I'm a deluxe kinda gal too -- but live in a value budget!
Well, I would be okay if I didn't buy enough pins to put a down payment on a house!
Our first REAL trip and our first on-site stay was at CSR. We really enjoyed it. It wasn't perfect, but VERY nice.
But honestly between our mods and value stays, we have been treated the best at the AS', hands down.
POR was the worse. It wasn't horrible. But bad enough it was a live and learn situation. Many people LOVE POR. We didn't. The grounds and the bakery were great. The rest.
But everyone's stay is different. Just as if we stayed there again (which we won't) I sure our experience would be different again
We haven't stayed at CBR or POFQ. I would shy away from FQ only because of POR. But that isn't fair, but it's true for me.
Once I stayed at ASMo I understood perfectly when others complained that CSR was *too spread out*. ASMo was extremely convenient. (We were in the Woody building - #9.)
We stayed in Castias 4 at CSR, by my choice. And it's not a terrible walk. But at the end of a lonnnng park day, it can seem a mile away to get a *free* refill at night.
The Pepper Market is really good. Again, I know many don't like it. But we really did. There were four adults in our party, and one is particular. (Not a picky eater, just particular on his food.) The PM food passed his test even.
If there was a convenient bus to CSR/PM, we would eat there during our stay.
Last January we got ASMo for $55 a night (AP rate). We are getting that with the ASMu this coming January. For the price, it can't be beat!
Sure an in-room coffee maker and an outdoor hot tub would be nice. But AS' have their own perks == organized bus service and great CM's top the list, not to again mention the $ per night.
DH used the CSR hot tub 3 or 4 nights (even in JANUARY!) and each time the water was lukewarm. He said the bathtub water was much hotter. So how much into play did that hot tub matter anyway?
And the POR hot tub is dinky! Most people have bigger hot tubs in their back yards. (Not us -- we have none!
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