Marriott Habour Lakes... any recent stays?

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I have just booked MHL for our family (2 adults and 2 kids - 4yrs and 6yrs). I have mostly heard wonderful things about this resort but just wanted to ask if anyone has stayed there recently and can give an update review.

**I am a bit concerned because I have seen a coupld of posts mentioning that the buildings were run-down/not clean...

We want a relaxed atmosphere, convenient location. We will have a car so getting around isn't a problem. Would be nice to have onsite activities for the kids. (We would maybe do some park days but not as intensely as we have done in the past)

We have stayed before at Sheraton Vistana Villages on I-drive. It was nice enough but I am willing to try something else. I am open to any other recommendations... (must haves are two bed-room type accommodations, full kitchen, easy parking, nice swimming pools, clean, refurbished)
 
Marriott’s Cypress Harbour is across the road from Harbour Lakes. Cypress Harbour has been refurbishing their units and their furnishings are very contemporary and deluxe.

We had to book something quickly due to Irma knocking out power to my DD’s home... Harbour Lakes was also available but we looked at photos and property descriptions and went with Cypress Harbour. We enjoyed our stay!
 
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We are currently at Cypress Harbour. The villas here a quite nice and lots of resort amenities. It's been our experience staying at Marriott vacation club resorts that even those due for a "refurbishment" are going to be nicer than than a new room at Disney. I'll post pics of this resort.
We stayed at Harbour lakes many years ago when it was new- there's resort activities and an awesome pirate ship pool. I wasn't thrilled with the villa as it felt small- probably the smallest feeling of all the properties we've stayed at (all of them except Lakeshore reserve-hope to stay here one day as well!).
 

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We are currently at Cypress Harbour. The villas here a quite nice and lots of resort amenities. It's been our experience staying at Marriott vacation club resorts that even those due for a "refurbishment" are going to be nicer than than a new room at Disney. I'll post pics of this resort.
We stayed at Harbour lakes many years ago when it was new- there's resort activities and an awesome pirate ship pool. I wasn't thrilled with the villa as it felt small- probably the smallest feeling of all the properties we've stayed at (all of them except Lakeshore reserve-hope to stay here one day as well!).
Thanks. And especially for the recent pics. Does Cypress Harbour have activities for kids/families?
 
And I love space. We stayed at Sheraton Vistana Villages last time and loved the space and location. Didn’t really take advantage of the activities as we were mostly in the parks.
 
We last stayed at Harbour Lake in April 2016. We had a one-bedroom villa, and it was very newly renovated. We loved it! We have stayed at Harbour Lake 5-6 times over the years, and it was always one of my kids' favorites. It is a very fun and relaxing place, and your children are at great ages to enjoy many of the activities.
 


We are currently at Cypress Harbour. The villas here a quite nice and lots of resort amenities. It's been our experience staying at Marriott vacation club resorts that even those due for a "refurbishment" are going to be nicer than than a new room at Disney. I'll post pics of this resort.
We stayed at Harbour lakes many years ago when it was new- there's resort activities and an awesome pirate ship pool. I wasn't thrilled with the villa as it felt small- probably the smallest feeling of all the properties we've stayed at (all of them except Lakeshore reserve-hope to stay here one day as well!).
How bad/extensive was the ongoing construction next door?
 

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