My husband, almost 4yr old ACTIVE son and I traveled to the CBR from 2/20-2/25/06. I did extensive detective work on the best hotel for my fam and the best deal for our wallets. I corresponded with one the reviews I found here and she hit the nail on the head. I have to say the CBR was Disney to my son (until he got to the parks). Maybe it was the weather...high 70's, low 80's, maybe the gorgeous sunsets at night over the pools, the playgrounds that my son loved, maybe the ample pools on the grounds or the great meal we had at Shutters. The hotel suited our needs to a "T". There were glitches with the busses being a little delayed, but nothing to complain about at all. It was nice, priced right, fun for my son and my husband loved the hammocks. They even have a laundromat in the pool area, and yes, we needed to do laundry! We forgot to tip the maid service, but will mail it in. I would stay here again but will try others in the future. It was a vacation worth remembering for all of us and I suggest the CBR to anyone who asks. PS> I suggest the "Dining Plan" as well. We saved $ by using it. Hope you enjoy your stay and thanks to the Lucas' from Chicago for their help!!

This resort is very average. Don't expect any Disney magic.

- Bed frames creak badly when you move - keep you awake at night. Noticed other reviewer noted the same.

- The rooms are more like a budget motel on the highway. Eventhough the rooms have been renovated, it is hard to cover up the fact that they were probably built in the 70's when the expectation was lower than it is today. Eg. Bed, room and bathroom size.

- Eventhough it is a beach resort and it has "beaches" you can't swim in the "lake".

- We found the dinning plan to be worthwhile but we noticed that the food and snack selection changed between the budget resorts and the deluxe resorts. Eg. There was a much larger selection of packaged snacks and drinks at Animal Kingdom than the Carribean.

- Expect upto 20 minute waits for the bus and 20 minute rides to the park. (Off site hotels not much further). We noticed that the Deluxe hotels have the best drop off/pick up points at the parks.

Given the number of visitors that would be going to Disneyworld, the Orlando airport needs to improve their signage on how to get to the Magic Express.

We stay at the Carribbean Beach Resort when we stay in a moderate.We have stayed in others and think this is by far the best for us. We intend to stay there again this year. It is convenient and has beautiful grounds.

We stayed here at the Carribbean beach resort and at the Best Western Lakeside in Kissimmee FL. I must say we weren't that impressed with the Disney Resort. The rooms were much smaller than those at the Best Western. The parking was a hike from the room. For the price of a disney resort they could at least give you donuts for breakfast. Rest of the hotel was fine. Good clean rooms and pool area. Nothing spectacular as you would expect from disney!