Cabana Bay Beach Resort

[Stitch_101]

We must have gotten really lucky!

One thing that threw me off - Shakes is no longer open during breakfast hours.

It was like that last year when I went, basically the same week of the month too. Noon opening time. Maybe it's a seasonal change? I always assumed it had always opened at noon, never knew it had ever opened at breakfast hours.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

It was like that last year when I went, basically the same week of the month too. Noon opening time. Maybe it's a seasonal change? I always assumed it had always opened at noon, never knew it had ever opened at breakfast hours.

It may have been like that last year and I forgot - I've definitely gotten a breakfast sandwich there at some point in time though lol

 

[Jake S]

We must have gotten really lucky!

One thing that threw me off - Shakes is no longer open during breakfast hours.

My all-time favorite Cabana Bay moment happened on the last morning of our trip two years ago. We were having breakfast down in the cafeteria area, with Shakes right behind us at around 9 a.m. There's absolutely no one in line. A young girl (9 or 10) walked up to the counter and ordered a chocolate milkshake and proudly told the person behind the counter, "it's my birthday and this is the birthday treat I picked out."

I hope she's having a good day today.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

I was in the Americana building over Labor Day and had a good room. One of the tower rooms I stayed in last fall was a bit dinged up with fixtures, so it was definitely an improvement.

For the price, Cabana Bay is always a good go to when I don’t need to pay deluxe prices (Portofino would be my go too if it was always sub-$400 but alas….) and Sapphire/Aventura are a little high.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

My all-time favorite Cabana Bay moment happened on the last morning of our trip two years ago. We were having breakfast down in the cafeteria area, with Shakes right behind us at around 9 a.m. There's absolutely no one in line. A young girl (9 or 10) walked up to the counter and ordered a chocolate milkshake and proudly told the person behind the counter, "it's my birthday and this is the birthday treat I picked out."

I hope she's having a good day today.

I hope she does that every year for her birthday lol

I was in the Americana building over Labor Day and had a good room. One of the tower rooms I stayed in last fall was a bit dinged up with fixtures, so it was definitely an improvement.

For the price, Cabana Bay is always a good go to when I don’t need to pay deluxe prices (Portofino would be my go too if it was always sub-$400 but alas….) and Sapphire/Aventura are a little high.

Sapphire's prices are absolutely unreal for a hotel that doesn't include Express

 

[Grabnar]

Sapphire's prices are absolutely unreal for a hotel that doesn't include Express

It's the convention hotel. they're banking on people putting it on the corporate card.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

It's the convention hotel. they're banking on people putting it on the corporate card.

Yeah, I'm perfectly happy walking over to use the boat rather than paying to stay there lol

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I stayed a few months ago and a lot of common areas were looking rough and the specific room I got was in really bad shape too. Trash, food, and used towels in the halls for 48 hours that never got picked up the entire time I was there, peeling paint/wallpaper, torn floor mats, broken light fixtures. In the room the curtains were torn, fridge wasn't working, lights broken, shower head broken. It was such a bad experience. It left me wishing I'd stayed somewhere else.

Sounds like they must have focused on refreshing and fixing these issues the past few months. I’m going to ask Len if we have a break down of CBBR ratings by month.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Sounds like they must have focused on refreshing and fixing these issues the past few months. I’m going to ask Len if we have a break down of CBBR ratings by month.

Yeah, I may have just been lucky but I did not notice any glaring issues last week.

Other than the general uncleanliness near the Freestyle machines in Bayliner Diner, which is almost part of the charm at this point lol

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Yeah, I may have just been lucky but I did not notice any glaring issues last week.

Other than the general uncleanliness near the Freestyle machines in Bayliner Diner, which is almost part of the charm at this point lol

We ran the data but couldn’t find a trend due to not having enough data. But some of our research has pointed out that the resort does need a refurb, so I think you might have gotten lucky.

 

[AustinT]

Sounds like they must have focused on refreshing and fixing these issues the past few months.

Maybe. Hopefully, because my stay as not pleasant at all. This was back in May in the Americana wing.

My stay in March wasn't this rough but it was up there

My stay was mid-May so this lines up.

 

[srbmarc]

Just did my online check-in for this weekend at Cabana Bay for HHN. We had minor issues last year (the battery died in our room's deadbolt and we had to wait in the hallway 30+ minutes for maintenance to come fix it), but overall it's our favorite resort on property. Mainly because of the lazy river. Hoping the refresh you all are talking about is all taken care of by now.