I have not been there. I've seen pics and know that it looks like a hotel & not a Disney resort. I've been to every deluxe Disney resort & am open to trying something truly deluxe for our next trip, and not just Disney deluxe. The pool area, lazy river and waterslides look great, and we'd go in the summer & do lots of resort time. I like that all of the rooms have the option of DVD players, and have on-demand programming available, so there is entertainment to be had during the afternoon/evening rains. I'd like to do the character meal at Ravello, too. It won't hurt to try something new.[/QUOTE]
I have stayed at every deluxe Disney resort and you're spot-on, "Disney Deluxe" is not really deluxe but Four Seasons is. The best thing about this hotel, in my opinion, are the pools - they have several, one adult only, one large infinity pool, one "splash pad" type pool, one pool with a volleyball net, two water slides, one large lazy river with waterfalls. You could easily spend your entire vacation just at this hotel - my kids only want to go to the parks on one or two days when we stay at the FS because there is so much to do - they also have a basketball court, rock climbing, a kids camp (free) for ages 4-12, a video game house for older kids (or younger kids if you supervise them) - the list goes on. We had one bad experience with the character meal at Ravello and the characters not coming to our table, but the other two times we did the character breakfast it was wonderful. The food was excellent and plentiful each time - much, much better than any Disney buffet we've ever been to (we've tried them all). Capa is really special - their rooftop tapas restaurant with an amazing view of the entire Disney complex. We had a theme park view one visit and while it was nice to watch the fireworks from our balcony, the cost was 2x a standard room and I don't think it was worth it - you can go to Capa any night and watch from there for free.