Tell me about SSR!

[Samsma]

Hello! We are currently booked at YC, but if a great AP rates comes out for SSR we might switch. Our favorite things about the YC are of course the location and the pool. What will we like about SSR?

 

[Perditamarie]

We really like the Congress Park section .... it is a quick walk (7-10 minutes) to DTD, which we like for a quick Lego fix and I like to shop a bit when the kids are sleeping. The views of DTD from the rooms are pretty nice too.

I also really, really like the pool area -- it has 2 slides, a splashground, waterfall, 2 hot tubs, zero depth entry w/squirty fountains, but is compact enough to offer several good vantage points for supervising the kids without doing the 360 degree head-swivels that I felt compelled to do at SAB. The pool is also very close to the market/CS so grabbing a bite is very convenient.

Also, the community hall and fun pool games are also right there. The resort is large, but also peaceful and beautiful.

 

[Samsma]

This is the response I was hoping for. We like being close to "something" without getting on a bus. I guess we could also visit POR and POFQ as well as DTD. How convenient is it to get to DTD bus service to use as a hub to the other resorts?

 

[LilGMom]

This was the view from our balcony:

Another view, there was a quiet pool and hot tub directly behind that courtyard:

Along the walk to DTD from our building:

And our building in Congress Park :

We stayed there last May and really enjoyed the resort. Loved taking a nightly walk to DTD, found the quick service area to be nice, the CMs were wonderful and had a really great trip.

 

[CandleontheWater]

I really love SSR also. I think its a really beautiful resort and I love that it is so close to DTD. My favorite section to stay in is Congress Park, because I think it is close to the main pool and dining, but also close to DTD. I also think that the view from the rooms is lovely. DH and I love to have a drink on our balcony and watch the boats go by.

If you want to be right in the action with little to no walking I'd stay at the Springs. While I don't prefer this section, If you have small children or elderly family members or if anyone has mobility problems, the Springs is the most centrally located.

I like that it is a quiet resort, but it is so close to bustling DTD, that you can have your cake and eat it too. I also like that you can take the boat to OKW and POR/PORFQ. Its great if you want to pool hop or try some place new to eat.

I love the pool area also, I think it had a great slide and the bar tenders make some mean libations. It can get crowded, but the pool at the grandstand is also really nice, and there is a bar at that pool as well.

I know that SSR takes a lot of knocks around here, but I personally think that it is an awesome resort.

Oh, and we found it to be very easy to use DTD as a hub to get to other resorts. Its just a quick walk from Congress park, and its alot easier than switching buses twice.

 

[Samsma]

Thank you for your replies. I was just wondering how it compares to Old Key West. We stayed at OKW in 2001 and while I thought the room was great, we had a one bedroom, it was just a little too removed from everything. I just felt like it was too much trouble to go back out after we had our afternoon naps, etc. Maybe it was just having an 8 year old and a 2 year old in tow. The 2 year old is now 9 and much more portable!