pepperandchips
[melinda]
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2014
Is there any best request for a family of 5, which tower or floor? Are all the buildings updated?
Any and all feedback is appreciated. We booked our first stay there for June and my family is a little upset with me for not going WDW all the way
I think you will get different answers from everyone here! As far as I know the towers were renovated in order 1-6 and I am not sure if they have started over yet with tower #1 again. Personally I have stayed in 4, 5, and 6 and could not see a difference in the quality of the rooms or furnishings. I like Tower 4, but it doesn't have a pool right outside - however you can easily walk to the main pool or the pool by tower 5. Tower 5 was also fine I just liked the view I had in tower 4. Tower 6 attaches to the Wyndham Grand hotel and parking garage so if you have bad weather you can get between the car and your suite without getting rained on. That said, I hated tower 6 and would not like to stay there again. The lobby was chaotic and we had trouble getting luggage carts when we needed them. That is extremely anecdotal so my real opinion is that there is really no "bad" location. Many prefer not to have a first floor room but my family finds it convenient. We also liked having a lake view better than a view of the parking area but that speaks for itself. If you are kind at the desk, willing to wait, and don't arrive at midnight you can probably have a lake view request honored. Many of the parking lot view rooms also have a fireworks view so there is a trade off.
I own DVC at the Grand Floridian but we stay more often at Bonnet Creek. The space is unbeatable, it has a true "resort" feel and the location actually in the heart of Disney property is extremely convenient for us, all at a fraction of the prices of standard Disney hotel rooms (let alone DVC). I think you will enjoy your split stay and your family will come around once they enjoy the awesome pools and spacious suite.