We always prefer to stay at the Candy Cane Inn. The rooms are clean and spacious and we like the breakfast and the pool area. We have not stayed in a 2 br at the Carousel, only a one bedroom. The room we stayed in was quite small and smelled of coconut. I asked housekeeping what it was and it was some kind of room freshener they were using. Once they stopped, it smelled fine again. The breakfast was fine there too. We did not dislike the Carousel when we stayed there at all, just preferred the Candy Cane. That being said, I think it might be more convenient to have 2 bedrooms so the kids can get to sleep more easily. The Carousel is also a bit shorter walk than the Candy Cane. We have a teenager so a bit more walking is no big deal for us but might be for a 3 and 6 year old.