tony67
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 22, 2003
I stayed here for 9 nights and overall I was happy with it.
I had a king room on 15 with a view of volcano bay.
I would say the rooms are a bit small - and would be worse with two beds - really more than two people would be tough IMO
The view of the Disney fireworks is quite good - wish I had known as I only saw them on the last night from the rooftop bar
I did not see any dust bunnies under the bed as others reported - but there was this white powdery substance - still not sure what it was - I thought it might be powder from a donut but it was in the halls as well - and i saw them constantly vacuuming so very odd - maybe some sort of cleaner
I like that they have soap and such in the rooms and not dispenser vats
Most days there were also towel animals in the room for those that like that sort of thing - but that really depends on the house keeper.
The rooftop bar was quite a disappointment - the view is nice - but there is zero atmosphere
The DJ seemed a bit forced and cheesy to be honest and there was not much interest in him
The food was sub par - I only tried the buns - but they were not hot and fresh and the meat was overcooked
The beer situation is ridiculous - I tried several of them and none of them were all that great - in addition they charge the same for PBR and Stella as they do for the craft beers
I was there the week of the Microsoft conference so that may have been a factor - 90% of the people in the hotel were probably Microsoft folks
I know from talking to some of the bartenders around the park it was not great for them
Luckily you can walk over to Sapphire and the strong water tavern is amazing - Lenny makes some amazing drinks
Also the Amatista cookhouse has happy hour so that is a plus and Diz is a great bartender as well
Back to Aventura overall I really liked Urban Pantry - but they do close at 11 seems like it should open later on weekends especially with HHN - even though the pizza place is open for room service - you cant order a pizza except from your room - that makes no sense. i did have the pizza twice - and although they could cook it a bit longer I was very happy with it.
I also tried a burger - but that was unfortunately overcooked
Transportation wise the bus is not bad - but it is often shared with CB - so it will be quite full on the way back from the parks.
On the way to the parks it seems to be an Aventura only bus.
Most of the time though I got the boat from Sapphire - it is much easier security wise
Anyway I will definitely stay here again if I am traveling on my own
I had a king room on 15 with a view of volcano bay.
I would say the rooms are a bit small - and would be worse with two beds - really more than two people would be tough IMO
The view of the Disney fireworks is quite good - wish I had known as I only saw them on the last night from the rooftop bar
I did not see any dust bunnies under the bed as others reported - but there was this white powdery substance - still not sure what it was - I thought it might be powder from a donut but it was in the halls as well - and i saw them constantly vacuuming so very odd - maybe some sort of cleaner
I like that they have soap and such in the rooms and not dispenser vats
Most days there were also towel animals in the room for those that like that sort of thing - but that really depends on the house keeper.
The rooftop bar was quite a disappointment - the view is nice - but there is zero atmosphere
The DJ seemed a bit forced and cheesy to be honest and there was not much interest in him
The food was sub par - I only tried the buns - but they were not hot and fresh and the meat was overcooked
The beer situation is ridiculous - I tried several of them and none of them were all that great - in addition they charge the same for PBR and Stella as they do for the craft beers
I was there the week of the Microsoft conference so that may have been a factor - 90% of the people in the hotel were probably Microsoft folks
I know from talking to some of the bartenders around the park it was not great for them
Luckily you can walk over to Sapphire and the strong water tavern is amazing - Lenny makes some amazing drinks
Also the Amatista cookhouse has happy hour so that is a plus and Diz is a great bartender as well
Back to Aventura overall I really liked Urban Pantry - but they do close at 11 seems like it should open later on weekends especially with HHN - even though the pizza place is open for room service - you cant order a pizza except from your room - that makes no sense. i did have the pizza twice - and although they could cook it a bit longer I was very happy with it.
I also tried a burger - but that was unfortunately overcooked
Transportation wise the bus is not bad - but it is often shared with CB - so it will be quite full on the way back from the parks.
On the way to the parks it seems to be an Aventura only bus.
Most of the time though I got the boat from Sapphire - it is much easier security wise
Anyway I will definitely stay here again if I am traveling on my own
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