5 Reasons to Stay at the Caribbean Beach Resort
Are you torn between taking a tropical vacation and going to Disney World? Then consider staying at the Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World and enjoying the best of both worlds!
Here are 5 reasons to stay at the Caribbean Beach Resort.
The Amenities! Do enjoy biking, fishing, or boating on your vacation? The Caribbean Beach Resort has it all! The 1.4 mile promenade around Barefoot Bay is the perfect place to go for a jog or a bike ride. Guests can rent bikes at the marina. Or rent a boat and go for a cruise around the bay. Book a fishing session and enjoy a relaxing afternoon on the water fishing for bass.
Caribbean Beach Marina
Caribbean Cay. Caribbean Cay is the Caribbean Beach Resort's private island for guests to enjoy. Guests can access Caribbean Cay via the bridges from Old Port Royale and Jamaica. One of the best kept secrets at the resort Caribbean Cay is the perfect place to take a romantic stroll with your sweetheart, enjoy a picnic, or relax in one of their hammocks.
Caribbean Cay
Theme Pool. Recently renovated in 2008 the Old Port Royale Pool is one of the best pools on Disney property. This zero-entry pool features shooting water cannons, two water slides (one of them is an 82-foot long slide), a wading pool, an aqua play area, two 12-person jacuzzi spas, and the Banana Cabana pool bar.
Spectacular Themed Pool
Atmosphere. There are six villages at the Caribbean Beach Resort where guests can stay, Trinidad North, Trinidad South, Martinique, Barbados, Aruba, and Jamaica. Each of the villages are beautiful and Disney has worked hard to ensure that each islands uniqueness shines through in the villages. There are even beaches for you to relax on or perhaps play a game of beach volleyball on. You will be sure to enjoy a relaxing vacation and feel like you are in the islands while still being able to go to Disney World.
Barbados Building 8
Rooms. All of the Caribbean Beach Resort's rooms have been recently updated to reflect scenes and characters from Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo. If you happen to love all things pirate-themed then consider booking one of their Pirate Rooms. You get to sleep in a pirate ship bed! Guests can also request a room with a view of the water to complete your Caribbean experience. Both the pirate rooms and the water-view rooms require an additional cost.
Caribbean Beach Standard Room
We want to give a huge shout out and Thank You to our friends over at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Fan Site for exclusive us of their images. Stop by and say hello! Have you ever stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort? Which village did you stay in and what was your favorite part? Leave us a comment and let us know why you love this tropical escape!
Jeff wrote on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 20:34:
This is where I stayed on my first trip to Disney World.
It a main reason I got me hooked into staying "on property".
Now 21 years and 12 WDW trips later, it holds a special place in my heart.
My only complaint, I wish they'd put in a proper bar/lounge, or at least expand the Banana Cabana pool bar.
A Caribbean themed Resort should have a better location for drinking.
Right or wrong, drinking's kind of "sport" down there.
I have the exact same complaint about Old Key West. LOL
Trisha wrote on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 00:17:
I can't wait to experience CBR for myself! After much debate (and reading a LOT of mixed reviews), I decided that we would stay at CBR when we go back to WDW in November.
I love hearing the GOOD things about it! :-)
Kristen K. wrote on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 11:53:
Jeff - I'm with you on the bar! I appreciate a nice spot for a cocktail.
Trisha - Have you visited our friends over at the Caribbean Beach fan site? http://www.disneycaribbeanbeach.com
Trisha wrote on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 12:55:
I have! It is one of my bookmarks. :D I love looking/browsing and seeing everything the resort has to offer!
Drebe73 wrote on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 18:21:
I was tempted to stay there but opted for Pop century due to a lot of poor reviews online. We were satisfied with Pop Century and stayed there twice now. We'll have to give CBR a try next time and decide for ourselves. Thanks for the article, and thanks so much for such a great website.
JSP77 wrote on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 21:37:
We just got back from a 6 night stay, and we're never going back there!
Right after checking in, we noticed that the refrigerator wasn't working, and they promptly replaced it, which was great. Over the next few days, we had problems after problems with their shuttles. We noticed that their stops always had a lot of people, more so than any of the other resorts. There were a couple of times when we had to wait for an hour to get on a bus. We tried to be patient, and the only time we called to complain was while waiting for a shuttle at Downtown Disney. We got to the bus stop at 11pm, and there were already a lot of people waiting. Other resorts had 3-4 buses that passed by, and not a single bus for CBR. After 45minutes I called the hotel and got the very unsatisfactory answer of "the buses come every 20 minutes". We finally got back to our room at around 1230 am.
On our last day, we checked out and decided to just stay in the hotel. The front desk person we spoke to said we can use the pool, as well as the other amenities until 12 midnight. We took a leisurely lunch, and got to the pool at 1pm. 30 minutes later, dark clouds rolled in and everyone was asked to leave the pool area. That was perfectly understandable of course, but we asked if we can use the indoor shower and restroom by the pool to rinse off our two kids since we've checked out of our room already. They said no, we have to wait for the storm to pass. Almost an hour later, it still hasn't rained so we asked again. They said no, we had to wait for the storm to pass. We called the front desk and asked if there were any other place to take a shower so our kids can rinse off and dress up. They said no, they don't really expect guests to stay after checking out so there's nothing they can offer us. Really??? A resort with hundreds of rooms and no place to take a shower? We ended up rinsing our kids, ages 1 and 3, in the restroom sink by the Martinique quiet pool. They enjoyed their "sink shower" of course, but I felt horribly offended having to resort to doing that after spending several thousands of dollars on Disney property.
Tracy wrote on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 21:39:
We have just returned from 3 weeks here. It was our first trip to DIsney and not our last, infact we have already book the Caribbean beach for next year. It was amazing!!!!!!!
Kristen K. wrote on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 12:37:
So glad that you enjoyed yourself!
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