Tinkerbellie16
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Sorry to hear your Dolphin room was not up to par.
We stay at the Dolphin in 2007 and found the rooms to be top notch.
Could 3 years worn the rooms down that much ?
Maybe you should have asked for another room with a better lamp and cleaner rug ?
I asked for a balcony and they upgraded me to a balcony room without paying the extra $40/night. I liked that and the view of HS from my room but it was definitely a room that needed refurbishment. The carpet was extremely worn and some of furniture was old and the TV was not a flat screen. I certainly could have asked for another room but I liked the balcony and work was paying so the 'worn' look didn't bother me too much.
Don't be nervous one person's bad luck does not mean its going to be a total disaster. The location alone will not disappoint. It's your first trip to Disney and I am sure it will not be your last!
Try the Dolphin this time and if its not up to your standards there are plenty of other resorts to try out (trust me I 've stayed at every single one!!)
I certainly hope you didn't think I had 'bad luck'. Just giving my honest opinion for everyone else out there!

Honestly, I don't think the rooms are ever "done"... The place is just too big. I'm sure once they "finish" renovations, they just start right back again.
I do agree that the bathroom is small - even though we are just a family of 3, we have three bathrooms in our home, so it's hard to go back to just one when we are on vacation.That being said, we stagger our usage - DD and I shower at night, DH showers in the morning. I used the mirror by the coffeemaker for sunscreen application and the ever useless attempt to do something with long thick hair in the weather of Florida in June.
I think there has to be a better way to get to DTD than that bus ride! I am going to persue that in June.
I'm very surprised housekeeping was anxious to get you out of the room! I always call when we leave, so they WILL do the room, otherwise we find them in there when we are returning from a park, wanting to freshen up for dinner.
Sorry to hear you weren't totally blown away by your stay. Hope you still had a magical time.![]()
I had a GREAT time! But I wasn't expecting much since work was paying. If I was paying, I would have been more vocal about the room. As it was, I got along fine and didn't really want to spend my time talking to them about the room. I told them once and they didn't fix anything and so I wasn't going to dwell on it.
Well, I knew I'd get some

For that poster that is worried about booking the Dolphin, don't worry! All the hotels are great and you picked the Dolphin for your own reasons. If you have any issues, just bring them up to the hotel staff.
Now if I could just bring that lobby scent back home with me....