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resorts you won't stay at
I was just wondering if there are any disney resorts you will not stay at?
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I can't rule any out entirely, but my circumstances would really have to change for me to go back to a moderate or ever try a value. I'm a deluxe fan, and I really love the GF and Polynesian. I may try a few other deluxes eventually. I really can't imagine ever trying Old Key West or Saratoga Springs, but again, if I bought into the DVC, who knows.
Sherri
Next: Aulani Celebration 10/2018 (50th)
Past Stays: Contemporary, GF, Poly, BC, POP, POR, Dolphin, AKL Kidani, BLT
1990 August Honeymoon- GF
Delighted Disney Return Guest since 1981, DVC (BLT) since 2014
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I would probably not stay at a value. For me, the extra $$ for a mod is worth it...bigger rooms, fridge, etc.
Christi
2014: May--POR & US/IOA; Nov--POR (1st rD--JJ5k!)
2013: May--POR
2012: Jun--POP; Aug--POP/Hard Rock
2011: Aug/Sept--US/IOA; Nov--POFQ
2010: Dec--CSR
2009: Sept--Poly GVCL
2008: Sept--POFQ
2007: Jan/Feb--POR; Sept: POFQ
2004: Oct--CSR
1987: off-site
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We've stayed at all the values, all the moderates and a couple of the deluxes. I will say you get more with more money. However, if you're looking for a clean, comfortable room with friendly service, the values are hard to beat! I have yet to see a room at WDW I had any problems with! Some have been better than others, but none bad.
Jul80 DLR, Dec75 FW, Sept91 offsite, Sept95 ASSp, June00 offsite, June01 ASMo, July02 WL, June03 ASMo, Oct03 POR, Poly, Aug04 Pop,ASMu, Oct04 ASSp, Sept05 CSR,Pop,CBR, Dec06 WL,Pop, Sept07 POP,POR, Dec07 POP,May08 POP, Sept08 CR,Sept09 POP,Aug10 CBR, Feb11 POP, July11 AKL, Nov12 POP, March13 offsite
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I will probably never stay at the Beach Club again and I'm not in any rush to stay at the Grand Floridian
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Nope. None of them. I would stay at every Disney resort if I could, and love every minute of all of them.
Scott
2 visits as a child
6/97, 6/01, 6/04: All-Star Sports
12/05, 6/08: Pop Century
May-June/10: Animal Kingdom Lodge
5/11: All-Star Sports 1 night Epcot Flower & Garden
May 2013 POFQ (25th anniversary!)
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We've stayed at the Grand Flo many times (our fave), Poly once (loved it), POR twice (terrible), CBR once (loved it), and Pop twice (loved it). Both stays at POR were pretty bad, and we won't return. Plus, we hate the pedestal sinks and tiny shelf. We need a full vanity with two sinks. The condition and cleanliness of the POR rooms were just terrible.
Obviously, we prefer a deluxe resort, but we try to be practical. We had a 12 day stay at the Poly in December, and will have a 7 day stay at the Flo in May. That means we are taking it a little easy in October and doing 13 days at CBR. We'll miss being on the monorail, but I'd rather have 13 days at a mod than only another 7 or 8 days at a deluxe. We are also getting more out of our AP's this way.
I have to giggle at those who say they will never stay at or try a value resort. DH and I used to say that, then we stayed at POP on a very last minute long weekend trip in 2005. WE LOVED IT!!! We even stayed there the following year for a 12 day trip! We were pleasantly surprised at how nice POP was. We wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. Room was quite large (larger than we were expecting after reading posts here), and were very clean and bright. Mousekeeping was wonderful (have to admit....it was better than our mousekeeping at the Poly this past December). Also, we don't mind sharing a full size bed at all. We sleep in one at home (it's my 130+ year old antique bed from home and I love it), so we are used to that size. Plenty of room for two adults.
Just wanted to throw my support to POP....it really is a wonderful resort!
NEXT TRIP - DCL Fantasy Oct. 2016
Yacht Club - Oct. '14, Dec. '15
Poly - Dec. '07, '09
Grand Flo - Too many times to keep track!
CBR - May '10, Oct. '10, Dec. '11
POR - Sept & Dec '03
AoA - Oct. '12, Dec. '13
Pop - May '11
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I would not have a problem staying at any of them. Of course, I have my preferences and also some that I'm less interested at staying at due to theming. For example, the theming at POR doesn't appeal to me yet it is very popular on these boards. But I love CBR while it is not popular here.
I would like to try all the resorts at some point.
Disney World: 10/92 Yacht Club, 11/96 Disney Institute, 12/00 Yacht Club, 6/05 Beach Club, 8/06 Shades of Green, 8/07 Caribbean Beach Resort, 10/07 Coronado Springs, 12/08 French Quarter, 3/10 All Star Sports, 4/12 Port Orleans Riverside
Disneyland: 1987, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013
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I wouldn't turn down a chance to stay at a Disney Resort, but there are two that I really don't have much desire to stay at....the Contemporary and All Star Sports. I probably will at some point in my quest to stay at all of them, but they'd probably only be one time stays....I just don't think I like the theming of them. But heck, to be staying anywhere at Disney is indeed better than not being there at all!
*Disneyland Paris Hotel
*Grand Floridian
*Disneyland Hotel
*Boardwalk Inn *Bay Lake Tower
*Contemporary *Old Key West
*Polynesian Resort *Animal Kingdom Lodge
* Port Orleans French Quarter
* Fort Wilderness
*Art of Animation * Pop Century
* All Star Movies, Music & Sports
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Linda
aka: wendy*darling
INTERCOT Staff:
Disney & Orlando Dining/Nightlife, Shopping & Water Parks/Disney Vacation Club
DVC owners at WLV, BCV and SSR
Next up: VWL & POFQ Dec 2009 - just adults!
On Deck: DCL Wonder Dec 2010... but I'm sure we can come up with something before then!
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I think the worst WD resort would still be pretty great, but I am least interested in All Star sports, Saratoga Springs and Old Key West. I'd really like to try all the deluxe resorts, POP, Carribbean, New Orleans....yes, it would be great to try them all!! AKL still my favorite.
2017 WDW All Star Music/Universal RP
2016 :(
2015 Universal-Royal Pacific
2014 :(
2013 Fall: Wilderness Lodge
2011-12 :(
2010 French Quarter
2009 Pop & AKL
2008 Polynesian
2007 ASM & BCR
2006 AKL
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When it comes to staying "on property" or off, I would take "any" disney resort over having to drive in.
You do get what you pay for at Disney.
There is a big difference between value and deluxe resorts. Much of the "value" added between those highly depends on how much time you spend at the resort.
We choose to spend a fair amount of time at our resorts and tend to lean towards the nicer resorts because of that.
To date, our favorite resorts in this order is
WLV
POR
POFQ
BWV
ASMu
We did not care that much for Boardwalk because of the lack of a "good" food court. Waiting over a half hour for breakfeast out of the bakery was silly. Imagine how the person in front of us that just wanted a coffee refill felt...... We loved the pool though! But over all... it will be a LONG while before we will stay there again! It barely rates above All Star Music - only because the room was a DVC 1 bedroom suite.
In the long run I would take staying at a value over staying anywhere off property.
Disney is Disney after all.
Disneyland: many, MANY times!
WDW:POR POFQ BWV WLV ASMu POLY
Am I a huge disney fan? YOU BETCHA! I blame it all on my parents! They are the one's that walked around Disneyland all day to induce labor! Yep, I've been going to Disneyland since the day before I was born!
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Poly
Polynesian is not on our popularity list.
I don't think it has the special magic that I meet in the other resorts. It's kind of "regular 70's hotel/motel" feeling.
Although the sorroundings are truly beautiful, the resort itself doesn't do it for me.
PEA_Swe
(45 yo guy in Sweden)
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Disneyland Resort Paris - 2001 & 2003
Disneyland Hotel - Castle Club Concierge
Walt Disney World - 2005 (First Time)
All Star Movies Resort - 2 nights
Wilderness Lodge - 13 nights
Boardwalk Inn - 8 nights
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we have never stayed in a mod or a value so i can't say we would never stay in one - we don't have any plans to stay in one but the way i look at it is you're at disney i can't imagine not wanting to go or not wanting to stay on property - i can say the one place i would never stay is off property
playdead88
boardwalk villas may 2005
boardwalk villas may 2006
beach club villas april 2007
wilderness lodge april 2008
DVC member april 08
animal kingdom villas may 09
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Other than the DVCs, which I have no desire to be involved with, I think the only resorts that I would truly rule out would be the Contemporary and CBR. As far as the Contemporary goes, I would only ever consider an MK view room, and for that price I would go somewhere with better themeing. As for CBR, if we ever stayed in a moderate it would be CSR or POR.
I'm not a big fan of the GF either, but DW may make me end up there someday.
Mike
Trips: 1983,1986,1988,1991 - Off-site
Jan 2001 - WL
Nov 2004 - WL
Sep 2005 - AKL
Sep 2007 - Poly
May 2009 - CBR
May 2010 - Poly
Oct 2010 - Pop
May 2012 - BC
Next trip May 2014 - BC
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Well ... we're DVC members, so it's pretty unlikely that we'll ever stay at a value again. Except for the fact that I have a goal to have stayed in every Walt Disney World resort at some point.
Thus far, I'm only missing these:
- Shades of Green
- Swan
- Dolphin
- Ft. Wilderness
- All Star Music
So the likely scenario is that, for one night of a trip or something, we'll book into ASM just to say we stayed there.
Not sure when/if I'll ever get to Ft. Wilderness, though.
Ian ºOº
INTERCOT Senior Imagineer
Veteran of over 60 trips to Disney theme parks and proud to have stayed in every Disney resort in the continental United States! º0º
Next trip:
April 2018 - Saratoga Springs Treehouse
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i would stay at any resort depending on my budget, i couldnt stay at any of the resorts near the MK because i couldnt afford them
Rob
2/90 - Fort Wilderness Cabin
2/92, 94, 98 - Beach Club
2/96 - Dixie Landings
2/99, 00 - All Star Sports
5/05 - Pop Century
5/07 - Coronado Springs
8/08 - Beach Club Villas
4/10 - Wilderness Lodge Villas
8/12 - Disneyland (offsite)
11/13 - Beach Club Villas
DVC Member
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I personall would stay any place but my wife is a reluctant traveler at best so her comfort level at the resort we stay at is the key to a great vacation. Because of that we now only book at the Beach Club because she absolutely loves it there.
So I don't see myself staying any place other than the Beach Club, but if I had to I would stay anywhere.
Jay
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Proabably will never stay at a Value.
Alex
4/1976 - offsite,4/1983 - offsite,5/1999 - CaribBeach,5/2000 - CaribBeach,
11/2001 - Coronado,7/2003 - AKL, 8/2004 - POFQ, 8/2005 - Poly, 8/2006 - Grand Flo,10/2007 - POFQ, 8/2008 - Wilderness Lodge, 8/2009 - POR, 8/2010 - CaribBeach, 8/2011 - Coronado, 8/2012 -Coronado, 8/2014 - Coronado
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