Is This Really The WORST Hotel In Disney World? -- Saratoga Springs Resort Tour
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2022
- Did you know Disney World has a hotel within walking distance to Disney Springs? One of Disney World's most sprawling hotels has a lot to see and do! Considering a stay at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort? Join Quincy on a FULL TOUR of the rooms, the dining, the pools, and more!
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Does anyone else want to see the whole All-Ears gang do a staycation in one of the Treehouse Villas for a weekend? No? Just me?
I'd watch that video all day
That would be amazing! I miss Melizza - I hope we see her again.
I would watch that!
@@efnaha9303 me too. Melizza is like Molly jr
My vote is for a tent stay at Fort Wilderness! 🤣
We just did 12 days at Disney World and split our stay between Animal Kingdom Kidani Village , Saratoga Springs and Bay Lake @ The Contemporary Resort. We were surprised to realize after our stay that Springs was our favorite of the 3 overall.
TWELVE DAYS at Disney? In twelve days you could have seen so many real historical spots in Florida. What a waste
I love Saratoga Springs! I was a little confused when you said it takes a big chunk of DVC points. It’s newly refurbished and it’s on the lower end of the DVC points chart. The only resort that takes less points for a studio is old Key West. Other than that, Saratoga springs takes less points than all the other DVC resorts. I don’t mind how spread out it is. I actually prefer it over Riviera and Resort! It’s more peaceful and quiet.
I noticed that too. Just stayed there for the first time and fully enjoyed it! Although some other resorts besides OKW have rooms available with relatively low points (BWV and AKL standard rooms) you can almost always find availability at SSR! I also recommend Lyft over busses if you're like me and really dislike busses lol.
My daughters favorite pool is the Paddock Pool!
I was just coming here to say this!! Saratoga Springs is one of the cheapest with the most 7 month out availability on average. We love it!
I remember back in the good old days (circa 1998) when Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort was home to the WONDERFUL Disney Institute.
At that time, The Artist's Palette was a table service location.
Many of the tables were round and comfortably sat 6 people.
And at every lunch and dinner, there were two AMAZING perks:
1. The menu changed daily based on what was Market fresh that day or if there was a featured visiting Chef.
2. A Disney Imagineer would sit at each table and converse with Guests during the meal.
Another unforgettable treat: every night, Disney Institute hosted musicians who gave FREE informal concerts in the intimate indoor performance venue.
In particular, I recall beautiful and insightful performances by the St. Lawrence String Quartet. They happened to be on a week long residence at the Disney Institute.
WoW!
@@hairdresser1300 I did a quick search on Wikipedia and read that the restaurant at Disney Institute was called "Seasons." I was certain though that when I dined there it was called The Artist's Palette.
Preach, the institute were the tree house....❤❤❤😂😂😂😂. Miss those days
Well, Quincy, that was a lovely blog. I stayed twice to SSS alone with my husband, that was the most relaxing trip ever. We walked to Disney Springs every morning for breakfast, lunched at Artist Paalette and then hit the Parks. We absolutely loved that resort even if it’s a loooot of walking.
Same!!
I was so excited to see today’s video was another resort tour. All of the Disney resorts are so unique and it’s always fun to see what each one has to offer.
We stayed at Saratoga Springs in August and I can’t say enough nice things about it.
Is it just me, or is the best part of staying at a Disney Resort, is listening the calming ResortTV music loop while falling asleep. Even when I’m at home, I don’t listen to the CZcams hour loops because it would make that feeling less special.
The newly refurbished rooms are a HUGE improvement over the old ones, and a lot of changes overall in the hotel have made it feel less like an apartment block and more like a Disney-Quality Resort hotel. My major complaint here now is the lack of transportation options, and the fact that it is pretty far removed from most of the parks. Proximity to Disney Springs shopping and Dining, however, is excellent.
It would be great if All Ears could review some of the "off property" resorts that are close by like the Marriot or even the Four Seasons - especially since some of the perks of staying on site have been diminished since the re-openings. I'd love to see a comparison! Thanks Quincy!!
I stay at Saratoga Springs every year I go to Disney World! I love the hotel rooms since you get enough space (Well, depends on which one you get). Some of their hotel rooms are like apartment homes, that's why I love staying there. And not to mention the pool, activities, lakes, and dining there!🌟💖
SS is where we stayed years ago on our very first trip. We loved it! We’ve gone a dozen times since then staying at a different resort each time. It’s my third favorite, with Wilderness Lodge and The Boardwalk beating it.
