SSR Lovers and Owners Part 2

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

I've enjoyed scrolling through this thread! We have 4 studios reserved for 3 nights in December for a family reunion of sorts with my DH and my 3 brothers and their wives. We're all late 50s-60s and good walkers, with the possible exception of one brother who gets around fine but has a hip issue. I've requested Springs area for the convenience but after reading this thread I'm second guessing my choice since all the areas look nice. Any recommendations?

Does anyone know if there certain buildings/areas that have 4 studios, or will we be split into different buildings?

Every building is the same design, and there are 24 studios in each building. The 1st floors have 8 studios, the 2nd and 3rd floors each have 6 studios, and the 4th floors have 4 studios. As you can see, it's technically possible that you'd all be on the same floor, but possibly a stretch. I would think there is a very good possibility that you could all be in the same building, though.

The section you request will also have an impact on your chances, because some sections are larger than others and would have more buildings from which to chose for a possible match. Carousel has 4 buildings, The Springs has 6, The Grandstand has 7, Congress Park has 8, and The Paddock has 10. The Paddock has the best chances, for example, because it has 240 total studios and 40 possible floors on which there might be 4 open on a given check-in date.

 

[Grumpy Grandma]

Thank you for the info! Im not sure if we are going at a busy time? October 14 - 21st?

I'll be there October 14-26th! I was there last year over the Columbus Day weekend and it was busy .... but just for the 3 day weekend the rest of the time wasn't bad. Columbus Day is Oct 8th this year .... the weekend before we are there so I'm not expecting bad crowds.

 

[Blondie1973]

I'll be there October 14-26th! I was there last year over the Columbus Day weekend and it was busy .... but just for the 3 day weekend the rest of the time wasn't bad. Columbus Day is Oct 8th this year .... the weekend before we are there so I'm not expecting bad crowds.

We'll be there at the same time!

 

[vek239]

Every building is the same design, and there are 24 studios in each building. The 1st floors have 8 studios, the 2nd and 3rd floors each have 6 studios, and the 4th floors have 4 studios. As you can see, it's technically possible that you'd all be on the same floor, but possibly a stretch. I would think there is a very good possibility that you could all be in the same building, though.

The section you request will also have an impact on your chances, because some sections are larger than others and would have more buildings from which to chose for a possible match. Carousel has 4 buildings, The Springs has 6, The Grandstand has 7, Congress Park has 8, and The Paddock has 10. The Paddock has the best chances, for example, because it has 240 total studios and 40 possible floors on which there might be 4 open on a given check-in date.

Thanks for the great info, Dave. I'm saving it for future reference. I had hoped to switch at the 7 month mark but no luck... reading this thread now has me excited about SSR! I fell into the "settle" trap when in fact it's a great resort!

 

[tinker925]

Just subscribing! I own at SSR, but this August will be my first time staying in THV Trying to figure out best place to request, but with those maps posted previously I can really figure it out, thanks for those.

 

[emilymad]

We stayed 3 nights at SSR last week. We were in a studio in Congress Park. We were in the building closest to DTD. The walk to DTD was great but it was kind of annoying to be so far from the main building. We ended up driving up there when needed which wasn't too big of a deal. Our room desperately needed rehabbing. The bed was so hard we almost couldn't sleep on it. That was the first time that has ever happened to us at Disney. It looked like they were working on rehabbing the next building. Building 15 maybe? They were taking away the mattresses so hopefully that means new ones for future stays. We had a great trip and loved coming home to SSR. It is so peaceful!

 

[jerseygal]

Hi, SSR Lovers...Looking to request a good location close to Paddock Pool...Need 2BR...Want a more "quiet" location as I am a very light sleeper....

THANKS VERY MUCH! Looking forward to our stay at SSR!

 

[Disjunky]

October 14 through 19th. just booked airfare. Thinking of requesting prings for my 3yo DS. DW told me to request there but i want a better view of golf. Ill give in to requests though as i am sure its a better pool over there. lol

 

[Doug7856]

October 14 through 19th. just booked airfare. Thinking of requesting prings for my 3yo DS. DW told me to request there but i want a better view of golf. Ill give in to requests though as i am sure its a better pool over there. lol

The Grand Stand section has some nice golf views and a great pool (but not zero entry) and it's not too far of a walk the High Rock Springs pool and the Carriage House.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

The Grandstand has a great water play area for kids and has rooms that have balconies looking right out over a fairway (request that this is what you want). Sounds like a great compromise.

 

[Swistakfam]

Hi Everyone!! We are staying at SSR for the first time in June. How is the check in? We are driving down and would rather not leave our bags in the hot car for too long, but we can't wait to hit the parks. Any suggestions? TIA for your help!!

 

[vandy]

Hi Everyone!! We are staying at SSR for the first time in June. How is the check in? We are driving down and would rather not leave our bags in the hot car for too long, but we can't wait to hit the parks. Any suggestions? TIA for your help!!

