SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[toocherie]

For anyone who has stayed at the THVs a question:

I've heard that one of the beds (or maybe two?) are pretty short--and it would either have to be a child or a very short adult who slept in them.

Experiences?

 

[franandaj]

Can anyone tell me....do all the 3rd bedrooms in the Treehouses have bunkbeds, or more specifically do all the Handicapped Accessible units have bunk beds?

We'd like to plan a trip with six adults (who would all like their own bedrooms) and I'm not sure that anyone would want to climb to the top bunk to sleep, we're all (well except for me) over 50 and even as the youngun I'm not climbing in that bunkbed!

 

[tjkraz]

Can anyone tell me....do all the 3rd bedrooms in the Treehouses have bunkbeds, or more specifically do all the Handicapped Accessible units have bunk beds?

We'd like to plan a trip with six adults (who would all like their own bedrooms) and I'm not sure that anyone would want to climb to the top bunk to sleep, we're all (well except for me) over 50 and even as the youngun I'm not climbing in that bunkbed!

Yes, all units have the same bedding configuration:

Master bedroom = King size bed
2nd bedroom = Queen size bed
3rd bedroom = Twin bunk beds
Living room = Queen sofabed and twin sleeper chair

 

[bobbiwoz]

DH and I recently bought 100 pts at SSR and this past week we visited the resort, walked around the check in area and rode through the treehouse area. Wow, were very pleased. The counter service had food offerings that interested us, the Turf Club looks elegant with the dark wood and people we talked to had good things to say about the menu there. We look forward to eating there during our March stay which will be at BWV, but we've decided to made an ADR there. We decided on a print to buy to add to our collection of DVC homes.

The treehouse area looks exactly as I hoped it would. I will be challenged walking up the steps, and eventually, I may have to ask for one with a ramp, but we're looking forward to our pre-cruise stay in one in November.

Can someone tell me the bathroom configurations in the ramp accessible villas. Are both bathrooms HA? Is there a whirlpool tub?

Thank you.
Bobbi

 

[tbjam01]

Hi,
We just got back on Sun. the 13th from our first visit to SSR. It is our home resort but needed to go to OKW for points reasons the first 2 years.
Let me tell you we LOVE SSR. It is beautiful!! We stayed in the THV and they are great. I actually sat on the THV deck and made my reservation for Oct 2010. It is abeautiful resort and we can't wait to get back there. 315 more days.

 

[pnyltwk]

zendisney = Carla
minniemimi52 = Gilchrist
We enjoy SSR.
This was our first DVC purchase and we love it.
DVC is apparently like potato chips and tattoos...
You just can't buy one.

I understand what you mean. When was the last time anyone ate just one potato chip? Never I think. We have added on twice since our initial purchase. We added 25 points and then 50 points to give us a total of 225 points. And I tell you its never enough. Thankfully I have my wife to keep me from spending all of the the money on more and more points. We have owned at SSR since 04 and love the resort. We have been to SSR 3 times now. Our last stay was in a THV in late October right before our first DCL trip on the Wonder. I would encourage you to try the other resorts as well. They are all unique and I have yet to have a bad stay at a DVC resort.

And yes, I have more than one tattoo.

 

[Kris10luvsDisney]

Just wanted to add that we came back last Saturday from our first trip home to SSR and we loved it! We stayed in Congress park and had a beautiful view of the lake & DTD form our 4th floor balcony. We walked over to DTD a few times and it was fine, even for the little ones that were with us. We also had great luck w/ the buses. Never felt like we were waiting a long time for one to come along. We also thought the walk to the Carriage house/ main pool was very easy as well.
One observation I made while there was that if we ever stay in a THV, we will probably rent a car. It would make getting to/from the room a lot easier with small kids vs. having to transfer to another bus once we got back to the resort.

 

[pnyltwk]

One observation I made while there was that if we ever stay in a THV, we will probably rent a car. It would make getting to/from the room a lot easier with small kids vs. having to transfer to another bus once we got back to the resort.

Though I agree with what you say I would add that the THV's are worth that little extra you have to go through. What we found was that the walk from Grandstand to our villa was about 4-5 minutes. We were lucky and stayed in the very last villa before the walkway bridge on to the golf course. I think it was unit 7033? The THV's themselves are extremely nice. And the third bedroom allowed our 12 year old daughter and 15 year old son to sleep in different rooms. That peace alone was worth the extra effort. The bus from the THV's runs every 30 minutes I beleive. But I never waited that long. The THV's really rock!!!

 

[Doug7856]

Though I agree with what you say I would add that the THV's are worth that little extra you have to go through. What we found was that the walk from Grandstand to our villa was about 4-5 minutes. We were lucky and stayed in the very last villa before the walkway bridge on to the golf course. I think it was unit 7033? The THV's themselves are extremely nice. And the third bedroom allowed our 12 year old daughter and 15 year old son to sleep in different rooms. That peace alone was worth the extra effort. The bus from the THV's runs every 30 minutes I beleive. But I never waited that long. The THV's really rock!!!