SS was our first DVC stay a couple of years ago...we had some issues- lack of USB ports and uncomfortable sleeper sofa...after refurbishments, it is a WONDERFUL DVC stay. The points are usually less there than any other resort. Our last stay was a 1BR with DS view. It was so nice. My mom was with us and she didn't do any parks...so it was a nice stay for her.
Love this. Thank you, Quincy.
You are excellent at reviewing hotels! if I needed to stay at a hotel at any point, I would want a Quincy review of it first. Also loved that you called it a "bebe sink"... the AllEars crew is really into Schitt's Creek it seems.
We stayed there during our last trip with our friends and we loved the resort. It's huge! We stayed on the Paddock too and it took us a while to find our way around. But once we did, we walked to the lobby and Disney Springs-wayyy faster than the busses lol.
Quincy, you are a hoot! We need more Quincy!
A massive THANK YOU for mentioning the internal bus route order of stops. We will be visiting the US and staying here next year and I heard the transportation could be lengthy as by the time the bus reaches your stop, it might be full. So, we have every intention of walking to a stop that gets serviced first. On that note, I find it strange that many reviews of large resorts see lots of walking as a negative. I suppose if you have mobility issues it would be, though for most of us, we should be seeing it as a PRO as well :-)
I went to the Disney Institute. When it was there, it wasn’t really professional learning. It had sports, media, and cooking classes. I took rock climbing, animation, and a healthy cooking class. I also had an excellent chicken salad sandwich at their restaurant, which has been the inspo for my own recipe.
Great review! If cash rooms follow DVC check in times (since this is a DVC resort), check in is listed as “after 4 pm”.
Yes please to Riviera Resort Tour 👍🏻
We were just there last week and we loved it and so did the rest of the family with us. It was quiet and we loved being able to walk to Disney Springs.
Wait, they have a 3pm check-in?! Totally agree with you about the placement of the TV! They should definitely swap that bench around with the dresser, especially considering the drawers aren't too deep to get in the way of walking from one part of the room to the other. That dip looks SO delicious, oh my goodness. The 'Future Quincy' interruption had me rolling lol! That has to be the largest 'grocery' section i've seen at a resort, wow. We did the S'mores Kit over at Kidani, and the kids (and myself lol!) loved it! I'd love for you to explore the Riviera!
Isn’t it 4 pm because it is a DVC resort or do they let non-DVC in at 3?
Nice to see you breaking into the deluxe resorts, I hope you get around to doing Old Key West. My personal favorite, and another opportunity for massive amounts of cardio.
Agreed, really love OKW!
Thanks Quincy!!! We are going to be there next week!!
I love staying at SSR its so nice to be able to leave the parks and have such a easy walk from our resort to Disney Springs for a wide variety of dinner options.
The first Disney resort I ever stayed at was Saratoga springs in October of 2021. Absolutely loved it!
My family ALWAYS stays at Saratoga! We are an easy-going group and absolutely love it!
Love this! I’m very interested in staying at Saratoga Springs so this was a great video 😊
Love The word from future Quincy 😂 also the edits with the jockey statue 😂
All Ears…. You guys are the best!
Great resort review Quincy! Love to see Old Key West review some time. We stayed at SSR in mid January in a Paddock studio 4647. I liked it had a trundle bed instead of a sofa bed, my daughter said it was more comfortable. Renovated room was very nice. I would have liked a table and chair. Nice views and very quiet, 6min walk to quick service and lobby. Didn't have car, used Uber to parks and busses back seemed to work well for us.
I love Saratoga it has its pros and cons like every resort across the entire Walt Disney World property when it comes to going to the theme parks or Disney Springs I love the upgrades that were installed from the complete refurbishment of the queen size Murphy bed in the living room of the one-bedroom villa along with the pull-down full size under the television makes it easier to accommodate five people also easier to maintain bathtub is a big plus over the previous whirlpool tubs that never seemed to be cleaned properly
You can just take any bus from stop to stop around the resort! It’s no sweat! ❤️
We love Saratoga Springs. We were just there last week. We are going back in April and there will be 8 of us. We are looking forward to it. Points are not very high which is nice.
Thank you quincy I always look forward to you stay cation reviews
We are at Saratoga Springs now. We have a car, and after a bit of orientation , we got around really well. We are DVC and in a One Bedroom. Other than there being a LOT of doors in the bathroom, we are really enjoying our stay. Our room was ready by the time we got to the resort.
