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Name: Shonda
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  This is one of the best resorts at Disney.  My husband and I have been to Disney World 5 times and we are taking a trip in August of this year.  We stayed at this resort for a vacation we took in 2006 and it was wonderful. The service was great, the food was great, everything was great.  It was so much more than a moderate Resort.
 

Name: Pat
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  We stayed in the Ranchos area from June 5-10, 2006.  Even though this was not the location I requested, it was great - close to a bus stop, could get rides to El Centro most times with golf carts that ran around the main walk ways and the hotel is beautiful.  The rooms are very nice now with refrigerators for each room.  I thought the food at the food court was very good and a lot for the money - maybe it has improved??  The service was great. 
 

Name: Teresa
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  My husband and I and our two children, 16 & 12 stayed at Coronado Springs from 6/4-6/10/2004.  My children and husband had never been to Florida or DW in their lives.  The resort was beautiful.  The staff members were all very helpful and friendly.  The room was large enough and very clean.  We really appreciated the in-room safe.  The laundry facilities were clean and well kept, but they could use new dryers.  The bus stops for Disney transportation were conveniently located and we rarely waited more than a few minutes.  The downside?  The food was ok, nothing to write home about and pricey.  Also, the resort is so large that getting to the food court was a good long walk.  The pools were beautiful, but to be honest we only utilized the "quiet pool" (no lifeguards) twice as we usually got in late and were tired.  The bell service was nice upon arrival and departure.  They will also store your luggage until you leave for the airport on your day of departure.  Be mindful of your bags, I had to send a staff member back for two of ours that were left behind.  We would definitely book at Coronado Springs again. 
 

Name: Mike
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Poor 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  I stayed there from 5-13-04 through 5-20-04.  Coronado Springs is a well kept and clean resort.  The room was clean, AC worked if you don't want to go below 71 degrees.  For the money - stay at Dixie Landings or even Wilderness Lodge.  The pepper market food was fair but over priced for the taste.  This is a very big resort, nothing is close.  The pool was nice but not as big as the pictures and it's only about 4 feet deep.  Hope you speak something besides English because most of their "cast members" don't.  As a person that will be staying at a Disney Resort again.  This resort was just not worth the price or all the walking especially with all the theme parks to visit.
 

Name: Kimberly
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  I have stayed at most of the Disney Hotels.  I have been to Disney at least 20 times over the past 5 years and I am 26 yrs old.  This is my favorite Moderate hotel on the Disney property.  I would recommend the AllStar's if you can put up w/ students from large school trips.  Make sure you like walking if you choose this hotel!
Room Size - Small, same as All Star Resort but there is a hairdryer and you get the cute Mickey soaps, lotions and shampoos
Food - Not "kid" friendly, Delicious for people who like to try new things.  I love the southwestern food.
Pool - Very relaxing, Very good, reasonably priced drinks at pool bar
Staff - Extremely pleasant and helpful
Appearance - Magnificent and very romantic
Transportation - the buses are always on schedule.
 

Name: Brandie
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Excellent 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  I just returned from Coronado Springs where I was attending a 3 day seminar. The property is absolutely breathtaking, in fact I mentioned several times that I felt like we were in a movie. The staff was all very courteous and friendly. I truly enjoyed my stay at the hotel. The rooms were a little less upscale than I had hoped considering the price, but overall my colleagues and I were very happy with our stay. Great Job!

 

Name: Carol
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Fair 
Quality of the room: Fair
Review:  Rooms are spread out making for a long walk if you have limited mobility as my husband did. The The first clerk was not as helpful as I would have expected. The second more than made up for it though. I had asked for a room close to the elevators as my husband had limited range in walking; we were put in a room on the second floor as far from the elevators as possible. Not only that no one asked if we wanted a smoking or non smoking room. So the next day ( we were too tired after a 14 hour flight day) we had to change rooms. We did find out the hotel had foldable wheel chairs for rent (we got ours free). The advantage of using a resort wheel chair is the long walk from the bus stop and if you want to rent an electric chair at a park they will keep your resort one until you return for it. Rooms were not as clean as I would want (dust bunnies under the beds.) Smoking room bed covers smelled of smoke. There was not good ventilation to rid the room of smoke.
 

