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I was wondering what you thought of CR. Sorry it was disappointing. But glad you enjoyed the convenience. Esp watching the hoards leaving MK and looking at the long bus lines, must have been nice just to walk back.
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Yup that was super nice. We smiled extra wide every time we walked to or from MK! We don't regret staying there and having the experience, especially with the value we got. But it is funny to realize that we still look forward to staying at POR again when everyone says they can never go back after staying deluxe!
Yup that was super nice. We smiled extra wide every time we walked to or from MK! We don't regret staying there and having the experience, especially with the value we got. But it is funny to realize that we still look forward to staying at POR again when everyone says they can never go back after staying deluxe!
Not me, I happily go back & forth between POR & Deluxe stays. We are looking forward to our January POR trip very much. Then August at Poly
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We stayed at the Contemporary on our first trip to Disney. We had requested a view of the lake, but was pleasantly surprised to have a lagoon view of the Magic Kingdom. It was great watching the fireworks from our balcony. The resort was gorgeous. We loved the monorail running through the resort. And of course there's Chef Mickey's! The convenience of being on the monorail was such a time saver. Hopping back and forth between the resort, MK and the TTC to Epcot was great. It convinced us that staying at a monorail resort was the way to go for us.
We just last week returned from a stay at the Contemporary (and POFQ) for a convention that my husband was attending.
We were in the the far end of the Garden Wing building so it was a little ways from the main building, but not terrible in all reality. The room was HUGE!!! We were shocked at the size when we walked in.
We didn't have a real balcony, just a pretend one...there were sliding doors and a railing that mimicked a balcony, but no where to actually step out on to.
The king size bed was great...except I kept losing my DH on the far side of the bed every night!!
We loved the huge bathroom and the separate toilet room was very nice. We also though the addition of the hamper was great...I always forget to pack the pop-up one I have and end up with a pile of clothes in a corner or in an empty suitcase! The shampoo/conditioner etc were AWESOME!!!! Made my hair feel amazing...I just wish they weren't so expensive to buy. We stashed what we could to bring home and will make it last as long as possible. The only thing we didn't like about the bathroom was the lack of counter space. The sinks were HUGE and VERY VERY shallow and didn't seem to drain well (not that they were clogged, just not tilted quite right).
The lobby and the main building were so cool! It was totally neat to have the monorail right there. We used it a lot. It was so much easier to catch it to go over the transportation center and then switch to the other line and head for Epcot and going to MK was easy-peasy too. Didn't have any real problems with the buses...at least nothing that I haven't encountered before.
The only bus issue I didn't like was that the Contemp shares buses with the WL...so getting back at the end of the day seemed to take forever (mostly because we were tired and just wanted to relax).
We ate at the Contempo Cafe (food court) and at The Wave. Both were really good and the service was wonderful!.
DH was there for a convention and the attached convention hall was AWESOME!! We are looking forward to next year's convention that is supposed to be there again!
The carpet in the halls looked to need a good cleaning, but all in all the resort was in wonderful shape. The only major issue we had was with the laundry facilities. We ended up DRENCHED one night at AK. The clothes we were wearing just would not seem to dry and were starting to smell mildewy (is that a word?). So we decided to do a load of laundry. Well, all the machines are paid via credit card and the card reader was out of service. So down we traipse to the lobby (with our laundry in hand) to find out where else we could go. Well, supposedly, there aren't any others...at least that's what the CM told us. Long story short, they ended up doing the laundry for us at no charge. Which was a good thing because that one load would have cost over $78!!!! It was so weird to get DH's t-shirts back...ironed and on hangers!!
All in all we did like the Contemp, but when we moved over to POFQ for the last few days, we were really much happier. The Contemp was very nice, but a little stark and not a lot of Mickey lurking around the corners like we are used to.
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I stayed at CR for 1 night - May 31. It was on a whim as I was able to extend my vacation for one night. I called Disney directly and asked for a passholder rate at either WL or CR. I told the cast member that CR was on my bucket list as I had stayed at the other MK resorts. She was able to get me a good rate for the night at CR in a garden view room. She apologized that she wasn't able to find a room in the tower. I was driving up to CR as I was finishing up my reservation. I checked in immediately and they offered to hold my bags until my room was ready. I took advantage of this service and explored the resort. 20 minutes later, I had a text that my room was ready. I went to my room (1st floor, #6224), checked everything out, and called bell services. Not 5 minutes later my luggage was delivered. I was so surprised! The room was spacious, clean, and best of all, I had a view of Bay Lake and was close to the pool. The walk from the room to the tower was not long and neither was the walk from the room to MK. My only complaint would be that the AC was set at 65 and I wasn't able to change it, but I turned it off and pulled out another blanket. Had I been there for more than a night, I would have called the desk and asked to have it checked. I really recommend a stay here.
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The only thing we didn't like about the bathroom was the lack of counter space. The sinks were HUGE and VERY VERY shallow and didn't seem to drain well (not that they were clogged, just not tilted quite right).
It was so weird to get DH's t-shirts back...ironed and on hangers!!
I was driving up to CR as I was finishing up my reservation. I checked in immediately and they offered to hold my bags until my room was ready. I took advantage of this service and explored the resort. 20 minutes later, I had a text that my room was ready. I went to my room (1st floor, #6224), checked everything out, and called bell services. Not 5 minutes later my luggage was delivered. I was so surprised! The room was spacious, clean, and best of all, I had a view of Bay Lake and was close to the pool. The walk from the room to the tower was not long and neither was the walk from the room to MK. My only complaint would be that the AC was set at 65 and I wasn't able to change it, but I turned it off and pulled out another blanket. Had I been there for more than a night, I would have called the desk and asked to have it checked. I really recommend a stay here.
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