chobie said:
Quoting myself so people can see that I am not telling anyone not to go there.
chobie said:
I would seriously reconsider it. Sometimes you do get what you pay for.
I read this as discouraging people from going there.
Chobie, you seem understandably upset that your post stirred a strong response. I hope anyone reading this understands that posting differing opinions is welcome and it's how we help one another make informed decisions. Posting a third party account, and stating that it's uncorroborated third party opinion, as you did, Chobie, is perfectly fine.
Perhaps if the intial post or two, expressing this opinion, had not been followed by 12-13 more posts defending it... perhaps if 5 of those follow-up posts had not included the descriptive term "dump" (even with an apology, it's not kind to repeat later) then perhaps you may not have raised such ire. On the internet or in email, it's easy to underestimate how poorly our written words may come across. Right or wrong, someone who shares positive impressions with a passion is going to be perceived differently from someone who share negative impressions with a passion.
On a separate issue, it's unfortunate, Chobie, that your inlaws accepted a room which apparently had not been cleaned (unmade beds???). This may have affected their overall impression. It's certainly best to return to check-in or call the front desk immediately so they can rectify it. Hopefully, they won't do that again, for the sake of their health.
For our experience, we have stayed in a Cypress Pointe (Phases One & Two) 3BR once ourselves and we've sent guests twice. Each of these visits were excellent with no serious issues at all. We do not own there - we own with an unrelated timeshare company and we've traded in each time via RCI.
Here's my personal opinion, FWIW, for the OP:
It's a smaller resort and easy to get around, with restaurants and a grocer within walking distance (unusual for a timeshare), a very short drive to Downtown Disney. The landscaping is not as lush as we prefer but the exterior is not run-down in any way. There's adequate parking throughout. The pools and activities facilities are nice - not top of the line but very well-maintained and plentiful enough for the resort size with a good variety for families to spend a day or two out of the week just enjoying the resort. Staff were friendly and helpful.
The kitchen is very adequately equipped, much nicer than most hotel suites or beach rental condos but not the absolute best we've enjoyed. The MBR has a feature common to some timeshares, which we don't really care for - the layout was not especially private for the bathroom commode/shower areas - mostly open to the bedroom (noisy) with large mirrors (quickly fogged by the shower). The 2nd BR, as noted, is really best suited for kids. Our teenage daughter was fine with it, though the TV in that room has no cable so it's really for videos or games. The beds were all comfortable and the LR is spacious with a large-screen tv - very nice! Having 3 full baths was handy with all of our teenagers. The decor was in Florida colors and florals, pleasant. Everything was clean and in good condition (both extremely important to us). Overall, we've enjoyed the place and we'd not only happily return but we would confidently recommend it to friends or family for a fun vacation in a good location.
We've also been to Sheraton Vistana Resort, about a half-mile away, just on the other side of I-4. If you liked CP more than VR (which is much larger with more variation in convenience and in the rooms), I can make a few suggestions for places to research or look for good deals on rentals.
Consider these alternatives, very near Disney property (understanding that we own points in NC with Wyndham/Fairfield):
--- Wyndham/Fairfield Bonnet Creek (next door to Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort) - brand new, smaller resort (so far) with most of the same resort amenities as CP and nicer 1BR-4BR rooms, except it's not within walking distance of other restaurants (yet) and grocers. Very popular and deluxe.
--- Silver Lake - walkable, smaller resort, similar amenities (huge fitness room!), 3 min. drive to AK and AKL. It gets mixed reviews but it's undergoing renovations.
And within a 10-15 min drive from WDW:
--- Sheraton Vistana Villages - lovely, newer, walkable resort, 10 min drive from CP on S. Int'l Dr, waterfall zero-entry pool, good amenities, drive to restaurants nearby. Very popular and deluxe.
--- Either of the Hilton (HGVC) resorts - Sea World or Int'l Drive locations - lovely rooms, waterfall pools, good resort amenities, drive to restaurants nearby. Both very popular and deluxe.
--- Wyndham/Fairfield Cypress Palms (~6 miles east in Kissimmee) - walkable, smaller resort, similar amenities and very nice rooms but no 3BRs and it has restaurants w/in walking distance. Quieter feel to this one than the others.
I have no idea what rentals at these places would cost, since we don't rent, we trade in. I didn't include the Marriotts/Horizons, though they are nice, because their rentals seem expensive to me. These recommendations are clearly biased... as opinions necessarily are, by their nature.
Take it FWIW! HTH! Enjoy!