The ALL NEW Disney's Contemporary Resort FAQ with PICTURES! (APR 2009)

[Schrute Farms]

Tower Club has it's own lounge. The food and drinks in it are identical to that in the Atrium Club lounge.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Tower Club has it's own lounge. The food and drinks in it are identical to that in the Atrium Club lounge.

The only difference is the lounge on the Atrium Club is a lot bigger then the Tower Club and the Atrium Club rooms are less expensive. However there is only a total of 16 rooms total on the Tower Club floor and it doesn't look down onto the 4th floor, so it's a lot more quiet.

 

[mdrob214]

Thanks for the pictures! (I never thought I'd need pictures of a bathroom )> It does look like a tight squeeze, but it does look possible. We can easily fold up the pack n play when she's not sleeping so we have room in the bathroom in the morning.


I also found this floorplan of the a standard room in CR. Is this basically the bathroom layout everyone has? I think if I put the pack n play right next to the tub there would still be just enough room to open the door to the inner bathroom.

That is not the floorplan of our room, but it's pretty close. Where you show 2 chairs we had a long desk adn dresser with a rolling desk chair. Also, the bathroom has sliding doors now. And there's no sink in the toilet area, and double sinks in the tub area. The closet are was also quite different. I did post pictures several pages back--see the links below.

If we have the garden rooms, do we need to go thru the main building to get the buses or we can walk around the grounds? When people say you can walk to MK, is the walkway safe to walk (is it a sidewalk so my 4 son can walk or is it in a busy street and walk on dirt road)? Thank you

The path is a wide sidewalk (3-people at least) and it does cross a fairly busy road (there's a traffic light and timed crossing light) After you cross the street it is off to the side of where the buses pick up at MK. And there's a hedge preventing you from looking in to Tomorrowland, I believe.

Walking thru the main floor was no trouble--just walk straight thru and out to the right at the front to the bus area.

CR Resort Fan 4 Life, Thank you. Is the Garden rooms as comfortable as the tower rooms? I just want a nice clean room, quite room and comfortable beds.

Garden rooms are great. I did post tons of pictures several pages back--see the links below. They are exactly the same as those in the tower. Probably the garden rooms are quieter, I know we almost never heard anyone. The beds were very comfortable. I slept like a rock and I never do in hotels. We had great mousekeeping, too. Somedays they didn't even take the tip.

My report and photos:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32744466&postcount=1354

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32811190&postcount=1383

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32811459&postcount=1384

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32811603&postcount=1385

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32813162&postcount=1389

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32924717&postcount=1443

 

[AxlRose330]

I just got back from my first stay at the contemporary earlier tonight. I loved it. It met and exceeded my expectations. We were on the 6th floor(room 4244) and had a great view of the Magic Kingdom, the Polynesian, and the Grand Floridian. I was a little nervous at first because I wasnt sure what kind of view I would have from the 6th floor but it turned out great. The monorail was right outside our room but you couldnt hear it at all. Sometimes you could feel the ground shake but that was minor and you only felt it very now and then. I didnt hear any noise from Chef Mickey's at all. However the water pressure in the shower wasnt that great. It just wasnt really doing it for me. And mousekeeping was inconsistent with their times. Somedays they would be there at like 1 other days the room wouldnt be serviced until after 3. The flat sinks werent too bad. They were cool looking. They didnt drain well but I liked the idea. We liked to joke about the high pressure toilet. The sliding doors for the bathroom were really cool. It made it seem like there was a lot of space to move around and get ready and stuff like that. The pillows were amazing. Hands down the greatest pillows I have ever slept on. I slept on the day bed for the whole week that we were there and I didnt have any problems with it. It was comfortable. THe only thing is that I had to take pillows from the other beds and I couldnt see the TV. Speaking of TV Im gonna miss the company clips channel and the Must Do Disney channel. The elevators took some time to get used to mainly because you hit the up or down arrow and then you just wait for one of 5 elevators to show up. It was really nice having the monorail right in the hotel and being able to use it to go just about everywhere. I have pictures but I will post those later(Im a little too lazy right now). Sorry that this is like a novel.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I just got back from my first stay at the contemporary earlier tonight. I loved it. It met and exceeded my expectations. We were on the 6th floor(room 4244) and had a great view of the Magic Kingdom, the Polynesian, and the Grand Floridian. I was a little nervous at first because I wasnt sure what kind of view I would have from the 6th floor but it turned out great. The monorail was right outside our room but you couldnt hear it at all. Sometimes you could feel the ground shake but that was minor and you only felt it very now and then. I didnt hear any noise from Chef Mickey's at all. However the water pressure in the shower wasnt that great. It just wasnt really doing it for me. And mousekeeping was inconsistent with their times. Somedays they would be there at like 1 other days the room wouldnt be serviced until after 3. The flat sinks werent too bad. They were cool looking. They didnt drain well but I liked the idea. We liked to joke about the high pressure toilet. The sliding doors for the bathroom were really cool. It made it seem like there was a lot of space to move around and get ready and stuff like that. The pillows were amazing. Hands down the greatest pillows I have ever slept on. I slept on the day bed for the whole week that we were there and I didnt have any problems with it. It was comfortable. THe only thing is that I had to take pillows from the other beds and I couldnt see the TV. Speaking of TV Im gonna miss the company clips channel and the Must Do Disney channel. The elevators took some time to get used to mainly because you hit the up or down arrow and then you just wait for one of 5 elevators to show up. It was really nice having the monorail right in the hotel and being able to use it to go just about everywhere. I have pictures but I will post those later(Im a little too lazy right now). Sorry that this is like a novel.

