We are booking our trip for April 2010 for a family of 6 (me, dh, mil, ds & dd 7, and ds 3)
We are looking into staying at the Royale Parc Suites because we need a lot of room to spread out and my son has sensory issues so I thought it would be better to stay off-site. Any recommendations or comments on the Resort is appreciated. Also wanting to know how well the shuttle service to WDW is.
Thanks!
Our stay at RPS was great! We checked in Nov 14, and we were having so much fun we extended our stay an extra day, for a total of 5 nights in a 2-bdrm king/double suite.
The room was always cleaned well, and looked just like the photos on their website. The beds were super comfy, and there was not a lot of noise. Both bathrooms had really decent water pressure, and REALLY HOT water available almost instantly (so be careful with kids).
We didn't have time to try the pool, but there were several visitors there every day of our stay. The breakfast varied little, but was not bad. Scrambled and boiled eggs, sausage, a variety of danish, oats, cold cereal, english muffins and toast were available every day. The only variation was in the fresh fruit (apples, oranges, bananas) and yogurt offered.
The shuttle service to the parks is limited to 4-5 certain times each day, so check their schedule. You may find that driving yourself is better, because it was a REALLY quick and easy trip there and back.
Just FYI, the hotel is just a block or so from some bungee/ slingshot rides, but they give you a good icon to know how far you are as you approach. It is set back from the road a bit, just behind a 7-11 store. So when initially given a room at the front, we requested a room on the West side (facing Celebration), but none were available there. So we got a room on the South side, which faces a vacant motel... it was very quiet back there.
We will gladly recommend Royale Parc Suites, and wouldn't hesitate to stay there again if not staying with the Mouse... especially at the great rates we got for our stay!! Watch their website for internet specials. Just a couple weeks before our trip we were tipped off to to re-book online, for a 30% saving!
Hope you have a great trip!!