SSR Lovers and Owners Part 2

[Conan the Librarian]

Quick Post. The Conan SSR webcam is up!

I'll post a link later, but, you can connect by finding my thread in the DVC Mousecellaneous listings

 

[tjhsr]

Quick Post. The Conan SSR webcam is up!

I'll post a link later, but, you can connect by finding my thread in the DVC Mousecellaneous listings

Shows off line.

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Everyone:

DH/I just spent two weeks at SSR in a two bedroom villa at Congress Park. We had a fantastic vacation and really enjoyed our stay at SSR.

I know many of you are eager to see pool pictures so I took some for you. These were taken on May 16.

I haven't been on this thread much but for those that helped me plan my vacation I would like to thank you for answering my questions.

 

[rkmassa]

Thanks so much for the pictures. We are planning a stay at SSR next summer, so very interested in the new pool and learning about SSR.

 

[I Book He Pays]

rkmassa:

Your welcome. This was our first time staying on property and in a DVC resort. SSR is huge, property is beautiful, quiet, transportation was excellent, close to DTD and we loved everything about it. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Wish I was back there now.

 

[stopher1]

To add to what I Book He Pays already posted from her stay just last week...

...here are pictures that I took just TODAY, May 30th. Note the progress from her pictures and mine.

Drink station is in, coolers are in on the inside, brackets in place for signage

The bridge is complete, and the slide is coming together

It'll be a circular staircase up the middle to get to the top

 

[Buckeye Fan]

Amazing pool pics! Thanks for posting. Can't wait to see it in person.

 

[Dizny Dad]

I Book He Pays - Thanks for the wonderful pictures, and glad you had a great time at SSR! It obviously has a different feel than the Lodge, with wide open spaces compared to those warm wilderness feelings. We always liked our May SSR stay, with the Lodge always a Christmas experience. We always visited the other during our visits, mostly to just get the "Rocker Fix" on the other side.

Hey Stoph - once again, we can't thank you enough - great pictures! Yes, the coolers are in and they are getting the slide ready; but where are they going to set up the Rockers?

Was that your towel saving your space by the far fence?

 

[I Book He Pays]

stopher1 ~ WOW what a difference in two weeks. A lot of progress has been made and they are really moving along. Looks great! Thanks for the pictures.

Dizny Dad ~ We had a great time at SSR and loved the resort. DH/I visited all of the DVC resorts and they are amazing. You can't help but love all of them. Another dream vacation is to go to WDW between Thanksgiving/Christmas to see the decorations. Not sure when we can do that but it's on the bucket list. LOL "Rocker Fix" is a must and I can see why they are so popular. I had to get my fix in before we left.

 

[csharpwv]

I have to admit - I am a little disappointed in the size of the 'deep end'.

I really thought that the body of the pool would be larger that what it appears to be. I was picturing something about 1/2 the size of the Uzima pool at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

It looks more like 1/4 size of the Uzima Pool.

It's going to be a great addition, don't get me wrong - but I had hoped it would be a little bigger.

Am I alone in thinking that?

We have stayed at SSR in a 2 Bedroom back in 2009, and LOVED the resort - it is so peaceful, serene, and beautifully landscaped. We had an obstructed Downtown Disney West Side view - as our room faced a courtyard - BUT if you went out on the balcony and turned your head.... you COULD see Downtown Disney.

What I enjoyed most were the fountains, the quiet pools, and the Artist's Palette. I think AP is one of the BEST quick service dining locations anywhere on property. It is definitely something different - a person can only handle chicken, ribs, pizza, and chicken strips so long! The breakfast flatbreads are especially a nice change of pace!

Our stay there was when the busing was still a nightmare - so it was interesting to say the least.

But we look forward to staying at a Treehouse some time in the near future! We'll have to hop on the phone at 8am 11 months out! But we can't wait!

 

[Disney_Mama]

Great pictures everyone. Can't wait for my next visit in July.

 

[stopher1]

Hey Stoph - once again, we can't thank you enough - great pictures! Yes, the coolers are in and they are getting the slide ready; but where are they going to set up the Rockers?

Was that your towel saving your space by the far fence?

Thanks.

I'm not sure where the rockers will be, but yes, you figured out my towel spot!

 

[littlestar]

Wow - what a difference a few weeks makes. Thanks for the updated pictures!

