Disney's CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT Information & Questions

[missingdisneymore]

There is a specific reason the prices are slightly higher at CRS. They are run by a third party company and not by Disney.

Dave

Yes, I know. The poster had said "My only concern is the potential of over inflated conference driven prices, holisticly..... especially on the food/drink end." That is exactly what is happening.

That's why I was showing they are not typical Disney prices, like one had mentioned. They can charge more because they are a third party and convention crowds have no choice in accommodations so they have a captive customer.

 

[gottalovepluto]

The food is more expensive at CSR, definitely. Compare the breakfast/dinner entrees at El Mercado to the same at other resorts, even deluxe level, and CSR is higher.

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$2-3 bucks difference per meal/person on a family of 4 adds up quickly.

Interesting! Admittedly my experiences with Disney resort food courts and el Mercado have all been lousy so I don’t touch any of them if I don’t have to.

Which got me wondering about what I do hit up to have the comparison in my head? coffee shop, pool bar, casual TS. Barcelona lounge is a bit cheaper on my morning coffee drinks, pool bar drink is the same price (food is definitely more expensive than at hurricane hanahas but I don’t tend to eat at the CSR pool) Casual TS ranges were fairly similar.

 

[Sweettears]

Yes, I know. The poster had said "My only concern is the potential of over inflated conference driven prices, holisticly..... especially on the food/drink end." That is exactly what is happening.

That's why I was showing they are not typical Disney prices, like one had mentioned. They can charge more because they are a third party and convention crowds have no choice in accommodations so they have a captive customer.

Conventioneers certainly have a choice of accommodations. You’re not held captive with an obligation to stay where it’s held. It’s a matter of convenience.

 

[missingdisneymore]

Conventioneers certainly have a choice of accommodations. You’re not held captive with an obligation to stay where it’s held. It’s a matter of convenience.

Often, I do not. My company requires me to stay where conventions are contracted and sometimes arranges evening gatherings/activities/networking at the location as well.

Even when there is a choice, during the day we are pretty much captive to that site and food options as lunch time is very limited and getting offsite, eating, and back can't be done within time constraints.

 

[Sweettears]

Often, I do not. My company requires me to stay where conventions are contracted and sometimes arranges evening gatherings/activities/networking at the location as well.

Even when there is a choice, during the day we are pretty much captive to that site and food options as lunch time is very limited and getting offsite, eating, and back can't be done within time constraints.

Ok. Been to a several conventions and never experienced that. In fact several times the rooms they had reserved sold out and you had no choice.

 

[hertamaniac]

Often, I do not. My company requires me to stay where conventions are contracted and sometimes arranges evening gatherings/activities/networking at the location as well.

Even when there is a choice, during the day we are pretty much captive to that site and food options as lunch time is very limited and getting offsite, eating, and back can't be done within time constraints.

100% agree.

I traveled quite a bit in my career to conventions and it was almost akin to being held food hostage (daytime). Often the convention would have in-house (contracted) food providers with exorbitant prices. They knew quite well that your options were almost nil since manning a booth or being a speaker practically mandated you stay onsite.

If the convention center was part of a resort or in a metropolis, at least the evening options were more plentiful, but the prices were definitely inflated compared to non-convention resorts.

 

[bbn1122]

Respectfully... I couldn't disagree more. The rooms are well-appointed and spacious. The food at this resort is incredibly diverse and delicious. Siestas, El Mercado, Rix, Rix Cafe, Three Bridges Villa Del Lago, Maya Grill, Barcelona Lounge, Dahlia Lounge and Toledo have menus to fit a variety of preferences. Most of those weren't even mentioned in the article. The new bridges that connect areas (Casitas, Ranchos, and the Main Building) make movement at this resort very easy and efficient (5 minute walk to anywhere). The Cabanas area is right next to the Tower Building, so less than 5 min walk. The grounds are beautiful and worth the time to walk the exterior of the lake just to take in the landscaping. The pool is one of the very best on property. The Cast Members are terrific and though this may not be exclusive to Coronado, I appreciate the connections I'm able to make with them. I found this article to be incomplete and shallow in its review of this resort. Photos for emphasis.....

I will be staying a CSR for the first time in a month.