Saratoga is wonderful and I think it’s the best resort on property. Really do, and I’ve stayed at most. Walk or boat to the best restaurants at Disney Springs. Lovely theme and gorgeous grounds. Some of best pools on property. Great gym. Great quick serve. Very peaceful. Surprised at how it even overtook Boardwalk as our favourite this trip. And of course along with Riviera has some of the best rooms on property. The only thing I would say is the Turf Club and Lounge area need a total remodel. I hear that could be coming.
Great tour Quincy, thank you. Boardwalk villas next please?😁
Thanks Quincy - I have been waiting for this review! We are staying at SSR for the first time in May and it looks so beautiful. We normally stay at Epcot Resorts but I found a great deal on David’s DVC so we grabbed it for a quick 4 day trip. I love walking :)
I'd like to see a tour of the Contemporary Resort and their new Incredibles rooms!
Absolutely love SS. We have stayed at pretty much every resort (except Riviera) on property and this is the one for us. I like to golf,the wife likes the spa. We both love the short walk(or boat ride) to the restaurants,bars,and shopping at DS more so than being on the monorail line or being in the middle of nowhere at AK.
Least favorite resort is hands down Grand Floridian.
Quincy, I love your resort review videos!!! I would like to see the Tree Houses...
When Saratoga Springs was Disney Institute, it was amazing. We spent a day at Disney Institute and took an animation drawing class and a class where we cooked a dinner that was featured on the front cover of a food magazine. I can't remember everything we cooked but we made pesto and a berry crumble which was amazing. It was a great idea that we wish was still offered at WDW.
Love this resort. This is my DVC Home resort. Just stayed here Dec 2021, in Congress Park (nice walk to Disney Springs), love the new refurb, 1 bedroom place, the Murphy bed was so comfortable. Did mobile check in, so quick & easy, didn’t have to go to check in desk.
I'm still relatively new to the whole Disneyworld traveling thing, this was gonna be our second choice, but we choose Boardwalk instead, which is still an equally amazing hotel. I mean you can't beat walking distance between 2 parks! But honestly, this place looks amazing especially for a studio room. Its hard to tell when you take second opinions from others so I like to think its best to have lower expectations when you're trying a new hotel for the first time. I didn't know about the "split stay" until recently from DFB, so I think its a really neat idea if you wanna try out different hotels during your stay.
It's our DVC home, and we love it!!
We LOVE Saratoga Springs!
it's our dvc home so we've been there a number of times. One time we stayed in the last building in Congress Park and it was literally a 1 minute walk to the Springs.
FYI, the hideaway bed is a "Murphy" bed, not a "Trundle" bed. Also, DVC always only provided paper plates, cups, etc. in DVC Deluxe Studios over the years. Only 1, 2 and 3 BR Villas have real plates, cutlery, pots, utensils, etc. for guests to use.
Came here to say the same. Wanted to add that I appreciate the TV being in front of the couch. Better for viewing & less strain on the mattress as it isn't be used as seating for the television.
Um, what? I've been a Parks geek for twenty years, and can't recall ANYONE ever saying Saratoga was the "Worst" on property. (Apart from it being too expensive for non-DVC, and forgotten by the DVC's once the new Deluxe Villas were built everywhere else.)
My generation grew up believing that nobody ever stayed at All-Star Sports, except for the cheerleaders and school-band trips.
congratulations you fell for their clickbait
we just had our first stay at bonnet creek and will never stay at a dvc again. the amenities, the room, the food, the outdoor ambiance, the price...it was unreal what we got in comparison to what we were used to paying
I love these hotel tours!! I was at Hollywood Studios yesterday and I thought I saw Quincy but the girl had shorter hair so I didn't say hi. But if it was Quincy, then "Hi!" from the past haha
OMG! I was at Saratoga Springs the same time you were in the same hotel area!! The paddock!
I was at this resort for the first week of January. I watch your resort videos faithfully and was hoping you’d do this one before I went lol. It was fine. I’d do it again for a solo trip but not with my family.
Just make your way through all of the resorts! Lol
Isn't checkin at the DVC resorts 4:00 pm? I stayed here with my kids last June and we didn't feel like it was that much walking, we had a standard one bedroom villa in The Grandstand, but felt like with the feature pool and restaurants being so central, it wasn't too much walking. We really loved how many great pools there were. We loved that Grandstand pool was RIGHT outside of our room for a quick swim or could walk over to the High Rock Spring pool if we had more time. The cast members at the gift shop and bell services remember us everyday and it was the first time we felt that "home" feeling. We aren't DVC, but visit about 4 times a year and LOVE Disney. We are staying here again for spring break and are extra excited the boats are running again.
Love Saratoga Springs! We stayed here once and I would be happy to go back. For dinner I would definitely go to disney springs instead of Turf Club.
