Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

We are frequent visitors to WDW and have stayed at most of the on-site resorts. Our last stay at this property was before the Skyliner was built. Every Disney resort has its pros and cons. Pros: Bus service to Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom and Skyliner service to Hollywood Studios and EPCOT (most moderates have only bus transportation). Multiple dining options on site. Multiple pools, including an active pool with music, slides, etc. near the lobby and multiple quiet pools at each village. Beautiful landscaping and a great tropical a**osphere. Also access to nearby resorts including Pop Century, Art of Animation and Rivera. Cons: This resort is enormous and depending on which building you are assigned (and you don't get to pick), you may have a long walk to the lobby or the Skyliner. The resort has multiple bus stops and the bus may fill up before your stop or if you're the first stop you have to stop at all of the other bus stops before heading to the parks. The Skyliner may shut down for high winds or storms. The buildings don't have elevators and despite recent cosmetic updates the hotel rooms are "old school" rooms with outdated tub/showers and radiator style A/C units that are loud when operating. Overall, we were happy with our stay at this resort. We were lucky to get a room in Aruba and often used the Rivera Skyliner and bus stations. The cast members were excellent!! Everyone we encountered went out of their way to be friendly and helpful. The Bell Services staff were especially helpful with helping us figure out what happened to our missing grocery order. I would recommend this resort as a good choice in the moderate category.

Beautiful resort. Enjoyed the pool and walking around. The food court had tasty meals but the menu could be a little more varied. All staff were very friendly. Having the Skyliner made visits to Epcot and Hollywood easy and quick. The bus service to the other parks was great as well. Second time staying at this resort,

Convenient to Disney, love the skyliner . Rooms and beds were terrific, even have a mini Murphy bed. The folks here are really nice and helpful. This is worth the extra cost. Regular pool close to our room and a huge features type pool at the main building….included cool slides and kiddy area.

This hotel capitalizes off the Disney name but it a total rip off. All you get is a measly 30 min extra in the park after a 20 min crowded bus ride. And the 30 min is only for Tomorrowland. It’s total BS. For the amount you pay I would expect better service, better restaurants/food, and housekeeping service!!! They only clean your room every other day. I paid $440/night. I expect daily housekeeping. Like the rest of Disney it’s a total rip off. Either splurge on one of the hotels closer to the park or save your money at a different hotel. I honestly can’t believe this place carries the Disney name.

We stayed here 30th-13th may in a prefered room in block 33, looks like we had a revamped room as it was fresh and clean with solid flooring and new curtains since we last ther 2 years ago. Th small swimming pool had also had new pool furniture and more lounges etc had been added to main pool in there revamp. We loved the location close to bus stop and skyliner its a great base. Th one location I'd say could do with a revamp is the food selection,as we did a tour of some of the other hotels and their selections were better espeecially at the swan where they had a great take away cafe. I found the beds a uncomfortable for me fussy sleeper. Was surprised we only had a sheets changed once in the two week period in 90 degree heat, but towels every two days.

oh how i wish it was like our last visit in 2019 that was incredible the whole experience but wring the review based on a couple of weeks ago would we return highly unlikely. we were in trinidad and felt so far away in some sense it was nice but the walk to the main resort was long and we love a walk usually, we brought magic bands ... they don't stay on one fell off on a ride and one fell off within the hour by the entrance never to be seen again so huge waste of money my daughter was so upset had we known this was an issue we would not have brought in the first place. check in we were offered animal kingdom as they over booked the resort so we agreed only for the lady to say 10 minutes later we couldn't as there was 5 of us even though 5 of us were stood there so felt disappointed to be offered it then it to be taken away. upon entering our room the beds weren't made up only the one bed so we had to ask for more bedding to be brought up to then make them up ourselves (the two other beds) 4 of us got poorly the day we left severe stomach cramps only this 4 of us had was the cooked breakfast our daughter didn't have it and was fine so not a good end to the trip either the resort its self is lovely but didn't have a nice vibe like the last time even the children didn't enjoy it such a shame that the highlight of our previous visit was the disappoin**ent of this visit top tips don't buy the new magic band and if you went pre 2019 don't expect it to be like that the genie plus works but it's another added fee and the dining has really been cut down less for more but positive the skyline is great and works well and it still looks as beautiful as we remembered I think they were just to busy and struggled with the amount of people and it really showed

Amazing stay. While this hotel is not as “luxurious” as the deluxe villas or hotels it’s a incredible value and a great hotel. Our room was a 2 minute walk to the skyliner (could see the entrance from our window), two pools a very short walk away-one more kid friendly and the other more adult friendly and quiet, good food options, hammocks with beaches,a very nice playground, etc etc. The property, like all Disney properties, is immaculate and exceptionally maintained. Room was nicer and larger than a typical room at a chain hotel and spotless and well maintained. One thing to note about location. It is right on the skyliner which is great. Keep in mind that at Epcot closing there will be a huge line to get on the skyliner. Expect it to take at least 45 minutes to get back to your hotel if your closing down Epcot and then joining the line. This is still better than any other mode of transport back but it’s a much quicker ride if you don’t have the line obviously. Disney does it again as always. Great hotel!

The room was very small with outdated furnishings. Reminds you of an old motel in the 80s with a door that opens to the outside and the air conditioning under the window. Definitely not up to the expectations of a Disney hotel. Don’t waste your money!!

This was our 1st time staying in the resort. It was totally not worth the money. Our room had nacho Dorito crumbs everywhere, on the 2nd floor with no elevator, the main outlet in the bathroom didn't work, no clean towels, the dirty washcloths from the previous guests were in the shower, we waited 30+ minutes every time we ordered food in the food court. One of the main perks, getting to enter the parks early......waiting on the buses and boarding to go to other pickup locations resulted in getting there way after everyone was allowed in.