Our Hotel

We stayed at the All-Star Movies Resort, which is one of the least expensive hotels on Disney property. (See earlier comments about being on a budget.) We had two connecting rooms, one for Steinar, the boys, and me, and one for my parents. Most of the time, the door between the two rooms was open, and we could walk between the rooms as we pleased. We had considered renting a cabin at the Fort Wilderness campground, since they sleep six and have a full kitchen. We decided against it, not only because a cabin cost more than the two rooms put together, but also because two people would have to sleep on a Murphy bed in the living room, and we would have only one bathroom for the six of us.

The rooms at this hotel are similar to a Motel 6 or similar; in fact in layout and size they were almost identical to the rooms at the Super 8 we'd stayed at the night before, with two double beds, a dresser with a TV on top, a small table and two chairs, and a small bathroom with the sink outside the door beside the open closet. Here the similarity ended. The rooms were clean, the beds comfortable, and the decor... well, no one would call it tasteful, but it was cheery. The kids loved it, and we adults found it charming in a whimsical sort of way.

Each building in the resort has decorations "inspired" by a Disney movie, including large (up to three stories tall) icons that camoflague the stairways and elevator courts. We were on the second floor of the "Fantasia" building, overlooking a green area behind the building. We could also see the courtyard between the two "Love Bug" buildings. A big hit with the kids and VW lovers alike!


The courtyards were fun to explore. Didn't get any photos of the Toy Story area, but if you have any small Buzz Lightyear fans it's well worth a look!

The hotel also had a comfortably warm pool that Robert would come to love splashing around in, the cleanest laundromat I have seen in my life, and a central building with check-in, a food court, and a small shop. The shop mostly sold souvenirs but also some sundries and groceries, including milk. The food court was okay. Clean and comfy enough, though very loud. We thought the food selection was very limited, though, and most things seemed to be either deep-fried or smothered in cheese. The cold cases included healthy, fresh foods (salads, sandwiches, fruit, etc), but again the selection was limited and the prices as high as in the parks. We ate breakfast in our room almost every morning, and lunch and supper in the parks as often as possible. The selection was better.

We knew we would be arriving too late to burn a day of our tickets visiting the parks, but we had made reservations for a late supper at Chef Mickey's buffet at the Contemporary Resort.

BACK to the Front Page ***** ONWARD to the Chef Mickey's Page

flodnak.com
Created 28 March 2005 * Last Updated 28 March 2005