Originally Posted By jkayjs Hi guys. Has anyone stayed in the remod rooms at CR yet. We are talking about going on our reg trip in Dec after all now(wasn't going do to daughters wedding in Aug). After careful consideration we decided we will need a little R&R by then. We are thinking about CR tower MK view or BW. I was just wondering how those new rooms were. Thanks for any info.
Originally Posted By jkayjs That should be "due" not "do to daughters wedding". See this thing has me so rattled I can't even spell anymore. Of course I couldn't before but it's a great excuse for now.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I haven't stayed at the Contemporary post-rehab yet. But I have been in numerous of the new rooms and they are by far the best, most high-end rooms on property right now. I'd stay there in a heartbeat. They truly put a lot of $$$ into the rehab. This was complete down ... not one of those new carpeting, new paint and new comforter in a same old room deals that Disney is famous for. The bedding is high quality. The TVs are flat screen LCDs. The sinks, lamps and fixtures are top of the line. And, best of all for me, the rooms don't scream 'Mickey' at you. If not for the shampoo (which I'd never use) and Ivory soap (only the best at WDW!), and the views of the MK and Bay Lake, you'd not know you're at WDW. I'd compare the rooms to the Hotel at Mandalay Bay in Vegas and many of the 'W' Hotels.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Thank you Spirit(btw glad you're back and great screen name). The rooms look exactly the way you discribed. Of course you know that sometimes the real thing isn't the same. Glad to hear it is. We stayed at the Poly last Dec. We were in one of the old rooms but I went into one of the rehabs and found there were some striking differences from the mock-up and the actual. Looks like we may have to go with CR. I would love to feel pampered on this trip and sounds like these rooms may help. Thanks again Spirit.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Anytime. The Poly rooms are supposed to be very nice, but I haven't set foot in one yet. I do know from painful history that anywhere, but especially WDW, you want to stay at a resort that's just opened or just been rehabbed. For example, the WL is being worked on now, so I'll likely stay there in the near future. I don't know the status of the BW rooms, but I don't think they've ever had a total makeover in the decade they've been open. They likely had the half-assed version about 3-5 years ago. Also, realize, that DRC is never forthcoming about when their resorts were last renovated. You really need to rely on forums like this as well as CMs (including any in the family!) to get an accurate idea.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I've only stayed at WL once and it was very, very disgusting (my two rooms). I will be more than willing to give it a chance after the rehab. I haven't seen the CR changes but they look awesome. I was skeptical of the Polynesian changes at first.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I've stayed at the WL many times (it's one of my fave resorts at WDW) and never had a bad room. I've had a few that were getting a little rough around th edges and it's been a few years since I've been there, so they might be much worse now. I've had rooms at the (in order) YC, CBR, and CS that were completely unacceptable. All since 2000, I might add.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I've posted this before but in my first room I found urine stains on the sheets, forks & knives under the bed, broken light fixtures in the bathroom, soap scum on the bathroom faucet, mold on the shower curtain, and a clock radio with it's buttons broken off. Normally I stay at the Polynesian or Beach Club so this was quite a shock for my first experience in 2004. I swore that I wouldn't stay there again, especially considering I like AKL a lot anyway.
Originally Posted By ChiMike And in addition to all of that, we were put above the service entrance even though I stressed that we would wait until 10 PM before we needed access to our room.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Sounds miserable, Mike. But when that happens you really need to go to the top (even though, make no mistake about it, they'll create a file on you). I would have demanded a meeting with the GM of the WL and gone over all the problems you encountered. And if he/she/it was not interested in helping make your stay better, I'd keep on going up the ladder. Dealing with someone at the front desk that says 'I'm the on-duty manager' is never going to get you anywhere I've learned. Of course, even dealing with Disney exes doesn't guarantee anything other than a headache ... unless you're not the type to give up and you have connections!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I do know from painful history that anywhere, but especially WDW, you want to stay at a resort that's just opened or just been rehabbed. < same rule applies @ OKW -- the rehabs there are somewhat ongoing due to the size of the resort. Theymove from building to building. If you talk to the front desk usually helpful CM's will tell you which buildings are under renovation and which ones have just been completed. Those just done at the way to go. (note: this trip was the first time I have been there where one building wasn't under renov.)
Originally Posted By ChiMike The front desk put on the "city hall sympathy routine" but I could tell they didn't believe me. I can't blame them I'm sure they get a lot of crazies who try to scam the system. So I immediately called up to the room and told my family to leave immediately. I then asked if someone could accompany me up to the room to look at it. Someone with seniority came and accompanied me up there. Before we even got there, they very pleasantly wondered outloud why someone would have given me this room, they even noted that for the length of my stay I should not have been placed where I was. So it or it's area already had some sort of stigma attached to it. After a very quick once-over I was apologized to and was moved. The person who accompanied me was very nice. Unfortunately housekeeping didn't do much throughout my 8 nights and when the trip was over I could certainly understand why my first room was in the condition it was in. Between the first room and housekeeping I just wasn't very motivated to return. Not with BCV and Polynesian, and even AKL as options. I did like being so close to Fort Wilderness. Good memories there.
Originally Posted By ChiMike My point being, that Disney did very graciously address my problems. I never had to get worked up even. I certainly agree though, the frontline front desk CM wasn't taking me seriously at all. It wasn't until I called my family in front of them and then quickly asked for someone to accompany me up that I think they realized I was legit. Which is a sad commentary on the Disney Guest/CM dynamic.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Which is a sad commentary on the Disney Guest/CM dynamic.>> Oh, the horror stories one could tell ...
