Got back yesterday afternoon from a stay in a Standard View Business Class room. Was my second time at CSR and first time in Business Class. I enjoyed my first stay at CSR but it has never been one of my favorite resorts. I only chose it this time because I got a great AP rate on Business Class.
Well, this stay was excellent. Every cast member we encountered was delightful. I was actually booked with a split stay of 3 nights in Standard BC and two nights in a King Bed business class because I could not get all 5 nights in the Standard. The resort called me on the morning of my arrival and asked if we'd like to stay put in our first room for the entire stay. We did and it was perfect. They adjusted my rate appropriately as well so we didn't have to move AND saved about $40-$50 on the room rate.
We really enjoyed the convenience of the business class.
Breakfast every morning had some of the nicest fruit I've had at WDW (pineapple, strawberries, blueberries/blackberries/raspberries and a variety of melons were available every morning). Cereal options were Rice Chex, Raisin Bran, Frosted Flakes, Special K, Rice Krispies and sometimes Fruit Loops. Our breakfast pastries were different every day. Bagels were always available but one day we had danish as the pastry (apple, lemon and cheese). Several days we had different types of muffins. One day we had cinnamon rolls. And one day we had muffins and some sort of strudel. The CMs in the lounge were all fantastic and friendly.
We did the evening snacks three times. Between 5:00 and 7:00 pm they had two types of cheese (one soft, one hard), marinated artichokes, grilled zucchini, olives and usually two types of meats - salami and soppresata. One night the salami was thin slices, the other nights it was in long, skinny rectangles. They also had tortilla chips, regular chips and what I think were some sort of plantain chips? I never tried those. They had salsa and usually two types of dip or hummus as well. They do replenish these snacks during the 5-7 time but when it gets close to 7:00 they stop replenishing. So if you arrive at 6:45, you sort of get what is left. At 7:00, the meats/cheeses, etc go away and they bring out cookies. We usually had three to four types. The chips stay out until 10:00 pm. The snacks were great to tide us over before some later dinner ADRS but were not something you could replace a meal with. We've stayed CL at BC and YC before and have used their evening snacks as a sort of light dinner on days we would have a late sit down lunch but the snacks at CSR were not as hearty as the CL (or at least what the CL was like when we stayed there).
The sangria is not out with the other wine offerings, you have to ask for it. You also have to ask for disposable cups for coffee and tea if you want them. We did occasionally bring things back to our room (usually chips or cookies at the end of the day) and our housekeeper always took care of clearing any dishes we had from the room.
We had a great stay at Coronado and I would definitely stay again with a discount in Business Class.