Okay, let's open up a new can of worms! Get ready for this one:
Obviously there are many people here who have extensive experience with Disney World resorts. I, however, am an amateur. In 3 adult trips I've only stayed once at Port Orleans, and that was back in 2001 for my honeymoon. SO! Now I plan a resort return with my husband and our 2 children (ages 13 and 5 by the trip) and I was hoping to get some helpful tips and opinions regarding how we should spin this. Obviously we'd love to get a family suite, not because we need the room, but because of the added convenience of a 2nd bathroom and a little privacy with a master bedroom. But the cost is making me sweat a bit here, even with our aggressive savings plan. And seriously? Does anyone NOT love Finding Nemo? Now, all this taken into consideration, has anyone stayed in the moderate resorts along with this one? I know the Caribbean Beach resorts have a pulldown bed the little one would likely enjoy. In your opinions, are the benefits of the family suites worth the cost, or would you save some bucks and bounce over to the Caribbean Beach instead? Or is there another option I'm missing entirely (with the understanding I do NOT want to deal with the chaos that would likely ensue by sticking a 5 year-old in the same bed as his 13 year-old sister)? Please keep in mind my family is lower income and as gorgeous as these deluxe resorts are, their price tags throws them into nothing more than the realm of pipe dreams!
Thanks so much for any help WDW resort veterans can offer a semi-newb like me!