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Now I have to say that we are 100% loyal guests of Disney's Port Orleans Riverside; however, for a change of pace, we decided to spend one night at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort -- and I'm glad we did. This is a Disney moderate resort and so the rooms are structured the same here as they are at POR -- only difference is the theming. Fun rooms with a double sink vanity, standard shower/tub combo, mini fridge, coffee maker etc... some rooms have the extra pull-out bed. We were located in the Barbados section, which was a very convenient walk to the main pool, hotel lobby (Old Port Royale) & food court (Centertown Market -- check out my other review on them as well!!). Our Caribbean Beach bus stop was also close and we never had an issue with delayed busses. However, this is a massive resort so I can see that if you were on the other side of the property it'd be a lot of extra steps on those weary feet! We did not take the Skyliner to/from the parks on this trip but the Aruba section would be the closest to it. You can also head next door to the Riviera Resort to dine and/or catch a bus if you prefer. We loved the tropical/beach theme and enjoyed swaying in the hammocks on the sandy shores in the evening. Food court had several options and we ate there for both dinner and breakfast... though it did not seem as spacious as POR (maybe I'm biased!). However, our food was great and the staff was always friendly.
6/22
407timd
Stay Date Mar 2025
Family
6.0/10
Posted on Apr 11, 2025
The hotel is ok but is NO better than the Budget hotels like Pop Century or Art of Imagination so save your money if needed. The Art of Imagination is better in my opinion. One thing that we all complained about but reception didn’t help at all was how noisy the rooms are. We had an interconnecting room with someone we didn’t know and they were so noisy which would have been ok if the walls and door weren’t so thin. I go every year to Florida Disney and have noticed that the old Disney Customer Service quality which was Legendary is no more, Disney cast members aren’t the same these days I’m afraid. Just a job now and there not proud to wear the badge
Guest User
Stay Date Jun 2025
Other
2.0/10
Posted on Jul 9, 2025
The beds were like sleeping on concrete, the air conditioning didn't get below 75, and the towel bars kept falling off the wall. It's in a great location and staff is very nice. The room it just was not great at all. We woke up with back pains every morning.
Guest User
Stay Date May 2025
Other
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 17, 2025
Huge callout to Aaron at the Banana Cabana bar. He was positive, attentive, and provided excellent service. He is what I recall as the Disney employee brand from my childhood. He is an outstanding representative of Disney.
Guest User
Stay Date May 2025
Other
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 15, 2025
Been here before, booked Jamaica to be close to Skyliner cuz this is a biiig resort. Love the food court, grabbed food & headed to Epcot, so convenient & great ride. Keith Gilmore, one of the duty managers, helped me figure out how to get to MK & Poly. Appreciate him, cuz it takes 3 transfers! Do Skyliner to HS, then bus to MK, then monorail to deluxe resorts. Good thing it's a fun ride, lol. Hotel so pretty & pastel, love looking around, great shops & staff.
AndiP1
Stay Date Nov 2024
Family
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Dec 10, 2024
We a great stay at Carribean Beach over the summer. We had a fifth sleeper room in the Aruba building right next to the skyliner stop. Location was so convenient for transportation with both the skyliner and bus stop a few mins from our room. We also really enjoyed the amenities including the drink refill station in our building. The pool was amazing we spent the first few hours we were there before our room was ready swimming and relaxing at the pool my boys had a blast on the water slides we also got a large cheese pizza at the main restaurant in the lobby and it was affordable and really tasty. Room was really clean and comfortable even for a family of five. Whenever we needed anything it only took a quick phone call to housekeeping and they brought it over super quick. The grounds were beautiful my son really enjoyed laying on the hammocks on the beach area and I just loved the plant life throughout the property . We will 100 percent come to stay here again on our next Disney world trip.
Guest User
Stay Date May 2025
Other
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 6, 2025
Loved it.... Had stayed at Port Orleans Riverside Christmas 12 months ago and that was fab but we have just rebooked to stay at Caribbean beach again. Yes its a big resort but its well designed so you are not a million miles from anywhere. Skyline to Epcot and Hollywood Studios is a major bonus. There were 4 of us in a 5th sleeper room. The kids are adult size and we didn't use the 5th bed. Nice size and there was nothing to whinge about. The resort is so nice and the staff were great. We are not high maintenance but when we asked for anything i.e. struggled with using the laundry machines, the staff went over and above. I highly recommend the resort.
