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PHOTO TOUR OF A ROOM AT DISNEY’S CONTEMPORARY RESORT

Note: Rooms here are being refurbed, reportedly to an Incredibles theme.

Rooms at Disney’s Contemporary Resort open from corridors–in all Tower rooms but 14th floor suites, the corridor is open to the A-Frame interior and thus to the child, monorail, or flirting noises from below. Higher rooms give better views and less noise.

Here’s the view into the room from the corridor.

As is common, the bath is on side and the closets on the other.

The closet side has the coffeemaker…

…with a mini-fridge, and some small storage shelves, below.

The closet has two parts, one with a luggage rack…

…and another with a safe, iron and ironing board, and what we will come to see as some sorely needed drawers.

Across the hall is the bath, with two sinks, a tub and shower that are not separated from the rest of the space…

…and a toilet in its own space.

The absence of a fully divided bath–with the sinks in one area and everything else in another–makes these rooms a little less handy for families.

The sinks are a bit of a design mystery as well.

Note the close up–a cool design, but the size and flat bottom means limited area to store toiletries, and also lousy drainage from the sink itself.

There’s some storage space under the sinks.

Deeper in the room you’ll find two queens on one side.

Here’s the beds from the back of the room.

A closer view of one of the queens.

The bedside table between the queens has storage.

Between the beds and the bath is a groovy L-shaped desk. Note that part of it rolls out, and can serve as a little dining or games table.

The part of the “L” that’s closest to the bed is also the dresser. Putting the dresser drawers here, rather than under the TV as is more common, allows for an arty treatment of that under-TV space (see below). But as a result, there’s not much room for these drawers–making the room overall short on drawer space. Moreover, they are inconveniently located.

On the other side of the room you’ll find the TV thingy, a very green hassock, and a couch.

The TV side from the back of the room.

Below the TV is a screen that lights with a switch, creating an interesting interpretation of a fireplace. It’s too big for a night light, and families everywhere wish it were drawers instead.

The couch …

…and flips into a bed. I measured this bed as 72 inches by 30 inches. With no end rails, in a pinch it can sleep a little longer than that. The cushion is 6 inches deep.

At the end of the room is a full-width balcony. Here’s a view from one of our rooms on the Bay Lake side of the Tower…

And here, on a less pretty day, is a balcony from a Magic Kingdom view room.

Some fireworks from the Magic Kingdom view:

Contemporary rooms are spacious, flexible and interesting. But a little too interesting. Design choices limit storage and privacy, making these rooms not quite as family friendly as some others at Disney World.

THE GARDEN WING AT DISNEY’S CONTEMPORARY RESORT

This review continues here.

TOPICS IN THIS REVIEW OF DISNEY’S CONTEMPORARY RESORT

• Overview and summary of Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• A photo-tour of a standard Tower room at the Contemporary Resort
• Details on the South Garden Wing of the Contemporary Resort
• The amenities at the Contemporary Resort
• Dining at the Contemporary Resort
• The pools at the Contemporary Resort, and
• More on theming and accommodations at the Contemporary Resort

OTHER KEY PAGES FOR WHERE TO STAY AT DISNEY WORLD

• Where to stay–the Basics
• Where first-timers should stay
• Reviews of all the Disney World resorts, based on my 160+ stays in them

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