Room Review | Taryn's Mad Hatter Adventures

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- Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
  
  Posted at 10:58 am by taryngirl, on July 4, 2019
  
  We had a big summer vacation planned, that included a Disney Cruise on the Fantasy, followed by 5 days at Disney World. However, I had exactly 14 DVC points to burn, and what better place to spend it than Disney’s Vero Beach Resort!
  
  My family absolutely loves this resort. The beach, the pool, the activities, the feel, the staff… It’s all AMAZING!
  
  For the first time I did not book a Villa, but instead a room at the Inn. Typically these are regular hotel rooms with a kitchenette. (sink, toaster, microwave…). Since it was only one night, I just wanted to be as close to the action as possible.
  
  I was able to link our reservation in My Disney Experience, and learned that we could indeed use our MagicBands to open the door. I logged in and found our room was ready. (We had spent the night before close to the Orlando Airport, and were on our way to Vero Beach by 11:00 a.m.). The ride was about an hour and a half.
  
  When we got to the room, we were pleasantly surprised with how spacious it was! It was an accessible room with tons of space!
  
  The area upon entering:
  
  The hall leading to the bathroom and sleeping area.
  
  We had a standard view but could still see some of the ocean.
  
  A quick video tour:
  
  More to come with pics from around the resort!
  
  We were sad we only had one night to spend here. It’s definitely on our list to return with some friends and family for a longer time period.
  
  Posted in Disney's Vero Beach, Uncategorized, Vacation | 0 Comments | Tagged Room Review, Vero Beach
- Disney’s All Star Movies Resort
  
  Posted at 9:35 pm by taryngirl, on March 2, 2019
  
  2/26/19-Part 2
  
  We made our way to the room after lunch, so we could drop off some stuff from our backpacks, and to get good pictures and videos of the room! Prior to the trip, I had requested a specific room through Touring Plans. I really wanted a refurbished room and had read that they for sure were finished with the Love Bug section, so I chose one there facing the “garden” area vs. the parking lot.
  
  This was the Love Bug section:
  
  Our room was in this specific section, but not facing this courtyard area, rather we were facing the parking lot. It was no big deal at all though…WE GOT A REFURBED ROOM!
  
  The sleeping area. The table folds down when you pull the queen sized Murphy bed down. It’s a regular mattress!
  
  The beverage center.
  
  That door slides closed to section off the bathroom sink area.
  
  Separate toilet and shower area with another sliding door.
  
  Property map
  
  Some other pictures from around the resort.
  
  The Fantasia section
  
  The pool
  
  The pool bar
  
  The arcade
  
  Overall I was very pleased with this resort! I’ve never stayed at any of the All Stars. I was expecting it to be completely crowded with people and noisy. It was the opposite! I wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again in the off season, or for a quick trip!
  
  Posted in All Star Movies, Disney, Room Review, Uncategorized, Walt Disney World Resort | 0 Comments | Tagged All Star Movies, Disney, Resort, Room Review, Standard, Value, Walt Disney World
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
  
  Posted at 2:11 pm by taryngirl, on January 27, 2019
  
  August 15, 2018
  
  We arrived without incident about 4 p.m. using Lyft. I had gotten the text around 11:30 a.m. that our room was ready! So we headed immediately up the elevator to our room. Scan my Magic Band…anddddd, the room was not clean. The sofa bed was unmade, there were dirty towels on the floor in the bathroom, etc. So we headed back down to the front desk. I let them know the situation, and it was almost as if the girl didn’t believe me! She offered us a FastPass. Sure, why not! It had to be for the next day though, which was our Magic Kingdom day. She asked my daughter what she would like to ride, and Kinsey couldn’t decide between Splash Mountain or Space Mountain, so she gave us both! We were so tired and hot and I just wanted to lay down. But we had to sit. And wait. And wait. For them to go clean it. We sat outside for awhile in the back courtyard area:
  
  We were so hot, so we went back into the lobby to wait. My phone rang and it was the front desk. I told them I was sitting right there and could see them! She came over again and apologized for the room not being ready and that they were crediting my account $125 for the trouble. About 15 minutes later, she came back again and said, “It’s ready!” She personally went up with us to our room. Guess what…THEY WERE STILL CLEANING. She was mortified! I told her it was fine and we were just going to sit in the hall until it was ready. It was after 5 p.m. now!
  
  The two housekeepers finally exited. We FINALLY got into the room around 5:30 p.m. At least we knew it was really clean!
  
  We were staying in a Deluxe Studio, Standard View. Here’s our room tour:
  
  You can’t beat the location of this resort! It’s a quick walk to the entrance of Magic Kingdom. The security/bag check is on the walkway from here to the Magic Kingdom. So you can avoid the longer lines at the monorail if you choose to walk. It’s also faster than taking the monorail! Contempt Cafe is one of my favorite resort quick service locations. And the view of the fireworks from this resort is amazing.
  
  Now…we were laying down resting before the DVC Moonlight Magic Event at Epcot, and the phone rings. I answer it and someone asked if we would be in the room because Private Dining had a delivery for us. I told them I didn’t order anything, and they said they knew that. 5 seconds later there was a knock on the door. He brought a tray in with 6 gigantic Mickey shaped chocolate chip cookies and a 12 inch tall (at least) white chocolate Tinker Bell along with a note. I completely forgot to get a picture because I was stunned! They went above and beyond any expectation I had as far as making things right. I NEVER got nasty or complained and begged for things. The Disney magic was just offered!
  
  This is our home DVC resort and I absolutely would book here again!
  
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