Disney's Contemporary Resort

I thought staying at one of the resorts connected by monorail would be a big benefit and would justify the extra money Disney's properties cost. The monorail was down often while we were there. (Maybe after every time it rained?) Even with the monorail, it only goes to the Magic Kingdom directly. To go to Epcot you have to change cars. To go anywhere else you have to take a bus. The bus ride to Downtown Disney took an hour. The bus goes very slow and stops often. The hotel room itself was nice and current, but it was a far walk from the main part of the hotel and looked out at the back of a tree. I didn't pay $80 extra for the view room, but still, this was unpleasant. If I were going again, I would rent a car and stay at a nice hotel near Downtown Disney. I had read here that others thought the employees were super friendly, but I more often thought they seemed haggard and kind of like they were going through the motions.

I had heard many wonderful things about staying at Disney properties. Our stay at the Contemporary Resort did not meet expectations. Wear and tear in busy hotel is normal. That said the room needed to be vacuumed and the bathroom was dirty, for the price we paid we expected better. The pool also looked dirty.

Great location for Disney World. Wish the food was better on the 4th floor. Restaurants were too hard to get a reservation and not open enough hours.

For $500 Canadian per night I would expect the soaps and shampoos to be replenished and clean glasses and cups to be provided. It was a nice hotel and the staff were friendly but for the price I would have expected more like say a discount on park admissions. It was no better than any other Hotel that charges $200 per night.

The stay was an average. Excellent reception and convenient location but an old facility and the cost are exceeding the return.

The Contempary was renovated since I have last been there it was very tastefully done. My only complaint was check in was slow and disorganized even though there were very few people checking in, I would not want to be there during busy times.It took aprox 30 minutes to check in. We had prepurchased tickets which we had to go to another counter and wait another 20 minutes before we were helped. Beside check in over all the stay was good.

My 85 year old mother and I stayed at the Contemporary resort for the first time. The location and convenience to all Disney theme parks was the primary reason and it was an excellent choice for this reason alone. Our room was very nice and very clean. We stayed in one of the garden wings and this was a little hard to get to. If I had it to do over again, I would pay the extra to stay in the main tower. The only complaint I had was that the restaurants were not open late enough and the carpet needs replacing in the hallways. Otherwise it is an excellent hotel, even though it is high priced.

We may have been expecting too much based on the very high price, but we were disappointed with the drab room and the nondescript beach and pool area. We did like The Wave restaurant at the Contemporary Resort. The food was good, and the waitress a delight. A lot could be done with this resort by introducing some color! The rooms had lovely marble and wood, but the decor was neutral, neutral and neutral.

We chose Disney's Contemporary Resort for it's close proximity to the Magic Kingdom. We were traveling with two 3-year-old little girls and needed to take into consideration naptime, etc. It was great to be able to walk back and forth between the hotel and the park which saved time and allowed the kids to rest longer. Therefore, no cranky kids. The rooms were very clean and spacious. We also enjoyed the fact that a monorail stop was in the hotel which was a big help when it started to rain and we had to make it to the park in time for an evening reservation. A couple of negatives: the building a was not very soundproof and we could hear children running in the halls and noise from the room above us. The restaurants in the hotel filled up quickly for breakfast which left only quick-service as a late breakfast option which was okay at best and overpriced considering the quality. A guest would be best served to make dining reservations very early when planning their trip since no special considerations are given to guests actually staying in the hotel. We enjoyed the shops in the hotel which allowed one of us to enjoy a brief time shopping while the other stayed with the sleeping kids in the room. We can't stress the overall convenience factor enough and plan to choose this resort again on our next trip to Disney World.

This hotel offers the most convenient locaation to the Magic Kingdom and Monorail service. Yes the price is big but it's all about the location. We entered the park earlier than the regular crowd and left mid day to take a nap! We came back to magic kingdom in the evening for the shows and the fireworks. The room was spacious and we never had to drive since the resort offers shuttle service to the parks and downtown disney.