Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom My favorite is AKL closely followed by WL and POR. Least favorite would be any of the value resorts. I prefer to stay off property rather than in a value resort.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad we love Port Orleans Riverside. all the lanscaping separates everything and gives a feeling of privacy on those late night strolls. I love to sit on the banks of the Sasagoula with a beer and listen to the horse plod by pulling a carriage and the river boats humming by. It's just such a peaceful place. BTW I recommend staying on the parking lot side of the buildings because all the air units are on the water view side of the building and some are quit loud. I thought it was funny that you pay more for these rooms and they put the air units right outside your door. We stayed at the carribean our first time on property and never went back. Although you can see epcot's fireworks from there, when we were there the lake smelled like a sewer and the smell permeated our room. It was also an unbelieveably long walk to the food court from our far end of the resort. One night we returned to our room to find the maid had left the door propped open and forgotten to close it so that our room was left open for hours since we didn't get back till 10pm. We didn't like pop century because there was no landscaping really and wherever you went it seemed like you were in a crowd. We just felt more exposed all the time. There was also the accompanying clatter as there weren't any noise breaks.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun We have eaten at Chef Mickeys (that was OK, but don't think I'd return) and didn't care for the look of the Contempory. It seems so cold to me. My aunt always stays there because you can walk to MK, which I have to admit is a good selling point.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 OK ... I'll take part in this non-critical, non-political, non-WDW exec bashing thread. My favorites are: 1.) WL; 2.) DAK Lodge; 3.) Poly; 4.) Contemporary; 5.) Swan; 6.) Port Orleans REAL ONE; 7.) Dolphin; 8.) Boardwalk; 9.) Dixie Landings; 10.) Grand Flo; Least favorite: I don't have one ... CBR would come closest. Also, I have stayed at every WDW resort (most many times) except for OKW, Beach Club Villas and ASMovies.
Originally Posted By carribean queen Why does no one like the Carribean we stay there our last trip and liked it alot once you get used to the layout you stop getting lost its pretty
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I loved it when it opened in 1988. It was awesome. Disney theming. High quality offerings in the food court. Mini-bars in the rooms. An island with parrots and other tropical birds. It was terrific. It's also gone way downhill. It's also the first resort at WDW where I had to demand another room and explain to a front desk manager why havinga filthy, falling apart room wasn't acceptable for Disney (while nervous guests checked in around me). I wound up with a brand new renovated room. A year later went back, stayed in the same building and it appeared as if the carpeting (that had been new in 10/00) wasn't vacuumed once since it was installed. They clearly have major management issues at that resort.
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom I have stayed at ASMovies, ASMusic (many times each), Contemporary (once) & Poly(once). Of those My favorite was The Poly. My Least favorite was the Contemporary. We really like the All Stars resorts. Our budget is usually very limited, so the Value resorts are the way for us. We have never had a problem or complaint with any of our stays at the AS resorts. If money was free flowing we would probably stay at Poly everytime.
Originally Posted By Donalds Gal I've stayed at Pop, Caribbean Beach, Yacht Club and The Poly. Gosh, don't think I have a least fav, I've had great stays at all 4. I can say that Yacht Club is my fav. Love the proximity to EPCOT and Studios and the service was amazing (they even granted my request for late checkout!). I'll be at POFQ Dec. 10-17 and definitely looking forward to it.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy Only been to WDW 2 times. 1st time 1998 Coronado Springs was brand new. Mickey visited for the resort for Cinco De Mayo.Totally fun - we were never in the rooms. My 2nd trip Sept 08 stayed at POP - loved it - dreaded going there at first because of reviews. I am not a room person. It was clean had a close room - hardly no waiting for buses. AND I was amazed how BIG - Everything POP shopping store is. I would love to stay at Poly or AK but only if I got lots of moolay Say when I win the lottery. POP prices allowed me to stay 13 nights. When only visiting once a year I need all the extra nights possible.