For out Thanksgiving stay we DID NOT rent a car and from our experience we would not specifically rent a car because we were staying at the THV. It really wasn't necessary. The walk to the Grandstand was short and it wasn't too bad walking to the Carriage House. The few times we used the THV buses they were prompt and frequent -- much shorter wait than for a bus to any park.

 

[shawnh199]

Just back from staying @ SSR for the first time (Dec 6-12). We rented DVC points from a member (Thanks Don!) and SSR wasn't one of our first few choices because of some of the negative things we had read (bus issues, too big and spread out, etc). However, we loved it and would definitely stay here again. We stayed in the Carousel section in a two bedroom (room 7427 I believe). It was right off of the elevator and about a 45 second walk to the bus stop. The rooms were great, yet we didn't spend much time in them except to sleep. We had a "fountain" in the pond right off our our balcony. My DD2 absolutely loved that. DD2, DD6 and DH loved the main pool. It was about 50 degrees when they went to the pool one evening and thought the heated pool and hot tubs were great!

We only had issues with catching the bus for DTD. We waited for atleast 35 minutes for a bus that we thought would come more frequently since DTD is right there. (Walking to DTD was not an option because we had my 70 somthing Mother-in-law with us who had both knees replaced in February as well as my "Pooh sized" sister-in law.) We never waited long for a bus to any of the parks and it was great being on the 2nd stop. Never had to get onto a crowded bus (crowds came at later bus stops throughout SSR so we always had a seat).

The Turf Club restaurant was great. We each had the strip steak and thought it was delicious.

So, if there is anyone out there second guessing their potential stay at SSR, don't. It was great!

 

[bsusanmb]

I think that we were given a room at SSR that was used for spare parts.
We had a dedicated 2 bedroom and the air conditioning did not work. It was 83 outside. After 6 days of calling and someone coming out, it still did not work. The dresser in the second bedroom had two drawers with the hardware (drawer pulls) missing on one side. There was no pack n play. There was no iron, there was no door mat. The custom made lamp in the living room did not work. The hair drier overheated and shorted out. The pull/stick thing on the living room drape was off and lying on the floor.

We own 700 points and pay $260 a month in annual dues. Everyone was polite that we spoke to, but it was just ridiculous. There were no pack n plays to be had, so they brought us a metal crib. I don't expect a lot, just that things are the way they are supposed to be. How does a maid clean a room and not notice that the handles are missing on drawers? And who took them?

The last night I had enough and went to see the manager on duty (had spoken to various managers throughout the week) and he was very apologetic, and asked me to step over to another area where we could talk privately. There was only one other person checking in and our voices were quiet and not at all angry, just disappointed.

What he did do, which surprised me was credit me with two night's points for the two bedroom. I was pleased. He also gave me his card and said that prior to our next vacation to call and he will personally make sure that no matter what resort we are in our room will be right.

SSR is our home and we love it there. The room was beautiful, in Congress Park, 2nd floor 2635...I will never forget that room number...but I could have used some air conditioning!

 

[tjkraz]

I think that we were given a room at SSR that was used for spare parts.
We had a dedicated 2 bedroom and the air conditioning did not work. It was 83 outside. After 6 days of calling and someone coming out, it still did not work. The dresser in the second bedroom had two drawers with the hardware (drawer pulls) missing on one side. There was no pack n play. There was no iron, there was no door mat. The custom made lamp in the living room did not work. The hair drier overheated and shorted out. The pull/stick thing on the living room drape was off and lying on the floor

Ugh, that's so frustrating!

If you have ANY significant problems at ANY resort in the future, please, PLEASE do the following:

1. Make a short list of everything that needs to be repaired. Skip cosmetic things like worn carpet and torn wallpaper, but mention any physical issue with the room that should be relatively easy to repair and/or has an obvious negative impact on your trip. The lamp is an easy fix. The air conditioning is a necessity. I don't know that I would bother mentioning drawer pulls but that's your call.

2. WALK to the front desk.

3. Ask for a manager.

4. Review the list personally with the manager and ask if you can expect to have these issues rectified by the end of the day or if they will be moving you to another room.

If you have one or two minor issues, it's OK to call maintenance or housekeeping for assistance. (NEVER call the "front desk" for maintenance or housekeeping issues--the "front desk" button on Disney resort phones takes you to a call center and messages there often disappear into the proverbial black hole.)

But for major issues, invest the 15 minutes it might take to walk over to the front desk and speak to someone personally. Quickly establish expectations for getting the situation resolved or ask to be moved to a more appropriate room.

There is absolutely no reason why you should have to spend days-on-end with no air conditioning. You just need to go through the proper channels in order to get things resolved. Establish specific timelines for getting things resolved and follow-up with the manager IMMEDIATELY if things don't happen as expected.

