Contemporary North Garden Wing Rooms?

[Grumpy56]

Hey all you Contemporary Experts!

As I compulsively read the Unofficail Guide to WDW, I find the following:
"In the North Garden Building avoid any room with a room number ending in numbers 58 to 88. Almost all these rooms look directly onto a parking lot."

We are staying in the North Garden Wing through Shades of Green in 2 weeks. We are arriving late at night, (11pm if all goes well with the flight) so I had pretty much decided to just take whatever room they give me, figuriing at that time of night there might not be much flexibility. Last year when we stayed at the Polynesian I faxed a room request, it was ignored but we ended up loving our room location so I figured I would just hope it worked out the same way. Now I'm wondering if I should make a request and what's the best way to do it? Are these rooms really that bad?

I hate to get caught up in details like this becasue I know our room location isn't going to really effect our time at WDW, but I am compulsive enough about the planning to want to have covered all the bases. Any thoughts or advice?

 

[KathyG/poohbear]

I just envy you for getting in the Contemporary. I have been trying and trying....in that has been my 17 year old's dream and finally we have the finances to do it with our AP. It seems since Shades of Green has closed the hotel constantly stays booked. At least it is booked for Jan and Feb and has been since October or so I'm told every time I call.

We will be staying at the Poly and everyone on this board has encouraged me saying we won't be disappointed but I am glad for you but a little jealous too. Have a great Disney trip. We will be there starting on 2/5.

 

[Grumpy56]

Originally posted by KathyG/poohbear
I just envy you for getting in the Contemporary. I have been trying and trying....in that has been my 17 year old's dream and finally we have the finances to do it with our AP. It seems since Shades of Green has closed the hotel constantly stays booked. At least it is booked for Jan and Feb and has been since October or so I'm told every time I call.

We will be staying at the Poly and everyone on this board has encouraged me saying we won't be disappointed but I am glad for you but a little jealous too. Have a great Disney trip. We will be there starting on 2/5.

Thanks, I know what you mean. We are so thrilled to be staying at the Contemporary that I feel a little foolish even worrying about room location. I did make the reservation as soon as we got back from spring break last year, and knowing that the SOG booking has kept the hotel full, I figure they probably won't have much flexibility anyway.

As to the Polynesian, let me add my two cents. We absolutely loved it last year! The atmosphere, the feeling of relaxation was priceless. And you are just a short monorail ride away from the Contemporary. If you have any questions I'd be happy to try and help. Looks like we will just miss each other, we leave WDW on the 3rd. Hope you have a great trip!

 

[Horizons38]

Hi, we stayed at the Contemporary for Christmas; our room was in the South Garden Wing and we were lucky enough to get the room we had requested ( we had stayed there before and had taken a walk through and saw rooms we liked and written # down !) We ended up with Lake front view ! Just call the reservation office and let them add the request for location (either lake or pool view) and mention that you would rather not have parking view if possible, i know for a fact that the staff always does everything they possibly can to accomodate requests and if they cant they will give you the very next best thing ! I know sometimes the rates differ obviously for different views , but i found that even when i had a reduced rate , i still was able to get the location that i wanted unless it was an extremely busy time of year ! Hope this helps ! BTW our room # was 6124 ( in the South wings ).

Edit : Just wanted to add that we always call and talk to someone about it when making requests and not fax it, i find that it always worked for us ! :animwink:

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by Grumpy56
Hey all you Contemporary Experts!

As I compulsively read the Unofficail Guide to WDW, I find the following:
"In the North Garden Building avoid any room with a room number ending in numbers 58 to 88. Almost all these rooms look directly onto a parking lot."

We are staying in the North Garden Wing through Shades of Green in 2 weeks. We are arriving late at night, (11pm if all goes well with the flight) so I had pretty much decided to just take whatever room they give me, figuriing at that time of night there might not be much flexibility. Last year when we stayed at the Polynesian I faxed a room request, it was ignored but we ended up loving our room location so I figured I would just hope it worked out the same way. Now I'm wondering if I should make a request and what's the best way to do it? Are these rooms really that bad?

I hate to get caught up in details like this becasue I know our room location isn't going to really effect our time at WDW, but I am compulsive enough about the planning to want to have covered all the bases. Any thoughts or advice?

The reason is that that series of rooms face the west, toward the parking lot and not a grassy courtyard area like most of the resort does. I have stayed in thoes rooms on many trips to WDW and there really is nothing wrong with them unless you have privacy or astecic concerns, But what you do get is a nice view of MK and a close up view of TommrowLand if your on the very far end closest to the tennis courts.


heres a link to a map http://www.magictrips.com/images/maps/contmap.gif

 

[Grumpy56]

Re: Re: Contemporary North Garden Wing Rooms?

Originally posted by jmarc63
The reason is that thoes series of rooms face the south toward the parking lot ond not a grassy courtyard like most of the resort does. I have stayed in thoes rooms an many trips to WDW and there really is nothing wrong with them unless you have privacy or astecic concerns, But what you do get is a nice view of MK and a close up view of TL of you on the very far end closest to the tennis courts.


heres a link to a map http://www.magictrips.com/images/maps/contmap.gif

Thanks so much for posting that map, that was extremely helpful. Probably suffering from brain cloud but can you tell me what TL stands for?

