Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by hilsommer Review Date: 04/28/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
I absolutely loved staying here. I had previously stayed at Jambo House (in a regular, non-DVC room) and while I think I would give it the edge, Kidani Village was wonderful. I especially like the ease and access of the underground parking and Sanaa is a wonderful place for meal or cocktail. Of course, the real attraction is the animals!
Pros:
great decor, animal viewing, good restaurant, underground parking, spacious rooms for DisneyCons:
no quick service diningReviewed by LuvsDsnyTrips Review Date: 04/26/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We loved our room, the grounds and the staff. Room was clean....pool was nice and the lobby was nice and efficient. We did use the store and the restaurant...they were great also.
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everythingCons:
noneReview of Yak and Yeti Restaurant
Reviewed by Cameragrl Review Date: 04/27/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here the first day of our trip for lunch. They told us it would be a 20 minute wait time and it was right at that. The food was AMAZING! I had the BBQ ribs and mango pie. I highly recommend both. We had a little one with us that was hungry and tired. The waitress brought her a fortune cookie to entertain her. They were very attentive to our every need and the food was excellent. I would go back next time for sure!
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Food, Service, Wait TimeCons:
NonReview of Artist Point
Reviewed by Cameragrl Review Date: 04/27/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here for my Birthday on Sunday and it was amazing! It was calm and quiet and the food was excellent. I had the mussel appetizer, rack of lamb and the canoli. The mussel's were one of the best things I have ever eaten. If you are looking for great food in a calm atmosphere I highly recommend it.
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EverythingCons:
NoneReview of Wilderness Lodge (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by Cameragrl Review Date: 04/27/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We stayed here 4/17-4/22 and our stay was amazing! I was a little nervous when we checked in at 1 am. The girl working the front desk was not overly helpful and didn't seem too happy to be there, but then again it was 1 am.
The room was clean and really quiet. In fact, the room was so quiet that we kept our balcony door open so that we could sleep. We had a room on the 6th floor over looking the courtyard. It was so nice to sit on the balcony and over look the courtyard.
We were traveling with my 13 month niece and never once worried about her being too loud or allowing her to run in the lobby. She is not in any way unruly, but she is a 13 month old that had spent a lot of time in the stroller. She loved the lobby and being able to go out on the balcony. In the other deluxe resorts we would have been nervous to let her run around, but here we felt at home while keep that deluxe resort feel.
The last day of our trip we went to DTD and came back with a very sleepy child. The front desk offered us a key to a room so that we could let her take a nap before our flight home. That was going above and beyond! Would highly recommend the Wilderness Lodge!
Pros:
Beautiful, amazing staffCons:
—Review of Il Mulino
Reviewed by hilsommer Review Date: 04/28/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
If I were just reviewing going to the bar for a drink, I'd give this a 9. However, I also wanted a little something to eat and the menu just wasn't that great (at least in my opinion -- and I love Italian food). That said, I went with the meatball appetizer and it was good. Service at the bar was top notch so we'll certainly return.
Pros:
nice bar area, good wine selection, good serviceCons:
not the best Italian menuReview of Boulangerie Patisserie les Halles
Reviewed by rlwdworld Review Date: 04/28/2013
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
I have to agree with dsnyak5. We live near Clearwater so make numerous trips each year, and have always enjoyed sharing the cheese plate as part of a light lunch. Going from $5.95 for three nice-sized pieces of cheese with a small baguette to $9.25 for 5 small pieces of cheese, two of which we didn't care for, with no baguette? There are too many other choices at Epcot to go back for lunch.
Pros:
More inside tablesCons:
Price and productReview of Caribbean Beach Resort (Moderate Resort)
Reviewed by disneywolverine Review Date: 04/29/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Just returned from our first time staying at Caribbean Beach. Our kids loved the pool and the activities/games played every afternoon. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. Our room was clean and spacious. We loved this resort!
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Pool, theme, staff friendlinessCons:
NoneReview of Cinderella's Royal Table Dinner
Reviewed by MrsH42608 Review Date: 04/28/2013
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
We went to Cinderella's Royal Table for Dinner, mostly because we wanted to try it & see the inside of the castle. If we could have gotten a reservation for breakfast, I'm sure we would have enjoyed it more, but for dinner it is just so below Disney quality, it is surprisingly bad.
I am a Disney super-fan, addict, whatever you want to call me so most of the time, in my eyes Disney can do no wrong. Which is why I was was surprisingly disappointed with this experience. After we were checked in we were told Cinderella wasn't available to do our photo so they would come and get us durin gour meal to come down and do it, which was just really inconvenient. I would have rather done it at the end but then we would have had to wait around for the picture. Anyway the what should have been enchanting spiral staircase leading up to the dining room was well, filthy, and musty and desperately needs to be cleaned. Once we were in the dining I was surprised by the thickness in the air and the smell wasn't a smell that made my mouth water, it was more of a hospital cafeteria type smell. While our waitress was wonderful, attentive and helpful, she was definitely the highlight of this experience.
There is no way to sugar caot this- the food is bad. The rolls served before dinner were the best part. I 100% understand that you're there for the experience, but I mean come ON at least try a little bit with the food! Its Disney, there is NO excuse for such poor quality food, period. We did laugh and smile and enjoy the little wishing ceremony and the princesses were absolutley delightful but the meal itself and the poor ventilation or whatever it was kinda left me with a pretty disappointed feeling. I mean, its Cinderella Castle and it is NOT cheap, it is THE Disney World icon, you would think they would really want to dazzle whomever was able to land such a coveted reservation. But I guess they don't have to, so they dont- which kind of stinks if you ask me.
Anyway, I've heard Akerhaus in Norway at Epcot is better and less expensive so maybe we'll try it next time to compare.
To sum it up, I have dreamed of being inside that castle since I was a little girl and I was disappointed- boo hoo poor me 😉 Not the end of the world and I still adore all things Disney but seriously, LET THE BUYER BEWARE!
Pros:
The service, the princessesCons:
The food, the smell, the lack of magic.Reviewed by MrsH42608 Review Date: 04/28/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had a wonderful stay at the Villas at Wilderness Lodge. We stayed in a studio, which was clean and spacious. The balcony overlooked the woods which was nice and peaceful. The lobby is wonderul and welcoming. We enjoyed a good amount of time in the pool and hot tub. We also rented sea raycers and cruised around on Bay Lake for a while which was SO fun. Every cast member we saw or spoke to was helpful and friendly. I really cannot say enough good things about this resort. It is just beautiful, relaxing, fun and welcoming all at the same time.
The only issue we had was the noise level in the rooms. I think we travel enough to be able to tell the difference between just very loud neighbors and when the walls are just too thin- or whatever the reason, but we could hear our neighbors on BOTH sides, VERY well- too well. Luckily they weren't up too late or too early for it to really disturb us but at one point while we were decompessing one afternoon the noise just got to be too much we actually had to leave the room.
That one negative aspect however, will not keep us from coming back. Wilderness lodge is SO SO SO nice and relxing, we'll defintely be back.
