Why Do Some People Dislike CBR?

[dansdad]

I didn't like that the food court had stations with different registers so it was in and out of all the areas to decide what to get and then we had to backtrack to get what we ultimately decided to eat. It was good but the in and out was just annoying.

They must have changed the Food Court since you were there then because it is not like that now.

 

[HiHoOffWeGo]

There is so much information about all resorts on the net and here on DIS. If you did your research then for the life of me don't complain about buses and spread out etc... You should have found these things out and because of your bad decision don't drag down any resort. Find one that meets your taste.

Now! If you have bad food or poor service or dirty rooms or rude CM's then report it to WDW and now. Millions stay at WDW and unless you give feedback the CM's can not right a problem so you are satisfied and the next visitor does not experience what you may have. A place this large will have glitches but if we don't work with WDW it won't get better.

Remember you are at WDW and even The GF has it problems at a tall price. Stay where you can afford and have the fun of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be what you make it!

 

[tosha27]

Geez...this really makes me think twice about perhaps changing to POP. We will also be there in May and snakes and bad bus service could definitely put a damper on our vacation and how we feel about CBR. The food court also sounds as though it is not that great. Have others seen snakes at CBR?

I'm sorry - I wasn't trying to scare you away. I have some snake pics somewhere from CBR lol. I can try to find them if you want to see. They were just little black snakes and they got out of the way really fast when you got near them. They weren't like big nasty snakes. Very small. They aren't infested or anything.
I had better bus service at movies during spring break and that is saying something since the allstars share buses. But again it was just my experience. Maybe we had very good luck at movies and just wrong/place wrong time at CBR. You might go there and have excellent bus service! I certainly don't regret trying CBR, the pool was fun and it was cool to finally see fireworks from our resort.

 

[tosha27]

There is so much information about all resorts on the net and here on DIS. If you did your research then for the life of me don't complain about buses and spread out etc... You should have found these things out and because of your bad decision don't drag down any resort. Find one that meets your taste.

I believe that is what she is trying to do.....find out those things. For example some people have had bad bus service and others have had great bus service and as another poster stated it may have had nothing to do with CBR but just the bus service itself was experiencing problems. Most of this "information" is opinions, and that is what we are giving. I don't recall anyone complaining or dragging down a resort by choosing not to stay there based on past experience.

 

[jujube]

For some, like me, it just isn't a good fit. Different resorts appeal to different people. For instance, we cannot stand the Poly-the rooms and the landscaping just don't do it for us. I can't say it's because there are different buildings spread out across the resort because we LOVE CSR. Different strokes for different folks.
OP, look at the pictures of the resort. If you love them, go for it. I've found that more than paying attention to reviews or opinions here or any other site, if the pictures appeal to me, then the resort will. If I had done picture research before we went to the Poly, I would have changed to another resort because I would have seen how dark the rooms are. It's a quirk with me that dark rooms don't appeal.

 

[donnajz]

For some, like me, it just isn't a good fit. Different resorts appeal to different people. For instance, we cannot stand the Poly-the rooms and the landscaping just don't do it for us. I can't say it's because there are different buildings spread out across the resort because we LOVE CSR. Different strokes for different folks.
OP, look at the pictures of the resort. If you love them, go for it. I've found that more than paying attention to reviews or opinions here or any other site, if the pictures appeal to me, then the resort will. If I had done picture research before we went to the Poly, I would have changed to another resort because I would have seen how dark the rooms are. It's a quirk with me that dark rooms don't appeal.

I understand what you are saying. Two years ago we got a very good deal at Poly...would never have been able to stay there otherwise. I was quite disappointed with how dark it was among other things and am glad I didn't pay top dollar. You make a good point though...I do like the brightness of the CBR. Thanks for your input.

 

[HiHoOffWeGo]

I was making a general statement and not toward anyone. Just trying to state that through research, as in this thread, we can help stop a bad experience through research.

An example: My daughter hated GF. A place she could well afford and so she went for the best and agreed it was posh and offered so much it was a vacation in itself. She found it not to her liking and if she had done her research would have found that AKL or WL are more to her liking. In fact she has CSR booked for summer because of research and CBR for fall. Some times having GF pocket book and CBR taste makes for just plain fun.

Sorry

 

[mcky fan]

Not a fan. My mom and I stayed there in '06 ( I had gotten a bonus at work and thought upgrading to there from POP would be fun)...I was so wrong!! The resort itself is very beautiful, but way to spread out. We were in Jamacia (I think). Our first night we were going to DTD..went to our bus stop and waited almost an hour for a bus. the others that were there waiting had been there almost 1 1/2 hours. Everytime a bus got to our stop it was already full...we called mutiple time for them to send a bus directly to us because of how long the wait had been. It was very frustrating knowing that I was paying to be at a "better" resort and it was far from it. That was not the only time with a bus issue either..it happened almost everyday for one park or another. This is a problem that I have never had at a value.

They may have corrected these issues..but I will never waste my money on a Moderate again (not in the room long enough for it to make a difference)!

 

[jlh512]

To me unless you are going to spend the money for a Deluxe Resort then you might as well go with a value resort. We like the Deluxe for the ease of being close to the parks and transportation, but we just use it as a room. We stayed at POFQ once and felt it was just like a value resort. We should have just stayed at the value resort and saved the money.

 

[*Fantasia*]

Some folks don't like CBR because of the theme. It's a personal preference. I've had a problem with CBR twice. We had roach problem in the room and the two times we stayed there, we had the musty smell room, it was damp. That was MY experience. Would I stay there again.. Probably not. The first time I stayed at POFQ, I fell in love with that resort. Everything was perfect!

Don't be afraid to stay there. Your experience there may be magical and perfect.

 

[tink1953]

for us it was the room noise.....the family next door was so loud very early every morning and we could here their whole conversation....it was an ajoining room ..we put pillows under the door but it didn't help...
the weather was kinda cold so we didn't get to enjoy the resort as we could have...so I can't judge that...buses were slow and made so many stops.

We love Pop and stay there everytime ..we might try the new Animations resort next year but I think they are going to cost more per night??

BArb

 

[Wicket's Mom]

We stayed at CBR last Sept, it was our second time there. I like the look of the resort, but the rooms seemed ordinary. The rooms had been refurbed, but did not look like it.
We had stayed at CSR previously & the refurb really stood out.

The main pool area looked great, but I didn't like all of the kids in the hot tub. There was that really cute pirate ship, so why were kids swimming & splashing in the hot tub?

I would probably stay there again, but want to try something new. This next trip will be at POL Riverside.

 

[Coconuts]

We loved our stay at CBR! It is so bright and sunny and the pool is awesome. I'm glad we stayed there when we could, since now we are officially 5 people and would have to get 2 rooms. I would love to be able to stay there again.

 

[scrapper2k]

I stayed at CBR in 2003, it was one of my best stays. I highly recommend it.