Caribbean Beach Resort
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Reviewer's Name:
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Julie Viner |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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julie.viner@btinternet.com |
Rate / Night (for your stay):
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Part of package from UK, rate per night unknown |
Date(s) of Stay:
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24 Sept - 8 Oct 2000 |
Accommodation Used:
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Standard Room / Studio |
Accommodations Review:
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Room seemed very large with two double beds (our first USA stay
- we're used to poky UK rooms with 1 bed). Having two sinks outside
the bathroom was useful. The Caribbean decoration was very nice -
bright without being over the top. The room was a bit dark at times
with palms and vegetation outside blocking the light. The plus side
of this was that it was secluded. |
Why Did you Select This Resort for your Stay?
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Liked the Caribbean theme idea and the location was close to the
parks we thought we'd prefer. We also preferred the idea of lots of
smaller buildings dotted about rather than one huge one. |
Room # and Location Description:
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Aruba Room 5614 |
Room Location Pros & Cons:
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We had a garden view. It was the other side of the lake to the main
area but the walk across the island in the middle was quite an enjoyable
start to the day. |
Check-In / Check-Out Comments:
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No problems here. We didn't have any queues on arrival and found
the express check out very convenient. |
WDW Transportation Comments:
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The bus service was very good. We didn't have long to wait and the
drivers were quite entertaining on the short trips to the parks, providing
little tidbits of Disney knowledge. We also had a hire car which was
useful for going off site. |
Restaurant / Lounge Review:
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We found the food court very good with a range of options. The layout
was very imaginative with it made up as a street inside. We both loved
the French toast for breakfast and had the occasional dinner there
when we wanted something convenient and easy. |
Pool Description / Comments:
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The main pool looked quite fun but we ended up being too busy to
use it. There was one of the quiet pools close to us which you could
have almost to yourself. |
What Suggestions Would you Give Anyone that is Considering This
Resort?
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I would definitely recommend it. It is quite a large resort but
there are bus stops all around it so you can use the internal bus
if you don't feel like walking to the food/shop area. Even though
it is large it doesn't feel like there are loads of people there.
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Other Comments:
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We stayed here for our Wedding-Moon and the staff were brilliant.
Housekeeping did special 'Disney-style' romantic touches in our room
each day, we also got a congratulations basket of goodies and card
from reception. The Disney people in general were very well organized
and very helpful. The rest of our party stayed outside of Disney and
all said our room was much nicer than the ones they had. |