I watch DIS video review. They reviewed CS without Grand Destino Tower and its amenties. They did included 3 bridges.
I always appreciate an honest review, but I will be the judge of CS myself.

It looks like it has so much to offer, the size of property with out a car, if you are not staying in the tower is pretty big, like CB.
The tower looks amazing.

I am a DVC member, who is out of points and needed a nice afforable place to stay post cruise. I have always wanted to check out CS and I can wait to get there.

Thanks to everyone on this thread for providing such excellent information.

 

[Olaf63]

Good review of the tower.

 

[mmouse37]

I will be staying a CSR for the first time in a month.

I watch DIS video review. They reviewed CS without Grand Destino Tower and its amenties. They did included 3 bridges.
I always appreciate an honest review, but I will be the judge of CS myself.

It looks like it has so much to offer, the size of property with out a car, if you are not staying in the tower is pretty big, like CB.
The tower looks amazing.

I am a DVC member, who is out of points and needed a nice afforable place to stay post cruise. I have always wanted to check out CS and I can wait to get there.

Thanks to everyone on this thread for providing such excellent information.

I love this resort. We have stayed here about a dozen times. I love the Cabanas area (even before the Tower was built). We stayed in all the different areas and I still like Cabanas the best. We stayed in Ranchos in March, the tower a few times last year and Casitas and Cabanas before that. We just booked for 3 nights at the end of the month before our Wish cruise. I requested Cabanas area. I am not a fan of the food court but the other restaurants are nice. The outdoor lounge at the top of the tower is very nice! The main pool is gorgeous and we even like the satellite pools around the property which are less busy most times.

MJ

 

[bbn1122]

I love this resort. We have stayed here about a dozen times. I love the Cabanas area (even before the Tower was built). We stayed in all the different areas and I still like Cabanas the best. We stayed in Ranchos in March, the tower a few times last year and Casitas and Cabanas before that. We just booked for 3 nights at the end of the month before our Wish cruise. I requested Cabanas area. I am not a fan of the food court but the other restaurants are nice. The outdoor lounge at the top of the tower is very nice! The main pool is gorgeous and we even like the satellite pools around the property which are less busy most times.

MJ

Thanks so much for sharing such great information.

I will be at CS for one night after my Wish cruise, which is in 10 days!!! 2nd time on Wish....can not wait.

 

[kylenne]

Thanks so much for sharing such great information.

I will be at CS for one night after my Wish cruise, which is in 10 days!!! 2nd time on Wish....can not wait.

Nice!! We were booked in the tower before our first cruise on the Wish, but when we didn’t see discounts for our dates at the time, we switched resorts a few times. CSR is one of my favorites though! It’s such a lovely resort.

 

[mmouse37]

Thanks so much for sharing such great information.

I will be at CS for one night after my Wish cruise, which is in 10 days!!! 2nd time on Wish....can not wait.

Thanks so much for sharing such great information.

I will be at CS for one night after my Wish cruise, which is in 10 days!!! 2nd time on Wish....can not wait.

Enjoy your cruise!!! This will be my second time on the Wish as well. My husband has never been. I went on the MV of the Wish with my friends so curious to see how he finds it compared to the other DCL ships which he loves.

MJ

 

[mmouse37]

This might be an unpopular post, but recently, the DIS Unlimited team stayed at Coronado and came up with
4 Reasons You Should NOT Stay at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.

Read the article here.

Watch the show below.

Cabanas building 9B was the best place to stay in their Business Class level (before the Tower). The price was not much more than regular rooms and was fantastic. I don't agree with much of the other stuff in the article or video. The new bridges make it much easier to get around and the food options other than the food court are quite good.

I do think they missed the boat by not having a pool right at the tower itself. I still like this resort very much. The rooms are refreshed. Cabanas section is my favorite and find them priced reasonably. We always have a car on property so the size of the resort and the lack of other transportation to the parks do not impact us at all.

MJ

 

[bbn1122]

Enjoy your cruise!!! This will be my second time on the Wish as well. My husband has never been. I went on the MV of the Wish with my friends so curious to see how he finds it compared to the other DCL ships which he loves.

MJ

I am looking forward to staying at CS. I am a DVC member, so I usually am not looking at other resorts other than DVC, but CS always looked so nice!

