For the first time in 7 years in a row of going to Disney, my family and I decided to stay on the property instead of using our time share. WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!
We used the transportation option in our package so the trip began on a good note. You get off the plane in Orlando, go to the first floor where the Disney reps are, they put you on a luxury bus, and you're on your way to the resort. No baggage to gather, they do that for you and bring it to your room in the resort.
We stayed in the Coronado Springs resort. We chose the 2 room suite option so our teenaged kids took one room, which was a normal hotel room with two twin beds but had more space than a normal hotel. And our room had a king size bed and was the same size as theirs.
One thing cool that I noticed about the room was in the bathroom of all places. When you flip on the light switch, the light comes on very dim and then grows in intensity very slow. Perfect for getting up in the middle of the night. No more getting blinded by turning on the light. What a great idea!
The resort itself was very nice. Not as nice as the high end resorts I'm sure but, it was very nice. There are hammocks stretched between palm trees along a sand covered lake front, stores, restaurants, boats to rent, bikes to rent, and anything else you would need or want.
The best part was transportation to anywhere you wanted to go within Disney just by going to the front of the resort or a bus stop near your room. Buses run about every 10 minutes to the various parks and to downtown Disney. And when you're ready to come back, hop the bus for your resort, and you're on your way. The buses run until all the parks are cleared and that is normally about 2 in the morning.
The food at the resort was so-so. Not too expensive, good variety, but got to be old after a couple days. We broke things up by going to downtown Disney for supper a few nights. Plenty of food to choose from there. Oh, DON'T GET THE MEAL PLAN WITH YOUR PACKAGE! We saw people having a hard time with that. It's easier to pay with your Key To The World.
Your Key To The World is like a credit card. It contains your park tickets, your room key, and can be used as a credit card for up to $1,000. How cool is that!? So we just paid for meals with that. Not much need to carry around a lot of cash when you have that. And every member of the family has one which is nice. The kids were able to go off on their own and when it was time to eat, they could use their cards to pay for it.
I highly suggest you stay at one of the resorts the next time you go if you have not already done so.
We used the transportation option in our package so the trip began on a good note. You get off the plane in Orlando, go to the first floor where the Disney reps are, they put you on a luxury bus, and you're on your way to the resort. No baggage to gather, they do that for you and bring it to your room in the resort.
We stayed in the Coronado Springs resort. We chose the 2 room suite option so our teenaged kids took one room, which was a normal hotel room with two twin beds but had more space than a normal hotel. And our room had a king size bed and was the same size as theirs.
One thing cool that I noticed about the room was in the bathroom of all places. When you flip on the light switch, the light comes on very dim and then grows in intensity very slow. Perfect for getting up in the middle of the night. No more getting blinded by turning on the light. What a great idea!
The resort itself was very nice. Not as nice as the high end resorts I'm sure but, it was very nice. There are hammocks stretched between palm trees along a sand covered lake front, stores, restaurants, boats to rent, bikes to rent, and anything else you would need or want.
The best part was transportation to anywhere you wanted to go within Disney just by going to the front of the resort or a bus stop near your room. Buses run about every 10 minutes to the various parks and to downtown Disney. And when you're ready to come back, hop the bus for your resort, and you're on your way. The buses run until all the parks are cleared and that is normally about 2 in the morning.
The food at the resort was so-so. Not too expensive, good variety, but got to be old after a couple days. We broke things up by going to downtown Disney for supper a few nights. Plenty of food to choose from there. Oh, DON'T GET THE MEAL PLAN WITH YOUR PACKAGE! We saw people having a hard time with that. It's easier to pay with your Key To The World.
Your Key To The World is like a credit card. It contains your park tickets, your room key, and can be used as a credit card for up to $1,000. How cool is that!? So we just paid for meals with that. Not much need to carry around a lot of cash when you have that. And every member of the family has one which is nice. The kids were able to go off on their own and when it was time to eat, they could use their cards to pay for it.
I highly suggest you stay at one of the resorts the next time you go if you have not already done so.