Guest User
Stay Date May 2025
Family
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 4, 2025
This hotel was amazingly located with the skyline enabling you to easily get to Hollywood studios and Epcot. Also the buses that get you to magic kingdom and animal kingdom. We had 3 in the room. My son had the pull out sofa bed and me and my husband had the double. Air con was great. Shower good pressure. My hairdryer didn’t work well because of the voltage difference from the UK. No wear really to hang clothes would be the only thing. We don’t use any of the facilities in the room as we literally only slept and showered here. But we would 100% stay here again.
Stay11248160741
Stay Date May 2025
Family
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 3, 2025
We have stayed in a few Disney resorts in Orlando, but would certainly not hesitate to return to The Caribbean beach resort. The main benefit has to be the skyliner, which was absolutely brilliant getting us to Disney studios ( 5 minutes) and Epcot, we were in Trinidad,which was about a 7 minute walk to the skyline, and just a minute walk from the bus to the other parks . We were pleasantly surprised to see our room was light and spacious, with two large windows, as we were on the corner of the block. Just a minute walk from Spyglass cafe and drinks station, and a pool, about 10 mins walk to Port Royale reception. We found the resort quiet and beautifully presented. Can't wait to return!
Guest User
Stay Date May 2025
Family
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 3, 2025
I stayed in an accessible room. I used a motorized scooter on this trip. I could easily enter my room on the scooter. The room was spacious. The room was very clean. The shower was excellent! I enjoyed how easy it was to adjust. The water pressure was excellent. The room was beautifully decorated. The bed was very comfortable. They had very good lighting. Also, there were bedtime reading lights. I stayed in building 38, close to a soda and water machine. I had a refillable mug to get free refills. There were nice sidewalks to walk and ride scooters on to get to the main office area or to the bus stop. I used the pathways to get to the Skyliner to go to different parts of Walt Disney World.
Guest User
Stay Date Apr 2025
Other
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on May 31, 2025
Absolutely amazing, what a wonderful resort this is! We were greated on arrival like royalty , got our room in Martenique which was wonderful, very clean and cool air con worked great. Room was kept beautiful throughout our stay, the resort is beautiful, great skyliner and busses and also close to Riviera hotel, restaurant was lovely and characters visit. X4 days a week which was wonderful. Meghan who is the greater in reception was the new crest lady ever she was so lovely with our little Granddaughter , we can’t wait for 2027 to return.
Guest User
Stay Date Apr 2025
Family
4.0/10
Posted on May 31, 2025
A decent hotel but transport is horribly broken. Skyliner is not reliable enough to leave your park access to. The hotel is old but well kept. Food options are unsurprisingly bad. Service is mostly good. But our whole trip was spent waiting for busses to come get us from broken skyliner.
Guest User
Stay Date Apr 2025
Other
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on May 6, 2025
This hotel is BIG, but it is very nice. Love the tropical vibe here, and the small beach areas to hang out at throughout the resort. Our kids loved the pool and how it has 2 slides. The water always felt warm.. We stayed in Barbados, so we weren't far from the skyliner and being able to walk to get Joffreys was great. It is definitely worth staying here for the skyliner!!! So convenient. I felt like our room was outdated, but I think that was because we've stayed in the remodeled PORFQ rooms
Guest User
Stay Date Apr 2025
Family
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on May 5, 2025
We have stayed at Disneys Caribbean Beach Resort multiple times through the years mainly due to the moderate price point. However the biggest reason we returned now was due to the access to the Skyliner. It is very nice to be able to dictate when you want to travel to Epcot or Hollywood without using the bus system. We stayed in the 5300 section of Aruba which was nice because it was close to the Skyliner but also gave easy access to the main building with the restaurant options and larger pool. The rooms themselves are no better than a motel and nothing fancy but we don’t spend much time in the rooms. We enjoy staying here and almost certainly will return at some point in the future.