Should YOU Stay at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort? 

Quick tip when leaving a park at the end of the day, if the line for Caribbean Beach is long, like leaving Magic Kingdom, turn around and check across the bus stop at Riviera Resort. Usually way less of a line and you can take the bus there and walk to your room from Riviera or if you are at the far end of the resort, take the skyliner to the next station and walk from there. Saved us a lot of waiting time with a sleeping 3 yr old on my shoulder.

Something I've never heard mentioned - you can watch Epcot fireworks from Banana Cabana. We had no idea when we stayed there for a couple of nights at the end of October. We were just hungry so we wandered over shortly before they were closing and the cast member went out of her way to make sure we had a seat that would give us a great view of fireworks. We looked at each other and shrugged because we HAD NO IDEA because you've never mentioned this tip before. Sure enough - terrific view of the Epcot fireworks.

I truly enjoyed staying at the Caribbean Beach resort. Everyone was so nice and the room was just what we needed for our stay. We did stay in Aruba so we were close to the skyliner which helped. I would definitely stay here again.

This absolutely needs to be a series! What a great video from the DFB team we know and trust! Amazing info and visuals for new people and others like me who has a fav hotel but looking to branch out! Love, love, love this! Please do more with the other hotels!

Just want to say thank you for making this video and for everyone commenting about their experiences there! First time trip to WDW in May and staying at CBR, so it's good to hear the advice as to what to consider when there, particularly room location!

We spent our Honeymoon there 31 years ago. First time staying at a moderate resort. We prefer Port Orleans French Quarter now! But staying on property is always magical!

I love CBR, pool is amazing, skyliner hub is HUGE and Sebastian's Bistro is one of the most underrated restaurants on the property, plus PIRATES and THE LITTLE MERMAID theming. Just a wonderful resort.

We stayed at CBR and absolutely loved it!! We drove so we didn't have to deal with the bus. We missed the skyliner opening by 5 days. The rooms were newly remodeled, very clean and the bed was comfortable. The cast members were so nice. Every day they made sure we had a hidden mickey (towel made) somewhere in our room. The vibe was so relaxing, which is just right after a day at the parks in the middle of August. The pool was divine. First night at the parks we got back to the resort late and we couldnt order/buy food. The restaurant manager went out of his way to get some chicken, fries and a salad for us. I mean, how super nice is that?? Best cast members ever. LOVE LOVE LOVE CBR!!

Simply put. CBR is my favorite. A combination of location and affordability. I have stayed here the my last 5 visits. My next is in January 2022.

Great review! Appreciate the deep dive into building locations.

I'm going back here with my family the summer of 2022 and I'm so excited. I loved it there.

I love this resort for sentimental reasons but the rooms truly need a refresh. I think this review was spot on!

I love these deep dives on specific hotels, AJ! Very helpful!

We stayed there this September and it worked for us. Loved going out of our room, cross our courtyard in the Aruba section to the water and watching the fireworks from Hollywood Studious with the beautiful Rivera Resort. The Skyliner was fun going to/from Hollywood and Epcot and grabbing a coffee at Joffee's! The staff at Sebastion was great and took care of my sister's food allergy.

CBR is amazing. We love it here and go back annually. Amazing place to relax on non-park days. Very chill. The addition of the skyliner hub makes this place a must.

Yeah I like these types of videos where you talk about a specific resort and if its worth it to stay there. I can see myself staying here at CBR for a few days. It looks so fun and lively.

I stayed here in May of 2021 and loved it! Yes, it is huge and there is a lot of walking but I loved it anyway. The Skyliner is a definite plus!

This was great! My husband and I stayed in Aruba at Caribbean Beach on our honey moon in 1994, so this brought back a lot of nice memories. Thank you for sharing!!

I stayed at Pop Century last month and got on the skyliner from the CB hub. I’ve thought about staying here next year because it was such an easy & enjoyable ride to Epcot. This video was very helpful and I’m very much looking forward to the other resort’s ‘Worth it?’ videos.

