Reviews of Contemporary Resort (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/02/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
Has been our favorite resort for 30+ years. We love all of them, but you can't beat being able to walk to MK, and the Bay Lake side of the building is so peaceful it's easy to get an escape from the crowds. Whenever we can swing it, we stay at The Contemporary.
Pros:
Big rooms, beautiful common areas, location on Monorail and next to MK.Cons:
It's SO expensive. Jebus.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/31/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
Iconic, convenient, fun atmosphere with great views. Huge remodeled rooms.
Pros:
Walk to Magic Kingdom, great snack food, fireworks view,monorail!!!!Cons:
Too much fun!!Reviewed by Corinnas Review Date: 12/07/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
The tower at Contemporary is my favorite. I have also stayed in the garden part of Contemporary and is great but in my opinion nothing beats the view (we stayed theme park side not lake). The fireworks from our room were fantastic. Disney knows how to do Fireworks. The ambiance of this resort is wonderful. I love the costumes of the cast members. I love the rooms. I love the food court-they have this lime chicken that is simply delicious. I love the pool and slide. We took a boat out and had so much fun. Have I said how much I love this resort and I do recommend if you can stay in the tower on the theme park side do it. Also, you can walk to Magic Kingdom or take the monorail. We walked. It’s that close. To me you can’t go wrong with Contemporary.
Pros:
Walk to Magic Kingdom Food court has some delicious meals Theme park side Fireworks view from room Rooms are greatCons:
Chef Mickey’s-not the best food but great atmosphere and characters. (Not sure what they are doing now.Reviewed by sanopa10 Review Date: 02/24/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
my husband and I stayed here on our honeymoon. it was my husband's first time staying on property and we absolutely loved it. it has a great location to the magic kingdom and monorail. on our arrival day, we were checking out the Contempo Café and found this amazing peanut butter pie that sadly we couldn't find the rest of our trip I would highly recommend it if its there. every night at about 9:30 the electric water pageant will circle the lake and its a really cool thing to watch. every time we would leave for the day we would come back to a different towel art we got a dog, swan, elephant, and a shirt with tie it was the coolest. the contemporary has easy accessibility to 2 close parks and 3 other hotels. you could easily spend a couple of days exploring close hotels.
Pros:
close to the magic kingdom, monorail, super clean, electric water pageantCons:
it's far from Hollywood studios and animal kingdom. chef mickeys is loud if your room is neer byReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 02/22/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed for a week on November 2019. The room was amazing. Beds comfortable. Housekeeping kept our rooms very clean & tidy.
Pros:
Close to Magic Kingdom. Monorail access definitely a plus.Cons:
Bus took forever to get to Hollywood Studios and Animal KingdomReviewed by Judyb Review Date: 04/18/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
Contemporary is Great
Pros:
Walk to Magic Kingdom, Clean, plenty of room, fun hotel, monorail rides through. Chef Mickeys, great pool, boat ride around lake,Cons:
NoneReviewed by Mike Review Date: 09/30/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
The resort and service are awesome. We stayed here on our fist trip to Walt Disney World and it helped us fall in love with Disney World. The location is super convenient and having the monorail station is very helpful as well. Our first trip was for a work trip so the hotel was paid for. Due to the price, we will probably never be able to stay there again.
Pros:
Theme, service, food, location, monorail, fireworks viewing, water paradeCons:
CostReviewed by mawdryn Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
We booked 2 Garden Wing rooms for 2 nights in early June. The rooms are spacious, modern and extremely clean. Our rooms were adjoining and had views of landscaping and the pool. This resort is fabulous! It's the only resort with walking ability to the MK. There are many dining options and the grounds are beautiful. You can also watch the fireworks from this resort as well as the Electric Water Parade.
Pros:
Proximity to the Magic Kingdom and dining options.Cons:
NoneReviewed by Becky B Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed here for a week in April 2018 in the A tower. Had a lake pool view out the back sliding door/balcony, a view of Chef Mickey's out the front door. We all thought it was the most magical place we've ever stayed. We were on floor 5 - had a pretty good bird's eye view of Chef Mickey's but never heard any noise from inside our room. And every morning before setting off to the parks, we all had to pause and watch the kids below dancing and interacting with the characters. *LOVE* Loved also being able to walk into Magic Kingdom. Loved walking past Space Mountain every morning. Loved eating at and watching the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the California Grill (fabulous, BTW). Beds were very comfortable, the room itself was roomy, staff were friendly and efficient. This resort is on the expensive side, we certainly won't be able to stay here every visit to WDW - but we would choose this resort every time if we could afford it. Oh, and the lobby smells so good. Highly recommend.
Pros:
Location, beds, pool, views, cleanliness, shops, restaurantsCons:
PriceReviewed by kelallie Review Date: 06/11/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
I stayed 1 night on May 31, in a garden view room on the first floor, room #6114. My view was of Bay Lake. I was close to the pool. My walk from the room to the tower and to MK was not long at all. The room was very large as was the bathroom. Room could easily accommodate 5 adults, or at least 4 adults and a child. The bed was probably the most comfortable on property. CMs were very friendly and helpful. I checked in around noon and waited about 20 minutes until my room was ready. Bell services quickly delivered my bags. It is a very quick walk over to MK.
I went to Contempo Café for breakfast and it was standard grab and go fare. I had dinner at The Wave. It was good, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again, though it may have been what I ordered.
The views from CR are breathtaking. I woke up early to see the sunrise over Bay Lake and MK. I was able to get great photos from the Tower balcony.
If you have the chance to stay here, definitely go for it. I've put off staying here because of the decor, but I really enjoyed my stay and would definitely go again.
