Reviews of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by Tigger82 Review Date: 09/24/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stayed at Pop Century a number of times, and never had any problems until now(9/14-20, 2014). This time we opted for online check-in, but the online check-in people had no record of it, even though we were texted when we completed the process before we went. Since I'm legally blind, my mother gave her number to be texted when the room was ready, but we never received a text. When we got back from the park at night, we got our room number, and scheduled a wake up call which never came. Everyone else but the front desk was very efficient though.
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Front deskReviewed by Alexandra1986 Review Date: 09/22/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stay at Pop Century every year, we just love this hotel. The staff at the front desk are always fast, attentive, and just amazing. We always do the online check in and when we arrive at the hotel they have are room packet ready and usually the room is ready as well. The food court here is really good and has something for everyone to enjoy, sometimes the lines can be a little long but they generally move fast. The bus service here has always
been good, I love that Pop Century only has one bus stop and not multiple stops. The rooms are not fancy but were updated a few years ago and everything is clean, and well taken care of. It is just two adults in my family and we find we have enough space in the room, but if we were any larger I would find not enough drawer space and would find the rooms to be squishy. If you are looking for a hotel on a more reasonable budget and still have the Disney magic this is a good option.
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service, bus system, cafeteria, rooms, valueCons:
noneReviewed by cjane65 Review Date: 09/21/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We stayed at Pop Sept 11-19. 4 adults, 2 children in two rooms. We requested adjoining rooms and early check in and got both. The lay out of the resort is simple, after one trip around we learned to cut thru buildings and parking lots. Kids loved the pools. The buses were timely, only at the end of the night after the shows was there a serious wait. Definitely would recommend, particularly for families as the price is what sold us in the first place.
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fun, awesome pools,Cons:
noneReviewed by peachmermaid Review Date: 09/12/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Pop is where you stay when you need a bed for sleeping. That's not a bad thing. I love pop. It's comfy and clean. It's not a huge resort either so you don't have to do a ton of walking to get to your room. It's a good place at a good price. I always enjoy my stay.
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Clean, upbeat theming, size of roomCons:
—Reviewed by doctor_imagineer Review Date: 08/25/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
I stayed at the Pop from Saturday August 2nd to Sunday August 3rd. I would say that it was a pleasant experience. I requested the 80s building with the highest floor via online check in, and got the 50s building with the highest floor. I am glad I got the 50s building anyway, because the room was facing the Art of Animation (AoA) resort (across Hourglass Lake), which is beautiful, especially at night. Plus, the room was facing the fireworks, which are spectacular. So I definitely "lucked-out" on the room view. Also, the room was away from the pool, so was very quiet. The only real con is, like a lot of reviewers say, one can hear the people in next door rooms too much (conversations, bathroom flushing, etc). I loved the fact that I could walk to the food court and bring my meal (had dinner and breakfast) back to my room and eat in peace while I browsed the internet via room Wi-Fi, which is easy to link to. I definitely had a good experience at the Pop. For me, it was like a home away from home. I really don't need all the extras that cost so much at higher priced resorts. I wish the official Pop website had said that the room has a refrigerator, but I had called the resort and they said the room does. But I wish the refrigerator had a freezer, because I brought along reusable ice packs with me for my cooler.
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relatively inexpensive compared to other Disney World resortsCons:
can hear next door neighbors too muchReviewed by rambin Review Date: 08/20/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
We, my husband and 14 year old daughter, and I stayed at Pop from August 1st-August 8th. We go to the parks from opening to close so I thought for the value you could not beat the hotel. The room was very small. We struggled getting ready in the mornings due to the small space. The room was fairly clean but not up to Disney standards in my opinion. I requested a room close to transportation and a lake view. We were able to check in early on the first day but neither request were granted. I would pay the extra for a Preferred Room next time. We had good experineces Dining at the POP. The food court has many selections. We ate here 1 time for dinner and 2 times for breakfast. The pools are great! This resort met our needs as far as a place to sleep and take a shower. I would probably not stay here again. The bus service was great and we rarely waited more than 10 minutes for a bus. All in all, I would pay a little more and stay at a moderate resort or AOA.
