Disney's Club Level (CL) Information & Questions

[DISNEYFAN2828]

Just back!
Will do a text post here then see if I can follow up with images.
We had booked 8/24-28 at Coronado Springs club level - this was our first club level trip. As I shared earlier in this thread, we had some pixie dust sprinkled on our trip a few days prior, and they upgraded our 8/23-24 reservation and 8/28-29 reservation in standard rooms (which we had booked bc of our travel times/updated flight schedule) to club level as well, so we did not have to switch rooms after all.
Our room was 9570, on the 15th floor, down the hall from the Chronos Club. We had booked standard view and were given a water view. Location was quiet, view was excellent, and the convenience to the Club just couldn't be beat.

Our travel party is myself, my husband, and our two girls ages 6 and 8. We are foodies & value good service. Our last trip in January we did a split stay between Poly & Beach and were eager to see how this compared. We weren't really sure what the kids would think of the whole experience, which was "just" a resort stay + MNSSHP, or the lounge food/etc.

10/10 recommend and we'll be booking back at the Chronos Club for SURE. The lounge is so comfortable, amazing views, and the staff top notch. Everyone was welcoming, helpful, glad to engage us in conversation, and (I know it's Disney, but still not always something you find at a higher-end location) very tolerant, kind, & welcoming to the kids. And my girls LOVED it all. The Chronos Club has a chest full of toys that they & others played with frequently, as well as checkers, chess, and similar games. They loved feeling grown up and filling their own plates, and the staff quickly learned their specialty drink request & often brought one without asking. My kids are not the most adventurous eaters, but they had no issue finding food each night (just a bit of a struggle on the protein side some nights).
We also just loved the atmosphere, we had so many great conversation with other families, our kids made friends with other kiddos, and we didn't experience any poor guest behavior. The lounge got a little full over the weekend but we never had an issue finding a seat.

I stalked the thread beforehand and food offerings seemed pretty similar to what others have reported the past few months, but here's the general overview to give a recent report:
Breakfasts: croissants, cereals, 2 sweet bread options, 2 muffin options, a rotating scone option. Oatmeal, 2 kids of fresh fruit, hard boiled eggs, deli meat. Hot options were a mix of the following: eggs/bacon, eggs/sausage, goat cheese with tomato chutney toast, frittata (bacon one day, sausage another), Spanish potatoes.
Snacks: no change from what's been mentioned. Crudités, Uncrustables, various chips, banana chips, pretzels, goldfish.
Dinner: cheese, meats, olives/etc, crudites with trio of dips. pan tomate. Rotating items: citrus couscous, pan ensalata, jack fruit salad, different gazpachos.
Main course rotations: Lomo Saltado Steak/Swordfish Escabeche (night 1), Heart of Palm cakes/Togarashi Tuna (night 2 and 5), Salmon with tomato chutney/Bravas Potatos (night 4), Meatloaf with red pepper fennel compote/Swordfish Escabeche (night 3 and 6). Not an exact 3 night rotation, maybe trying some new things with the steak and potatoes, and I have to say those were my two favorites...yum!
Kids dinner options rotated on a 3 day schedule between corn dogs, mac & cheese, and noodles with beef marinara.
Desserts: usually 3 various small treats, plus cupcakes, cookies, candies, & the cordials. Some we saw were pecan blondies, blood orange biscuit, vanilla cheesecake, lemon olive oil cake, smores pot de creme, etc. Plus we were offered chocolate dipped rice krispees a few times, and one night we asked for & received Mickey bars! (Which they told us just depends on if they have them in stock upstairs)

Alcohol has been moved so that it's served by staff, which makes sense for liability purposes. Pours tended to be small but no issues with getting refills as desired.

This is getting long so I'll wind it down...let me know if I can answer any questions at all!

Sounds fantastic!!! Thanks for you info

 

[2vets]

GM, all. Sloooowly getting motivated this morning. Wet out, it prob showered overnight, but clouds seem to be breaking. Just wanted to add pics of the balcony (CR4912), though many of you have seen them. Very spacious!! Perfect place to watch fireworks (sky really holding onto the smoke yesterday, this was the clearest I could manage).

 

[2vets]

Sounds fantastic!!! Thanks for you info

One of the CMs here at Tower Club yesterday told me Tower Club and Chronos Club are his top recommendations. Chronos sounds wonderful by all accounts!

 

[Dave006]

We are booked for CR main tower tpv November 14-17. We only live an hour away but are taking our grandson from Ohio for his first trip for his 7th birthday.
I’m wondering if anyone has a guess about them releasing some Florida resident rate tpv club level rooms closer to the date.

Just keep checking and especially around the 30 day before arrival window as there may be guests with package cancellations.

I am not sure a 7 year old will want to spend much time in a hotel room while at Disney. Especially right next to the MK.

Dave

 

[jods]

GM, all. Sloooowly getting motivated this morning. Wet out, it prob showered overnight, but clouds seem to be breaking. Just wanted to add pics of the balcony (CR4912), though many of you have seen them. Very spacious!! Perfect place to watch fireworks (sky really holding onto the smoke yesterday, this was the clearest I could manage).

That balcony is amazing!! It would he hard to leave. I'm imagining sitting their with a cocktail watching the fireworks.