 

[bsusanmb]

Ugh, that's so frustrating!

If you have ANY significant problems at ANY resort in the future, please, PLEASE do the following:

1. Make a short list of everything that needs to be repaired. Skip cosmetic things like worn carpet and torn wallpaper, but mention any physical issue with the room that should be relatively easy to repair and/or has an obvious negative impact on your trip. The lamp is an easy fix. The air conditioning is a necessity. I don't know that I would bother mentioning drawer pulls but that's your call.

2. WALK to the front desk.

3. Ask for a manager.

4. Review the list personally with the manager and ask if you can expect to have these issues rectified by the end of the day or if they will be moving you to another room.

If you have one or two minor issues, it's OK to call maintenance or housekeeping for assistance. (NEVER call the "front desk" for maintenance or housekeeping issues--the "front desk" button on Disney resort phones takes you to a call center and messages there often disappear into the proverbial black hole.)

But for major issues, invest the 15 minutes it might take to walk over to the front desk and speak to someone personally. Quickly establish expectations for getting the situation resolved or ask to be moved to a more appropriate room.

There is absolutely no reason why you should have to spend days-on-end with no air conditioning. You just need to go through the proper channels in order to get things resolved. Establish specific timelines for getting things resolved and follow-up with the manager IMMEDIATELY if things don't happen as expected.

Good advice. I learned it the hard way. One manager did offer to move us at 1:30am...4 yr old and 2 yr old and 3 adults, no, not at that time. Twice I was told that a manager would come to MY ROOM, but instead the manager called...I had maintenance tell us that it was a problem on the roof, it was just the circuit breaker, it was a bad breaker that needed to be replaced, that it was my fault for keeping the AC at 65 (it was 74 in the room...), and then the breaker was replaced...but nothing.

The missing hardward on the drawers reminded me of Motel 6, not Disney, and each room is to be equipped with Pack N Play and iron...it just seemed like this room was one that things were taken from when someone needed something. And it was the little things that were the proverbial straw.

I was happy to see the 83 points back in my points account....but I would have liked air conditioning. Thank goodness there are ceiling fans or I would have cried!!!!

 

[Doingitagain]

For anyone who has stayed at the THVs a question:

I've heard that one of the beds (or maybe two?) are pretty short--and it would either have to be a child or a very short adult who slept in them.

Experiences?

The bunk beds will not be comfortable for a taller person. My sister is not tall, and she still didn't like the upper bunk. But she made do, and loved the THV.

We will have five adults for six nights starting on Saturday, we will see how it goes!

 

[my3princes]

Our waitlist finally came through for THVs July 16-23. We've been waitlisted since our 11 month window. The kids (and adults) can't wait to try out the Tree Houses. We wanted to stay there years ago when they were the old version.

 

[AirGoofy]

We only had issues with catching the bus for DTD. We waited for atleast 35 minutes for a bus that we thought would come more frequently since DTD is right there.

The Turf Club restaurant was great. We each had the strip steak and thought it was delicious.

Sorry to hear about the buses. We never did a bus to DTD, always did the boat. It was just so relaxing. The Turf Club was great. I had the Prime Rib, and it was probably the best ever cut of Prime Rib - it was cooked and seasoned perfectly.

 

[TreesyB]

Currently trying to figure out how I can stay at THV each and every trip! We are in 7022 and the view of the river is spectacular and I'm so impressed MS followed through with the villa request I made to be close to the boat launch. I'm so glad for my SSR purchase!

 

[franandaj]

Currently trying to figure out how I can stay at THV each and every trip! We are in 7022 and the view of the river is spectacular and I'm so impressed MS followed through with the villa request I made to be close to the boat launch. I'm so glad for my SSR purchase!

Tell us ALL about it! Post pictures! I'm going to be there in 18 days in one of the four accessible units! Can't wait!

 

[mamaprincess]

I just can't stand anyone who has stayed in a treehouse!!!: We won't be able to stay in one until 2011 because we are all borrowed up and 7 mos window is impossible.

We just came back from a stay at BLT and let me go on record as saying that the hubby and I very much prefer SSR's location to BLT's. I'm sure we're in the minority but we drive and go off campus a lot, plus we love the counter service options at Downtown Disney so we were a little inconvenienced when it comes to all of that. For the way we vacation, SSR is more conveniently located. It was cool to walk to MK though and BLT's one bedrooms are awesome. Standard View was nice points wise and our view was of the Marina.

The Treehouses look so beautiful and exclusive. We can't wait until we are out of the negative points wise to stay there. We will be staying at Kidani next trip because we have enough points for that and my mom wants to stay there. It is gorgeous and cozy. We stayed at SSR for our 1st night in the Paddock. It was beautiful and fresh.

 

[avamadison]

We are SSR owners and we think it is a relaxing and gorgeous place to vacation!

We have only been once because our 3 year olds have such a blast at either BWV or BC but we will be back to SSR at some point in the near future I am sure!