SSR Lovers and Owners Part 3

[deedeew80]

Hi everyone! This will be our first time staying at SSR and we are so excited! Our trip is 11/30-12/6. We are staying in a 2 bedroom villa. My uncle is a DVC member and we are basically renting his points from him. There will be 9 of us…6 adults and 3 children (14, 13, & 12) I hope it’s not too overcrowded! Anyway. Are the 2 bedroom villas located in a certain area or is it like any other room where we can request a location? I don’t know anything about this resort, so I’m doing a lot of research right now. More than likely we won’t be utilizing the pools a lot, maybe once if the kids really want to. We will have our cars with us as well. Is there a charge for keeping a car on property here? Two of the adults, possibly 3, will be renting scooters. Will they be a problem to charge inside the rooms? Or getting on and off the buses? They never had any issues in the past at other resorts, so I’m assuming it will be fine. What are the food options at the resort? Do all the rooms have a balcony? How far is each park from the resort? I know it’s a bit further out from other resorts. Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get all the information I may need for planning. Thanks so much!

 

[CarolynFH]

Hi everyone! This will be our first time staying at SSR and we are so excited! Our trip is 11/30-12/6. We are staying in a 2 bedroom villa. My uncle is a DVC member and we are basically renting his points from him. There will be 9 of us…6 adults and 3 children (14, 13, & 12) I hope it’s not too overcrowded! Anyway. Are the 2 bedroom villas located in a certain area or is it like any other room where we can request a location?

There are 2BR villas in every building, so you can request a location.

I don’t know anything about this resort, so I’m doing a lot of research right now. More than likely we won’t be utilizing the pools a lot, maybe once if the kids really want to. We will have our cars with us as well. Is there a charge for keeping a car on property here?

No, parking is free, and one of the great things about SSR is that you can park right outside your building.

Two of the adults, possibly 3, will be renting scooters. Will they be a problem to charge inside the rooms?

I don’t think so, but we don’t travel with scooters (yet), so hopefully someone else will confirm.

Or getting on and off the buses?

With two scooters, I’d recommend requesting to be in the Grandstand section, which is the first bus stop, so less chance of all ECV spaces on the bus being full. That would be true early in the morning; later in the day when people are returning from the parks, it’s possible that the ECV spaces will be occupied. The Grandstand is one of the Standard sections; if you’re booked in a Preferred section, then Grandstand is not an option, unfortunately, only Congress Park or The Springs, which are the 4th and 5th bus stops.

They never had any issues in the past at other resorts, so I’m assuming it will be fine. What are the food options at the resort?

There’s both a QS and a TS restaurant in the main building, and some of the pools have QS food as well. And one of the draws of SSR is that it’s a short walk or boat ride over to Disney Springs, with all its food and shopping opportunities.

Do all the rooms have a balcony?

Yes.

How far is each park from the resort? I know it’s a bit further out from other resorts.

Once the bus leaves the resort, it’s maybe 20 minutes to MK or AK. Epcot and DHS are closer than that.

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get all the information I may need for planning. Thanks so much!

Have a great trip!

 

[deedeew80]

There are 2BR villas in every building, so you can request a location.

That’s great! We now need to decide which location to request. Although, I’m sure it’s not a guarantee to get our request.

No, parking is free, and one of the great things about SSR is that you can park right outside your building.

Glad to hear!

With two scooters, I’d recommend requesting to be in the Grandstand section, which is the first bus stop, so less chance of all ECV spaces on the bus being full. That would be true early in the morning; later in the day when people are returning from the parks, it’s possible that the ECV spaces will be occupied. The Grandstand is one of the Standard sections; if you’re booked in a Preferred section, then Grandstand is not an option, unfortunately, only Congress Park or The Springs, which are the 4th and 5th bus stops.

Thank you for the suggestion!

Once the bus leaves the resort, it’s maybe 20 minutes to MK or AK. Epcot and DHS are closer than that.

That’s not too bad of a ride!

Have a great trip!

Thank you so much for all of your tips!! We are so excited to be staying at SSR!

 

[CarolynFH]

That’s great! We now need to decide which location to request. Although, I’m sure it’s not a guarantee to get our request.

Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee of getting your request, but because SSR is so large, your chances might be better than at a smaller resort. But first you need to find out whether your uncle booked a Preferred 2BR, in which case your request is limited to Congress Park or The Springs, or a Standard 2BR, in which case you can request Grandstand, Carousel or Paddock.

Here’s the SSR map - might help you get oriented. https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/SSMap.pdf

 

[CastAStone]

Hi everyone! This will be our first time staying at SSR and we are so excited! Our trip is 11/30-12/6. We are staying in a 2 bedroom villa. My uncle is a DVC member and we are basically renting his points from him. There will be 9 of us…6 adults and 3 children (14, 13, & 12) I hope it’s not too overcrowded! Anyway. Are the 2 bedroom villas located in a certain area or is it like any other room where we can request a location? I don’t know anything about this resort, so I’m doing a lot of research right now. More than likely we won’t be utilizing the pools a lot, maybe once if the kids really want to. We will have our cars with us as well. Is there a charge for keeping a car on property here? Two of the adults, possibly 3, will be renting scooters. Will they be a problem to charge inside the rooms? Or getting on and off the buses? They never had any issues in the past at other resorts, so I’m assuming it will be fine. What are the food options at the resort? Do all the rooms have a balcony? How far is each park from the resort? I know it’s a bit further out from other resorts. Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get all the information I may need for planning. Thanks so much!

