TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

First time staying on Disney property and, to be honest, it has spoiled us to stay anywhere else. We stayed in Aruba 52, which we loved. In between both sky liners and just a short walk over the bridge to the main pool and restaurants. Aruba 52 also has a freestyle drinks machine, so convenient. Another building I would have considered was Martinique, in the preferred rooms. I wouldn't have liked Trinidad as it seemed separate to the other blocks but it did have the advantage of the Spy Glass grill. Each block has their own quieter pool too, ideal for a relaxing couple of hours after visiting the parks. We were a bit worried before going about the negative reviews we had read regarding the size of the property. However, we need not have worried as, wherever we walked to, the property was so beautiful that it was an enjoyable walk. Plus we enjoyed walking around the lake after breakfast to burn off the Mickey waffles. A free quick service dining plan was included in the cost of our holiday, which meant we didn't have to worry about budgeting for meals and drinks. This dining plan could be used in the parks and other hotels too and we loved the convenience of the mobile ordering on the Disney app. Centre town market place served some really delicious meals along with the usual pizzas, burgers etc. Epcot is our favourite park, so this hotel is perfectly placed, with the sky liner making it so easy for rope drop in the mornings (it will drop you off at the back of the park though). The sky liner will also take you to Hollywood Studios but then it's the bus to Magic and Animal Kingdoms. Each block also has its own bus stop, again super convenient. This hotel is also perfect for watching the Epcot fireworks at 9pm every evening. We loved our stay so much that we've come home and are already ready to book for next year. Unfortunately, the price seems to have increased by about 30% so we're hoping that we can find a bargain in the next week or two.

My husband and I stayed here for our two week honeymoon in February, and loved it. We wanted to treat ourselves to a moderate resort, and having previously stayed at Pop Century, I did notice the positive difference. We loved the Caribbean vibe and the different sections, each with their own pool. We feel particularly lucky that we were in Barbados - we had a bus stop right outside, and a very short walk to the skyliner and the main facilities. We might not have felt the same way if we were further away! While the rooms were somewhat basic, they had everything we needed and felt private. We definitely made the most of having Disney+ on our TV. We were huge fans of the quick service meals. We were on the dining plan and often had dinners at the resort after long park days. Absolutely delicious and a great variety that suited the theme. The cafeteria style area was always clean and never too chaotic! Our only slight niggle was that check in was a bit difficult to navigate. With cast members on tablets rather than behind the counter, we weren’t too sure where to go or who to speak to. Our cast member was quite dismissive and unenthusiastic, which in itself is not a problem, but it did dampen our excitement when arriving for our honeymoon. We had to specifically ask for Happily Ever After badges, despite saying we were on honeymoon and them being quite visible on the table! Definitely wasn’t Disney magic. But this was quickly forgotten. We would definitely stay again and would definitely recommend!

We’ve now stayed at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort four times, and we keep coming back because we love it so much. It’s a fantastic resort for families, with a lovely atmosphere, great facilities and plenty to enjoy around the resort itself. One of the biggest advantages is the transportation. Having access to the Disney Skyliner makes getting to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios incredibly easy, and the bus services provide convenient access to the other parks and Disney destinations. The resort is large, but we really enjoy the Caribbean theming, the pools, the food options and the relaxed feel after a busy day in the parks. For us, the combination of location, facilities and transport makes Caribbean Beach one of the best Disney resorts to stay at. We’d happily return again.

This was our 4th visit to Caribbean Beach resort and will sadly be our last. The hidden gem of moderate resorts has lost its sparkle. The skyliner is unbeatable for Epcot and Hollywood studios but the buses to and from MK were not acceptable. We waited over 30mins on 2 separate occasions for a return bus with each other route having at least 2 collections in this time, we found it similar last year. With all the infrastructure Disney has adding a bus timetable to the Disney app linked to hotel reservations would be such a crowd pleasers and prevent tired people watching the horizon hoping the next bus is theirs. The resort itself felt more unkept than previous stays and the warmth and atmosphere once felt in the lobby seemed to not be there this year, we were surprised at pop as this felt much more friendly when we went over to explore a few times. The AC units leak water onto the walkways and we saw a little boy slip over and really hurt himself because of this. The cleaning for the rooms is not great, the floors I do not think have been mopped or are mopped with dirty water, if you wear white socks you will see how dirty the floor is from just walking from the bathroom across the room. We came back on our first cleaning day to an unclean room with the cleaner knocking after we got in to say do you want a clean? Yes we did do we went down to the lobby for a bit. The next time we got to our room at 5pm to again an unclean room we used the hey Disney to request a room clean and we had the cleaners turn up 10minutes later, however no bedding was changing as my little boy has got chocolate on the bed sheet and this was just tucked in and left. After the request every other day we did seem to get a room clean before we returned to the room and eventually the sheets were changed. The service at Centre Market we found very slow not as slow as the Riveria but much slower than on previous years. The character meets with posted times was great but the no queing and character wondering is great for some kids but not good for others, our son is very shy and would have totally missed out had Donald not seen him and made a huge fuss because he wasn’t being pushed into him by a parent or older kids. Another annoyance was the handing out of pins, we saw the manager twice hading out pins and both times my son was one of the few children how didn’t receive one and as an avid pin collector this felt disappointing and very selective, why not put them in the cool kids summer bag as that was empty this year. That would have been Disney magic. We loved the resort for many reasons people do not such as the vast space and extra walking, we always found the strolls to the lobby pleasant and we liked it very felt too crowded in each island but we will opt for another resort next year.

Pros: Skyliner access cant be beat. Available food in lobby. Price was reasonable. Cons: Bus pickup from Magic Kingdom took forever around 9pm on Saturday A/C is from the 80s it was so loud could barely sleep. Walls paper thin, could hear everything next door. Shower faucet dripped causing another annoying sound. No security that I saw on a Saturday night around 10:30pm, had issue with drunk couple on the little walkway across the water.