Let's see... I'll put them in a list as I remember them, and then number afterward
(Note: Ex-CM who enjoyed free and extremely discounted stays - but I know the "retail" price of the places.)
AKL / WL - My two favorite resorts. I think both are great, but only with an upgrades view, Courtyard at WL, and Savannah at AKL. At WL, the view isn't as important, but it's worth the upgrade. At AKL it's essential and I wouldn't stay there in Pool or Standard view. With an AP discount or other offer both these places are wonderfully priced.
Coronado Springs - My favorite moderate resort, I've actually been wanting to stay here instead of some deluxe resorts just because I haven't recently. I think it's pretty, the rooms are quiet, and it feels laid back and uncrowded.
Pop Century - Wonderful value for a nice room with some neat stuff to look at. It's ranked high jsut for being very well priced for what you get. Nice service, just not many amenities offered.
All Star Music - Similiar to pop, but a little more boring. Worth it for a weekend getaway on a buget.
Port Orleans Riverside - Quaint, but I was in a bayou building without much to look at. The room was fine, the service was fine. It wasn't exciting at all for the price though. I think the Magnolia mansion-style rooms would be much better.
Contemporary - Tower room, MK view. When i spent a few nights a few yars ago, the mold in the air system took its toll on me. It's an old building, it cant be helped. I loved the view, seeing the TTA, and now with the new room designs i'm dying to return with a bottle of Allegra-D. Lobby, concourse, etc, need rehab, but that's coming. In short, I like the place, but it's pricey.
Polynesian - Meh. My room was nice enough, but not really interesting. I don't dislike the place, but on my budget it's not worth the money. I heard about entering and getting a Lei - never happened to me. Essentially every little Disneylike thing they could do never happened. Nothing special from mousekeeping, etc. Oh, luggage assistance lost a bag of my friend's after we forgot to tip him at 7am (we were bleary eyed - sorry!) for a transfer to WL for the second part of our trip. WL found our bag, at the Poly, I quote "...tossed in the corner upsidedown, but we found it!" Tip your porters folks!
WL Concierge - This get it's own category because it's so differently priced. I liked the services offered, but i didn' use many of them. I don't have a reason to. Someone bringing me up was nice, and so was the staff/food/etc, but it's just expensive. I don't need concierge for my budget. Beautiful views from the top level - one complaint, the connecting room to the presidential suite was mine. You can hear everything that goes on in the suite though - foo.
All Star Movies - Crowded and loud. More noise in my room from other rooms than any other Disney resort. I found the theming totally not up to the hype. I'd rather be at quiet Music, or better yet, at Pop with real theming.
Carribbean Beach - I was in a hot pink building. That's ok. It has metal roofing thouh, which I think is a cop-out to real roofing. Yuck. The colors in general can best be descirbed as garish. The resort is huge, and the walkway across the lake in the middle is neat, but overall I was not impressed. I wont stay there again.
Saratoga Springs - Studio room, which translates to "you can't fit a small rolling bag between the foot of the bed and the wall." The rooms were the most cramped I've ever been in on property. We had two people, but as friends we wanted our own beds, and the foldout was a joke. It barely fit in the room. We had to climb over the beds to navigate the room and though the front desk was great, the room itself sucked. Also, housekeeping got snippy when we asked for sheets for the foldout, ans tried to clear us out of the room at 7am! Not worth the price at all.
Grand Floridian - Absolute worst experience ever. I paid less than half of rack rate, and I was so bitter after the experience. I had Disney actually apologize to me, from Team Disney, for the experience. Worst resort ever and a complete rip-off. The rooms are small, dirty/old, light fixtures broken, views of nothing, air conditioning in the main rooms doesn't work, I could go on.. House keeping not doing their job, front desk hanging up on me when i just called to say I'd be checking out earlier than my requested late check out, rooms guaranteed at 3pm but i didn't get one until 5pm (If ANY disney resort tell you it's 5pm, tell them it's a blatant lie and call Team Disney - it's a lie LIE LIE!!!!! Still angry about that...)
