We are looking to stay at a moderate resort. The guest room pics appear to have 2 things I hate in a hotel: no private balcony, and room entrance from outside hallway ( kinda like a motel). Does anyone know if there are moderates with a private balcony? (Otherwise I get a little claustaphopic)
Unless you stay in a cabin, there are no private outdoor spaces in a moderate.
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
Only the Deluxe resorts are "hotels", Anything below deluxe will be a motel.
1 Week at Wyndham Bonnet Creek 06/17/17 - 06/24/17; 1 Week at Orange Lake Resort 06/24/17 - 06/30/17; 1 week at OKW 12/03/17 - 12/10/17
Not every hotel with out door hallways and doors to the room outside and no balconey is a motel. As a employee at an extened stay hotel that has all the entrances to the rooms outside and no balaconey I take a offense to the fact that a person on this site groups hotels and motels like that. Don't get me wrong people are in titled to there opinions but there are more differences between a motel and a hotel.
I avoid "exterior corridors" like the plague. Except for at Disney World. I have stayed at Coronado Springs and Port Orleans French Quarter and felt fine. I have also stayed at Contemporary, Poly, and Grand Floridian. We are going back in 2 weeks and staying at Port Orleans French Qtr for the 2nd time. It is a lovely resort. Can't wait! BTW-- we spent one night as a trial at Pop Century to see if we would like to stay there - we wouldn't!
The family suites at art of animation are technically value (In name, not price) but have indoor hallway access. No private balconies though. We really loved our stay there in September.
Many trips as a child offsite
1995 Disney Cruise/Old key west
New Years 2001 Caribbean Beach Resort
March 2006 Offsite
Sept 2010 Coronado Springs Resort
November 2013 POR
Sept/oct 2014 cars room at AOA
Next trip: too long!
Thanks for all your great advice!
Let's keep this focused on helping TinaAndGlenn. We're here to help each other out.
Steve (aka brownie)
INTERCOT Staff: Accommodations & Mousellaneous
ASMv 4/00, 10/01, 11/03, 5/21
ASMu 8/12, 11-12/22
AKL 6/18
BC 9/94
CSR 8/14, 3-4/22
POP 11-12/10, 3/12, 10/12, 7/17, 4/22
POFQ 10/01
POR 9/04, 1/16, 11/19
WL 12/03
Disneyland 6/07, 1/15, 10/24
Disney Dream 8/14
I actually prefer the motel style rooms. I like stepping out of my room into a garden area, or overlooking the pool. I prefer that over walking out into long hallways and elevators.
That's just me...
Scallywag
August 2004 - POR
May 2006 - POF (Honeymoon Trip)
September 2006 - Royal Pacific (Universal Studios)
April 2007 - POR
July 2009 - CBR
June 2013 - CBR
June 2014 - POF
June 2016 - POLY
June 2017 - AKL
June 2018 - BC
Scallywag;2446900 wrote: I actually prefer the motel style rooms. I like stepping out of my room into a garden area, or overlooking the pool. I prefer that over walking out into long hallways and elevators.
That's just me...
Agreed. Opening our door at POR and immediately looking at all the lush vegetation, it almost felt like having a balcony. In all of our stays there, we've never had issues with outside noise and at the moderate level with the units housed away from the main lobby and foodcourt, not sure what you'd gain by having indoor hallways, might actually be noisier.
gf doesnt like the outside doorways, but in order to save money we will prob stay at mod or value part of the trip. it doesnt bother me. i have stayed at BC which has indoor hallways and balcony but didnt like it other than the location, the balcony was tiny
DVC owner at AKL, OKW & BRV. stayed at every WDW resort except GF & YC. also went to Aulani & Disneyland. top of bucket list Tokyo DL next year, maybe Paris and Hong Kong
