Okay, I know that this is an entirely objective question, but here goes anyway.

We have reservations at the CBR in a pirate room for our upcoming trip - only 34 days away! For approximately $285 more, we can upgrade to AKL. We've never stayed at either resort, or a deluxe for that matter. When we came at the same time last year, we spend a decent amount of time at the hotel, and am planning on trying to do the same this year. My concerns with CBR are how far away the pirate rooms are and I've read some negative things about the bus service. I'm not sure how it compares at AKL. Usually I drive so I don't have to rely on the busses if we don't want to. We recently relocated out of FL so this will be my first time without a car. It will be me, my DS 11, and my DD 8.

All thoughts and recommendations are welcome!