My first Home resort. When we bought it, SSR was considered the ghetto. Whelp it's always poppin. We love it.
💎 Close proximity to POFQ and Beignets😋
💎Walking distance to DS.
💎Best views from Congress Park
💎INTERNAL BUSES
Yep it's the worst Disney property ever😉
Thanks so much for this tour Quincy! Have only stayed there once for a short weekend since buying into DVC and wanted to get options for things to do on days when we are not visiting the parks. I think SS would make for a relaxing trip. We got a Studio last time, next time we’ll try a one bedroom. Could you please do Bay Lakes soon? We have a trip planned there this summer.
Fun feature, if you look at the gazebo entrance to the pools at congress park, it looks like a Monorail.
At the beginning this resort was not appeal to me, but thanks to your video I changed my mind. I find the room (what a view!) and the landscape beautiful. I hope to see Tree house villas.
I love Saratoga Springs. We always try to stay there. The new decor is beautiful.. Love the activity center. They also have the BEST restaurant in Disney World and it has finally reopened - Turf Club Bar and Grill!!
Can you do transportation vids for each hotel? Like every route to each park and Disney Springs? Maybe all the ones that just have buses could be one. But it would be nice to know all the transportation options at each hotel.
I think you either got lost or are the worlds slowest walker. We've stayed at SSR over a dozen times and even the furthest building in the Carousel section is barely a 10 minute walk to the lobby. And that's pushing a stroller haha
We love this resort. It is very relaxing and so convenient to Disney Springs. It’s is actually very underrated.
Loved it
Jockey uniforms are called silks. I live just outside of the real Saratoga Springs in NY. Except for the horse references this looks nothing like Saratoga Springs.
Doing a solo staycation soon. Can't wait.
We LOVE Saratoga Springs!! So close to Disney Springs.
We just rented DCV here for our next trip so this was really good and informative. Internal bus systems at Disney resorts always confuse me so I think I'll talk to the Cast Members when we get there about it.
i was never much for this resort, but having to deal with a nor’easter this weekend, i’m so there.
Hey Quincy, I was wondering what Margaritaville was like, the resort, not the houses. And is the water park any good? Keep up the great videos, love your hair!
We LOVE LOVE LOVE Saratoga Springs Resort! It is like living in a community of Disney fans. The grounds are beautiful and very relaxing. There is an abundant variety of water fowl & birds. They Community Center has fun activities. It is reasonable walk to Disney Springs, or you can take a boat or bus. It is so lovely at night with the sounds of the crickets & frogs. We always ask to stay in the Paddock section: it is a reasonable walk to Disney Springs (without paying a premium fee for the Congress Park section), the kids love the pool, and the Paddock Grill services up counter service meals & has a soda refill station. The walk across the bridge to get to Carriage House is so pretty and doesn't take that long.
Since Disney refurbished the rooms, the wall bed in the living room is fantastic! The rooms are so nice and new.
I know that people think that SSR is sprawling -- and it is, but I think that all the DVCs are different to appeal to different tastes. If you live in the big city in an apartment with no ponds, grassy areas and meandering paths, SSR is a glorious change with water, beautiful landscaping and wonderful walkways. Perhaps if someone lives in a home and has to drive a distance to a store or entertainment, then something like Beach Club Villas or the Bay Lake Tower may seem like an easier vacation with everything at close proximity. Disney has a DVC Resort or a Disney Resort Hotel that appeals to nearly every preference.
We always enjoy staying at SSR, so please keep telling everyone it is Disney's 'worst' DVC. More vacancies for us! LOL
I love the vibes at this resort. We are considering buying DVC and this is definitely the resort I would pick as our home resort.
Pretty cool too that the Treehouse Villas are the only nudist resort on WDW property.
Quincy, how about a tower room at Riviera next? Dying to see your science there!
I love this video! Quick question...are the boats accessible for those on ECV's or wheelchairs?
what?! this is my favorite resort in Walt Disney World
I just came back from my 2nd stay at SS. I really enjoy this resort. The only bummer is that I couldn't rope drop the parks via the bus. BTW the TV can tilt out from the wall so you can watch it from the main bed. And in the studio I stayed in, it was hung more dead center in the room.
that is a huge bummer not to be able to rope drop
Love the resort reviews. I love to see the different rooms. The last board game, that you didn't know what it was, looks like Parcheesi to me. Thank you for doing all of these tours.
I’d love to see a Ft Wilderness tent camping video!
