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Are there any updates on the rehab? I'm staying in a preferred room in February and wondering if there's any chance of getting a new room? Regardless, I'm very excited for my first stay at this resort!
The new rooms are doing away with some of the room furniture (armoire, chair and desk). A gray upholstered chair is in the corner. Opposite the bed(s), a long furniture piece will house the drawers, USB ports and glass front fridge (like a wine cooler). A 50" flat screen will be on the wall above the counter. A Kuerig coffee pot will replace the current version. There is also some shelfs. The ceiling fan may have gotten a reprieve. Yeah! So many redesigns of these new rooms it's tough to keep up.
Also new is no more carpets, instead they'll have faux hardwood floors. The mattress will be a memory foam, no more box springs (not sure I like this or if it was just for test rooms).
The bathroom is completely different. CSR will now have two sinks (counter space still available) and a medicine type cabinet next to the sinks, a new enclosed closet, new H2O products, and will have a walk in shower in some king rooms (casitas) and the rest of the rooms will have a small tub version.
The color scheme is lighter and brighter too, the sliding doors have a metallic look and there is Disney artwork on the walls.
The order will be ranchos, cabanas and then casitas
Big resort changes coming soon for business class, the lobby and more.
As always, until the construction starts, things are always subject to change.
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To begin 11/14/16...
The new rooms are doing away with some of the room furniture (armoire, chair and desk). A gray upholstered chair is in the corner. Opposite the bed(s), a long furniture piece will house the drawers, USB ports and glass front fridge (like a wine cooler). A 50" flat screen will be on the wall above the counter. A Kuerig coffee pot will replace the current version. There is also some shelfs. The ceiling fan may have gotten a reprieve. Yeah! So many redesigns of these new rooms it's tough to keep up.
Also new is no more carpets, instead they'll have faux hardwood floors. The mattress will be a memory foam, no more box springs (not sure I like this or if it was just for test rooms).
The bathroom is completely different. CSR will now have two sinks (counter space still available) and a medicine type cabinet next to the sinks, a new enclosed closet, new H2O products, and will have a walk in shower in some king rooms (casitas) and the rest of the rooms will have a small tub version.
The color scheme is lighter and brighter too, the sliding doors have a metallic look and there is Disney artwork on the walls.
The order will be ranchos, cabanas and then casitas
Big resort changes coming soon for business class, the lobby and more.
As always, until the construction starts, things are always subject to change.
Thanks. Not happy about no carpet. I saw that done for another resort refurb too.
I like lighter and brighter theme and the double sinks. I look forward to pictures when they are available.
When we stayed there in July, we were relaxing in one of the quiet pools when a manager type person came around taking photos. We struck up a conversation and found out that big changes were in the works and he was taking photos of all of the landscapes and rises. He mentioned something about the changes making the resort more accessible.
Looking forward to the new design!
I don't think you have to worry about noise due to the carpeting being replaced by laminate (fake) wood flooring. I believe all of the Disney World resorts are constructed with steel beams and poured concrete. Each level (floor) of the resort is a monolithic slab of poured concrete at least 8 inches thick.
I don't think you have to worry about noise due to the carpeting being replaced by laminate (fake) wood flooring. I believe all of the Disney World resorts are constructed with steel beams and poured concrete. Each level (floor) of the resort is a monolithic slab of poured concrete at least 8 inches thick.
I've heard the pitter patter of little feet running above me before. Muffled, but could hear. And that was with carpet.
The new rooms are doing away with some of the room furniture (armoire, chair and desk). A gray upholstered chair is in the corner. Opposite the bed(s), a long furniture piece will house the drawers, USB ports and glass front fridge (like a wine cooler). A 50" flat screen will be on the wall above the counter. A Kuerig coffee pot will replace the current version. There is also some shelfs. The ceiling fan may have gotten a reprieve. Yeah! So many redesigns of these new rooms it's tough to keep up.
Also new is no more carpets, instead they'll have faux hardwood floors. The mattress will be a memory foam, no more box springs (not sure I like this or if it was just for test rooms).
The bathroom is completely different. CSR will now have two sinks (counter space still available) and a medicine type cabinet next to the sinks, a new enclosed closet, new H2O products, and will have a walk in shower in some king rooms (casitas) and the rest of the rooms will have a small tub version.
The color scheme is lighter and brighter too, the sliding doors have a metallic look and there is Disney artwork on the walls.
The order will be ranchos, cabanas and then casitas
Big resort changes coming soon for business class, the lobby and more.
As always, until the construction starts, things are always subject to change.
I think I'd love a memory foam mattress. When I stay at either POR resort my hip that has arthritis kills me. I love POR, but horrible beds. Maybe they'd be like the Tempur Pedic!
Also love the closet addition. That's the one thing I disliked about the mods, no closet.
Hope they keep the fans. No reason to eliminate them! And would save them $ cause you don't have to keep the AC as cold. I don't anyway! I tend to just set AC at 70 and use fan. I know some people like to set AC as cold as it goes, but I'd freeze.
I've heard the pitter patter of little feet running above me before. Muffled, but could hear. And that was with carpet.
Yeah, not a fan of removing carpet AT ALL.
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I think I'd love a memory foam mattress. When I stay at either POR resort my hip that has arthritis kills me. I love POR, but horrible beds. Maybe they'd be like the Tempur Pedic!
Also love the closet addition. That's the one thing I disliked about the mods, no closet.
Hope they keep the fans. No reason to eliminate them! And would save them $ cause you don't have to keep the AC as cold. I don't anyway! I tend to just set AC at 70 and use fan. I know some people like to set AC as cold as it goes, but I'd freeze.
Totally agree about the fans. We just got back and used our fan every night. There is a difference in how the room feels with the a/c set to a "moderate" temp and using the fan to circulate the air, vs. cranking the a/c and not using the fan at all. Sadly this seems to be an industry-wide thing, not just Disney. Might be time for me to buy an RV and stay in my own digs (with carpet and a fan!).
I have stayed in a non-Disney hotel that had updated to the faux wood floors. I did not hear any noise but probably not a lot of kids staying in that hotel. I am sure they are cleaner and easier to clean. You see the dirt/spills etc on these floors more so than on carpet.
I have stayed in a non-Disney hotel that had updated to the faux wood floors. I did not hear any noise but probably not a lot of kids staying in that hotel. I am sure they are cleaner and easier to clean. You see the dirt/spills etc on these floors more so than on carpet.
I agree, they are cleaner, who knows what's living in the carpet? We stay in a hotel by the beach in Ft Lauderdale that has tile floors, but I always ask for the upper floor so no body above us.
With wood floor, and lots of families at Wdw with young children, I do have concerns about running & jumping in the rooms. Maybe they will add extra soundproofing in the floor, but what about neighbouring rooms? ESP when you get the family from hell next to you!
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