Originally Posted By avromark Favourites: Fort Wilderness (Did I mention I did a lot of my trips via RV growing up?) and Poly Least Favourite: Dolphin, was rather dirty during muh convention. That and I'm very biased against Starwood for the way they treat their elite guests and outrageous pricing at many of their properties. They seem very dated. They said they're supposed to be expanding by 600 hotels. Thing is everytime I stay somewhere that hotel seems to leave the system. Ie, Niagara Falls NY for example, a couple in Maryland, Sheraton Bal Harbor being replaced by a much more expensive Starwood Branded property) or seems run down (Westin Southfield/Westin Bellvue), or horribly expensive (W NY). Back on topic, Poly was a great experience. It was one of my parent's 3 honeymoon hotels. So it's very dear to their hearts. Haven't been on site for awhile though. Hopefully next year I'll stay at another resort. Guessing i'm going to try POFQ.
Originally Posted By jkayjs I've stayed @ all the value & mods and 3 of the deluxe resorts. Favorite~WL with POFQ & Poly close behind Least favorite(so far)~CSR Would like to stay~CR tower MK view if I have to pick one. Actually we hope to stay @ all the resorts over time. We still have CR(as mentioned), Y&BC,BW & GF left. I didn't count S&D. Wouldn't stay~none We don't mind the values at all esp when we make last minute trips and don't plan much if any time other than sleeping in our room. We have been very lucky with our experiences. The only resort we aren't very fond of was CSR and we certainly would stay again if it was what was available when we booked it just wouldn't be our 1st choice. Nice thread thanks for starting it.
Originally Posted By marc66 I hear many people say Poly is one of their favorites. Is there anything not to like?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 The Poly is my favorite, but I realize it's not to everyone's taste. I really love the laid back island paradise.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 there's always something not to be liked or vice versa ... that said the Poly is one of the best resorts at WDW and I would put it near the top of my list and I have really good taste.
Originally Posted By wkufan We've been fortunate enough to stay in seven resorts. Here's our consensus. Beach Club: Pool was great hit with kids, but room was filthy and we've not stayed there since. Boardwalk: Great location, lots of choices for food, easy walk to Epcot, fun activities on Boardwalk, great spot to people watch. Could see fireworks from our balcony. AKL: Our family's favorite. Great theme, love Boma and food court, can always be entertained by watching animals. Location is not the best (long bus rides and waits). Grand Floridian: Pretty, but not made for kids. Room seemed small, long walks to get to main building and restaurants. French Quarter: Small, easy to navigate, seems quieter than many resorts. Our choice for budget-friendly vacations. Riverside: Long walks to bus, numerous bus stops just to get out of the resort. Food court is big, noisy. For the same price, stay at FQ. Caribbean Beach: Pretty, but too big. Extremely long walks to food court and main building. Inconvenient if you want to grab a snack on the way back to the room from a park.
Originally Posted By marc66 We are going to WDW in 2010 and the Poly is at the top of our list. Stayed twice at WL and it is one of our favorites.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 We stayed at WL this summer, very very nice experience. You don't feel like you are in Florida. Except for the miniscule snack room, and sometimes long bus waits, it's excellent.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I've stayed at CBR, POR, POFQ, Sports, Movies and Pop, and I've never had any major issues with any of the resorts. POR is definitely my favorite because we enjoy the atmosphere. CBR is my least favorite because I don't like the layout of the resort - everything is soooo spread out.
Originally Posted By dshyates The Poly used to be my favorite. We stayed there in Dec. '71. It had been open 3 months and it was fantastic. We hadn't return to the poly since until 2004. After that experience, I won't stay on prop again. I have said this before, but I will repeat my complaints. The sheets were crap, the towels so thin you coulds see through them. The mattress was worn out, lumpy, and urine stained. The wallpaper had moldy spots. We payed right at $350/night. I have since stayed at the Ritz-Carlton for $199/night. I will NEVER pay for an on-prop room again. For those that have current plans to stay at the Poly, I have heard that it has been refurbed. I wouldn't know I won't go back.