Woah woah woah. I love SSR. I’m a DVC owner and I Stan SSR lol
🍀🍀🍀🍀 I have had the great pleasure of staying on property a few times. Never here though...may have to consider this when we get out of our lockdown 🇨🇦 - AGAIN!!! I need Disney back in my life 😁
I'm going to Disney at the end of March even if I have to swim across the Lake Erie to get into Buffalo (I'm 🇨🇦 as well). We will be staying at Saratoga Springs but I'm renting a scooter for the week so walking won't be an issue for me. 😁
@@theknittingchick oh how I wish...I may just NEED to make it happen. Have a magical vacation 🥰
I would love to see you do tours of good neighbor hotels
Does Disney give you guys deals for doing all these awesome reviews, because they should! This hotel looks beautiful!
They use annual pass discounts and get tax write off because it's in conjunction with work 💡
Nice resort tour. How about doing Fort Wilderness? Both the cabins and how it is for an RVer.
That would have been cool to do your resort tour using a surrey bike!
Omg… it’s a Murphy Bed, not a trundle bed! Lol they’re not bad though!
The clickbait title got me! I thought it was implying that Quincy had a bad experience and was naming SSR as the worst resort 😬 I’m glad to see that’s not the case 😅
I'm not surprised at the click-bait. Having to stand in line that long to learn my room number would piss me off from the beginning. I'm wondering if that room number problem couldn't have been solved with a phone call, while waiting comfortably in the car. If not, boo hiss to this hotel.
We have stayed 4 times in SS in the last 3 years. 1 in Congress park and 3 in grandstand. The G pool is 24 hrs open before covid and right now. It’s not seasonally. A lot of people don’t know this that here. The deluxe resorts hot tub and pools are 24 hrs excluding the water slide cuz there are no lifeguards. Old key west is this way as well. We have had golf course views at grandstand and the funniest was the big turkeys that came out on Easter Day 🤣. I found that secret store but it was always closed. The pro shop one lol. I think ss has a great vibe and I alway say it’s the poor man’s grand Floridian. The rooms have an old school vibe that I think in the 1 bedroom is similar and better than the GF IMO. Gf u pay for the location obvi. At ss if u get a kitchen like we did utilize it for meals and we cooked big ones in there. I miss some things from
The old rooms before they remodeled but oh well lol. The bathrooms are hugeeeeeee here. We walked back and forth to Disney springs while at Congress park trip (their pool and hot tub is also 24 hrs) and we were into the marketplace in 5 minutes. I attempted to walk to artists palette for a mobile order from CP and it was not close and one point I had to walke in street and grass grrrr it took 15 minutes. Overall this place is Newly remodeled and worth it. The food choices in AP is not that good use the kitchen.
I LOVE THESE VIDEOS AND THEY HAVE SAVED ME HUNDREDS!
Quincy - love the video. You should definitely get a steadicam for the tours - will make the footage a lot smoother and less up and down with your steps
She is very unpolished
Check in is at 4 pm also studios always have disposable dishes. Only rooms with actual kitchens have real dishes.
41:00 Or Dolphins, according to the architect that designed the Swan and Dolphin apparently.
Disney Institute was inspired by the Chautauqua Institution in Western NY....close to where Eisner's MIL lived.
Would love to see your take on the Poly.
Quincy. I breally enjoy your Resort Tour Stays. Have you stayed at Disney's Contemporary Resort? Love to see a tour of that before I stay there in the new year.
The board game in the restaurant that you pointed out but didn't know what it was...it's called parcheesi. My parents had this from their childhood and we played it a lot growing up.
I was going to write that too! I love that game!
Non DVC member, used David's DVC Rental saved a ton of money. We stayed in the Springs, same room as seen in video. IF you stay in this area and have to use busses for parks, please be aware that this is the last stop in their loop; therefore, you are the last to board, the busses can only accommodate 2 ECV's per bus...if it's busy, you will have to wait, and wait, and wait...best off going to the Grandstand...that's their 1st stop. As per Quincey, the resort is a nightmare of confusion. As a former Cast member I can say this is a very clean& quiet resort with larger than standard rooms. Please also note for the room type Quincy had, there's no hand soap..used the dish soap ...worked out, wish we would have known!
The game on the wall at Turf Club that Quincy wasn't sure about is Parcheesi!
I love Saratoga springs! And I’m from NY LOL
Quincy.. You may not know this... Long before the Disney institute.. There used to be 2 bedroom vacation villas. Their was 3 bedrooms but the third bedroom had to be locked out because of fire codes. But my family used to stay in these villas. They were much larger with full living and dining rooms.
I'd like to see you stay at Gran Destino Tower and the French Quarter resort...