Good choice for a split stay with WDW - there’s an onramp to I-4 around the corner from the front entrance, and a parking entrance off Turkey Lake Rd that can save you a few mins coming back especially if you’re in Starlight or Continental
Parking gates finally work properly. You have to touch your room key to the lower right of the gate panel, horizontally on the blue box outline.
New Malt Shop is open next to the Bayliner diner, with delicious shakes and smoothies. They don’t accept room charge however.
Inner tube hut by the lazy river no longer sells adult tubes with drink holders. They don’t accept cash.
Edit:
Luggage drop (far right of front desk) has a luggage scale you can use to verify if your bags are under airline weight limit. Turn bags sideways so wheels are off ground
shortcut to other side of hotel from Starlight or Continental: use overhead garden walkway ramp to 2nd floor lobby, pass by bowling and out the other side, take ramp down to pool area
fridge in family suite is finicky about closing. Close very deliberately and check. Often times closing casually leaves it slightly ajar. It does not have a freezer compartment.
Basic wifi was still good enough for Zoom videoconferences and work.
$17. They are light green and have an inflatable seat to sit on and handles to hold on to, which I like. They sold similar ones last year with drink holders for $15. They also sell a cheaper adult tube and several kids tubes.
I wonder why they don’t just have a stash available to use on the lazy river.
Is it a cash grab thing?? It’s not like it’s a useful souvenir. We left ours behind. Hopefully someone else got to use them
They did last year, and you can bring it back on a future CBBR trip and they’ll reinflate it. I won’t take mine home this time though, too much stuff in the luggage already
