kellyf2626
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2005
Hello everyone!
DH and I just returned from a 5 night stay at the Royal Plaza at DTD. We checked in late Tuesday (the 15th) around midnight, and checked out Sunday the 20th around 5am. Both check-in and check-out went extremely smooth - everyone we met at the front desk was very accomodating throughout our stay. They even printed our SW boarding passes while we were at the park during our last day, and had them waiting for us when we returned late that night. Nice job front desk!!
Overall the resort was nice. We had booked through hotels.com for a rate of $79 for a deluxe tower room. This price did not include the resort fee (which I believe was $8 or $9 per day).
The actual room was clean and tastfully decorated - although I expected it to be a bit bigger, since the website states they are the largest rooms and can accomodate a family of 5. We had 4 adults in this room, and it felt crowded. The beds were doubles, and while they were comfortable, they were small for 2 adults. The pull-out sofa was quite comfortable (and while I love my DH
, I did sleep on this pullout for 3 of the nights just so we could each have more room!) 
One big negative about this resort was the set-up of the bathroom. While it had a large tub/shower, the bathroom contained the only mirror in the entire room. And the sink area is in the bathroom (for those of you that have stayed on Disney property, you will miss having the sinks and mirror separated from the toilet/shower....we did!). It was hard for 4 adults to get ready with only 1 mirror in the bathroom! I would say this was the biggest negative to the room.
The hotel is an easy walk to the Marketplace at DTD - but pretty long to PI. We never saw a bus stop at this resort during our entire stay...but we didn't wait for one either. We had a car, and opted to drive to the parks each day. I didn't realize how much closer the Grosvernor resort was to DTD - this one was actually the first one on the corner across from the Hilton. The Royal Plaza is the 3rd resort on the Hilton side of the street.
Overall, this resort was nice for the price we paid. We are used to staying on Disney property, so this was a very different visit for us. I really missed being immersed into Disney themeing! So, I would say that I would stay here again if I couldn't stay on-site. Also, I chose to stay in a Deluxe Tower Room. But, in retrospect, I wish I had chosen a lanai room (pool view room). These rooms had huge balconies with chairs, and if you were on the bottom floor, you could walk right out to the pool. Here are some other pros and cons:
Pros:
~nice, clean rooms
~comfortable (but not big!) beds
~friendly staff
~close access to the Marketplace
~price
~nice, continuous running AC...always nice and cold in the room!
~you could get packages shipped to the room from Disney property
~nice view from the room!
Cons:
~no Disney theming (I know...not necessarily a con for some )
~not a great bathroom design
~small beds
~always a long wait at the elevators!
~no access to balcony (the door opened just a crack)
~no mirror in the room other than the bathroom
~very dim lighting in the bathroom
Here are some pics:
Lobby area
Disney store in the Lobby
Pool
Deluxe Tower Room (Rm 1117)
Deluxe Tower Room
Close-up of bed
Tub/Shower in Bathroom
Close-up of pullout bed/couch
DH and I just returned from a 5 night stay at the Royal Plaza at DTD. We checked in late Tuesday (the 15th) around midnight, and checked out Sunday the 20th around 5am. Both check-in and check-out went extremely smooth - everyone we met at the front desk was very accomodating throughout our stay. They even printed our SW boarding passes while we were at the park during our last day, and had them waiting for us when we returned late that night. Nice job front desk!!
Overall the resort was nice. We had booked through hotels.com for a rate of $79 for a deluxe tower room. This price did not include the resort fee (which I believe was $8 or $9 per day). The actual room was clean and tastfully decorated - although I expected it to be a bit bigger, since the website states they are the largest rooms and can accomodate a family of 5. We had 4 adults in this room, and it felt crowded. The beds were doubles, and while they were comfortable, they were small for 2 adults. The pull-out sofa was quite comfortable (and while I love my DH
, I did sleep on this pullout for 3 of the nights just so we could each have more room!) One big negative about this resort was the set-up of the bathroom. While it had a large tub/shower, the bathroom contained the only mirror in the entire room. And the sink area is in the bathroom (for those of you that have stayed on Disney property, you will miss having the sinks and mirror separated from the toilet/shower....we did!). It was hard for 4 adults to get ready with only 1 mirror in the bathroom! I would say this was the biggest negative to the room. The hotel is an easy walk to the Marketplace at DTD - but pretty long to PI. We never saw a bus stop at this resort during our entire stay...but we didn't wait for one either. We had a car, and opted to drive to the parks each day. I didn't realize how much closer the Grosvernor resort was to DTD - this one was actually the first one on the corner across from the Hilton. The Royal Plaza is the 3rd resort on the Hilton side of the street.
Overall, this resort was nice for the price we paid. We are used to staying on Disney property, so this was a very different visit for us. I really missed being immersed into Disney themeing! So, I would say that I would stay here again if I couldn't stay on-site. Also, I chose to stay in a Deluxe Tower Room. But, in retrospect, I wish I had chosen a lanai room (pool view room). These rooms had huge balconies with chairs, and if you were on the bottom floor, you could walk right out to the pool. Here are some other pros and cons:
Pros:
~nice, clean rooms
~comfortable (but not big!) beds
~friendly staff
~close access to the Marketplace
~price
~nice, continuous running AC...always nice and cold in the room!
~you could get packages shipped to the room from Disney property
~nice view from the room!
Cons:
~no Disney theming (I know...not necessarily a con for some
)~not a great bathroom design
~small beds
~always a long wait at the elevators!
~no access to balcony (the door opened just a crack)
~no mirror in the room other than the bathroom
~very dim lighting in the bathroom
Here are some pics:
Lobby area
Disney store in the Lobby
Pool
Deluxe Tower Room (Rm 1117)
Deluxe Tower Room
Close-up of bed
Tub/Shower in Bathroom
Close-up of pullout bed/couch
