focusondisney
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 7, 2009
Hi all! Hanging out in our room at YC this morning. We have tickets to Avengers this afternoon so we are heading to Disney Springs around noon. We have had a great week. Crowds have been manageable despite it being Easter week. Probably the best weather trip ever, 70s & 80s, almost no humidity. It is rainy this morning, only rain all week. We actually haven’t been in the pool all week tho. The pool has been crowded every afternoon & we aren’t big swimmers. Plus we’re getting old so the thought of dragging a suit on & off, searching for chairs & dealing with a crowd hasn’t been appealing.
The staff has been friendly & professional as always. We don’t need help ever, but we always get the greetings, coming & going. We have stayed here multiple times a year for over 15 years. We never expect anyone to remember us, but I could tell this time, a few of them recognized us. Even if they don’t remember our names. You can tell by how their facial expressions change when they see you that they do recognize you. So that is nice.
The lounge has been busy, but never crazy. There are some new food options in the evening but there seemed to be fewer desserts. I have some notes & will post those after we are home. Don’t know if anyone has mentioned it, but they have the popular POG juice here now too. Don’t remember if it was out at breakfast, but definitely out with the afternoon snacks.
After being waaaay down the hall on our last 2 trips, I made a request for a room closer to the lounge & I absolutely love our room. It’s still in great shape. I noticed 2 little things in the bathroom that show a bit of a quality workmanship issue. The grout outside the shower is already discoloring & disintegrating. And the seals that hold the seat on the toilet are way out of place. Neither affect the room function, but only 2 years after the remodel, doesn’t seem like these should be happening already. The floor & furniture are in great shape tho.
Couple of things, no longer received the small sunscreen with the room amenities. And they did not leave the individual itineraries under our door each night either. We had both of those in February so it must be a recent change. I know, not a big deal, but those were nice little touches that seemed to elevate the club rooms to a higher level. Sad to see them missing, even tho we only got them for a short time.
Ok, and I don’t remember anyone talking about this yet either. I noticed in February there was no pen or small pad of paper in the room. I thought it might just be that room, because there was no desk there. But nope, no pen or note pad in this room either. Didn’t notice them on the housekeepers carts either. So I assume they are just gone! And I personally think that stinks!! Sometimes you do just want to jot something down. I kept a listing of my gift card spending. If I hadn’t brought a pen with me, I couldn’t have even done that. And yes, those pens & pads made nice little souvenirs. I am going to treasure the ones I have at home even more now.
That’s it for now, we have a late flight tomorrow & I have a family function Sunday. But I will post some more Monday, including the lounge foods we saw.
The staff has been friendly & professional as always. We don’t need help ever, but we always get the greetings, coming & going. We have stayed here multiple times a year for over 15 years. We never expect anyone to remember us, but I could tell this time, a few of them recognized us. Even if they don’t remember our names. You can tell by how their facial expressions change when they see you that they do recognize you. So that is nice.
The lounge has been busy, but never crazy. There are some new food options in the evening but there seemed to be fewer desserts. I have some notes & will post those after we are home. Don’t know if anyone has mentioned it, but they have the popular POG juice here now too. Don’t remember if it was out at breakfast, but definitely out with the afternoon snacks.
After being waaaay down the hall on our last 2 trips, I made a request for a room closer to the lounge & I absolutely love our room. It’s still in great shape. I noticed 2 little things in the bathroom that show a bit of a quality workmanship issue. The grout outside the shower is already discoloring & disintegrating. And the seals that hold the seat on the toilet are way out of place. Neither affect the room function, but only 2 years after the remodel, doesn’t seem like these should be happening already. The floor & furniture are in great shape tho.
Couple of things, no longer received the small sunscreen with the room amenities. And they did not leave the individual itineraries under our door each night either. We had both of those in February so it must be a recent change. I know, not a big deal, but those were nice little touches that seemed to elevate the club rooms to a higher level. Sad to see them missing, even tho we only got them for a short time.
Ok, and I don’t remember anyone talking about this yet either. I noticed in February there was no pen or small pad of paper in the room. I thought it might just be that room, because there was no desk there. But nope, no pen or note pad in this room either. Didn’t notice them on the housekeepers carts either. So I assume they are just gone! And I personally think that stinks!! Sometimes you do just want to jot something down. I kept a listing of my gift card spending. If I hadn’t brought a pen with me, I couldn’t have even done that. And yes, those pens & pads made nice little souvenirs. I am going to treasure the ones I have at home even more now.
That’s it for now, we have a late flight tomorrow & I have a family function Sunday. But I will post some more Monday, including the lounge foods we saw.
