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I break for the Nautilus
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2008
We parked and went to the lobby to check in. By now, it was about 9 PM. Id debated doing online check in, but I didnt really see the point, and besides, there wasnt even anyone in line when we got there.
Rebekah wandered around the gift shop while I checked us in. We were put in building 5, across from the courtyard, so a little farther than Id been hoping. I asked if there was anything closer to the main entrance, but there were no other ground floor rooms available for that night. I decided to stick with the room instead of switching to the second or third floor (since Rebekah is sometimes iffy on both stairs and elevators).
It was kind of a scavenger hunt to find our room. We were in 5129, and we went around so many corners following the signs that I thought wed NEVER find our room! I gotta say, if POFQ is the smallest hotel on property (or is it the smallest mod?), I highly doubt well be staying anywhere else. Or at least next time, well get Becky a wheelchair for the hotel as well as the park.
We finally arrived! These pictures obviously arent from our first night, but I wanted to share them with you anyway, especially the view. We paid for a standard view, and I was really happy with what we opened our door to every morning. I dont think Ill ever pay for anything but standard view at a moderate. The courtyard was where they played the movies at night, but it was always almost over by the time we got back from the parks, and was never so loud that it bothered us.
I loved our room. It was very spacious, clean, and beautiful. Rebekah loved it too. She loves hotel rooms in general and didnt seem to want to leave!
Once I got her settled in, I had to bring in the rest of our luggage. We were quite a distance from the front parking lot, so I moved the car to the lot labeled Building 5. That is a lie. It is not anywhere NEAR building 5. It was more like between buildings 4 and 7. So by the third time I went to get luggage, I finally figured out a better place to park (and a handicapped spot!), that was pretty much a straight line to our room. Im glad the parking lots are pretty far from most of the rooms, since I dont want to look at parking lots while Im on vacation, but on the other hand, it makes it damn hard to get to the car. I probably should have just called bellhop services, but for some reason, I didnt.
Rebekah found the remote, so her evening activities were all set. I called up some family members to let them know we got to Disney safe and sound, then took a nice dip in the hot tub.
And with that, our first day on the Disney property drew to a close. But wed finally be heading to the parks the next morning! Which park should we visit first?
Rebekah wandered around the gift shop while I checked us in. We were put in building 5, across from the courtyard, so a little farther than Id been hoping. I asked if there was anything closer to the main entrance, but there were no other ground floor rooms available for that night. I decided to stick with the room instead of switching to the second or third floor (since Rebekah is sometimes iffy on both stairs and elevators).
It was kind of a scavenger hunt to find our room. We were in 5129, and we went around so many corners following the signs that I thought wed NEVER find our room! I gotta say, if POFQ is the smallest hotel on property (or is it the smallest mod?), I highly doubt well be staying anywhere else. Or at least next time, well get Becky a wheelchair for the hotel as well as the park.
We finally arrived! These pictures obviously arent from our first night, but I wanted to share them with you anyway, especially the view. We paid for a standard view, and I was really happy with what we opened our door to every morning. I dont think Ill ever pay for anything but standard view at a moderate. The courtyard was where they played the movies at night, but it was always almost over by the time we got back from the parks, and was never so loud that it bothered us.
I loved our room. It was very spacious, clean, and beautiful. Rebekah loved it too. She loves hotel rooms in general and didnt seem to want to leave!
Once I got her settled in, I had to bring in the rest of our luggage. We were quite a distance from the front parking lot, so I moved the car to the lot labeled Building 5. That is a lie. It is not anywhere NEAR building 5. It was more like between buildings 4 and 7. So by the third time I went to get luggage, I finally figured out a better place to park (and a handicapped spot!), that was pretty much a straight line to our room. Im glad the parking lots are pretty far from most of the rooms, since I dont want to look at parking lots while Im on vacation, but on the other hand, it makes it damn hard to get to the car. I probably should have just called bellhop services, but for some reason, I didnt.
Rebekah found the remote, so her evening activities were all set. I called up some family members to let them know we got to Disney safe and sound, then took a nice dip in the hot tub.
And with that, our first day on the Disney property drew to a close. But wed finally be heading to the parks the next morning! Which park should we visit first?