Reviews of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
My daughter and I stayed here for a long weekend 8/2017 and were able to stay in a refurbished room. If you are looking for a modern touch, then the rooms are perfect. We enjoyed all the USB ports and the large bathroom mirror. The room was the perfect size for the 2 of us, I know our family of 4 (parents and 2 teens) would not be comfortable in here. The grounds were great for taking a walk in the morning, the bus service was punctual, front desk very personable and helpful.
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price, new roomsCons:
rooms fit only 2 comfortably but if this is what you need, then size is perfectReviewed by Joel0917 Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (6) Recommended
I stay here for work when i'm in the area. Nice to get the Disney feel when i'm in town. It's pretty inexpensive as well. I enjoy the theme of different buildings and all the grown up toys! I have stayed here with the family when the kids were little, but now they are teenagers and need more space.
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Feel of the resort. Just walking around and taking it all in.Cons:
Buses can be slow and crowded.Reviewed by MDolph Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
My husband and I stayed here for our 25th anniversary from 9/6-9/13/18. It was only our second time staying on property and we were very pleased. We got a great rate, $110 a night, which was less than the Holiday Inn Express. Our room was recently renovated and extremely clean. We stayed in the 90's building #7 and I will say it was quite a hike to the food court and bus stops. Not a biggie when you're bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning, but a bit rough when you roll in at 1am after a late party night. We ate breakfast at the food court twice and were happy with our food. The bus system was great and we enjoyed parking our car for the week. We did stand most times on the bus, but we are healthy and able bodied so it didn't bother us. I did feel bad for families with children who were standing while juggling sleeping kiddos and all their bags. Overall we were very pleased with our stay and will be back in January with our three adults children and son-in-law.
Pros:
Awesome price! Clean, newly renovated rooms. Great options at food court. The amazing smell in the lobby when we came in every day!Cons:
Long walk from certain buildings. Bus stop was always the furthest away and most crowded at every park.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (7) Not Recommended
We had such a great time staying there, but there were a couple big cons that caused me to lower the rating to a 7.
Pros:
Fun theming, staff were so friendly (of course!), a short walk from art of animation so you can spend some time exploring over there too, the hippie dipper pool was spacious and funCons:
The food was very sub-par. We ate there for a couple meals, and I was always disappointed. The lines for food in the cafeteria went over 30 minutes at times. That was a nightmare with hungry small children in tow. It also was a 25 minute bus ride from Magic Kingdom. I couldn’t believe that you can stay on Disney property and have that long of a commute to a park. (It was my first ever visit to Disney.) I would stay there again but I wouldn’t recommend it based on the cafeteria alone.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (8) Recommended
this used to be the only place we stayed before DVC...best of the value
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great rooms food court and bus serviceCons:
noisyReviewed by Brbird Review Date: 09/25/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
Best lower-tier hotel! We have stayed at Pop Century for 4 visits so far, and it is definitely our favorite (we can't afford higher-level hotels). We love how close we can stay to the transportation; the food is usually good; we can easily use the microwave in the food court area; they have very good staff. Suggestion to save more money or if you have food issues: if you are flying in, use Amazon Prime Now to order food to be delivered to Pop Century. I do the order on the Magic Bus from the airport. They will deliver it to Pop, and then the concierge will deliver it to our room, including putting the cold things in the refrigerator! I also bring a \"mini-crock\" to cook my oatmeal in the mornings and to cook veggies in the evening (hard to get enough veggies in the parks).
Pros:
Best low-tier in terms of comfort and ability to have a room close to transportation. Good staff, mostly reliable transportation speed. It will get the gondolas!Cons:
usually the farthest out bus pickup at the parks of all the hotelsReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/25/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
For a value resort it surpassed my expectations! Love the upgrades! The grounds are nice and the way the buildings are set up makes for pleasant walking. I didn't feel the walk was far to anything at all. Yes the food court and buses get crowded but thats not unexpected either. Had a wonderful time and will definitely be back!
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Outstanding upgrades! No carpet, nicely appointed room and separate sink area with lots of storageCons:
NoneReviewed by lt4bags Review Date: 09/12/2018
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Our very first stay from 8/31-9/6.. Usually stay at PO Riverside, but that resort was not offered with the free dining promo.. and while I know this is a value and not a moderate, and although I did expect smaller rooms and more guests, this was awful! Housekeeping or lack there of, not until after 5 pm most days.. had to call for towels and coffee, cast members not friendly and not really concerned with our concerns! Never any ice in the ice machines and it was HOT!! Very crowded, rooms are very nice but extremely small! Have no idea how a family of 4 would ever fit.. we were 3 adults. I would spend the extra $$ and stay a moderate level for sure. No Disney magic here.. 🙁
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FoodCons:
Housekeeping, Crowds, Ice Machines, Cast MembersReviewed by Bramallama Review Date: 07/30/2018
Rating: (8) Recommended
Stayed here in July of this year (2018) and was pleasantly surprised they have refurbished the rooms and they have a coffee maker now! Rooms are now clean and have plenty of space for things. I've always enjoyed the theme here more so than the other value resorts but honestly, they're all pretty much the same cookie cutter hotel design. However, as with the other values, this one can be crowded. Especially if there is a special event going on. I would recommend checking on that before booking. There's nothing like waking up at 9 in the morning to a couple hundred cheer leaders practicing outside your room.
Pros:
Refurbished rooms, decent food court, fun themeCons:
Can be loud and crowdedReviewed by TooSweetMe Review Date: 06/19/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed in September of 2017. The room was a King Bed in the 50s set of rooms. We were ground floor and had the old rooms that hadn't be refurbished yet. This was my 6th stay at Pop and it was another delightful one! We landed just before MCO closed in preparation for Irma. I've been to Disney close to 15 times, so I was very interested to see how the resort handled the hurricane. The parks were closed for 2 days, so we had to hang around the resort for those 2 days. We walked around, read the signs, played Pokemon and headed over to Art of Animation as well. Being able to walk to AoA makes this resort an even better destination. Not only can you go Everything Pop's food court but you also get Landscape of Flavors at AoA. The walk is very pleasant. Our only complaint is the food we were offered because of the hurricane. I understand Disney needed to get sandwiches and salads to resort guests so the guests have food while the resort is closed, but it put a damper on having the dining plan. Besides that, this is far and away the best value resort. The cost is just a few dollars more a night than the all stars, but Pop doesn't seem to get the large tourist groups or the large sports teams. It isn't the newest value, AoA is, but AoA is usually discounted less, or doesn't get the free dining plan offered at all. Pop gets the free dining plan, has a large food court, a dedicated bus service, newly refurbished rooms across the resort (now), and has the AoA food court access. I love Pop Century and will always choose Pop as my home resort when I am visiting.