9 people and 3 scooters in a room is going to be tight. You will have 4 in what is basically a standard 2 queen hotel room, 3 in the living room (2 sharing a queen Murphy bed and 1 on a smaller-than-a-twin Murphy bed), and 2 in the room with the king bed. The scooters will probably need to go in the king room to be out of the way.

You can do a self guided room tour at this link:

https://matterport.com/discover/space/CFCQsmBPadD

 

[The Jackal]

9 people and 3 scooters in a room is going to be tight. You will have 4 in what is basically a standard 2 queen hotel room, 3 in the living room (2 sharing a queen Murphy bed and 1 on a smaller-than-a-twin Murphy bed), and 2 in the room with the king bed. The scooters will probably need to go in the king room to be out of the way.

You can do a self guided room tour at this link:

https://matterport.com/discover/space/CFCQsmBPadD

Seems that people leave scooters and strollers in the hallways too. Been seeing this a lot lately. We stayed at VGF in a resort studio in Big Pine Key. There was one scooter and a stroller in the hall every night.

 

[SwanVT2]

What do they have for coffee makers in the studios? Thank you!

 

[Avery&Todd]

When are you going? Even during busy spring break time in 2023 rope drop was not an issue with buses, we had 9 people total and were the only ones on the bus at least two mornings. We were at the paddock building right next to the pool which is right where the bus stop is. If me I’d request that. Your twins are gonna love the kids play area at paddock pool!

QUICK QUESTION.....when did you arrive at the bus stop?? We are rope droppers and I love getting on the first bus!!

thanks!

 

[kilik64]

QUICK QUESTION.....when did you arrive at the bus stop?? We are rope droppers and I love getting on the first bus!!

thanks!

We were getting to the bus stop right around 7am for rope drop.

 

[Avery&Todd]

We were getting to the bus stop right around 7am for rope drop.

THANKS!!!

 

[EDiQ]

Can anyone confirm if the boats are still not operating?

 

[tidefan]

Can anyone confirm if the boats are still not operating?

No, the water is still 2 feet low.

I would like to say that our room right now is amazing! Right next to the Paddock pool!

 

[EDiQ]

No, the water is still 2 feet low.

I would like to say that our room right now is amazing! Right next to the Pasdock pool!

2 feet low?! So they won't be open for a long time then I assume?

That is an amazing room location.

 

[DisLaw]

9 people and 3 scooters in a room is going to be tight. You will have 4 in what is basically a standard 2 queen hotel room, 3 in the living room (2 sharing a queen Murphy bed and 1 on a smaller-than-a-twin Murphy bed), and 2 in the room with the king bed. The scooters will probably need to go in the king room to be out of the way.

You can do a self guided room tour at this link:

https://matterport.com/discover/space/CFCQsmBPadD

We had 9 in a 2BDR at SSR with one scooter that we kept parked in the "foyer" area plugged in to charge there. I think one more might fit in that same area depending on the size. You will figure it out! It is really a very large villa we thought and we never felt crowded even with 9 of us. There is a lot of spare room in both the double queen room or the king room bathroom area that could accomodate a scooter as well. You'll have a great time!!

 

[tidefan]

Seen around SSR yesterday…

 

[tidefan]

Good morning!

 

[zackiedawg]

Biggest surprise sighting for me at SSR, which I've seen on other parts of Disney's property, but never in Congress Park, were the wild turkeys when I was there in February 2024:

 

[iteachlit]

Biggest surprise sighting for me at SSR, which I've seen on other parts of Disney's property, but never in Congress Park, were the wild turkeys when I was there in February 2024:

I have never seen turkeys at any of the resorts. Very cool!

I saw tons of them at the Palm and Magnolia golf courses.

 

[Blerghityblergh]

Question! Has anyone done a stay with kids on air mattresses in the main rooms in a 2 bedroom? We are considering a stay in a 2 bedroom villa with another family. We are two adults with two kids as are they. I know there’s plenty of bedding in common area but we’d like to keep that clear so we can put the kids to bed at night and then hang out. My spouse and I don’t particularly want to sleep in the common room ourselves so we were thinking of putting our kids in the room with the king with a couple of twin air mattresses (or even one kid in the king with us). We LOVE Saratoga but it’s been a few years since we had a 2 bedroom there. Does anyone remember if there’s enough room for a setup like this? The 3 bedroom grand villa is just WAY too many points for us to justify for 8 of us. Thanks for any help you can give!

 

[lew4949]

Can anyone confirm if the boats are still not operating?

We just left on Friday the 17th and according to a couple different CMs, no reopening date in sight yet.