SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Hey SSR lovers!

We are staying there for the first time in 8 short days. Our first day in Orlando we are spending off-site at the Sheraton Vistana. Anyway, I want to go grocery shopping on that day since we will have a full size fridge to store things in over night. When we check in the next day at SSR and our room isn't ready, will they keep our food (mainly milk/yogurt/cheese) in a cooler for us or should we purchase one at Walmart when we get there?

Thanks for all the great info on this thread. I confess I haven't read all 220 pages, so if this has been asked before please forgive me.

Bell services at every Disney resort will hold bags and items for you, including groceries. They also have refrigerators for your perishables.

 

[DreaGirl]

Bell services at every Disney resort will hold bags and items for you, including groceries. They also have refrigerators for your perishables.

Thank you! I knew they would hold bags and dry goods but wasn't sure about perishables. That makes things SO much easier.

 

[MomsOf2boys]

Bell services at every Disney resort will hold bags and items for you, including groceries. They also have refrigerators for your perishables.

I didn't know that either.

 

[Goofygirl17]

Can't wait until our trip to SSR in April! Right now I'm waiting for SW to release their fares for April so I can book our flights and then get on with my planning. I'm also waiting for park hours to be released so I can book ADRs!

 

[TreesyB]

Bell services at every Disney resort will hold bags and items for you, including groceries. They also have refrigerators for your perishables.

Does anyone know if they'll hold your perishables overnight? We're going from a studio (for one night) to the Treehouse for 5 nights. But I know the little studio fridge won't hold everything we need to transfer into the large Treehouse fridge.

 

[Anal Annie]

Does anyone know if they'll hold your perishables overnight? We're going from a studio (for one night) to the Treehouse for 5 nights. But I know the little studio fridge won't hold everything we need to transfer into the large Treehouse fridge.

I don't know if they will do that or not...you might call & ask... But if I were getting THAT much perishable stuff delivered I would probably just schedule the delivery for the next day and not have to worry about it. If it's sitting down at Bell Services it's not doing you any good there anyway. Just bring some stuff with you in your carry-on or stop by the DVC store & pick up what you need for the over-night.

 

[TreesyB]

I don't know if they will do that or not...you might call & ask... But if I were getting THAT much perishable stuff delivered I would probably just schedule the delivery for the next day and not have to worry about it. If it's sitting down at Bell Services it's not doing you any good there anyway. Just bring some stuff with you in your carry-on or stop by the DVC store & pick up what you need for the over-night.

Ooh, sorry I should have mentioned we will be driving in after a week stay in Fort Myers and will be bringing whatever perishables with us. Including popsicles which I think won't stay frozen enough (especially after driving 4 hours)... now I'm rethinking the whole bring food with us thing.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Bump . . .I found us wandering around on page 3!

 

[pnyltwk]

We leave next Saturday for our trip WOO HOO!!!
I completed the on-line check-in for our stay that begins next Sunday. Has anyone used this? There is a section for requests that confused me. When I clicked on the button there were no choices or space to enter text for a request? Am I missing something?

 

[Ms. WDW]

Hello all you SSR Lovers!!! DH and I absolutely love SSR. I just returned last week from a great 5 days there and thought I'd share an update on a favorite room or ours and possibliy yours too!

Congress Park, building 15, room 1645 is a 1 bedroom. It's been classified as a "DTD View" room and it also overlooks the Quiet Pool. The view was spectacular. Until now. The views are totally obstructed by the trees that have grown over the years and you can no longer see anything of DTD or the Quiet Pool from any of the windows in the unit. From the outside the trees are georgous and I love how everything has "filled in". I've stayed in that room 2 times before, but not since 2007. So you can imagine my surprise when I walked to the balcony window!!

We love that area and I'll continue to request that room, trees and all. But I thought I'd share this with you all. I have a picture I can post so you can see what I'm speaking of. Trees and all....I so wish I was back on that balcony sipping my coffee and planning my day in my "happy place". Here's the view; enjoy!

 

[bpmorley]

Hello all you SSR Lovers!!! DH and I absolutely love SSR. I just returned last week from a great 5 days there and thought I'd share an update on a favorite room or ours and possibliy yours too!

Congress Park, building 15, room 1645 is a 1 bedroom. It's been classified as a "DTD View" room and it also overlooks the Quiet Pool. The view was spectacular. Until now. The views are totally obstructed by the trees that have grown over the years and you can no longer see anything of DTD or the Quiet Pool from any of the windows in the unit. From the outside the trees are georgous and I love how everything has "filled in". I've stayed in that room 2 times before, but not since 2007. So you can imagine my surprise when I walked to the balcony window!!

