Just remember these are all opinions and you know your likes and dislikes better than anyone.
I'm sorry to say, we just returned 3/6 from 9 nights @ WL and didn't care for this hotel at all! All we kept thinking was that we wished we were at POR or CSR instead! It cost us an additional $1000.00 to stay here and we were so disappointed, sorry to say. The lobby is lovely, the food court is terrible, the pool area is nice, but noisy and too small for the number of guests.
We had a great view from our room - 4155 (overlooking the main pool and lake). But still and all, we would not want to stay here again with other far superior choices available. Namely for us, the moderates. We find POR or CSR especially, give you so much more for your money. We like to use the food courts for some quick meals throughout our trip, and found the one at WL to be horrible. The choices were dismal everyday and freshness to be a problem. 2 times my husband found a bread pack with moldy bread in it! This is a deluxe? I don't know, but we found our last stay at POFQ so much nicer and I must say this shocks me. We could hear our neighbors very clearly and their kids were very noisy on the balcony every morning at 6am. We are really easy going, but I hated the fact I could hear someone walking down the hallway and speaking in the room next to us. We never had this problem at the mods? Also, be aware, the rooms are ready for rehab. The carpets in the halls are stained and worn looking. The room carpets the same. Our maid never really cleaned super well, considering our POFQ stay where the room was spotless every time we returned. I did request turndown service for our entire stay and this was very nice. You must call to request this, they did forget 2 x's but then I called again and it was done the balance of our trip. This was probably the best part of our experience other than sitting in the lobby. Now I must say the service was wonderful. Everyone was very gracious and helpful. This is a very big plus. But then again, I find this to be the case at any Disney resort I've stayed at anyway?
We ate at Artists Point, we found it extremely expensive for the meal presented. Especially didn't care for the bright lights for fine dining. I thought this was strange. The meal was OK, but not outstanding for the $150.00 price tag for 2.
I guess I was expecting so much from reading these boards, and it just didn't measure up in my humble opinion. We really feel for your money, the mods are so much more of a good deal. I would have loved to have the extra $1000.00 for spending around the parks and even adding on a 3 day cruise instead! I think we've finished staying at deluxes with Disney, for us using our AP for a $79.00 mod is a much better way to spend your money.
FYI - the Poly was insane the night we stopped there. The lounge area was so crowded with people waiting to eat at O'Hana's with 2-3 hour waits!
I would pick a more out of the way hotel - maybe AKL or Yacht/Beach - it seemed much more relaxed over at these resorts. *This is if you really want a deluxe
Good luck!
Brando
