"I will start by saying that we talked with management about all of the issues that we had and they did everything that they could to make them right! Also, we stayed here and did not visit any Disney parks.
Pros:
-All of the customer facing employees were wonderful! The doormen, bellhop (Steve), front desk (Andrea), and "champagne" greeter (didn't get his name) but he obviously has a great job. Each person was super friendly and inviting!
-Dinner at Bull & Bear was top notch. In the top of our meal experiences of any travel that we have done! The wait staff here was so attentive. Toni was our waitress and Shane was the sommelier. Shane took the time to explain his education to us and tell us a little about the process to become a som. He was awesome!
-The pool facilities were so nice! It was great to have a heated pool. We did stay on the Waldorf side, although we could have gone to the lazy river next door (but heard from people staying there that the heater was not working.) The pool staff was great too! There is also corn hole, ping pong, and paddle ball. Our boys loved those options to take a break from swimming!
-Our room was very spacious and beautiful! The whole hotel has the "beach club" smell!
-Hotel guests can use the driving range on property a couple of hours per day for no cost. Again, this was great for our boys.
-We didn't use their transportation to any parks (didn't go to any this time), but it seemed convenient!
Cons:
-For some reason, our room wasn't serviced for 2 days in a row. We had to call down both days to ask them to come up (needed more towel & items for our pull out bed) and had to call again for turn down service. We made sure that the privacy light wasn't on and that didn't make a difference. As mentioned above, they were very apologetic and went above & beyond to make things right.
-The opposite of that...we had late check out, 4pm. We ended up leaving around 3. From 12-3, we had 3 different people from housekeeping come to the room to ask when we were leaving. Each time we informed them that we had late check out. I even called the front desk (after the 1st time) who told me they would remind housekeeping of our departure time. That didn't stop them from coming 2 more times. We couldn't help but laugh at the fact that we had to beg them for service for 2 days and on our last day, they couldn't wait to come in to our room!
-We were double charged for something. Be sure to check your statement at the end of your stay!
-BEWARE OF CONFERENCES!!! This was by far the biggest downfall. A conference moved in during our 3rd day there and absolutely took over the resort. The lobby bar was packed at all times of the day with their people and couldn't really be used by the average guest. In addition, when it wasn't their "session" times, large groups would meet in common areas, including the patio. They would pull basically all of the patio chairs around one common area to have their "morning meeting". Our family, who was trying to enjoy the nice weather felt weird even walking through, let along trying to find a place to sit and enjoy coffee and breakfast. Two things about this (1) If we had spent our days at the parks, this likely wouldn't have been a huge deal or as noticeable. (2) Management tried to justify it by saying they were "just at full capacity". While I see that, I disagree that it would be the same crowded feeling if the hotel were just at capacity with every-day guests. People would be going to & from parks and likely wouldn't gather for meetings in groups of 15-20 in common areas!!!
All in all, we would give them another try. For the price & size of room vs what you would get for the same amount at a Disney resort it would be a no-brainer for us!"
A Tripadvisor traveler review
Mar 04, 2026