We love that area and I'll continue to request that room, trees and all. But I thought I'd share this with you all. I have a picture I can post so you can see what I'm speaking of. Trees and all....I so wish I was back on that balcony sipping my coffee and planning my day in my "happy place". Here's the view; enjoy!

I guess that was something that was inevitable. Trees do grow. I can see what you mean about not being able to see anything

 

[Ms. WDW]

I guess that was something that was inevitable. Trees do grow. I can see what you mean about not being able to see anything

This is soooo true. But I never even gave that a thought!!! In my little mind, I was going to have the same view. Oh well....

 

[Dizny Dad]

I hope all those that continue to say they read poor reports about SSR are reading these. We love SSR and find the changes year to year a positive seasoning in the soup of life.

pnyltwk - have a great time!

 

[Flyerfan]

30 days 'til we check in. I can't wait!

 

[kikiq]

Checking in on Monday!!!

 

[js]

Although we haven't stayed there yet, what I have seen, I love.
I don't understand why people say it is at the bottom of their list to stay? But from what I read, most haven't stayed at SSR when making those comments.

I made our ressie yesterday for a GV the last week of August for my family of 4 and my mother (who purchased the DVC for my family...with the stipluation she always comes and stays in the master suite ). That's easy enough for me

Although we've been to Disney more times than I can even count, it will be our first time as DVC Owners.

Can't wait

 

[DiznyDi]

Checking in on Monday!!!

Wish we were joining you. Have a great trip!

 

[wic0721]

Checking in on Monday!!!

I'm soooo jealous!

Have a great vacation!

 

[pnyltwk]

Although we haven't stayed there yet, what I have seen, I love.
I don't understand why people say it is at the bottom of their list to stay? But from what I read, most haven't stayed at SSR when making those comments.

I made our ressie yesterday for a GV the last week of August for my family of 4 and my mother (who purchased the DVC for my family...with the stipluation she always comes and stays in the master suite ). That's easy enough for me

Although we've been to Disney more times than I can even count, it will be our first time as DVC Owners.

Can't wait

We would like to add on some points. Do you think I could borrow your Mom?

But seriously I think that you will enjoy the DVC accomodations. You did not indicate where you have stayed previously. From my experience it is so much nicer to get out of the motel/hotel like room and actually stay in a suite that can be bigger than some peoples real house. We have been DVC members since 04 and have stayed at SSR twice. Our third visit starts 10/25/09 in a THV. We also have always enjoyed our stays at SSR. I like the convenience to DTD and all that it has to offers. We can also hop on a bus at DTD and go anywhere on property. On our last vacation we spent a day just resort hopping at the Deluxe properties that we had never stayed at before. It was great in my opinion.
As far as the GV is concerned, we spent a week in an OKW GV with a total of 12 people. And that GV is huge. The SSR GV is extremely nice but it is a whole lotta points. Enjoy your membership and maybe we will run in to each other in the future.

Say HI to your mother for me!!!

 

[tinkerbell2u]

I have to say this place was OMGl! I requested Grandstand first, then the springs.. our room was not ready, so I asked if we could get one that was ready, We drove down from NJ ( nice drive down ) and arrived there at 8 am on saturday morning Sept 19, we were sent over to the springs building 3101-3436. room # 3430...we were on the forth floor corner room..this room was beautiful!, it was a one bedroom.. we had a view of downtown disney.. We could see the fireworks from the balcony...( I think it was MK not sure ) but pretty anyway..lol... The stay was well worth it.. The buses were running pretty good .. time waited was about 5-10 mins.. the only prob we had with the buses were the ones from Hollywodd Studios, it was a half hour wait both times we went, on 2 different days... weather was nice.. had a great time! It was our friends first time to Disney.. We took them to the MK first, you know how that is... We went in first under the tunnel so we could get a pic of them comming through.. the smiles were priceless...we get over to the smoking section (by the hat store ) and my GF breaks down and starts to cry.. I am talking the cry where you can't say anything.. I started to cry.. and then I had to take their pics while crying..we were a mess..lol the peeps sitting there were looking at us and I had to say, This is thier first time to Disney! everybody there said Welcome to the magic Kingdom! It was the best trip ever! We are heading back down in Sept of 2010 I can't wait !