Name: Tracy
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Excellent 
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  I'm 13 years old and all I can say is if you're a kid you will love Coronado Springs.  For one thing I know my parents didn't pay all that much. 
Coronado Springs is visually attractive.  The beautiful view from the rooms of the water and the white sand beach makes it all worth it.  However, while the landscaping was extraordinary, what really impressed me was the beautiful pool.  The Mexican theme really applied to the pool area and the slide was really enjoyable.  The food tasted pretty good, but it was slightly overpriced, especially at dinner.  The transportation wasn't super  fast, but it wasn't super slow either.  Sometimes we had to wait for a few minutes, but never over 15 minutes.  the average wait for a bus during our stay was anywhere from 2-15 min.  All of the staff were accommodating, which made the stay even more relaxing.  If you are worried about having to walk around the large resort Disney staff can usually take care of that, by putting you in a room conveniently located nearby bus stops, restaurants, etc.  I've stayed in Port Orleans and Dixie Landings as well, and while they were both great, I have to say Coronado Springs remains my favorite.
 

Name: Cathy
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Excellent 
Quality of the room: Excellent
Review:  My husband and I checked in Coronado Springs on Friday (5-17-02) to attend the Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot on Saturday for a long weekend.  We were pleasantly surprised at the difference in the Value resort and the Moderate resorts. (Not there has ever been any thing wrong with the Value resort, just a little more upscale.)  We will probably never stay at the Value resorts again.  We liked the bell services idea especially when they picked us up in the rain twice and took us to our room.  Of course tips were appreciated and we did not hesitate to give.  But that was ok too.  We were right around the corner from one of the quiet pools and loved that.  This was a very quiet hotel even after we had been for warned about how loud the convention people could be.  We didn't hear any noise at all.  People were very nice and helpful. Buses seemed to always be there right when we got to the stops and never had to wait longer that 5 minutes.  Very Very large resort and was grateful that there were many bus stops available.  Overall this was a very enjoyable trip.  Just too short.  

Name: Kim
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Fair 
Quality of the room: Fair
Review:  Although the grounds and pool were very nice, I was very disappointed by the noise heard at night. I could hear the buses going by all night. I have had better experiences at the All-Star resorts - AND they are cheaper!

Name: Jon
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good 
Quality of the room: Excellent
Review:  I went there a few summers ago, and I just adored the way they created such a resort. The temple at the main pool was so realistic. I found my stay there most pleasant.

Name: Janet
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Fair
Quality of the room: Fair
Review:  This hotel is nicely decorated and clean. The pool was wonderful with an Aztec architectural design and a slide that kids and adults love. However, I found the rooms too distant, very inconvenient if you have small children or if you are out of shape. Lots of walking to get everywhere inside the facility (lobby, major pool, restaurant, etc). I did not like the open corridors either, it gets too dark and there are many insects at night. But if you love nature and serenity, this is the place to be. The landscape is absolutely beautiful with an exquisite lake you can stroll all around.

Name: Robin
Reviewing: Coronado Springs 
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good
Quality of the room: Excellent
Review:  We stayed when it first opened.  Exceptionally clean, however, it's so huge dependent upon where you stay you are not close to anything.  We did not care for the food choices at all -- all a SW theme and super expensive.
Dining here with small children is a nightmare.

Name: Pete
Reviewing: Coronado Springs
Location: Animal Kingdom
Stars:
Value for the money: Good
Quality of the room: Good
Review:  Coronado Springs is beautiful and well worth your money (at only about $120 a night). The only draw back I can think of here is in transportation. You must take buses everywhere and the bus stops may be as much as a five minute walk from your front door. Though geographically an "Animal Kingdom Resort" the bus ride was actually shorter to Epcot and the Studios, as the bus stopped to pick up guests from the nearby All Star Resorts on the way to AK. Also, Coronado is a convention property so priority is to the conventioneers. As ordinary tourists, we had to call the reservation office several times to get an opening here, but it can be done. Not as many kids here, and the parking areas seem to fluctuate from from full to empty over night (we visited in January so it may be different during peak seasons). Another thing about Coranado Springs--you'd better like Mexican food. It's not the only thing available but with the Southwestern theme of the resort, it sort of comes with the turf. Overall, Coronado is well done--wonderfully themed and landscaped, and a good price to boot.

Additional Comments --

"I have to say the Maya Restaurant at Coronado Springs was excellent.  A
bit pricey, but not particularly out of line if you wanted good food.
We were not impressed by the Pepper Grille. The food was so-so and the
payment method confusing for a group.  Coronado Springs Resort was nice
but very spread out.  The best thing about the room was the mattress.
You wouldn't know a zillion people had slept there before.  It was firm
and comfortable.  We were closest to Bus Stop #4 which kept us from
spending time at the Resort offerings.  There are still things I would
have liked to have done there." -- Francine

"I had stayed at Disney Coronado Springs resort for 5 days. It is a nice set up; people are nice, friendly, helpful and very courteous. Food and ambient at the resort are made to resemble the Latin American style, environment. At my arrival, although I arrived 4 hours earlier for check in, they placed me in a room right away." -- Gilberto

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