You missed my point completely.
I’m not arguing the design of the resort is exceptional compared to any major hotel in the world.
I’m saying people are complaining this DVC exclusive resort is not on par with other standard Disney resorts, which is right, because these are two completely different products.
Saratoga Springs’ theme is upstate an New York equestrian theme. You know what it feels like to stay there? Florida Retirement Community.
DVC is not meant to feel like a 4 star hotel experience, it is meant to feel like home. That is their big schtick, Welcome Home. The idea is that this is not just a vacation hotel, this is a vacation home.
To compare their properties with actual resorts is not a fair comparison. They are apples and oranges.
It’s design is not offensive...sure it’s tall, but the overall theming is more broadly executed than most other DVC exclusive resorts.
I think a lot of the hate is because it sits on the carcasses of former CBR rooms and folks just want to hate it for disrupting the vibe at CBR. Which is totally fair. But we also don’t know the entire story there. For all we know those buildings had foundation issues or some other major problem which required them to be raised. We just don’t know.
As a stand alone DVC exclusive resort, it looks fantastic to me. It has an exclusive Skyliner station with a 5 minute flight to Epcot, the rooms are very well appointed, several eateries on site including a rooftop table service, and the rest of the resort grounds offer quite the list of amenities.
For being DVC, I think it’s fantastic.
