Coming at you is another, really old review that I never got around to publishing. This one is even older than my last. I stayed at the Yacht Club back in May of 2015! The good news is that I wrote everything up back then, now I'm just refining the details and pairing them with photos. I stayed at the Yacht Club with my mom and my, then, two year old son. He's about to turn six. #momlife We chose it because it had one of the best pool areas of all the Disney hotels and we had no plans to visit any of the parks, just relax at a hotel and use the amenities.
The rooms at this resort have since been made over. However for those with Disney nostalgia, I will still include them for you to marvel at. I truly enjoyed the theming in the Yacht Club side. It had a classy nautical thing going for it. From what I have seen, it's since lost much of it's theming in the makeover :(
The rooms at this resort have since been made over. However for those with Disney nostalgia, I will still include them for you to marvel at. I truly enjoyed the theming in the Yacht Club side. It had a classy nautical thing going for it. From what I have seen, it's since lost much of it's theming in the makeover :(
Stormalong Bay- Pools
The pools are the highlight of this shared resort. Beach Club and Yacht Club share a common pool area. While it doesn't have a splash pad, it does have some unique features. The section closest to the Yacht Club side is a beach pool, complete with sandy shores. Buckets and shovels made up the kids meal at the nearby quick service stand Hurricane Hanna's and they came in handy. We spent a lot of time in this section because it made for good fun for my 2 year old.
Then there was the lazy river section with inner tubes and bridges to follow your family and friends as they made their way around the circuit. Closer to the Beach Club end was a regular pool and water slides. The large "wrecked" pirate ship held the big slide. If you walked around the back side, near Crescent Lake there was actually a smaller slide for little kids to play on.
It definitely surpassed our expectations for a great pool area. We spent two full days enjoying the water.
Then there was the lazy river section with inner tubes and bridges to follow your family and friends as they made their way around the circuit. Closer to the Beach Club end was a regular pool and water slides. The large "wrecked" pirate ship held the big slide. If you walked around the back side, near Crescent Lake there was actually a smaller slide for little kids to play on.
It definitely surpassed our expectations for a great pool area. We spent two full days enjoying the water.
Food
As far as food, we were not overly impressed. There isn't a true Quick Service Restaurant. Next door, at the Beach Club there is the marketplace but there were minimal options there for a hot meal. Hurricane Hanna's had a few burger/chicken sandwich options by the pool too. It's more of a daytime food kind of place and I don't recall it being open during the evening hours. It seemed lacking when compared to some of the other quick service locations at the Deluxe Resorts.
As for sit down meals, there is Beaches & Cream, a Disney fanatic favorite that books up months in advance. They serve bugers, fries, and of course ICE CREAM! Captain's Grill was good, as long as you like seafood. I do not fall in to that category so I didn't have a wide selection to choose from. Yachtsman's Steakhouse is supposed to have a very nice spread. Cape May Cafe hosts character meals at breakfast with Minnie's Beach Bash Breakfast and during their Seafood Dinner Buffet.
Overall there really were a lot of options, but nothing exemplary that we experienced. Thankfully this resort pair is a short walk around Crescent Lake to the Boardwalk Resort that boasts many different restaurants and eateries that include ice cream shop and a bakery! You can see some of my reviews of Disney dining in the past which includes a few of these venues.
Quick Service- http://www.sunkissedadventures.com/blog/disney-quick-service-dining
Table Service- http://www.sunkissedadventures.com/blog/disneys-table-service-restaurants
Character Breakfast- http://www.sunkissedadventures.com/blog/character-breakfasts-cape-may-cafe-ohana
As for sit down meals, there is Beaches & Cream, a Disney fanatic favorite that books up months in advance. They serve bugers, fries, and of course ICE CREAM! Captain's Grill was good, as long as you like seafood. I do not fall in to that category so I didn't have a wide selection to choose from. Yachtsman's Steakhouse is supposed to have a very nice spread. Cape May Cafe hosts character meals at breakfast with Minnie's Beach Bash Breakfast and during their Seafood Dinner Buffet.
Overall there really were a lot of options, but nothing exemplary that we experienced. Thankfully this resort pair is a short walk around Crescent Lake to the Boardwalk Resort that boasts many different restaurants and eateries that include ice cream shop and a bakery! You can see some of my reviews of Disney dining in the past which includes a few of these venues.
Quick Service- http://www.sunkissedadventures.com/blog/disney-quick-service-dining
Table Service- http://www.sunkissedadventures.com/blog/disneys-table-service-restaurants
Character Breakfast- http://www.sunkissedadventures.com/blog/character-breakfasts-cape-may-cafe-ohana
Room
The look of the rooms has since changed, but I want to include the photos because I loved the decor. The room was beautifully decorated, perhaps a little bit dated, and the beds were too firm for me. I know some people like a firm bed, I prefer it to be more fluffy and giving. Everything was clean. We requested bed rails for my son. When we came back to the room, they were laying on the floor. I had expected someone to put them on the bed for us, they were somewhat tricky because both of the rails were two different types. We called for assistance and someone came up to put them on for us. One word of advice, pay the difference for a preferred location room if the option comes up. I actually haven't seen that option lately, but if it's there, DO IT! We took a run of the house with a water view. Well, after walking down three hallways and not by mistake, we finally arrived at our room. Leaving the room and heading back to the room was a chore and we double checked everything to make sure we never had to back track. Lets just say it was a LONG walk to the elevators. And our water view... well, check out the photos because it was kinda a joke!
Activities
The resort has nice activities on site. The typical movies at night and campfire too. We brought our own graham crackers and chocolate because we knew that they only provide the marshmallows. There were swings on the beach. Organized games from the Cast Members by the pool area are held throughout the day.
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