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Staying at Caribbean Beach Resort for the first time in September. For those who have stayed there.....what's it like? I have a preferred room, where are they located?? Read something about the internal shuttle, what's that??? What are the likes and dislikes of it?? I usually stay at Pop so this is a whole new field for me. Just looking for thoughts, advice, and whatnot.
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It's been years since we stayed at CBR. Mostly what I remember is that it can be quite a distance from the bus stops to some of the rooms. When you're getting home late from the parks you'll wish you had a room near a bus stop. Don't know what a preferred room is, but I imagine the internal shuttle is for those who are not close to the bus stops or the food court. Just a guess.
We've stayed at CBR the two previous years and absolutely love it. We would be there again this year except for I am a brat and with the tax stimulus we are able to stay at the Poly. (It will probably never happen again) Anyhow, we always stayed preferred. We like Martinique much better than Trinidad. We really enjoyed building 24. It was close to the bus stop and whether we were lucky or what but it was usually the first stop. It is also close to Old Port Royale. The internal bus runs just inside the resort. It take you from the custom house to all the "island" stops. We only used when we arrived to get to our hotel room and when we left. I hope you enjoy this resort as much as we did. If you fax a letter down 4 or 5 days before your arrival they try to make your request happens. Last year we faxed a letter requesting Martinique 25, second floor, corner room and we got all of the requests except we got building 24 which ending up being better because of the bus stop. I hope this helps.
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We stayed at CBR a few years ago and really enjoyed it. The resort is very large & spread out, but being in a preferred building means you will in a building close to Old Port Royale where the food court, shops and main pool are. We were across the bridge in Aruba and never bothered with the internal buses around the resort, we just strolled across the bridge every day to the food court. We thought the themeing was really nice, and the rooms are a good size. There is also lots of room to "stash your stuff" be it under the bed or around the large vanity under the double sinks. Be sure to take a walk around and check out the resort!
If you're staying in a preferred room you will be closer to the Food Court area, so no worries there!
I loved CBR and would definitely stay there again. If you want to get an idea of what it looks like, go to the Passporter photo archive - there are many pictures of resorts there!
You'll love CBR. Island theming, beautifully landscaped. I had read a lot of complaints about the size of the resort but we didn't feel the walks were long at all. The internal buses take you around the resort bus stops.
The bus stops are different you just stand at the bus stop closest to your room or Port Royal and watch for which park bus you want it is not like Pop where each park has a bus stop to stand at. So at CBR it is like when you see your park bus coming be sure to get yourself over to the stop area to board. At least with the preferred room you should get bus seats by the time it gets to some of the stops to pick the people up they will be standing. We stayed there many times when we went with my Mom and Dad. Have not been there since 2004 I know they were redoing the main pool so hopefully that will be done for you.
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CBR is beautiful! We stayed in Aruba (not a preferred room) and it was perfect. Far enough away from the noise, a short walk to OPR. The internal bus system is great if you've had a long day at the parks and want to ride to another village or OPR. We had no problems there and would definitely stay there again!
My DW and I spent our HM at CBR in Aruba. Aruba was a good location due to being close enough to the lake crossover to get to Port Royale but far enough away from all the hustle & bustle to be quiet. We enjoyed it.
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We've stayed at CBR on both of our most recent trips and had a great time! The theming is beautiful - certainly reminiscent of a trip to the islands. If you have a chance, hop in a hammock in one of the sandy beach areas (especially in the evening) and enjoy the peace and quiet. You may even see some of the fireworks from Epcot's Illuminations, if you're lucky!
We booked preferred rooms at CBR for both trips and were assigned to Martinique (buildings 23 & 25). It's a fairly short walk to Old Port Royale (main pool/food court/shopping) and a longer (but still manageable) walk to Customs House (check-in/DME stop). The internal shuttle is also available if you prefer not to walk to Customs House. The rooms are very spacious (if memory serves, CBR has the largest rooms of all of the Moderates). We had a corner room in building 23, which made the room seem even bigger!
Contrary to what you may have read elsewhere, Mousekeeping was never an issue for us. Our rooms were always spotless, and our stuffed animals had at least one towel "friend" to keep them company by the end of our stay.
We've always had good experiences with the OPR food court, with the only caveat being: avoid the food court early on MK's morning EMH day! It was crazy then I can't offer any feedback on Shutters (the TS restaurant at CBR) because we ate our TS meals in the parks during our trips.
Bus service to the parks was fine during our trips, with the exception of first thing in the morning - we had a breakfast ADR at AK one morning and had to wait through several MK & Epcot buses before an AK bus arrived! Perhaps the bus issues have been addressed since our last trip Depending on what building you're assigned to in Martinique (if you wind up in Martinique), the OPR bus stop may be closer to your building than the actual Martinique stop (we used the OPR stop when we stayed in building 25).
Trinidad North is also considered "preferred", but since I haven't stayed there I can't offer any opinions on it.
All in all, we have enjoyed our stays at CBR and would happily return. On our next trip, our goal is to try some new and different things and are staying at POR - otherwise, we'd be back at CBR
Hope this helps! Have a magical trip!
- Laurie
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I stayed there a long time ago (99) and we're headed back in November. I fell in love with CBR and have been dying to get back there. I love the themeing. It's so relaxing. We never had any problems with the food court but like I said, this was almost 10 years ago. Our rooms were always clean with the occasional strange bug (but hey it was Florida in July - large green shiny bugs happen).
The only downside I think might be the bus system can take a while. Depends on what island you are in I guess, but you stop at several bus stops before heading out to the park. Not at all like the values where there is one bus stop everyone heads to. If you're first on the bus line, you'll probably get a seat but you'll also be driving around the entire resort before leaving. On the flipside, if you're toward the end, you skip the drive but you might be standing or in busy seasons the bus may be full.
You'll love CBR. Island theming, beautifully landscaped. I had read a lot of complaints about the size of the resort but we didn't feel the walks were long at all. The internal buses take you around the resort bus stops.
We stayed there during our last trip and loved it. We only had one bus issue and that was the night we left the Magic Kingdom following Wishes. But, to be honest, everyone had long waits leaving there that night.
Also, make sure you catch the morning "parade" when the Mousekeeping staff arrives at work. It is hysterical!
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I can't offer any feedback on Shutters (the TS restaurant at CBR) because we ate our TS meals in the parks during our trips.
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