Just finished a week long stay at Pop. Overall we really liked it and I think it'll be my first choice for our next trip.
What I liked:
The overall decor of the resort is very fun. I bet I would've had a blast there as a kid. Even as an adult I loved the atmosphere.
The rooms feel much less sterile in person. I appreciated the hard floors vs carpet. I liked being able to put the second bed back into the wall for more space. Our room was also very quiet. Being on the 4th floor probably helped that.
The beds were extremely comfortable!! On our previous trip, we stayed at Riverside, and I remember thinking the beds felt like college dorm mattresses. But these beds were very nice.
The lighting in the bathroom was good and I appreciated all the counter space.
Getting a bus from the resort was never a problem, and we never had that long of a wait. At peak times they seemed to send buses more frequently, which was appreciated.
We were in the 90s section and it was very convenient to cut across the parking lot to get to the main building. We also liked being so close to the computer pool.
The food court was just ok, but it was never crowded when we went and it was a nice quick way to eat an early dinner before heading to the parks for the night.
What I didn't like:
As much as I liked having the hard floors, they weren't very clean when we checked in. Picked up a lot of dust/dirt just walking around in our socks. Thankfully mousekeeping stepped it up and we had clean floors for the rest of the trip.
The room is TINY and even tinier with both beds down. It was fine for just the two of us but I can't imagine fitting any more than that.
The pocket door to the toilet/shower area was very easy to accidentally slam and very loud.
The nozzles kept falling off the shampoo/conditioner/body wash bottles and I had to pump like crazy to get anything out. Having them suspended at such a weirdly low height was annoying too. I would've liked having more shelf space in the shower as well.
The headboard light of the murphy bed was burnt out
minor thing but still a little disappointing.
The walk from the Pop bus to the parks was lonngggg in general, but the walk to/from HS..... That was just awful. It'll be interesting to see how that changes once they get all that construction done.
Still, like I said, we had a great time at Pop and I look forward to staying there again someday
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