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- Jul 3, 2014
@KathyTN - Hi! I just stayed in a Deluxe Room back in November, just after the new CL lounge opened. I posted extensively about our room and the new lounge on the CL thread... if you look for posts from me around 11/28/16 you'll find a lot of pics. My posts weren't in order, they were over several days.
This kind of stuff is very subjective and just one family's opinion, but I'll be honest, the Deluxe Rooms weren't our favorite. We were two adults, one child and one in a crib and we felt we were on top of each other the whole time. The room felt much smaller than I expected, the big/clunky lodge-type furniture doesn't help.
BUT, it does provide the two living spaces you want, so that's a big plus.
@GrandCalifornian has given you some good advice above. The Deluxe Rooms are on floors 1-6 at the end of the north wing. The CL lounge is on the 7th floor. My room was on the third floor. The average walk from room to lounge was 2:40. I had a general idea of the walk before going so I knew what I was getting into. In practice, we didn't really like being that far from the lounge. Not the end of the world, but not that convenient either.
The views are towards Bay Lake but there are lots of tall trees in between the building and lake. The view is beautiful but it's more trees than lake. As @GrandCalifornian said, you'll know when the boat is coming and going. You'll also know the geyser schedule by heart after the first day.
I found construction a total non-issue in November. The only minor nit was with the lobby elevator bank being closed - it'd be much easier to get from lobby to CL lounge if they were running.
Note the regular resort rooms (including the Deluxe Rooms) are not part of the current construction. The construction is on the south wing which is being converted to DVC. Not sure when the resort rooms were last updated? Our Deluxe Room was in great shape with a nice rustic decor. Some people say it's dark but I kinda like it.
Despite the bit of negative tone about the room above, we enjoyed out stay and really loved the new CL lounge. It is a GREAT space and had arguably the best food offerings we've had in our CL travels to date.
Happy to answer any questions. Enjoy planning!
This kind of stuff is very subjective and just one family's opinion, but I'll be honest, the Deluxe Rooms weren't our favorite. We were two adults, one child and one in a crib and we felt we were on top of each other the whole time. The room felt much smaller than I expected, the big/clunky lodge-type furniture doesn't help.
BUT, it does provide the two living spaces you want, so that's a big plus.
@GrandCalifornian has given you some good advice above. The Deluxe Rooms are on floors 1-6 at the end of the north wing. The CL lounge is on the 7th floor. My room was on the third floor. The average walk from room to lounge was 2:40. I had a general idea of the walk before going so I knew what I was getting into. In practice, we didn't really like being that far from the lounge. Not the end of the world, but not that convenient either.
The views are towards Bay Lake but there are lots of tall trees in between the building and lake. The view is beautiful but it's more trees than lake. As @GrandCalifornian said, you'll know when the boat is coming and going. You'll also know the geyser schedule by heart after the first day.
I found construction a total non-issue in November. The only minor nit was with the lobby elevator bank being closed - it'd be much easier to get from lobby to CL lounge if they were running.
Note the regular resort rooms (including the Deluxe Rooms) are not part of the current construction. The construction is on the south wing which is being converted to DVC. Not sure when the resort rooms were last updated? Our Deluxe Room was in great shape with a nice rustic decor. Some people say it's dark but I kinda like it.
Despite the bit of negative tone about the room above, we enjoyed out stay and really loved the new CL lounge. It is a GREAT space and had arguably the best food offerings we've had in our CL travels to date.
Happy to answer any questions. Enjoy planning!