Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

Skyliner Access: The resort’s proximity to the Skyliner provides direct, fast transportation to Epcot and Hollywood Studios, reducing reliance on buses.(based on 1 review)

We have just returned from a 14 day adventure in Orlando Florida and stayed at Disney's Carribbean Beach Resort. We were a family of five (two adults, three kids (17, 13, 10)), staying in the Aruba area (building 52), pretty close to the Riviera resort in a water view 5th sleeper. The resort is well laid out, the Market place restaurant offers a decent amount of variety for breakfast, lunch and dinner, there are pools available near the main lobby (Old Port Royale) and smaller pools at each of the different regions of the resort (Aruba, Jamaica, Martinique, Barbados, Trinidad). There are plenty of entertainment options available, though we didn't really take advantage of them as we spent very little time at the resort other than to eat or sleep. There is a bit of wildlife around the resort: we saw bunnies, lizards, birds, dragonflies, thankfully no Gators! The room was pretty spacious; it comfortably slept the five of us, though there is limited storage, so we took two hanging clothes organisers. People complain that the fridge is not fit for purpose, but we managed to keep drinks, fruit, veg, and cheese cool in there for days. It is tiny, but it works just fine provided you don't overfill or block it. The beds are very comfortable, the pillows are so fluffy and I had a great sleep each night. The Aircon is LOUD, unavoidable if you want to stay cool, I guess, but if you're a light sleeper, bring earplugs. The shower feels like it has a vendetta against you and will pummel you clean. The dual sink situation was a nice touch. I do not rate the toilet situation, Orlando toilets are all the same, seemingly too low down and regardless or preventative measures, splatters the toilet seat with water, etc when you flush. Also and this is a major gripe of mine, the toilet paper provided by this Multi-Billion dollar company appears to be half ply. I think Disney could do better. There are complimentary Disney buses, which are available at all CBR bus stops and at the Riviera (which we used quite frequently), these take you to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs (transfer here to get to the water parks Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach) and the Skyline takes you to Hollywood and Epcot. There are also Minnie vans (Lyft taxis in Minnie Mouse colour schemes available at triple the cost of normal Lyft hire) and Ubers available to take you anywhere you like. You cannot and should not walk or cycle from the resort to the parks. As well as visiting the Disney parks, we took Lyfts to International Drive, Universal Studios locations, and Discovery Cove. All of this is pretty straightforward, provided you have set up your account appropriately beforehand. The only downside to the holiday was that when packing up ready to return home, we noticed a number of items had gone missing from the room, including a number of souvenirs from Discovery cove, Universal Studios and my daughters wand, which she got from the Harry Potter wand experi

We stayed here for four nights. The check-in process was great and the staff was very friendly and well informed. They took extra time to make sure we knew about our different options, how the wristbands worked and answered any questions we had. The grounds were beautiful and well maintained, the restaurants and stores were very good, and the room was large and located only a five minute walk from the Skyliner to Epcot. We took the Skyliner to Epcot the first day, then the bus to Animal Kingdom the morning of the second day and then back to Epcot via bus, and on the third day we took the bus to the Magic Kingdom and again back to Epcot late afternoon. The Skyliner is very convenient, with either short-lines or long lines that moved very quickly (especially at the end of the evening’s light show where hundreds of people are heading home at the same time), and the buses were frequent and well run – we never waited more than ten minutes for a ride. This was crucial since we wanted to make use of the early access which necessitated getting up early which would have been wasted if we were waiting for a bus. We ate at Sebastian’s Bistro one night where the spice necklace salad was delicious as was the oven-roasted chicken with tamarind bbq sauce, and the mojo pork with mango sambal. The staff was very friendly and explained what we were getting for our taste of the Caribbean menu for $39. We bought breakfast stuff at the resort store to eat in our room – cereal, fruit, and yogurt. The bellhops picked up our luggage and stored if for a couple hours on our last day so we could see more of the park before our ride to the airport – very friendly and efficient.