Is Contemporary Resort Too Tacky

[artbell2]

I don't mean to be judgemental about this as I'm going by pictures alone of what I've seen as far as both what the rooms look like (2008) and what the Bay Lake Tower rooms will look like. To me it really looks too tacky. Spending upwards to $400 and up per night in a place like that just looks ridiciculus. The beds might be comfortable, but just the interior design to me looks ugly. I understand it is contemporary no question about it. And maybe that's their selling point. I don't know maybe this is what the hotel of the future will look like. I haven't been in an upscale hotel in more than 10 years so I might be off my rocker. The colors don't do a thing for me.

Mike

 

[Phonedave]

I went though the mock ups of the BLT rooms and did not like them

I love the layout of them, but the decor does not do it for me.

But as other have said, vanilla and chocolate.

If you watch the video for the BLT sales, there is a section where they talk about the pool, and how much planning went into placement compared to the sun, and wind, and etc etc etc.

I guess time will tell.

-dave

 

[hemloc]

The new tower rooms are awesome. I felt like I was in some swanky Japanese or European hotel the last time I stayed there. Not tacky at all. Now the OLD rooms were tacky, lol...

 

[slappy magoo]

I guess the problem with the word contemporary is that we all have a slightly different idea of what contemporary is. I think the resort is "stuffy". It has a identity complex. Its been transformed into a hotel designed for business travelers and convention goers. In a place that markets fantasy and pixie dust. To me that doesn't work. For Disney it works because it's profitable, but as person on vacation I think it stinks. Imagine this if you will. You are staying at the Contemporary with your family. You just came from the pool and of course your man enough to wear your speedo that day. When you walk towards the elevators there are 10 turds in business suits just getting out of a seminar. Do you feel comfortable or awkward?? Another scenario; (this is the old layout so maybe things will change a little) You bring your kids to chef mickeys and of course they're amped up and are little out of control. They tell you it will be a few minutes so you wait on the concourse. Well across from you is a bar room full of suits. Also there is a restaurant that caters to suits (concourse steakhouse). How do you feel?? See what I am saying. The other convention hotels blend in better because the buildings are separated which makes them less intrusive to those on vacation. Now they are building a building that caters to family vacations, its just weird. For me the idea of hanging around a bunch of suits is depressing. Thats what I am trying to get away from when on vacation. I expect this in Manhattan, not Disney World. I wish the Contemporary never built the convention center, I miss the way it was before it was built.

Methinks your rant says more about you, than it does the Contemporary or the convention-clientele. Lighten up, 99 percent of the "turds in suits" are looking at you with jealousy that you're enjoying WDW, not with disdain that you're not enjoying their super-swell lectures.

Unless you're wearing that Speedo, then the ratio of jealousy to disdain might be closer to 50-50.

 

[Crazy4WDW1]

Personally I love the look of the new rooms. I love the Contemporary. I've stayed at almost all of the properties. There are some that are my favs, but then there are some that are not. However, I'd stay at any of them to be at WDW!!

As far as "suits" at the Contemporary, there are people staying for business reasons at all of the resorts at one time or another. Why would anyone feel "awkward" being in a hotel with people in suits? Odd. How about the poor "suits" having to see you in your Speedo. Now that's awkward. :ROFLOL: