2 hotel superfans giving reviews/ratings on hotels, resorts, & rooms from around the 🌎
@rankingthemouse
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@jessmarie_253
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99 (91 unique) stays since mid-2020
The Food Court at All-Star Movies.
The more I explore this resort, the more my expectations (albeit low) are completely blown away. I truly don't understand the slander these accomodations receive in the hotel community.
My first ever stay at a WDW Value Resort.
Honestly, compared to my expectations, I've been impressed so far. Was expecting an average motel with Disney theming - the furnishings & amenitites are much better than that.
I'm a slight resort snob (have only stayed Deluxe at WDW) and have zero nostalgia for the All-Stars (my first stay ever was this week) but I have to say, I have been LOVING my time at Movies. I don't know if it was my low expectations or what, but this resort is extremely solid
Universal's Endless Summer - Dockside is a 2,000 room VALUE resort thats nearly to capacity in the middle of a national staff shortage yet still giving daily housekeeping w/out request. I know they're operated by third-party Loews but Disney has absolutely no excuse at this point
The "Kickback Hour" at the Drury Resort Disney Springs is seriously incredible.
Full bar with up to 3 alcoholic drinks per adult (or unlimited free mocktails), plus an extensive rotating food lineup including pasta, meatballs, nachos, hot dogs, baked potatoes, soup/salad, & more
I know they have a reason - & it's not the staff's fault for doing their job & doing it well - but Disney really has to change their policy of housekeeping knocking on your door at 8am on check-out day every single stay. Happened our last 4 stays at Disney without fail.
Checking in this morning at Disney's Port Orleans Riverside. Flight landed at 6am, to the resort by 630am, room was ready at 635am. Unpacked & ready to relax by 730am. Seriously remarkable stuff. Thats the magic right there.
I have deep concerns about how Pixar Place Hotel may hold up over the longterm (~6+ years), but for now, there is no short-changing how truly great of a job Imagineers have done here. It's lipstick on an aging pig, but its DAMN impressive lipstick
Price is the other major issue
Walking up to double doors at a Disney hotel feels like a dream...our first ever stay at DLH is also our first ever stay in a Disney suite!
We have a 2-bedroom Corner Suite with Club Level for
@cnicole848
's birthday & Disney100. Going to be an incredible 4 days 🎆
Coming at you with another live resort stay! Our first time on property at a DL Hotel!
We're checking in for 3 days, 2 nights at Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel, & we got a 9am check-in on our first day. Cannot wait to finally be on property overnight 🌊
We tried to snag one more night at Riviera Resort to tack onto our stay but it was all full, so we decided last minute to hop over to our highest-rated resort of all-time for a quick 1-nighter 😄
No full review coming as we've already reviewed, but Jambo everyone 🦒🦓🐃
The Operations are (expectedly) a mess here at Paradise Pier ahead of the grand re-opening tomorrow. All guests must take the maintenance elevators to access the pool deck area.
Disney's Pixar Pier Hotel has one of the better hotel gyms around 🏋♀️🏋♂️
- Open 24 hours
- Complimentary water bottles & cooled towels
- Nice TV playing ESPN
The legend
@Kingdakha92
will surely love this one - and he's arriving in just a few hours!!!
Ranking all 5 resorts we stayed at in the month of June:
5) Disney's Boardwalk Inn
4) Universal's Dockside Inn & Suites
3) Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
2) Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary
1) Old Key West
Media event & grand opening for Pixar Place Hotel!
Lots of media & execs in the lobby today. Julian is the youngest person to officially stay at Pixar Place, according to CMs 😂
Overall, an incredible pool area. Not quite perfect (on the smaller side, & right next to the freeway is a bummer) but these tie-fighter chairs take it up from 8.5 to 9 out of 10.
We are officially booked for OPENING WEEKEND at the DL Villas, opening at the Disneyland Resort 🏨
This will be our first time "breaking in" a brand new resort. Super excited for our upcoming stay (& we will be stuffing our room full of friends to make the price manageable 😂)
Quite possibly the WORST pool we've ever seen at ANY property we've stayed at, & were not above staying at crappy motels. This is....embarrassing, especially for a nice hotel
#BLVDUniversal
In the next 30 days, we have THREE Disney Resorts on the docket. All 3 are in our Top 5 most anticipated stateside Disney resorts weve yet to stay at, so we couldn't be more excited 👏
1) The Disneyland Hotel
2) Disney's Riviera Resort
3) Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside
Our room is ready already here at Bay Lake Tower - its 11am. There is NOTHING better in the world than an expensive room ready hours early after a redeye flight. Those extra hours are beyond clutch.