I am brining my best friend on the Wish Cruise. This will be her first cruise ever. I booked at VGT for the first time and I am anxiously awaiting room assignment....10 days!

Thanks again with all the great information on Coronado Springs.

 

[mmouse37]

I am looking forward to staying at CS. I am a DVC member, so I usually am not looking at other resorts other than DVC, but CS always looked so nice!

I am brining my best friend on the Wish Cruise. This will be her first cruise ever. I booked at VGT for the first time and I am anxiously awaiting room assignment....10 days!

Thanks again with all the great information on Coronado Springs.

I booked a last minute VGT as well (just last week for the June 28th cruise). I was assigned the next day. Happy with our assignment mid-ship on deck 10.

MJ

 

[kylenne]

I do think they missed the boat by not having a pool right at the tower itself.

This was my one little quibble when I stayed at the tower a couple years back on my first CSR stay, but I found that the quiet pool in Casitas (?) was not too far a walk. I really like the Dig Site though, a lot more than I thought I would given I generally prefer the quiet pools at the resorts (my knees just wish it had zero entry).

On another long weekend where EEH isn't a factor, I wouldn't hesitate to stay in the tower again. Idk about the outer buildings, because I found myself very anxious with the motel style of building when I stayed at POFQ. But I absolutely adore the tower. I don't agree with most of the complaints in that video either. I actually prefer the food at CSR to several deluxes.

btw I hope you have fun on your cruise! My partner and I are both first timers with DCL, though I have cruised before with Royal Caribbean and really enjoyed it. We watched the Wish documentary on D+ and that's what got us. We are really looking forward to trying it out, and to doing Halloween on land and at sea.

 

[bbn1122]

This was my one little quibble when I stayed at the tower a couple years back on my first CSR stay, but I found that the quiet pool in Casitas (?) was not too far a walk. I really like the Dig Site though, a lot more than I thought I would given I generally prefer the quiet pools at the resorts (my knees just wish it had zero entry).

On another long weekend where EEH isn't a factor, I wouldn't hesitate to stay in the tower again. Idk about the outer buildings, because I found myself very anxious with the motel style of building when I stayed at POFQ. But I absolutely adore the tower. I don't agree with most of the complaints in that video either. I actually prefer the food at CSR to several deluxes.

btw I hope you have fun on your cruise! My partner and I are both first timers with DCL, though I have cruised before with Royal Caribbean and really enjoyed it. We watched the Wish documentary on D+ and that's what got us. We are really looking forward to trying it out, and to doing Halloween on land and at sea.

Thanks for the well wishes for the cruise and thank you for all the valuable information for staying at CS!

 

[bbn1122]

I booked a last minute VGT as well (just last week for the June 28th cruise). I was assigned the next day. Happy with our assignment mid-ship on deck 10.

MJ

Wow, assigned next day....but I see you have take over 50 cruises. This will be my 10th, so my next one in February, I will finally be Platinum!!

 

[magrudersmakes3]

For those that use DCL transportation from Coronado to PC, what boarding group did you get? We are staying before Wish in September and the Treasure in April so I’m just curious.

 

[mmouse37]

This was my one little quibble when I stayed at the tower a couple years back on my first CSR stay, but I found that the quiet pool in Casitas (?) was not too far a walk. I really like the Dig Site though, a lot more than I thought I would given I generally prefer the quiet pools at the resorts (my knees just wish it had zero entry).

On another long weekend where EEH isn't a factor, I wouldn't hesitate to stay in the tower again. Idk about the outer buildings, because I found myself very anxious with the motel style of building when I stayed at POFQ. But I absolutely adore the tower. I don't agree with most of the complaints in that video either. I actually prefer the food at CSR to several deluxes.

btw I hope you have fun on your cruise! My partner and I are both first timers with DCL, though I have cruised before with Royal Caribbean and really enjoyed it. We watched the Wish documentary on D+ and that's what got us. We are really looking forward to trying it out, and to doing Halloween on land and at sea.

Thank you....I have been addicted to DCL since sailing the Disney Magic's Maiden Voyage back in 1998. This upcoming cruise will be DCL #56 for me. Can't get enough!! Been on all the current ships and most of the destinations but still more to go!

MJ