Check in goes rather fast, especially if you do the on-line check in. Parking is right there at the Carraige House where you check in.

 

[Swistakfam]

Check in goes rather fast, especially if you do the on-line check in. Parking is right there at the Carraige House where you check in.

Thanks for the info. Are you normally able to get your room earlier than 4? Although, I guess we could leave our bags with bell services, correct?

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Hi Everyone!! We are staying at SSR for the first time in June. How is the check in? We are driving down and would rather not leave our bags in the hot car for too long, but we can't wait to hit the parks. Any suggestions? TIA for your help!!

If your room isn't ready and you don't want to leave your bags in the car while you're at the park, you can leave them with bell services. To be honest, if you've got a lot of bags, this could be a blessing in disguise. It will cost you a tip, but it's a nice way to get your bags delivered directly to your room. There are no luggage carts at the SSR buildings. You can park relatively close to the elevators, but it can be a real pain to make many trips to unload everything from the car into the room without the use of a cart.

I made the mistake of picking up our two Owner's Lockers with the car at Bell Services on a recent trip instead of asking to have them delivered. It wasn't necessarily that I was being a cheapskate on the tip, but we were there at the Carriage House, there was room on the back seat, and I figured, "what the heck?" Well, I'd forgotten that each of our lockers weigh about 10,527 lbs. I've got to tell you, it was a long walk from the car to the elevator carrying those, and an even longer walk from the elevator to the room.

 

[Swistakfam]

If your room isn't ready and you don't want to leave your bags in the car while you're at the park, you can leave them with bell services. To be honest, if you've got a lot of bags, this could be a blessing in disguise. It will cost you a tip, but it's a nice way to get your bags delivered directly to your room. There are no luggage carts at the SSR buildings. You can park relatively close to the elevators, but it can be a real pain to make many trips to unload everything from the car into the room without the use of a cart.

I made the mistake of picking up our two Owner's Lockers with the car at Bell Services on a recent trip instead of asking to have them delivered. It wasn't necessarily that I was being a cheapskate on the tip, but we were there at the Carriage House, there was room on the back seat, and I figured, "what the heck?" Well, I'd forgotten that each of our lockers weigh about 10,527 lbs. I've got to tell you, it was a long walk from the car to the elevator carrying those, and an even longer walk from the elevator to the room.

Thanks for the info. We will most likely leave the bags with bell services, the money spend on the tip is well worth it. I am crossing my fingers that our room is available though. Last year, we were at BLT and our room was not available. We had melted crayons in the car, needless to say I wasn't happy. Hoping for better luck this time.

 

[DVCMikey]

We love SSR. I would pick it any day over AKV.

 

[Mobley5]

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me around the time it takes to walk from Congress Park to the new pool? Also, is there any info on the next to be remodeled after Congress Park gets finished?

Thanks for all the great info in this thread!

 

[AirGoofy]

Thanks for the info. We will most likely leave the bags with bell services, the money spend on the tip is well worth it. I am crossing my fingers that our room is available though. Last year, we were at BLT and our room was not available. We had melted crayons in the car, needless to say I wasn't happy. Hoping for better luck this time.

Disney preassigns the rooms before arrival, but depending on what time you arrive, if you ask, they may be able to move you to a different room that is available. If you made a specific request, it probably wouldn't be honored. Again, it is a maybe.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me around the time it takes to walk from Congress Park to the new pool?

I've not done the actual walk. However, using the resport maps that were posted back on page 127, it looks like the walk from Congress Park to the Paddock Pool is a little further than walking from the THV South bus stop to the Grandstand bus stop. (I used the highly sophisticated process of holding a ruler to my computer monitor. ) I've clocked the THV-to-Grandstand walk to be about 10 minutes at a normal pace. So walking to the paddock pool would be 10-15 minutes, depending on the pace you set.

When we stayed in the southern-most building at the Paddock and would use the Congress Park bus stop, we discovered that there's no sidewalk between the Paddock and Congress Park on the street side of the Paddock buildings. If you were to go that way, you'd have to walk in the street. There is, however, a sidewalk if you walk to the left of the Congress Park bus stop, and then walk between the lake and the Paddock buildings to get to the pool.

You can also take the bus. Take the Downtown Disney bus to get from Congress Park to the Paddock, and any theme park bus to get back.

 

[AirGoofy]

(I used the highly sophisticated process of holding a ruler to my computer monitor. )

When we stayed in the southern-most building at the Paddock and would use the Congress Park bus stop, we discovered that there's no sidewalk between the Paddock and Congress Park on the street side of the Paddock buildings. If you were to go that way, you'd have to walk in the street. There is, however, a sidewalk if you walk to the left of the Congress Park bus stop, and then walk between the lake and the Paddock buildings to get to the pool.

You can also take the bus. Take the Downtown Disney bus to get from Congress Park to the Paddock, and any theme park bus to get back.

And, most will be a lot more tired at the end of the day swimming. Nice ride back on the bus.