caribbean beach

Greetings all,

I just booked my first trip to Disney World (for my mom and me), and I
chose the Caribbean Beach resort. A couple of friends at work had
stayed there a couple of years ago, and thye enjoyed it. As I like to
do research, I have been reading various reviews about the resort, and
like anything else, there are sharply contrasting opinions. Some
guests seemed to love it hand had a geat time, others hated it and had
a miserable time.

Here's my situation. I am 43 years old and legally blind (visually
impaired is a more fitting descriptiopn), so I don't drive. My mom is
76 and doesn't drive either.

Wht are your experiences (and experiences of people you know) with the
resort?

Most important is the cleanliness of the rooms? Again, some people
raved about the clean rooms, while others had dirty rooms.

Which buildings/sections are closest to the bus stops to get to the
main parks? I don't mind a good walk, but for my mom, a long walk may
not be that great. I read there is a shuttle - does the shuttle stop
by each building?

I booked the trip through the disney website,but if I have specific
questions/requests as far as the hotel is concerned, do I call
caribbean beach directly?

Any advise, answers, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance!

Al

We just got back from there last week. We enjoyed the resort. We
stayed in Barbados, which was about a 3 minute walk to custom house
(checkin/out place) and about 10 minute walk to Port Royale (food/
souvies etc)

Looking at the map they provide on checkin you are best to request
ground floor, (no elevators) at either Martinique building 26 or
Trinidad North Building 31. These give you best access to Port Royale
and a bus stop. All bus stops are close to the buildings, but those 2
buildings look best for you, less walking and easy access.

Our room was clean and that was with 2 adults and 2 teens. When you
check in they will drive you to your building and bell services will
assist with luggage if you haven't chose magical express. There is
internal bus service as well.

I do not have a phone number for them, but phoning Disney themselves
shouldn't pose a problem, just not toll free! I emailed them a
question before leaving and had a response within a day.

I miss it already!

On Jan 1, 3:48 pm, Julie <nos...@forezitecomputing.net> wrote:

> I find CB festive and out of the usual decor of resorts near me, in the
> nw of the country. I, like the previous author, like PO Riverside best.
> But the reason is not entirely that it seems a little more elegant and
> slower paced. The practical reasons are that 1) CB doesn't have
> elevators and I hate ground floor rooms, and 2) there's a boat to
> downtown from PO.

Hmmm.... I don't recall there being any elevators at PO Riverside when
I stayed there briefly last March. . . .

Paul Lalli

On Jan 2, 11:39 am, ElastiGirl <dznyknit...m> wrote:
> On Jan 2, 11:20 am, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:

> > Hmmm.... I don't recall there being any elevators at PO Riverside when
> > I stayed there briefly last March. . . .

> I can't speak to the Alligator Bayou rooms @ POR, but the Mansion
> sections do have elevators. Not a lot of elevators mind you, but there
> are elevators in the central area of the mansions.

Ahh, okay, yeah we were in the Bayou section (building.... 24,
maybe?), so that explains that.

Paul Lalli

On Jan 2, 1:37 pm, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:
> On Jan 2, 11:39 am, ElastiGirl <dznyknit...m> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 2, 11:20 am, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:
> > > Hmmm.... I don't recall there being any elevators at PO Riverside when
> > > I stayed there briefly last March. . . .
> > I can't speak to the Alligator Bayou rooms @ POR, but the Mansion
> > sections do have elevators. Not a lot of elevators mind you, but there
> > are elevators in the central area of the mansions.
>
> Ahh, okay, yeah we were in the Bayou section (building.... 24,
> maybe?), so that explains that.

Perhaps you didn't see the elevators because you weren't looking for
them? I can't imagine that the Alligator Bayou section didn't have
them, if the Mansion section did. Doesn't the entire resort have to be
accessible?

Lee
>
> Paul Lalli

On Jan 2, 2:10 pm, Lee <lees...@campmor.com> wrote:
> On Jan 2, 1:37 pm, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 2, 11:39 am, ElastiGirl <dznyknit...m> wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 2, 11:20 am, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:
> > > > Hmmm.... I don't recall there being any elevators at PO Riverside when
> > > > I stayed there briefly last March. . . .
> > > I can't speak to the Alligator Bayou rooms @ POR, but the Mansion
> > > sections do have elevators. Not a lot of elevators mind you, but there
> > > are elevators in the central area of the mansions.
>
> > Ahh, okay, yeah we were in the Bayou section (building.... 24,
> > maybe?), so that explains that.
>
> Perhaps you didn't see the elevators because you weren't looking for
> them? I can't imagine that the Alligator Bayou section didn't have
> them, if the Mansion section did. Doesn't the entire resort have to be
> accessible?

I quite assure you that we looked for them. Hauling luggage up to the
second floor when you're tired is not fun. If there were elevators at
Aligator Bayou, we would have seen them.

The Bayou and Mansion buildings are completely different,
architecturally speaking. It makes perfect sense to me that one would
have them and the other wouldn't. They probably didn't see the value
of putting in elevators for several small buildings that only have two
floors.

Paul Lalli

On Jan 2, 2:42 pm, Rudeney <rude...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
> Lee wrote:
> > On Jan 2, 1:37 pm, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:
> >> On Jan 2, 11:39 am, ElastiGirl <dznyknit...m> wrote:
>
> >>> On Jan 2, 11:20 am, Paul Lalli <mri...@> wrote:
> >>>> Hmmm.... I don't recall there being any elevators at PO Riverside when
> >>>> I stayed there briefly last March. . . .
> >>> I can't speak to the Alligator Bayou rooms @ POR, but the Mansion
> >>> sections do have elevators. Not a lot of elevators mind you, but there
> >>> are elevators in the central area of the mansions.
> >> Ahh, okay, yeah we were in the Bayou section (building.... 24,
> >> maybe?), so that explains that.
>
> > Perhaps you didn't see the elevators because you weren't looking for
> > them? I can't imagine that the Alligator Bayou section didn't have
> > them, if the Mansion section did. Doesn't the entire resort have to be
> > accessible?
>
> According to AllEarsNet.com, Alligator Bayou has no elevators, but
> Magnolia Bend (the mansions) does.  Also, CBR has no elevators, but all
> the values do.  I believe these two resorts that lack elevators were
> built before ADA went into effect in 1992.  Of course a building can be
> required to be brought up to standards, but only if the modifications
> are "Readily Achievable" (this is a legal term).  In this case, adding
> elevators would be "Readily Achievable" because of the expense and
> complexity of doing so.  If they were to do certain types of major
> renovations on the buildings, they might be required to add elevators.
> This would not include things like new paint, carpeting, furniture and
> fixtures, but knocking out walls and changing floor plans might qualify.
>
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I can vouch for the lack of elevators at CBR. We first stayed there in
1992 and they were new (less than 1 year old) so the lack of ADA
implementation would fit. I know PO/DL opened later but I suppose they
could have been under construction when ADA went into effect. My only
stay at PO-R was in a first floor Mansion room so I never looked for
elevators.

I assume you meant to say "In this case, adding elevators would *NOT*
be "Readily Achievable" because of the expense and
complexity of doing so."???