We've made it across the pond & are ready to check-in at our FIRST international resort stay since March 2020, & our first ever trip to Europe!
We're here at the White House Hotel in Watford, England after 24 hours of travel 🛩🚉
In 12 hours, we will beginning our 2-week European trek! We have never been to Europe before & cannot wait for this journey.
We have FIVE hotel stays throughout our trek, & the first one begins tomorrow night, in Watford, UK 🇬🇧🏰
Hottub time on a chilly January day at the Disneyland Hotel after just getting off Monorail Red slide with your friends. Sorry theme parks, I think this is the peak of relaxation & enjoyment.
Checking into Wilderness Lodge today. We've only been to this resort one time for a quick dinner in 2020, so we're extremely looking forward to this stay - our most anticipated resort stay since our 1st time at Poly. We decided to boat in from MK for our "first look" 😍
Saying goodbye to the Westin </3 one of the harder goodbyes in awhile hahaha. Though not without its cons, its a fantastically luxurious stay all around.
Final Review coming in 2 days!!
This time tomorrow, 1 of us (
@rankingthemouse
) will be checking into Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside for a highly-anticipated 3 night stay 😊
Lets....
GOOOO ⚜️
Two days ago, we had no clue we'd even be staying at Old Key West. Here we are two days later discussing in person how the hell this resort is already in our Top 5 in the country 😂
Were all checked in & unpacked here at Disney's Hotel Sante Fe at Disneyland Paris, but its a torrential downpour outside & were soaked to the core so no photos until the AM.
Theres nothing like the charm of a Disney hotel after a tiring day at the parks ✨
After leaving the Disneyland Hotel, we checked into the historic Safari Inn in Burbank, CA - where True Romance (& a bunch of other TV shows) were filmed. Full review coming soon, but this is a tough downgrade after a 2-bedroom Disneyland Suite 😂😂
We said a sad goodbye to Aventura Resort late last night. It was a fantastic 3-day stay, were looking forward to staying there again soon! Full review coming this week:))
The view from our (Standard) 16th Floor Room at Aventura. Probably one of our favorite views we've had at any of our 70+ stays since 2020. Just fantastic.
Saying (a sad) goodbye to Bay Lake Tower today. Wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as most other WDW Deluxe's, but nearly everything about it exceeded our expectations except for the (awful) operations.
Service, grounds, & location were all incredible.
Until next time, BLT!
Just finished both monorail slides - both great slides. Monorail Red is easily one of the better slides at any Disney Property, & the view from up top is amazing
As massive hottub fans, finding out about this upon arrival in our swimsuits with no warning on the website or upon check-in is....less than ideal
It will be down for a looooooong time, according to CMs
Enjoying our Tokelau 1st Floor balcony at Polynesian. Just the peak of relaxation & enjoyment. It doesn't get much better than this from a resort standpoint.
We got a surprise resort stay tonight - saw this room available last night & jumped on it immediately. Have been wanting to stay here for years. Were so excited
Old Key West ⛵⚓
The views from Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort are nothing short of stunning. The Universal Creative team did just an incredible job designing this resort
🏩 - Disney's Old Key West Resort
📍 - Lake Buena Vista, FL
🌃 - Sprawling DVC resort themed to the Florida keys, ft. large Villas plus 4 pools, diverse dining, & boat + bus service
⭐⭐⭐⭐-star Hotel
🗓 - Our stay: June 2022 (Deluxe Studio, Near Hospitality House, Bldg 14)
We're heavy sleepers, so they inevitably end up coming in every time since we don't hear their knock. Not in love with 8am in-person wake-up calls while groggy & not fully clothed 😂
Jess has started work for the day (dang PST), Shaun took the greatest nap of 2023, & life is great here at Riviera Resort
Who needs the Parks when you have a pool & view like this at your disposal?
It's time....for another Live Resort Rating!
We are here at Hotel XCaret in Riviera Maya, Mexico...a 5-Star Luxury Resort with 9 water/adventure parks, over 15 restaurants, & over 25 pools on property 😍
This is nothing new to the building, but the elevators at Pixar Place Hotel are truly some of the worst elevators at any hotel we have EVER stayed at. It's embarrassingly terrible stuff
We made it to Anaheim! Our first live resort stay in almost three weeks. Been anticipating this one for months now 🌴
Follow along with us at
#ResidenceInnAnaheimResort
for our review & stay over the next 4 days:)
We decided to splurge for 2 nights of our trip. Day 1 of our splurge begins today - Leonardo Royal.
Were punching way above our weight class in terms of prestige here. Every guest is in formal wear & here we are in touristy shorts & t-shirts 😂😂