Wyndham Bonnet Creek vs Caribe Royale

[crazyfordisney2000]

We are planning a vacation from Apr30-May12 2011, we have our flight booked. We thought we would do a split stay 1 week at an off site resort and the rest of our vacation on site at Disney - maybe. We have never stayed off site before. We are interested in both these resorts, but have not stayed at either one. We have 2 kids, they will be 7 and 9. We are going to Seaworld and the outlet malls in addition to Disney. The pool is important to us. Any input??? Why one and not the other?? We also plan on only eating breakfast in the room, which we have alway done comfortably in a Disney mod resort.

 

[Upatnoon]

We are planning a vacation from Apr30-May12 2011, we have our flight booked. We thought we would do a split stay 1 week at an off site resort and the rest of our vacation on site at Disney - maybe. We have never stayed off site before. We are interested in both these resorts, but have not stayed at either one. We have 2 kids, they will be 7 and 9. We are going to Seaworld and the outlet malls in addition to Disney. The pool is important to us. Any input??? Why one and not the other?? We also plan on only eating breakfast in the room, which we have alway done comfortably in a Disney mod resort.

For a week, Bonnet Creek will likely be half the cost of Caribe, if you book rent it via an owner on Ebay or elsewhere.

Bonnet Creek has a better location, next door to the Caribbean Beach resort within the gates of Disney. It's very easy to get out of Bonnet Creek to get to SeaWorld.

Caribe's location isn't bad, but not within Disney's gates.

Bonnet Creek has 3 big pools, 2 with slides, and 2 lazy rivers. Caribe has one big, nice pool.

Caribe has several restaurants, where Bonnet Creek has a few burger/sandwich and pizza options.

Bonnet Creek has free mini golf and other low-cost activities for kids as well.

For me to even consider picking Caribe over Bonnet Creek, I would have to get a 2-bedroom for around $90 a night (including tax) and they would have to include free breakfast. Even if they offered that I would likely pick Bonnet Creek.