We just stayed here and it was really nice and quiet! Our pirate themed room was great! And the skyliner was amazing! Took just a few minutes and you were in the parks 😊

My family adores CBR!! The kids love it and my husband really enjoy the vibe!

Going this spring for the first time! Have loved staying at A of A annually, so wanted to give CB a try! We scoped it out earlier this year and like the theming and skyliner access.

I'm glad at the end you gave your honest opinion. I hate watching videos when they say, it's up to you! I really wanted to know what you thought and this was great.

Caribbean beach resort was the first hotel we stayed at, with our kids. Before skyliner was built. The hotel and grounds were beautiful but transportation was a mess.. it took us 30 minutes to pick up or drop off some nights. We loved the pool. We have been staying in the boardwalk hotels since. We like being able to easily walk to 2 resorts and having lots of restaurant options between all those hotels.

Stay at CRB in 2019 we loved it! My husband, parents and I loved the island feel and the kids also loved the main pool! We stayed in Jamaica and enjoyed the walk to OPR every morning for breakfast! The no elevator was a bummer with a 2 year old and stroller because we were on the second floor. But was still magical!

I think it was definitely worth it. Easy skyliner access bus stop was easy to find. Don’t regret it one bit. And lunch is great !

SUPER helpful thank you!

We stayed there the week before thanksgiving and the skyliner and the pineapple coconut bread pudding from banana cabana totally made it worth it to stay there.

We LOVE CBR! We stayed in 2018 and have another stay booked for 2023. We love the skyliner and use it to visit CBR on every trip even if we are staying elsewhere. I recommend Aruba 51 Or Jamaica 45. Easy to get to both skyliner stations and also a very short walk over the island to the main pool and dining. The Coke Freestyle machines in each village are great for mug refills.

I just stayed in a pirate room over Halloween and had no complaints! Would definitely consider staying here again just to use the Skyliner. There was absolutely no line any morning or night and the speed and ease of it was incredible! Definitely beats any other transportation that Disney has to offer.

Just got back from our first stay at a Disney Resort and this was it. We were in building 24 of Martinique. We loved how it was just a short walk to the Skyliner and loved how we were the FIRST stop in the morning for the bus. Food at Banana Cabana was great. The pool there looked amazing but we didn't have any time to use it. I would stay there again.

Thank you for sharing this I just recently got a job at this resort in quick service food have not started yet I'm so excited to even work for the company. on my vacation I have walked past this place just looking at everything and other videos I have watched on RU-vid do not even go into detail and information The way you do thank you for sharing this video

I can’t wait for the other hotel videos. We have a DVC but not that many points each year and we got the annual pass they offered at a discount this time. We plan on trying out different hotels as we only stay at our home resort Animal Lodge. I have watched your other video ranking all the hotels and that actually helped us narrow some down a lot. Thanks

We loved staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort. We were in the Aruba village and we were very close to the Riviera Skyliner.. We ate ar Sebastians but we also utilized the Riviera's restaurants. I've stayed at Port Orleans Riverside and I would say I enjoyed Caribbean beach just as much.

I stayed there in June for a resort only stay. It was awesome. It’s two for one in a way as the Riviera is pretty much part of the complex. Don’t bother with the Pirate Rooms they’re smaller and the furthest away from the lobby/main pool and cost more than a preferred room

Stayed in 2017 on my honeymoon and I loved it. Even while it was under construction

We loved staying at CBR. The skyliner hub out weighed the bus issue for us. Would stay there again if the opportunity comes around.

Stayed there December 2020 with my 3 granddaughters. Did love the skyliner location. We were in Aruba. However, about a 10 minute walk to main pool and restaurant. And, tons of bus stops taking forever to get home at night when tired. Not sure if I will stay there again. We stayed at Pop in October and my granddaughters loved it way more.

