Where have you stayed?

[fklhou]

We have stayed at most of the Deluxes other than the Contempory. They are all excellant and someday we will make it to the Contempory.

 

[christianweecare]

Poly (1975)-Honeymoon
Offsite (1981 or 1982--can't remember)
offsite (1984 or 1985--still can't remember)
CBR-several times throughout the late 80's and 90's (Our kids love this place.)
All Star Sports (my memory is going!)
Port Orleans Riverside (2001)--First trip without kids in 26 years. DH & I loved this place.
All Star Movies (Jan. 2002)--Back with grown kids!
Port Orleans FQ (Nov. 2002)--Just the two of us again!
All Star Movies (Jan. 2003)--Trip with my kinfolks!

 

[allforpooh]

We have been very lucky and have really liked all of the resorts on site that we have stayed. Before our first on site visit we stayed off site, but didn't realize what we were missing.

PO was our first on site resort and will always be special. We had a great room close to everything and my 2 DD's loved the Pool.

CSR and WL were also great. When we stayed at WL last Sept the hotel was empty so we were upgraded to a 1bdrm at the Villas. It didn't hurt that we were looking a becoming a DVC member.

This year were are going to try the YC. I can't wait to stay in the Epcot area since Epcot and MGM are my favorite parks. Of course there is the pool for my DD 9, and the Board Walk for my DD 17.

Denise

 

[joyful1nh]

Dixie Landings (now POR) because of price & travel agent recommendation - ok, but I didn't really care for the room layout with no balcony and outside entrances.

Poly - great location, nice rooms, okay theming, but expensive

AKL - wonderful! But far away from everything. Great dining

WL - our favorite. Location, theming, CM's, pool....


About us - myself & DH, late 30's and DD 4
Like a leisurely trip with lots of resort time.
Most time spent at MK & AK
Use the kids clubs
Room size not overly important to us, but private balcony is.

 

[robinb]

I've stayed at all of the above!

Contemporary or one of the other deluxes
Shades of Green
I stayed at the Contemporary as part of the Shades of Green rehab. The location was fantastic. We could walk to the MK. We could monorail to Epcot. We could watch the MK fireworks from the parking lot and the boat parade from our room. The room was very spacious and comfortable.

Old Key West or another home away from home
We're members at OKW and BWV. I have also stayed at VWL. All are great for their own reasons. The main advantages of a "home away from home" is the extra room and the cooking areas. In a studio you get your own microwave and refrigerator. In a 1 BR you get a full kitchen and your own laundry facilities. Ah! Heaven!

The Allstars
I've stayed at All Star Music and All Star Sports. I liked Sports better, but I am a huge baseball fan. The rooms are small, but the themeing starts to grow on you after a while. The food courts are fantastic and the bus system is the best on Disney property.

The Moderates
CBR is my only moderate. I was very lucky to be near the OPR, otherwise it would be quite a walk to the food court. The room was comfortable and the resort grounds were very relaxing. I loved the islands theme. The bus system was great at CBR too.

Downtown Disney Hotels
I've stayed at the DD Hilton with my husband on business. It was OK, but dull. It had a great location to DD, though and the double decker hot tup was very cool (yet, hot . I also stayed at the Wyndham Palace on Priceline. We had a great view of Disney and Universal fireworks from our balcony.

Swan/Dolphin
I stayed at the Swan last December via Priceline and it was fab! The room was very comfortable and it had location, location, location. We were upgraded to a room with a balcony where we could watch the Epcot/MGM boats come in.

Offsite
I have stayed off-site lots. I use Priceline and stay off-site to save money. We have APs and always rent a car so staying off-site stretches our Disney vacation without too much of a hassle. I've stayed at the Marriott Orlando World Center, the Rennaisance Worldgate, the Wyndham Orlando and many others.

Timeshares
I did this once because I got a great deal I could not pass up. I stayed at a SunTerra resort, Cypress Pointe for $150 for 3 nights in a 3 bedroom condo with a rental car. Of course, we had to give up 90 minutes of our time too. Since we own at DVC it was easy for us to say "no" and for them to accept our answer. It was better than your average off-site hotel and the sales pitch was not so bad either.

 

[Gramma]

I've stayed at the Contemporary, and Polynesian concierge. Polynesian concierge I love because of the monorail and the theming. The concierge staff at the Ploynesian is wonderful, can't wait to visit again.

 

[JulesMom]

We have stayed at a variety...but my favorite is Yacht Club!!

 

[lovmy2girls]

My husband and I stayed at the DXL Back in 95, before kids, and loved it. Our hopes now are to take our girls in December and stay at the poly.