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SmallReviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (4) Recommended
I wish there was a maybe button for "would you recommend this product?" We stayed at Pop Century twice. The first time was during November 2009, then second July 2014. It was like night and day. The November visit was quiet and very enjoyable. The July visit was very noisy. Several Brazilian soccer teams brought what seemed like hundreds of noisy teenagers to the resort. They stayed up half the night playing soccer outside on the balconies. The noise of the soccer ball hitting the railing sounded more like bowling. I even got a prank call one evening around midnight. I have no idea what the giggling teenage girl on the other end was saying, but I know what I wanted to say... Despite the huge hordes, the bus system worked well. We never waited long for a bus. The rooms, although noisy, were clean and of adequate size for two adults. My husband and I really enjoyed viewing the time capsules in the lobby and doing the Twist every morning at breakfast. You can even view some of the fireworks from across the pool area. In conclusion, I would stay here again, but only in the off season when large touring groups would be less likely. P.S. Requesting a specific decade doesn't seem to work, no matter how early you book. We tried to stay in the 50's both times. The first time, we booked kind of late and got the 80's. The second time, we booked a year in advance and even paid for a preferred room because I had read online that the 50's and 60's were the preferred rooms. Apparently not because we got the 70's this last time.
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inexpensive, nostalgic themeCons:
noisyReviewed by abmadmo Review Date: 07/19/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Stayed at Pop for the 1st time July 6-13 with my husband and 2 daughters. We loved the resort. More than plenty lifeguards (at the Hippy Dippy pool anyway) so that we felt ok letting our 16 yo and 10 yo swim w/o us being right on top of them. I requested a standard room in the 60's section for easier access to the buses and food court and we were put in building 5 in the 60's (5316) which overlooked the lake and AoA. Being on the 3rd floor and away from the pool, it was SO quiet. Never heard a sound while in our room. Though there were several LARGE quincenera groups, dance competition groups and international groups all over WDW as well as Pop, they were polite and kind of fun to watch, if not a little hard to deal with in the food court. At times 1 register would be partitioned off for one of these groups only. Not a huge ordeal though. We didn't eat a great deal at the food court but what we did was very good. We always get the refillable resort mugs and this was our 1st time using the RFID ones. It was a little obnoxious getting the cup aligned right at first and irritating if the station I was at had run out of drink syrup b/c I'd then move to another drink station to read that I still had X minutes or seconds til my next refill. No worries though b/c you can get another refill in 3 minutes. Mousekeeping was wonderful before and during our stay. CM's were very friendly and helpful. My only issues, which are small, is that if it's raining and you're en route to your room, there's not much cover and the parking for the 60's section is WAAAAAY far away from the actual 60's buildings. Not a huge ordeal as we stay on WDW transportation from the second we check in til the moment we leave. Just kind of a pain to lug luggage so far. All in all? A great resort w/ ample seating in food court, plentiful gift shop, fun poolside activities director at the (main) pool and clean with comfy beds (though the pillows could've been better).
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the happy energy, good lifeguard presence, price, cleanlinessCons:
would be nice to have more cover between buildings during rainReviewed by Jessica527 Review Date: 07/18/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We traveled with a party of 7 with 3 different rooms. Pop Century was very accommodating, prior to our stay – I requested that the 3 rooms be in the same building and close enough to an elevator to accommodate 2 people in our party if on an upper floor. Not only did Pop Century put all 3 rooms in line for us, but upgraded us to premium to allow a shorter walk for our party to the bus stop and food court. The room was good and we had no issues with mousekeeping. We were happy with the food options and we mostly used our snack credits on breakfast options at the resort. It was also great to see at night how lively the resort is, including many cast members available for pin trading and many different activities going on throughout the resort. Our only complaint was the long lines for the bus service when coming home from a park. The going to was never bad, but typically when we were coming home it would be quite the line. I believe we only sat down on the bus once or twice our entire stay due to the amount of people on the bus. I am thankful that Pop Century did not share their bus service with any other resort though. We have stayed deluxe in the past and we came home feeling excited about Pop Century at the value pricing.
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Room location, food options, room accomodationsCons:
bus serviceReviewed by mickeymom5 Review Date: 07/11/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stayed here July 5-7, 2014. Our room was #9372. Our first night there was terrible. We heard all the noise from the "quiet" computer pool. There were sports teams of all ages running around the resort all hours of the night. There were parents sitting outside of their rooms drinking out of red solo cups. I gave the resort an "8" because the CM's were so helpful and the grounds and room was so clean. There were CM's having to work really hard to pick up after people leaving leftover trash and food in the stairwells and walkways. The people who were staying here really ruined the resort for me. We will not stay here again. I guess they put the sports teams here so they can be closer to ESPN Wide World of Sports. The second night we stayed in MK until 2 am. We turned the fan on in our bathroom to block out the outside noise, and we crashed on our bed.
