Ok so I’ve told you there was a lot of fun stuff which happened on holiday, but there were some bits which irritated me quite a bit too, so let me start with the Hotel.

The first time I had any signs of a possible issue was when some grumpy ass American dude was ranting about his room key being wrong about 3 times and how he’d walked in on somebody else because they’d given him the wrong room.

As you can see from the main reception area it looks very grand, but in my opinion this is not a top notch hotel when you consider what the rooms were like.  The bathroom was so tiny you could barely turn around, and if I had to rate it I’d level it with something like a Travel Lodge in the UK.  It was OK, but not great.

The maid service always seemed to be doing our room out when we wanted to use the room, again not very helpful after we’d come back from a park and want a dip in the pool.

There were 5 pools and all were clean, and safe.  Towels and life vests (for the kids) were available from the pool hut and we didn’t seem to have a problem finding any sun loungers either.  There was also a fake beach by the lake next to the pool area.  The Cabana bar was just next to one of the lap pools.

So now to another annoying bit, as this hotel seems to have some major conferences. Dad and me were almost trampled to death at the bar as one of these conferences emptied at 5pm.  The pool was also closed for a couple of private events as well which I thought was out of order, considering we’d paid for access to those facilities.

Oh and if you’re vegetarian FORGET IT!  You’re screwed, if you’re vegan, you double screwed.  They say on all the menus that dietary requirements can be accommodated, but when you ask a waiter or waitress about vegetarian options you get this blank look like you’re from another planet.   The Disney parks weren’t much better and just the sight of people walking around gnawing on massive Turkey legs made me want to hurl.

I did eat something though, as there was a kind of buffet restaurant which had a choice of Greek Salad.  Essentially leaves, with a very salty and large portion of feta cheese.  Baked Potato (no problem there), Pizza (which I had a lot of), and what tasted like Kraft mac & cheese out of a packet.  To top it off it was all very very expensive.

The nicest cheap meal I ate was from Subway, and to get this we had to escape the Disney resort and head toward the Outlet shops by taxi.  The good old subway veggie patty!! Yummy!!

The most expensive and nicest meal I had was from the Italian restaurant at the Swan hotel, and this was mushroom risotto.   The atmosphere wasn’t very family oriented in that particular place, and it felt a bit too snooty for my liking, it seemed like we’d been seated in an area that put us out of the way.

The most entertaining place we ate was called Spoodles which is on the Boardwalk as you head toward Epcot.  We had a waiter called Wayne, and he was just hysterical, even when he threw desert over some lady at a neighbouring table.  Spoodles has a great feel to it, and serves all kinds of Mediterranean style food (again found a veggie option).   Wayne was great with the kids, and a complete riot!  On top of that my meal was really nice there too, and tasted like proper food.  We also noticed that the service was well coordinated and there was a definite team working atmosphere between the staff.  I left a bit extra on top of their normal gratuity.

So overall not very impressed with the hotel, although it could have been a lot worse, compared to some of the off resort motel/hotels I saw when we ventured out.  For me the food was either junk, or very excellent and my choices were limited.

At magic kingdom I got a bit stressed and fed up because I was hungry and there was no veggie food to be found anywhere.  In the end I just sat down in the shade and tried to calm down.  I think everything at that point was just starting to piss me off, and I was on Disney overdose.

At Epcot I had some Chinese food which nearly made me throw up and it was basically boiled rice and what I can only assume was very salty cabbage.

At Animal Kingdom I ate crisps, and at Typhoon lagoon I just had french fries.

I have yet compose my feedback to Disney, the Hotel and the agent, but I feel sure the weekend will provide me with sufficient time to compose my gripes in fuller details.