Reviews of Shades of Green
Reviewed by xtandt Review Date: 02/04/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
I have stayed here before and wasn't impressed. The rooms have been redone and are very clean and huge. Parking is $5/day, not a big deal. Most of the employees were very pleasant, Would come back again.
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BeautifulCons:
Pay to parkReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/14/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
Love it! I feel at home.
Pros:
Great price, Great Location, top Security, PX, Golf, good breakfast buffet Bus service and walking distance to the monorailCons:
Rooms could be renovate it but we spent most of the time at the parksReviewed by Shehdan Review Date: 10/05/2018
Rating: (7) Recommended
Hard to get reservations. We have stayed here many times and never had to make a reservation six months out but I was told you now have to do just that, I called in September and was told February was filling fast.
Pros:
Great rooms and poolsCons:
Almost impossible to get a reservationReviewed by cavwife82 Review Date: 03/14/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
We stayed here 2/7-2/14. We are a family of 6 (2 adults, 2 kids, 2 babies) so we loved the size of the room. It was wonderful having the extra space for pack n plays and suitcases! While the room size was nice, it was just like any holiday inn where the carpet is worn, the bathroom fan was very loud and rattled, and our key wouldn't open the door on multiple days so we would have to go down and get a new one. The bus waits were longer so we walked over to Polynesian and used their bus system and monorail. Its only a 15 minute walk so I recommend it. My kids loved the pool. It was nothing fancy, but never crowded. They liked the playground area. My favorite part was the starbucks as you enter. While my husband put kids to bed, I snuck off to get a couple ice cream cones or coffees for us to snack on. The restaurants were pretty good. I was worried after reading such horrible things. We never waited for a table. Some of the food was kind of bland, but I like spice so most places at Disney taste bland. The waiters were so friendly and I loved that the kids under 6 ate free! If you're looking to save a lot of money, than its great. However, if you're expecting that Disney Magic than look into other resorts.
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price, size of room, restaurant costs, poolsCons:
no disney feel, bus wait time, room problemsReviewed by tjm6515 Review Date: 03/02/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
Stayed 3 nights for PHM weekend. Looks as if SOG is staying tidier than last visits, actually see people cleaning/picking up common areas. The AAFES store has also moved to a smaller location, very cramped and not much amenities as before!
The only negative aspects was we tried to go to bed early for a 5 A.M. wake up, the rooms are so quiet and the halls like echo chambers that when rude guests come into the hotel late at night, they woke us up! Also, the front desk staff seemed rude at check in, no friendly smile, and brief, felt like I was a bother to them.
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price, large roomCons:
lack of themeing, check in staff rude, rooms TOO quietReviewed by momof3inMadisonAL Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
Third stay. Booked 4 days out for Long Lost Friends. We usually get 2 rooms in values but only suites available with military or FL discount so SoG was $60 per night cheaper this holiday weekend. Usually Disney rates are cheaper than SoG for our pay grade. We were going to MK for a day so this was preferable to staying off property.
In March we had a large room with a big bathroom - double vanity. This time we had a much smaller bathroom. One sink and not a separate room for toilet. Only towels for 4 but our maid was observant and noticed we had 5. We didn't have plastic cups though. Only two coffee cups and two drink cups. It was such a short trip we didn't bring our own Solo cups for kids to drink out of. I do like that they have Starbucks coffee here but food was so bad in 2008 when we stayed, that I don't want to try again.
Ticket office closed too early and opened too late for us to take advantage of it. (our local ITT office was out of the ticket type that we needed).
Stay in March was furthest from parking, but not quite as far this time. I much prefer to be near garage since we usually drive to parks if not walking to Polynesian to catch monorail. .
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Huge roomsCons:
Food, parkingReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 05/08/2021
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
I would only recommend Shades if green if you are wanting a cheap place to stay on property.
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Cheap rooms on propertyCons:
Rude and incompetent staff. They are unable to answer basic questions. The property is showing its age. Loud. Nothing is clearly marked.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 05/23/2022
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Loved the swimming area for the kids and grandkids.
We had connecting rooms, stayed 6 days.
Last day I noticed red welts on my arms and legs thinking mosquito bites at first. Got home and did research and discovered they are bed bugs. Called SOG and they checked our room, yes bed bug issue.
Only comped One night as per “policy”. Not happy since I’m covered in bites.
Room also needs to be updated with paint and bathroom lights didn’t work
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Friendly staffCons:
Bed bugs and when I reported it only comped One nightReviewed by lilymegs Review Date: 03/10/2016
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
While attending a conference in February 2016, I didn't have a choice as to my accommodations. That being said, I was honestly looking forward to giving SOG a try. I found the resort nice at first, but a little outdated compared to what Disney offers. The rooms are nice and large and kept clean. The worst part of the entire visit were the extremely rude guests. The walls are thin and out of my week's stay - I had two separate groups staying in the room next to me. One group was up at 0530 every morning banging around the next group knocked the safe out of the closet - not once but 3 times and laughed - all at 0600. Not SOG fault for the rude guests, but it seems to be the norm. Guests in the lobby letting their kids run all over the place and down hallways where guests are trying to rest. Restaurants were average and the transportation was horrid. Since SOG is NOT a Disney resort - the dropoff/pickup areas for buses are located at the farthest spots - unlike Disney being closest. Also, several of their drivers were rude. I found walking to the Polynesian and using Disney transportation was much better. Don't ever plan to stay at SOG as a personal choice. It doesn't rank anywhere near the service of Disney that I'm used to.
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Big roomsCons:
Rude guests, construction and noise in general - transportation is badReviewed by Hodsonfamilyof5 Review Date: 03/17/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
SOG, in my opinion, is the absolute worst resort on property. We all know it's not an official Disney resort and it shows. It has seriously declined since my first stay in 1993. The rooms are more spacious than your average resort studios though. I 100% realize it's a military resort, I do not want to show my ID every time I sneeze or turn a corner. I'm not sure which stinks more: the hallways or the staff. Last time I checked, bell services will not receive grocery delivery. The last straw for me was when we had 5 people in a studio and I called housekeeping to ask for an extra pillow. Instead I got a long lecture about how they only have so many pillows and so many guests. Seriously!?! The next day I bought into DVC and I've never looked back. Just to test it, during our first DVC stay I requested one extra pillow and instead of a lecture I got three bags full of pillows, blankets, and sheets with a smile (that housekeeper got a large tip).
