I've stayed at Hard Rock and Royal Pacific. for the cost cutting i was looking at Cabana. but wondering if its worth it to stay at RP for the express pass on a weekend at end of Sept beginning of Oct 2017. i liked RP better than HRH for theming. sorta leaning towards cabana bay.
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
I have not stayed at Cabana Bay but I have also stayed at HRH and RP. I also think I like RP better.
Going on a weekend I think I would stay at RP for the unlimited Express Pass in case of high crowd volume.
Recent Trips:
-OKW Aug 16 - Aug 23 / Royal Pacific Resort Universal Studios Aug 23 - Aug 26, 2013
-Universal Studios Hard Rock Hotel Nov 14 - Nov 18, 2014
-Saratoga Springs June 11 -18 2016
Next Trip:
-Port Orleans Riverside / Saratoga Springs Sept 8 - 17, 2017
I think you will be fine staying at Cabana Bay without an express pass at the parks at that time of year. I don't know how many there will be in your group, but if it's extraordinarily busy that weekend you can always purchase the express pass for one day. That's what my son and I did one trip and it was fine to cover all the attractions we wanted to see (above and beyond the HP stuff).
On a side note, we really liked Cabana Bay. We enjoyed all the amenities, especially the bowling alley!
Beth
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thanks. i think i will go for Cabana. pool seems ok too w the river. maybe 3 of us going
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
