Saratoga Springs Resort

I was just wondering what people's opinions are about this Resort. We
are staying here for our December Trip. I guess any suggestions on
room locations would be nice. It looks like some buildings in the
Springs Area and The Grandstand Area seem closer to main area. I also
was wondering if the Pool Bar Area at The Granstand Section is open in
December or is it a seasonal place? It looks like we might want to
request a building that is in that section but also closer to Main
Area--the quiet pool looks fun and if the weather is nice and we did
not want to go to hike to Main Pool it maybe a nice alternative for a
quick swim. Thanks for any information. Amy

On Jun 2, 12:51 am, aksco33 <aksc...@> wrote:
> I was just wondering what people's opinions are about this Resort. We
> are staying here for our December Trip. I guess any suggestions on
> room locations would be nice. It looks like some buildings in the
> Springs Area and The Grandstand Area seem closer to main area. I also
> was wondering if the Pool Bar Area at The Granstand Section is open in
> December or is it a seasonal place? It looks like we might want to
> request a building that is in that section but also closer to Main
> Area--the quiet pool looks fun and if the weather is nice and we did
> not want to go to hike to Main Pool it maybe a nice alternative for a
> quick swim. Thanks for any information. Amy

We stayed in a two bedroom suite in December in the Congress Park
section. I specifically asked for that so we could walk to Downtown
Disney. We really like it. The busses were very efficient (except
for one morning there was a family that had been waiting 40 minutes
for a Magic Kingdom bus when we got there), and we loved being able to
walk to DD. The only downside was that the food court was so far away
from Congress Park, we had to take a bus to get there. Therefore we
didn't ever go there. We also didn't spend much time at the pool so I
don't have any info on that.

DiscoMinnie

On Jun 1, 11:51 pm, aksco33 <aksc...@> wrote:
> I was just wondering what people's opinions are about this Resort.  We
> are staying here for our December Trip.  I guess any suggestions on
> room locations would be nice.  It looks like some buildings in the
> Springs Area and The Grandstand Area seem closer to main area.  I also
> was wondering if the Pool Bar Area at The Granstand Section is open in
> December or is it a seasonal place?  It looks like we might want to
> request a building that is in that section but also closer to Main
> Area--the quiet pool looks fun and if the weather is nice and we did
> not want to go to hike to Main Pool it maybe a nice alternative for a
> quick swim.  Thanks for any information.  Amy

I have stayed there twice. First in a studio and second time in a 1
BDR. I hated the studio because it was a handicap room which I was
not warned about when I checked in. The 1 Bdr was wonderful. We had
a nice water view. Both times have been in section closest to the
main building. I take a car everywhere but MK and never had a problem
with the bus there. I like the food court but I hate the cash
registers servicing both the food area and the gift shop. But I
really only had a problem with that one night and it was raining and
the place was packed. People were getting pretty upset. People were
getting their packages that had been delivered and the CMs were
leaving to go get them making the lines even longer. Finally a
supervisor came out and took over the package retrieval and things
went much smoother.

I like the atmosphere there but I don't think I would want to stay
there without a car.

On Jun 3, 9:10 am, Rudeney <rude...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
> twinmom wrote:
>
> > I have stayed there twice.  First in a studio and second time in a 1
> > BDR.  I hated the studio because it was a handicap room which I was
> > not warned about when I checked in.  
>
> Really?  What was so bad about the room?  I was in a wheelchair-friendly
> room at WL and other than the curbless shower, I didn't see much of any
> difference.  I actually like having a shower instead of the bathtub anyhow.
>
> You stated the exact reason I hated it. I was on a solo trip for the first time. I was leaving my 3 boys and husband at home. I had visions of soaking in a bubble bath every night and just relaxing in the peace and quiet. My neighbor even gave me a going away present of bubble baths, bath salts, etc. Imagine my disappointment to see no bathtub. Oh well, I still had a great trip.

We did stay in a wheechair-friendly room at OKW. It has been a long
time ago but if I remember the counter in the little kitchen nook was
lower and there wasn't as much counter space or something. Like I
said I can't remember exactly but I do remember it bugged us.

TECO wrote:

> I was in an accessible room at the WL. I walked in and could see that
> the bed was much lower than normal. That was enough to make me not want
> it. We went back to the front desk and asked for another room. They
> had no problem changing it right away.
>
> I don't really understand why they would assign anything but "handicap
> accessible" reservations to those rooms. Is that just a request, like
> room preference, or is it actually reservable as such. I can't imagine
> it's just a request.

Handicapped rooms in most hotels also usually happen to be King bed
rooms; why, I'm not completely certain. 0_o?
And since most Disney travelers are couples and families, the normal
2-Queen rooms fill up first.

First time I was at WL, Reservations apologized for giving me a walk-in
shower--which I happen to *like*, compared to bathtubs--and I would
request it on the next couple trips...
Until I realized that most WL King beds with walk-in showers were the
Handicap-accessible rooms, and I felt guilty about taking up somebody's
parking space.

Derek Janssen
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