SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[Dizny Dad]

Hi everyone,

We just returned from another fabulous stay at SSR. We were in Congress Park and had a great one bedroom villa. Everything was perfect. Buses were great! We love SSR, I think we will miss it a little when we stay at our home resort, BLT in January. It is such a peaceful and beautiful resort.

Beware that Addonitis will flare up at its worst during your BLT stay - longing for that peace and quiet that SSR brings!

 

[logan115]

Hi All !!!

Love this thread! We leave Sunday for our very first trip home, I can't wait. My DH and I are staying in a 2BR, we invited my parents along who haven't been to WDW since 1995. I am so happy to be able to take them with us. I think of it as my way of thanking them for all the times they took me as a child, now I can finally return the favor!!!!!! Thanks for all the great tips on this thread!

That's awesome, we're doing the same thing next year ! We just bought a SSR resale that was loaded, and with the banked points that we won't be able to use this year we're going to be booking a trip for some relatives so they can stay at a DVC resort. Next year we'll take my folks with us (me, DW, DS (5) and DD (6 mos)), and the following year we're taking our inlaws.

After that we'll have a few trips "to ourselves," but my brothers and sister that originally said "Don't by a timeshare " have recently been asking when we'll be able to take them with us.........

Chris

 

[Melani]

Can I make a room request through online check in?

We're paying cash for 2 nites at SSR May 29 & 30.

Well I went ahead and did the online check-in.


Every effort wil be made to honor all requests, but we are unable to guarantee them unless otherwise indicated below. For any questions related to requests, please contact the Disney Reservation Center.
Room Requests:

* Ground floor
* Near transportation




It only gives you 2 choices & nowhere to write anything.

 

[dis75ney]

Hello - first timer here!

We will be staying at SSR on developers points in one week (we bought into AKL). I requested the Springs section because I wanted to be close to everything. But now I'm hearing that I should have requested Grandstand because it's the first bus stop and the first two buildings are pretty close to Springs anyway. My question - if we stay with our Springs request (I don't know if it will do any good to call MS this close to our arrival), how long of a walk is it to the Grandstand bus stop? And would I be able to request Grandstand at check-in, even though I have a request in for Springs? I'm so confused...

 

[Doug7856]

Hello - first timer here!

We will be staying at SSR on developers points in one week (we bought into AKL). I requested the Springs section because I wanted to be close to everything. But now I'm hearing that I should have requested Grandstand because it's the first bus stop and the first two buildings are pretty close to Springs anyway. My question - if we stay with our Springs request (I don't know if it will do any good to call MS this close to our arrival), how long of a walk is it to the Grandstand bus stop? And would I be able to request Grandstand at check-in, even though I have a request in for Springs? I'm so confused...

We have stayed at both locations and both have their advantages. Consider if you end up at the Springs that it is the last bus stop so there is less travel when going. I personally don't think it is worth the walk to the Grandstand to be first. When returning via bus, if you are up to a short walk, you can get off at the Paddock section and walk across the bridge to the Springs and save some riding.

 

[BigMama]

 

[BigMama]

 

[BigMama]

Grandstand

 

[oakmanner]

Nice pic of the Grandstand pool!

 

[snowbell]

So -- I am here to keep this thread alive...

I was so impressed with SSR that my dbf said I can stay 8 days for our next trip.. He is usually against the long trips and makes me book only 4-5 night trips. I wish I purchased more DVC points. SSR give you the best of both worlds.. the piece and quiet (which my boyfriend loves) and being so close to the magic (which I love)

 

[Tink2312]

So -- I am here to keep this thread alive...

I think this thread can keep itself alive - look at those gorgeous pics

We're staying at SSR for the first time in November after toying many times with the idea of buying DVC. We've visited SSR a few times and although we were initially a bit overwhelmed by its size, we've really fallen in love with it on the past couple of visits.
We'd definitely love to stay in the Grandstand section - it looks just beautiful!!

 

[Kuzco]

Add me to the list of SSR Lovers. We returned about a week ago from a 5 night stay at SSR. Our 2 bedroom villa was in the Carousel. We were right by the bus stop. Honestly, we loved everything about SSR - the decor, the location, the layout. Having a car at the resort was definitely helpful - it was really easy to simply drive to the Carriage House. SSR owners definitely should be proud - you have a great home.

 

[JaxDisneyFans]

We will be home at SSR a week from today. Soooooo excited!!! We can hardly wait.

 

[alamode]

I did a tour of SSR May 1st, and fell in love with it (but not the price). Then I found a great resale deal and sent in the deposit and contract Friday. Hopefully the rest will be approved, and my kids (9 yr old son and twin 5 yr old girls) will be "home" next year for Star Wars weekend.

I loved our first family trip to WDW, but wanted an upgrade from Allstar Music, which was adequate for a first "power trip", but I think our future visits will be much more relaxed. Or at least as relaxed as you can be as a widowed dad with three kids.

 

[oakmanner]

Good luck passing ROFR!

 

[kamikazecat]

I will be at SSR a week from today for a two week stay. I am so excited. The pictures make the resort look so beautiful! I am sure my family will love it.

 

[Dizny Dad]

BigMama - Those pictures so early this morning make it hard for me to keep my mind on work! Great shots, Thanks.

 

[BigMama]

Dizny Dad-- heres another one for ya!

 

[BigMama]

We will be home at SSR a week from today. Soooooo excited!!! We can hardly wait.

ENJOY YOUR TRIP!!

 

[Anal Annie]

Although it was our 4th trip in a DVC villa it was our first trip "home" to SSR last weekend. Must say that we liked it better than we THOUGHT we might and will happily plan more trips there! I was worried the size of the resort would be overwhelming and that we'd end up in a location we were unhappy with, but persistence at check-in got us into a studio in one of the 8000 buildings in the Grandstand section. It was a perfect spot and I thought the grounds were quite nice & well kept. The Grandstand pool was awesome and the walk to the High Rock Pool / Artist's Palette was reasonable and the bus stop was right there. Buses were prompt & we never waited more than probably 15 min. for any bus. We did notice a low spot with no drainage on the path up to the Carriage House that had a lot of standing water & muck in the path that was pretty gross but other than that everything was in great shape! Our unit was clean & well maintained.

Our first ever DVC stay was at OKW and we had a unit that was far from the bus stop, far from the "quiet pool" and very far from Hospitality House & main pool. Add to that the the buses were horribly S-L-O-W and our unit was in need of a refurb and we had a most disappointing stay. We had bought SSR sight unseen and went over to see the models while on that OKW trip. After our tour I was concerned we'd dislike the decor but it didn't bother me as much as I thought it might (too traditional for our tastes). I think our location within the Grandstand definitely added to our enjoyment & overall perception of the resort. The decor took a backseat to having a great location!!

We are on a mission to stay at all of the DVC resorts before we start repeating. In August we try BCV and VB then we only need to try BLT, BWV & HHI. Then we can plot where we want to return to, but at least now we know we also love our home resort and will want to plan more trips there too!