 

[DDPGambit]

Re: Re: Re: Contemporary North Garden Wing Rooms?

Originally posted by Grumpy56
Thanks so much for posting that map, that was extremely helpful. Probably suffering from brain cloud but can you tell me what TL stands for?

I believe TL stands for Tomorrowland.

 

[Grumpy56]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Contemporary North Garden Wing Rooms?

Originally posted by DDPGambit
I believe TL stands for Tomorrowland.

THANK YOU! Like I said.....brain cloud:brick:

 

[Grumpy56]

Originally posted by Horizons38
[Edit : Just wanted to add that we always call and talk to someone about it when making requests and not fax it, i find that it always worked for us ! :animwink: [/B]

Thanks, that's a good idea, I think I'll try it. It couldn't hurt!

 

[KathyG/poohbear]

Thanks Grumpy56 you are so kind to offer help. I think the Poly will work out okay too. I did not know that you had to book the Contemporary that far ahead. That is where I went wrong. Thank you so much for that info. I just need to plan farther ahead.

I hope you have your best Disney trip ever. I hope you get upgraded to a beautiful view for at least get better than parking lot.

 

[Grumpy56]

Originally posted by KathyG/poohbear
Thanks Grumpy56 you are so kind to offer help. I think the Poly will work out okay too. I did not know that you had to book the Contemporary that far ahead. That is where I went wrong. Thank you so much for that info. I just need to plan farther ahead.

I hope you have your best Disney trip ever. I hope you get upgraded to a beautiful view for at least get better than parking lot.

I don't know if you have to book the Contemporary that far ahead usually but SOG needs to be booked that far ahead since it's often completely booked 1 year in advance, so that's why I took no chances as soon as I found out it was a possiblity to stay at the Contemporary instead of SOG.
Thanks for the kind thoughts about my trip. I'm sure we'll have a blast as always!

 

[Horizons38]

Have a great time ! :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

 

[jmarc63]

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Originally posted by Grumpy56
Thanks so much for posting that map, that was extremely helpful. Probably suffering from brain cloud but can you tell me what TL stands for?

yep, stands for Tommrowland, also in 74 when we stayed there I got to see them errecting Space Mountain right from the litttle patio you have on the ground floor. Unfourtunatly the pic I had are history.

 

[Grumpy56]

Originally posted by Horizons38
Have a great time ! :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

Thanks, I'm sure we will. :wave:

 

[GenerationX]

When we were at the Contemporary, we stayed in room 7388, North Garden Wing. Yes, we had a clear view of the parking lot from our room, but we could also see:
1. the monorail whoosh by, which the boys loved
2. space mountain, which looks cool
3. the castle!!! We watched it change colors and watched the fireworks from our room. Very cool.

Have fun! :wave:

 

[cymbaldiva]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Contemporary North Garden Wing Rooms?

Originally posted by jmarc63
yep, stands for Tommrowland, also in 74 when we stayed there I got to see them errecting Space Mountain right from the litttle patio you have on the ground floor. Unfourtunatly the pic I had are history.

Really?

That is SOOO kewl!

Do you remember alot about it?

 

[Grumpy56]

Originally posted by GenerationX
When we were at the Contemporary, we stayed in room 7388, North Garden Wing. Yes, we had a clear view of the parking lot from our room, but we could also see:
1. the monorail whoosh by, which the boys loved
2. space mountain, which looks cool
3. the castle!!! We watched it change colors and watched the fireworks from our room. Very cool.

Have fun! :wave:

Glad to hear it, that's sounds great! When we were at the Polynesian last year we were in a room with a view of the monorail and my kids loved it. The only problem was, as soon as it started running in the morning (and it was early because it was spring break) I wanted to get up and get going and everyone else wanted to sleep.:brick:

 

[stepharoni]

Another good thing about those parking lot rooms is that they are a shorter walk to MK, and you can park your car much closer to your room. (if you drove). And only the first floor rooms have patios (ie- no balconies in the wings). And you can watch the monorail go by. They're not bad rooms, although I must brag that the Tower rooms are the WAY best.

 

[jmarc63]

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Originally posted by cymbaldiva
Really?

That is SOOO kewl!

Do you remember alot about it?

Cymbaldive when you say "Do you remember alot about it?" In what way do you mean? WDW or the erection of SM? I remember quite a bit, But I was ages eight thru 17 when we went so the memories are long but far away , I did have pic of all the building that was done in the first ten years, but unfourtantly the pics were lost in a series of floods since the eariler ones were just left on a bottom shelf in the basement and the later pics disapeared misteriously, so I seem to have found about a dozen assorted pics from that era recently. If I ever get a scanner I will download them but there is only one shot of buildind anything the rest are the "snapshot" type of pics. nothing mind blowing with being there except in my memories:

 

[cymbaldiva]

I guess I mean memories of Space Mountain being built.

I have always found the history of WDW to be soooo interesting! Awhile ago I saw footage of the Contemporary going up and I was just amazed!