Long Beach Mike
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2015
I just returned last week from a wonderful 7 night trip, family of myself, DW, and DDs ages 11 & 12, staying at PBH. We just activated out APs on this trip, and will take advantage of them again 12/26/18-1/2/18, having already booked at HRH.
Our family would love to make another quick trip to US in between, and looking at the school calendar, we can go 9/7-9/11. This would need to be much less expensive then the other 2 trips, so we are considering CB or SF, both have AP rates in the $150/night range.
A few questions:
1) How bad will crowds be during our visit, given it will be our first time without EPs?
2) We went to VB and saw that CB is right adjacent to it. Sorry if its a dumb question, but how long does it take to walk to VB from CB?
3) Is VB walkable from SF, and if so about how long would it take?
4) Looking at hotel photos and from my visit, it appears CB has 2 sections, a low rise building complex that says "Starlight" on it, and a very modern blue glass tower that is right next to Volcano Bay. Am I correct that is both these sections are part of CB. There are courtyard and tower room categories, I'm assuming these are the 2 sections I've seen online.
If so, which have you preferred (what are the pros and cons of each)?
5) At CB, there are courtyard and tower family suites? How big are they?
6) Comparing CB and SF, which food options do you prefer? Looking over the options at both resorts, I feel that the options at CB appear more abundant, and with the food court may help keep this be a "budget trip".
I'm very torn. CB seems like a great option because of how close I believe it is to walking into VB, the option of a more spacious family suite, more diverse reasonably priced food options, and the lazy river pool. On the other hand, SF offers boat service to the parks, which I know is much more pleasant and convenient than buses.
As with opinions on the deluxe resorts I know everyone has their own favorite, but any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated! Also, if I've missed hitting on any differences between the resorts, of course feel free to chime in
Our family would love to make another quick trip to US in between, and looking at the school calendar, we can go 9/7-9/11. This would need to be much less expensive then the other 2 trips, so we are considering CB or SF, both have AP rates in the $150/night range.
A few questions:
1) How bad will crowds be during our visit, given it will be our first time without EPs?
2) We went to VB and saw that CB is right adjacent to it. Sorry if its a dumb question, but how long does it take to walk to VB from CB?
3) Is VB walkable from SF, and if so about how long would it take?
4) Looking at hotel photos and from my visit, it appears CB has 2 sections, a low rise building complex that says "Starlight" on it, and a very modern blue glass tower that is right next to Volcano Bay. Am I correct that is both these sections are part of CB. There are courtyard and tower room categories, I'm assuming these are the 2 sections I've seen online.
If so, which have you preferred (what are the pros and cons of each)?
5) At CB, there are courtyard and tower family suites? How big are they?
6) Comparing CB and SF, which food options do you prefer? Looking over the options at both resorts, I feel that the options at CB appear more abundant, and with the food court may help keep this be a "budget trip".
I'm very torn. CB seems like a great option because of how close I believe it is to walking into VB, the option of a more spacious family suite, more diverse reasonably priced food options, and the lazy river pool. On the other hand, SF offers boat service to the parks, which I know is much more pleasant and convenient than buses.
As with opinions on the deluxe resorts I know everyone has their own favorite, but any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated! Also, if I've missed hitting on any differences between the resorts, of course feel free to chime in