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Coronado Springs Review!
Hi All!
DH and I stayed at CSR from 1/10 - 1/17 for my birthday.
I did not request any particular building because DH had called the resort and asked them to deliver something and was afraid if I called and asked fora certain building, it might not get delivered.
So - we checked in around noon on 1/10. I was given a "I'm Celebrating!" button when the CM saw on the reservation that it was my birthday. We were assigned to Ranchos 7B and our room was ready! We were on our way!
7B is very close to bus stop 4 and the main pool, but not too close to El Centro. Our room was on the 2nd floor and faced the quiet pool.
I actually loved the resort. It was beautiful and clean. I found the location to be very convenient. We are not huge breakfast people so we didn't go to the Pepper Market for breakfast. In fact, we only ate there twice.
My only issues with the resort were minor, but worth mentioning.
1. There was no remote control for the TV in our room. DH called the front desk and they said they would deliver one. Next day, still no remote. Called again, same deal. Still no remote. We stopped in El Centro and talked to the concierge, the next day - remote! Yahoo!
2. DH called on the Monday prior to our trip to find out if there was something he could do for my birthday as a surprise. They said they could deliver balloons with a card signed by the characters!! Fantastic!! He also called the day before we left on our trip to verify that the balloons would be delivered on my birthday. They were not. DH was not happy. When we spoke to the concierge about the remote control, he had me walk away so he could discuss the balloons. They arrived 3 days after my birthday. This was not a deal breaker for us, but it was a bit of a disappointment. What was weird though was that a friend of mine sent a bottle of wine for my birthday, and I got that no problem!!
3. Mousekeeping. This is picky, but.. I made coffee one morning in the room. It took 3 days to get replacement coffee and accompanying sugar, creamer, etc. Since DH didn't like the coffee, it wasn't a huge deal and considering our effort to get a remote control, it wasn't worth the bother.
So - I would absolutely stay here again. I loved the theming and the architecture. Rooms and resort were very clean. The queen beds were nice and spacious. The pool was fantastic, although we were in it only once since the weather decided to follow us from MA to FL (a wee bit chilly)!! The bus service was great, except the day of the marathon, but that was to be expected!!
Last edited by Dawneeeey; 01-18-2009 at 06:27 PM.
Reason: typo. doh!
-- Dawn
2002 ASMo
2003 ASMo
2005 Condo Offsite
Jan 06 Boardwalk
Oct 06 Orlando World Center Marriott
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Jan 09 - It's my birthday!! Coronado Springs
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May 2012 BLT
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Thanks for the review. We are staying at CSR for the 1st time next week and it's always good to hear that other like the resort.
Michelle
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Sorry about the issues you experienced. Happy Birthday though!! Glad you still enjoyed the resort. They are replacing all the TV's with the flat panel ones. Probably lost the remote for that tv somewhere down the line.
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You know, I'm beginning to think all CSR's problem lie in building Ranchos 7B. That's where we were and we had issues too. We had no coffee replacement for 3 days - after leaving a note and calling for some twice. I thought the building was dirty - our room had some unidentifible stains on the carpet (fortunately not in the traffic lanes) and the same garbage lay in the stairwell for the entire week. We did have a remote though! And the new beds were very comfy. As far as the birthday balloons, we had the same issue with DD's birthday at POFQ 2 yrs ago so it's not just CSR. We never did get ours delivered. Glad you had a nice stay despite the few glitches.
Kathy șoș
LET'S GO BUCS!
Next trip - June '14
Past trips:
6/13, 4/13, 7/12, 7/11, 1/11, 8/10, 7/09, 3/09, 8/08, 8/07, 12/06, 9/05, 7/03, 7/98, 5/96, 8/93, '70's X 2
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You know, I'm beginning to think all CSR's problem lie in building Ranchos 7B. That's where we were and we had issues too. We had no coffee replacement
Kind of odd, but we also had a coffee issue in Ranchos 7B during our stay there for new years. We didn't have any of the other issues with cleanliness thou. We like CSR (and the queen beds at a mod price) and plan on staying there again.
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funny, we had issues with 7B too. Not clean, broken door on entertainment center/armoire and the big one was an adjoining room that we did not want. That would not be specific to a certain bldg...but overall 7B was king of yucky!!! Mousekeeping did not bother to clean coffee pot filter
May 2007 - CBR 6 nights
Dec 2008 - CSR 8 nights
Aug 2010 - AKL 5 nights /Sports 3 nights
Aug 2011 - Pop 9 nights
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Reluctantly I am staying here again in June but ht e 2 times I stayed there before I have had some sort of problem. The first time it was with air conditioning in August The second time was only a 1 night stay but the room was far from clean Then they would not let me use my Resort Refillable mug which I was told I could since it was a continuos stay. They wanted me to jump through hoops and purchase one of theirs and then go to the manager and get a refund.
I'm hoping for a better stay in June.
Jeff (aka JPL)
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Originally Posted by JPL
Reluctantly I am staying here again in June but ht e 2 times I stayed there before I have had some sort of problem. The first time it was with air conditioning in August The second time was only a 1 night stay but the room was far from clean Then they would not let me use my Resort Refillable mug which I was told I could since it was a continuos stay. They wanted me to jump through hoops and purchase one of theirs and then go to the manager and get a refund.
I'm hoping for a better stay in June.