 

[HulaHoopy]

We stayed in a 2BR in the Springs Section from 5/14 - 5/20. It was a great location for a family with little kids. We were close to everything!!!

 

[JWBOpenH2ODiver]

Hi all,

I'm new to the thread and it's been interesting reading about all the experiences everyone has at SSR. We too love SSR and I haven't been able to get my wife away from staying there since our first trip "Home" in 2007 after our purchase in 2005.

I have to say, SSR is the most relaxing resort we've visited and now stay at. We don't mind the size of it or the location. We enjoy Disney, don't get me wrong, but we enjoy getting away from all the Disney "stuff" at the end of the day when we get "Home" to our villa. We always stay at Congress Park and will even wait for a room to be cleaned, not getting into it until after 5 PM sometimes, rather than going to another section of the resort. We enjoy being close to DTD and walk there almost every day. Earl of Sandwich is our favorite place to grab a lower cost/good quality sandwich while on Disney property.

We enjoy AP at the resort and the House Salad they have. Matter of fact, we like the salad so much my wife has attempted to make it here at our non-Disney SSR home. She’s done a pretty good job of it! We have it about once a week and sometimes more. It’s still not the same as the AP version but it keeps us thinking about our “Home” @ SSR.

There are some really nice walks you can enjoy when relaxing and just strolling around the SSR resort. We’ve walked from the club house along the golf course over to the new Tree House Villas. We’ve not stayed at the TH villas but I’m sure we will some day. Main issue for us is we don’t rent a car while at SSR but let Mickey and his friends do all our driving.

We’ve stayed in everything from a studio to a two bedroom villa. Someday I hope to stay in a grand villa but it’s not happened yet. We almost did two years ago when we had family joining us but then as people ended up backing out from the trip we down sized our ressies to a two bedroom villa. I so wanted to keep the ressies for the grand villa but it just didn’t make sense to use all of those points.

Since our kids are both grown, they join us every couple of years. The off years when the kids, and now DSiL, aren’t joining us we either invite friends or go by ourselves. Going by ourselves is really nice since we can just relax and not try to power walk at Disney to make it to all the attractions. Since we own a piece of the magic we can go down whenever we want to enjoy the parks or just relax at the villa.

With grown kids we no longer have to schedule our vacations around school so we usually go during the quieter months, ie. end of January. The weather is cooler and a lot less crowds to deal with which we really enjoy.

Thanks for starting this thread. It’s great to get a SSR fix from time to time. Our next trip isn’t until the end of January 2012 so I need all the SSR/Disney fix I can get at this point…

 

[tjhsr]

WOW Great pictures. They have made alot progress in two weeks. They were just setting the first frame for the slide back on the 12th of May. The 4th of July would make a great opening for the new pool.

 

[kikiq]

Hi all,

I'm new to the thread and it's been interesting reading about all the experiences everyone has at SSR. We too love SSR and I haven't been able to get my wife away from staying there since our first trip "Home" in 2007 after our purchase in 2005.

Welcome to the DIS!!! Glad you came to share the love.

 

[Really_Goofy_Daddy]

GREAT SHOTS OF THE POOL!

Too bad this is the first year we will be staying someplace other thank SSR. (We usually stay in the Building on the left or Right of the pool too...)

It should be PACKED this summer! Anyone have any progress pics of the new bus stop?

Thanks again ... Getting Homesick looking at the pics.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Hi all,

. . . . . SSR is the most relaxing resort we've visited and now stay at. We don't mind the size of it or the location. We enjoy Disney, don't get me wrong, but we enjoy getting away from all the Disney "stuff" at the end of the day when we get "Home" to our villa. . . . . . .

Welcome Home JWBOpenH2ODiver, and come here often to share the story and feel the love.

DW and I also have felt that SSR does offer a way to get away from the "stuff". We like the wide open spaces as a change of pace from any of the theme parks.

Hope to see you here often. Find a rocker and sit a spell.

(And Diver Down to ya!)

 

[nukker7]

Hi all,

I'm new to the thread and it's been interesting reading about all the experiences everyone has at SSR. We too love SSR..........

Welcome Home!

Isn't this thread great? I will come back to this thread to thumb through the pages to see positive things about SSR.

We too love all the same things about SSR that your family does.

I just get tired of Resort owners crackin' on each other. Doesn't seem Disney at all.