Thanks for posting your review and I can not wait to see your pictures.

 

[PotteryGal]

We're in our final day of preparation here and will be leaving to begin the long drive to WDW by 3 a.m. Saturday. We will be checking in to the Contemporary on Sunday afternoon and I am so excited that we are staying there I just cannot stand it! I so appreciate everyone here letting me vicariously live thru your pictures and descriptions of the CR. Thanks again!

 

[Disneymama5816]

We're in our final day of preparation here and will be leaving to begin the long drive to WDW by 3 a.m. Saturday. We will be checking in to the Contemporary on Sunday afternoon and I am so excited that we are staying there I just cannot stand it! I so appreciate everyone here letting me vicariously live thru your pictures and descriptions of the CR. Thanks again!

Have a great trip!! Can't wait to hear all about it.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

We're in our final day of preparation here and will be leaving to begin the long drive to WDW by 3 a.m. Saturday. We will be checking in to the Contemporary on Sunday afternoon and I am so excited that we are staying there I just cannot stand it! I so appreciate everyone here letting me vicariously live thru your pictures and descriptions of the CR. Thanks again!

You're welcome and have a great time.

 

[LoveKermit]

Are the balconies in the Garden Wing shared or private? It's hard to tell on exterior photos.

TIA!!!

 

[spaceace510]

Jack posted another blog about BLT with more pics and a little Q&A section that I think some of you guys will find very helpful

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/08/bay_lake_tower_part_three_1.html

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Are the balconies in the Garden Wing shared or private? It's hard to tell on exterior photos.

TIA!!!

There are no balconies on the Garden Wigng rooms. The 1st floor rooms only have pations and there are none on the 2nd and 3rd floor rooms.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Jack posted another blog about BLT with more pics and a little Q&A section that I think some of you guys will find very helpful

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/08/bay_lake_tower_part_three_1.html

I am going to add that blog with the other ones.

 

[jockey]

I am trying to book at garden wing room for Jan but can't seem to do it on line just brings up concierge level. anyone any ideas? Could they be booked out for Jan

 

[Disneymama5816]

Because the CR is a convention hotel, sometimes the hotel holds rooms for upcoming events. That being said, usually January is a safe time to get a room there. Just keep checking. Disney just released the 2010 numbers and everything may not be loaded into inventory yet. Good Luck.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Because the CR is a convention hotel, sometimes the hotel holds rooms for upcoming events. That being said, usually January is a safe time to get a room there. Just keep checking. Disney just released the 2010 numbers and everything may not be loaded into inventory yet. Good Luck.

Agreed.

 

[of the seas]

Everyone who is going to Disney, have a great time! Don't forget to report back and give us some updates on things!

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Everyone who is going to Disney, have a great time! Don't forget to report back and give us some updates on things!

I plan on giving a full trip report with photos when I get home.

 

[jockey]

Because the CR is a convention hotel, sometimes the hotel holds rooms for upcoming events. That being said, usually January is a safe time to get a room there. Just keep checking. Disney just released the 2010 numbers and everything may not be loaded into inventory yet. Good Luck.

I hope so! I checked with Dreams too and they have only Atrium available too! At the moment I am looking at $10,000 for 16 nights so may switch to the GF as this is way more than I want to pay!

 

[mdrob214]

Because the CR is a convention hotel, sometimes the hotel holds rooms for upcoming events. That being said, usually January is a safe time to get a room there. Just keep checking. Disney just released the 2010 numbers and everything may not be loaded into inventory yet. Good Luck.

That's exactly what happened to us. Try checking on line for each night. I figured out that way that they were holding rooms for a convention on the last night of our stay.

 

[jockey]

That's exactly what happened to us. Try checking on line for each night. I figured out that way that they were holding rooms for a convention on the last night of our stay.

Will do, just off to check now!