 

[trishadono]

That balcony is amazing!! It would he hard to leave. I'm imagining sitting their with a cocktail watching the fireworks.

Dd has is booked for 3 nights after her Aruba and bwi portion of their honeymoon just for that.

 

[jods]

Dd has is booked for 3 nights after her Aruba and bwi portion of their honeymoon just for that.

Sounds like an amazing honeymoon! All my favorites! Aruba is just beautiful, one of my favorite places. I'm sure she will have an amazing time!

 

[2vets]

That balcony is amazing!! It would he hard to leave. I'm imagining sitting their with a cocktail watching the fireworks.

It is amazing. Drizzled briefly a bit ago, another little afternoon tstorm rolling in now. Grabbed some chips, and I have a bottle of super-dry rose I was gifted (not from the lounge), am having a glass with some carrots and chips (and ok, fine, a cookie, too) and kicking back now. Happy me!

 

[jods]

It is amazing. Drizzled briefly a bit ago, another little afternoon tstorm rolling in now. Grabbed some chips, and I have a bottle of super-dry rose I was gifted (not from the lounge), am having a glass with some carrots and chips (and ok, fine, a cookie, too) and kicking back now. Happy me!

AAHHH. Sounds lovely.

 

[jemtx]

It is amazing. Drizzled briefly a bit ago, another little afternoon tstorm rolling in now. Grabbed some chips, and I have a bottle of super-dry rose I was gifted (not from the lounge), am having a glass with some carrots and chips (and ok, fine, a cookie, too) and kicking back now. Happy me!

Sounds nice. Enjoy! Btw, has it been hot/humid? The temperature in the weather channel looked hot. Does it feel that bad out?

 

[2vets]

CR tower club. Nothing new this morning, and I’ve been skipping bfast anyways so didn’t get pics - veggie frittata, bacon, forgetting the third hot dish, fruit, oatmeal, and the usual suspects people have posted previously. New hummus and one new cookie selection (to me) this afternoon so I grabbed pics.

 

[2vets]

Sounds nice. Enjoy! Btw, has it been hot/humid? The temperature in the weather channel looked hot. Does it feel that bad out?

It’s a little stupid, but manageable with a plan. Yesterday’s temps were great, although grim reason.

 

[NicoleLarson]

Have been thinking about you. Which is maybe weird? But please check in. This has been a bad one.

Oh thank you! Sorry I'm just seeing this or I would have responded earlier. We made it through just fine. Just a couple of downed branches. I was secretly hoping our power would go out since WDW was offering 50% off hotel stays. Hope you made it through okay as well.

 

[Eastern]

Alcohol has been moved so that it's served by staff, which makes sense for liability purposes. Pours tended to be small but no issues with getting refills as desired.

Prefer self-serve, but really, a small pour? These are $8 bottles of wine we're talking about. Please

 

[NicoleLarson]

Prefer self-serve, but really, a small pour? These are $8 bottles of wine we're talking about. Please

Not OP but we were there at the beginning of the month. Yes! Tiny pours at dinner. On the other hand, I got very large pours, like at least 12 oz, to take to the pool to go. This pic is the dinner portion, maybe 3oz. After day drinking most of the day I really didn't need/want more than what I got. I think if I would have asked for more I would have got it.

 

[kdka421]

Prefer self-serve, but really, a small pour? These are $8 bottles of wine we're talking about. Please

Not OP but we were there at the beginning of the month. Yes! Tiny pours at dinner. On the other hand, I got very large pours, like at least 12 oz, to take to the pool to go. This pic is the dinner portion, maybe 3oz. After day drinking most of the day I really didn't need/want more than what I got. I think if I would have asked for more I would have got it.

Yup, same experience as Nicole. Here’s one of the photos I have. Ridiculously small in many instances. (That said it depended on the person, but I think many of them had no concept of what a normal pour was, bc I also got absurdly big cordial pours sometimes).
I don’t disagree that they probably would have poured more if asked, I just kept getting refills as needed.

 

[Poohbear80]

Got pixie dusted yesterday and we got upgraded to a one bedroom at gran destino tower. It is amazing. We are so excited and overwhelmed. Can’t believe it. The staff at Chronos club have been lovely. It’s been a wonderful stay so far. It was really nice but if magic to start our vacation.
the cast members at the club aren’t allowed to take tips so do people do anything or give a small token at the end of their stay to say thank you?

 

[Poohbear80]

Some pics of our room.

 

[trishadono]

Some pics of our room. View attachment 789886View attachment 789887View attachment 789888

Thx I think these the 1St pix I’ve seen of this room.

I just try to tell a manager if I see one about the great service or reach out to customer relations, I have used the app but it’s tricky cl cast wasnt an option but I gave description of cm and where worked.

 

[Eastern]

Yup, same experience as Nicole. Here’s one of the photos I have. Ridiculously small in many instances. (That said it depended on the person, but I think many of them had no concept of what a normal pour was, bc I also got absurdly big cordial pours sometimes).
I don’t disagree that they probably would have poured more if asked, I just kept getting refills as needed.

I would stand there, drink it, put the glass down and say, 'hit me'.

Sort of kidding.