disneymoon,
I just replied to your post on the csr faq thread. I loved those rooms by the lion fountains. OMG!It is so pretty there. I just walked around with my mouth hanging open saying over and over, "I can't believe this is a moderate resort". I was saying it at the pool, while walking the grounds and while dining at the Pepper Market.
Last year we were at the CBR and my mom was staying at CSR at the same time. When we came home my mom and her DH couldn't stop raving about CSR. I liked CBR very much and would return, but I certainly wasn't raving like they were.
Then in March, my DH and I decided to get away for a quick one night stay (no parks) adn I chose CSR , thinking it was the resort I would least likely return to with my son, so might as well stay there adn get it "over wit". WOW! I was really impressed and can't wait to take my son there. We spent the morning at DTD -after breakfast in the Peper Market, then our room was ready, so we hung out at the pools and hot tub all day. We had lunch at the pool bar and walked around the resort a few times . We had dinner at Ohana and returned at night. It was so beautiful at night. we had breakfast the next morning at the Maya Grill-you must try it.
I really thought I would not like it (too big, too dry looking), but was wrong! It's very colorful adn not atall dry looking! I did not like the Ranchos at all fromthe pictres I'd seen, but ended up loving it in person!