I hope you have a better stay too. We've been fortunate and had seven great stays. As for the refillable mug, that is because Pepper Market is not owned by Disney and they have their own resort-specific mug and they are very strict about it.
Split Stay--AKL and CSR in 2010???
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I hope I didn't make anyone think that I didn't like staying here!! I actually loved the resort, just those 3 little tiny things happened that did not make or break our trip. I will say the remote control thing has happened to me many times while traveling (on business or other vacations not Disney). People leave the remote controls on the bed. The housekeeping staff just pulls the sheets off and puts them in the laundry. These things happen!!
-- Dawn
2002 ASMo
2003 ASMo
2005 Condo Offsite
Jan 06 Boardwalk
Oct 06 Orlando World Center Marriott
Oct 07 Condo Offsite
Jan 09 - It's my birthday!! Coronado Springs
Nov 10 Long weekend offsite, 2 days
Sept 2011 Port Orleans Riverside
May 2012 BLT
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I've found that you can get extra things (towels, coffee) if you leave $2 tip each day or even every other day.
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Originally Posted by JPL
Reluctantly I am staying here again in June but ht e 2 times I stayed there before I have had some sort of problem. The first time it was with air conditioning in August The second time was only a 1 night stay but the room was far from clean Then they would not let me use my Resort Refillable mug which I was told I could since it was a continuos stay. They wanted me to jump through hoops and purchase one of theirs and then go to the manager and get a refund.
I'm hoping for a better stay in June.
Jeff, as was mentioned, CSR is the exception to the continous stay rule for the refillable mug program. Never was a big issue for me as I don't usually get a refillable mug (we rent a car and pick up soda before arriving at WDW).
My recommendations:
1)Request a room in Cabanas. It looks as if they will be refurbished by June. These buildings are pretty close to El Centro. The farthest Cabanas building is like a 5 minute walk to the main building.
2) If they offer you Ranchos 7B, demand a change . I don't think there has been an Intercotee that hasn't had a problem in that building!
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Originally Posted by KatMark
I As for the refillable mug, that is because Pepper Market is not owned by Disney and they have their own resort-specific mug and they are very strict about it.
Yet they serve the same terrible coffee
Jeff (aka JPL)
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Originally Posted by JPL
Yet they serve the same terrible coffee
I agree with you on this! That is why I don't drink it--I get the cappucino--it's a little better than their regular coffee.
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Originally Posted by Hammer
If they offer you Ranchos 7B, demand a change . I don't think there has been an Intercotee that hasn't had a problem in that building!
Maybe it's a "hidden" Disney attraction - like the worst resort building on Disney property! While this is definately not my favorite resort and I'm not in a hurry to stay there again, I do have to say that outside of the coffee and cleanliness issues in 7B, the resort is beautiful, the gift shop is huge and looked well-stocked (didn't really spend much time there), and breakfast at Maya grill was pretty decent considering the price of Disney food. Had we been closer to it, we probably would have tried Pepper Market but just never made it there. We also somehow never made it to the pool. Bus service was awesome! They were almost never full, even at the end of the day and travel times were shorter than I expected. And again, those new beds were soooo comfy! I hope you have a better stay this time too Jeff!
Kathy șoș
LET'S GO BUCS!
Next trip - June '14
Past trips:
6/13, 4/13, 7/12, 7/11, 1/11, 8/10, 7/09, 3/09, 8/08, 8/07, 12/06, 9/05, 7/03, 7/98, 5/96, 8/93, '70's X 2
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Heck, we left $3 a day and could not even get a second round of mickey soap, evem when ours was almost gone. Had to ask for more coffee a few times too. n the end, we stopped leavving the TIP! GRRR!
Originally Posted by Gator
I've found that you can get extra things (towels, coffee) if you leave $2 tip each day or even every other day.
May 2007 - CBR 6 nights
Dec 2008 - CSR 8 nights
Aug 2010 - AKL 5 nights /Sports 3 nights
Aug 2011 - Pop 9 nights
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Ha! funny thing about tipping.. we left $2 on the bed every day and one day they didn't take it!!!
-- Dawn
2002 ASMo
2003 ASMo
2005 Condo Offsite
Jan 06 Boardwalk
Oct 06 Orlando World Center Marriott
Oct 07 Condo Offsite
Jan 09 - It's my birthday!! Coronado Springs
Nov 10 Long weekend offsite, 2 days
Sept 2011 Port Orleans Riverside
May 2012 BLT
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Mousekeeping was O.K. I don't think they always really "cleaned" but it was OK we aren't really all that "messy".
Yes we were in the Rancharos. The others were FULL (or so we were told). I HATED the long walk to the front and I was annoyed at the "empty" people carts that would pass us up (only 2 gave us rides)...Yes yes yes...I know these carts are for conventioneers but...the distance from the Rancharos to the front is so far they ought to be for anybody who wants it. It's stupid that they ride empty. The walk from the front to the Rancharos was just tooooooo far. (I walk all day in the park...I have no desire to walk farther later)...As a result...we pretty much went from bus to room.
I also didn't like the Pepper Market. I guess it's possible that we just ate there too late.
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Thanks for posting! We also love CSR! Its such a beautiful resort with great bus service. My kids love the main pool area and playground.
We like the cabana rooms and don't mind the walk. We like to just walk around and look at the landscaping and flowers.
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