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Was it the most “Disney themed” out of all the resorts? No. Does it lack in food options? Yes. But that is all ok because you can’t beat the location and that’s why we chose it for the first part of our split stay at WDW. I hate waiting for and riding Disney buses (we are DL people and only visit WDW every now and then) so we stayed the first 4 nights of our trip here and I loved being able to walk or ride the monorail to Magic Kingdom. Highly recommend it for that fact alone!

This resort is looking very tired. I wouldn’t stay here again. The only benefit is the walk to magic kingdom after fireworks when everyone is rushing

This resort is a great choice. It’s conveniently located near Disney World, and the food was decent. There were also plenty of fun Disney characters to see. The rooms were clean and comfortable, and I would definitely stay here again.

No pool due to repair. In 2 weeks I saw no one working on it. First floor door to contemporary blocked due to repair. I saw workers 1 day! Monorail very slow , faster to walk from ttc if you can. Faster to walk to and from mk instead of monorail. Pocket doors very noisy. Will wake up people if used during sleep time. Contempo very good. Breakfast order from steakhouse 71 very poor. Potatoes poor…see pic. TV selection terrible. Too bad since it’s a great TV

There are thousands of reviews about the actual hotel. This review concentrates on the Atrium Club Level experience. There are two club levels at the Contemporary. One is on level 14. The other is called the Atrium Club and is on level 12. The staff on level 12 is friendly and do their best to be accommodating. It is sad that they have so little to work with. The food and beverage offerings are nothing compared to the other club levels. The Innkeepers Club at the Boardwalk is small but so cozy with a great variety. The Kilamanjaro Club at the Animal Kingdom Lodge continues the African vibe with both decor and the cuisine that you would find at Jikos. The Royal Palm Club at the Grand Floridian is over the top! The Admiral's Club at the Yacht Club has an evening bartender who makes specialty drinks and tells great jokes. All of the deluxe resorts, plus the Corondo have adequate to outstanding club levels. The Atrium Club has nothing in the food and beverage arena. There are several tables that seat two crammed in a small seating area. Next to that is some kind of bench seating with a TV. If it was meant for children, you can't see them from the tables. Only 1 table seats 4-6 and it is almost in the elevator- zero ambiance. It was mostly occupied with random people with laptops set up- not exactly a vacation vibe. There are the same food/snack times that all of the other clubs have. All of them have some variety of lunch offerings that include soups, salads, sandwiches and kid friendly options. The Atrium Club and a standard celery/carrot/tomato/cucumber tray and potato chips. The only sandwich was an uncrushable peanut butter and jelly. Seriously- PB&J was the only lunch offering. Other clubs call it "mid day" but here they label it a snack. It wasn't even a snack. The room cost difference between a standard room and the club level is upwards from $400 at all of the deluxe resorts. There is no reason that they cannot match the other hotels with their food and beverages. The dinner options were also a disappointment. Shrimp scampi was individually plated - 2 small shrimp on ONE strand of spaghetti. That is not a typo- it was served on those hors d'oeuvres tasting spoons. The other was a tomato based pasta rustica in a two ounce ramikin. That was it- no other choices. No garlic bread. No rolls. The salad was almost too funny. Again, it was served in a 1.5 inch plate. The Ceasar was exactly one piece of romaine lettuce 3 inches long and less than 1 inch wide. It was broken in half with a drop of dressing and one single crouton. You can't make this up- it looked like something stolen from a doll house. Actually , all of the serving plates are doll size. There are no actual plates- just 4 inch saucers for all of the food.