We were down twice last year. In May we stayed at the Polynesian Resort (largest regular rooms from among the Disney properties.) With it being on the monorail and having the volcano pool in addition to the quiet pool it was the perfect place to spend a week with our granddaughters, ages 7 & 9. I booked during their "pay for 4, get 3 free" deal.

We booked a "bounce-back" special to return for the first week in December in order to see all of the Christmas decorations and shows. Since that was just myself and DH we chose the Boardwalk Inn. We liked it for the same reasons Tom mentioned, though in December we had no interest in the pool.

I didn't think we would go again until our grandson was old enough for his trip but could not pass up the "monster code" we received that offered 40% off any Disney property room during certain weeks during the remainder of this year. Now we have another December trip planned for just the two of us staying in a safari view room at Animal Kingdom Lodge because Animal Kingdom is my favorite park and I've enjoyed meals at AKL.

For an absolute wealth of information go to www.disboards.com The forums there are extremely active. WARNING: They can become addictive!

Also, www.allears.net has an extensive listing of resort photos, restaurant menus etc.