.

 

[RachelTori]

Just got back from SSR and we had a fabulous trip! The resort is absolutely beautiful and fairly easy to find your way around. I took the advice from here and requested and got Congress Park. We were in room 1111 and then 1114 which is the last building closest to the DTD pathway. Our 1st room needed some maintenence as it looked like the people before us were quite rough on things. We called and they were there within the hour and removed the broken coffee table/chest so no one would get snagged on the screws.

Anyway, it was a great first as DVC members and we would not hesitate to stay at SSR again.

Hi Susan! Glad to hear you had a great time! I love SSR - haven't stayed in Congress Park yet though.

 

[PurpleTurtle]

We (fam. of 6) stayed in a SSR 2BR last June and loved it. We loved the pool, Artist's pallette, the beautiful grounds. We are not AS big into the parks as others, I think, so the feeling of just being on a really relaxing vacation was wonderful for us.

I'll post my favorite picture I took of the grounds last year when I get to 10 posts