Just returned today from CB. Stayed in Jamaica 45. Certainly was a surprising trip...
First, the good. The construction noise and bother that we were expecting was truly non-existent. Granted, they are just starting to tear down Barbado. Bus pick up in the morning was great. According to a driver, they are operating two bus routes only in the morning until 10 am. The areas of the resort not under construction are well maintained and support staff was very helpful.
The bad. Check in was terrible. We arrived at 11:45 pm to an empty lobby and were made to feel as though we had interrupted there work. "Did you not get a text with you room number?" & "Those are sent out so you don't have to come in" were just some of the "welcoming" statements. When I explained I always stop by to check in, 1. To make sure our Magic Bands are working and 2. To set up a PIN number. I was met with the reply of "you could have always set that up in the morning. Buses in the evening are "hit and miss". They cover the whole complex at pickup, so a 20 minute wait on a bus can turn into another 25 minutes as you travel to each stop for pick up, especially if there is a
scooter pickup or two.
The ugly. Mousekeeping was almost non-existence. Two days they never came, well, let me restate that, they didn't do anything except pick up the tip envelope. We had to call to get towels not only for those days but for two other days the left without leaving enough, so more calls for replenishing. They did make up for it by leaving extra coffee cups and packets (which we didn't use). By the end of the trip we had a pile of 9 coffee packs and 15 styrofoam cups stacked on the refrigerator cabinet.
All & all, the things we worried about most, the construction, wasn't a problem at all. The surprise was the thing we usually take for granted at Disney, friendly service and quality housekeeping was the problem.
The resort was in better shape that we expected. The parks were less crowded than we planned. And the weather cooperated for the most part. A good Disney trip, just a few hiccups.