Disney’s Newest “Luxury” Resort Is Not Worth The Price

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Any hotel that advertises itself as luxury but offers rooms with only Murphy beds is absolutely bonkers.

I feel like this room is the perfect representation of today's disney. Crowded, uncomfortable and over-priced.

Former 23-ish year Cast Member here. Disney keeps bringing the bar lower and lower domestically while charging astronomical prices and people just keep eating that crap up.

The moment you said we had to make our own bed I laughed. No way in hell I'm spending money for hotel that DOESN'T have turn-down service. I'm on vacation, why tf do I want to do chores?

It is incomprehensible to me how Disney has systematically removed every single competitive advantage from their hotels. No theming, no airport transfers, no extra magic hours, and no FastPass. And since I’m forced to rent a car now because they killed the Magic Express I can just as easily drive to a bland corporate hotel or a bland Disney hotel. The only difference between these options is that the bland corporate hotel has a bigger room for 1/3 the price. Otherwise they are identical in virtually every way, and many of the corporate hotels are only a few minutes farther from the parks. Hmm.. what should I choose?

Nothing says “Disney magic” like doing your own housekeeping 😂

My woman wanted to go to Disney world and quickly found out it would cost us around $9,000 for us to spend a week in Disney world, including food and airfare… Compared the cost of a week at Disney Tokyo ( a larger more modern Disney park ) and with airfare from New Jersey to Tokyo included, the price would cost us $4,500… clearly an American Disney issue on the price, not a Disney issue themselves. Disney knows to many Americans with more money than brains walk around looking to spend it on literally anything so they jack the prices up.

You'll never go wrong by avoiding all things Disney.

The steep cost of luxury hotels is not really for the room, but for the service. I've worked housekeeping for actual luxury places- I would literally iron and fold guests' clothes during room service, on top of 50 other things. This steep of a cost does not justify the room at all, and then not even including turndown service?? Is CRAZY.

Why the hell do they have you make your own bed? This whole thing reeks of cost-saving, which sounds about right for Disney as a whole at this point. The actual price makes it even worse.

I worked at a Castle Hotel in Germany frequented by Disney travel groups. When a guy told me what his family paid for getting driven around in a bus from one tourist location to the next being accomodated in regular 4* hotels i couldn't believe it. Disney is the greediest company i ever dealt with.

LMAOOOOO! $500 for a broom closet you have to upkeep yourself! And make toast on the floor! XD XD XD

“Aggressively Bland,” could describe Disney’s entire approach to their hotel & restaurant remodels/builds in the past decade. The Vegas team seems to believe people don’t really want theming when they go to a Walt Disney resort (a company formally known for its incredibly detailed theming). I 100% agree with you about how Disney has become so costly it’s no longer worth going. Last year my family DID go to Europe instead of going to Walt Disney World. I’m sure we saved a ton of money for a better experience.

My hot take is that the quality of Disney as a whole has gone down significantly and sometimes the 'sunk cost' for what people have paid (hotels, parks as a whole, food) makes them overinflate how much they actually liked something in their mind so it's not as disappointing.

This doesn’t scream “Disney” to me, it screams “developer.” And therein lies the current downfall of the company.

i HATE EVERYTHING that Disney stands for. All they do is rip people off time and time again. I 100% emphatically agree with EVERYTHING you've said about this review. Your lowest score of 1/10 should have been 0/10. The room isn't even worth $100/night. It's outrageous.

I lost it at the toaster on the floor😂 honestly their idea of “luxurious” just reminds me of “luxury apartments” that you see. The ones that all look the same, are cheaply built, and you don’t realize it until they sucker you into a year long lease.

Disney has lost its artistry over the years. It’s a shame.

I didn't realize that some of the Caribbean Beach Resort buildings had to be demolished for the Riviera. That really bothers me. I've stayed at Caribbean Beach Resort twice. 1989 and 2023. I love that resort.