I was very apprehensive about this booking after reading the negative reviews, and even spent some sleepless nights worrying about it, before we left, however, our experience was favorable.
My family of 7 stayed at a 4 bedroom 3.5 bath townhouse-booked through hotels.com-I wanted a refundable option. We had no trouble checking in and were able to do so earlier than 4:00. We discovered that our kitchen table was broken when we brought in the groceries and placed them on it. Maintenance responded several hours later....not a problem as we weren't using it. They took the table away, and returned it 2 days later. There is a dining room table with 6 chairs that we were using (used the extra chair from the kitchen). This was our only maintenance issue. We needed to use both the heat and a/c and both were fine.
The townhouse was neat and clean. I checked it carefully after reading some of the horrible reviews. The pool and lazy river were a lot of fun. My kids loved it. We even left Seaworld early one day to enjoy the pool.
I think people would pay a few dollars more a night to have a welcome package with dish soap, dishwasher detergent, kitchen towels, a sponge and potholders. Plan on buying these things or bring them with you if you are driving.
The beds were ok. I used the pillow from the couch as the one I had was too hard.
I heard the tour for the "free" money or discounted tickets is 3 hours long and all they do is lie to you about the timeshares they are selling. We don't do timeshare tours...not worth our time...we are on vacation and don't want to be bothered!!
The staff were friendly enough. I didn't really have any complaints, so they didn't need to respond.
This is getting too long for anyone to read...good value for the money...don't expect anything other than basic furnishings....it was really nice having a washer and dryer right in our condo....especially nice if you have kids....Enjoy!!