I loved staying here! My boyfriend and I stayed in Jamaica and it was PERFECT!!

When i stayed at this resort I I was on the ground floor and I had a beach right outside my hotel room and I spent most of my day in the hammock and I loved it so much

We just had sebastions and it was incredible, maybe give it another try!

Yessss stayed here in Trinidad in a pirate water view room and it was amazing! While Trinidad is the farthest from the lobby, it has its own bus stop, pool andddd is the closest walk to the skyliner

Stayed there in 2019. We got a pirate room which wasn't my choice but my kids loved it. They also LOVED the pool. I thought Sabastians was tasty and enjoyed the quick service there. Skyliner was almost open but that would have been awesome to use. Cons were that it's really spread out. We were in probably furthest room from main area/pool and it was a 15 minute hike. Pirate beds weren't comfortable at all for two adults either.

We love Caribbean Beach. It's our favorite resort for transportation options and the price and we honestly like the food options.

Absolutely worth it, especially the pirate room. Sebastians bistro is excellent too

thank you!

An excellent and even-handed view of CB.

We stayed at the Caribbean back in '93 when we were kids. Our parents let me and my brother choose our hotel and we chose it for the awesome pool. Wish they had the pirate treasure hunt back then, although I still would have been too old!

It's my first WDW trip in 3.5 weeks, and I'm a mess! I've only ever been to the States once before and that was 23 years ago. I'm staying at CBR and now I'm feeling much better about it from seeing this video and reading the comments. Thanks guys 😘

Excited for this “is it worth it…” hotel series! Also, I’m really hoping you’ll sail The Wish in 2022. 🤞

I love that resort. skyliner is a huge plus, but I agree tha5bthete needs to have more eateries. but u can hop on the skyliner to epcot and eat over there.

We stayed there before the skyliner, so that’s a bonus now. If you have small children that want to go to the cool pool it’s a long walk or a cold bus ride from some rooms

Just stayed at Caribbean Beach last week, near the Riviera Skyliner Station and not very close to one of it's towers. The HUM of the Skyliner can be heard inside our ground floor room. Me? I loved it (I like a bit of white noise to help me sleep). Also: Don't park your car directly under one of the towers unless you want your car to get speckled with greasy black dew drops from the cable sheaves above.

I stayed at Caribbean Beach last month for my birthday and it was so lovely! The cast was amazingly nice, the quick service food wasn’t bad, extremely walkable resort, beautiful white sand beaches and hammocks to relax in after a park day. The skyliner was great and the buses were very prompt and quick- usually to the parks in a half hour for me. My one quibble was the room- I couldn’t get the A/c to stop running and it wasn’t as clean as I’d like. But the cast really went out of their way to make me feel special and for the price and transportation I’d stay there again!

When I booked it was Caribbean or Coronado. Most was closed to reservations for covid. I stayed here once .. 12 years ago? I liked it then. We will see this time... 26 days and counting!

i was there 2nd week of November/21 I really enjoyed it!

You forgot the Joffery's coffee stand at the Sky Liner, which is not a total game changer, but tips the scales with my crew. We stayed at POP in August (to save a few bucks) and took the Sky Liner over to get our coffee fix :)

My family and I love Caribbean beach! We’ve stayed every year for the last three years (even April 2021 during Covid). All the critiques are valid, especially the food. However, the skyliner is amazing for families with small children. We have a 1 and 4 year old who need naps, so being able to come back after lunch then park hop using the skyliner is amazing. Mid day, between 2-5pm there’s literally no line so getting back to Hollywood studios and and Epcot is so fast.

I can't wait to go back to Disney!!

I personally really like Caribbean Beach resort! Even the bus rides didn’t seem super long. It is a short bus ride to Disney Springs too which was convenient for eating meals. I also stayed in Aruba and it was so convenient because of the skyliner, and if you stay there and get on the Riveria skyliner stop you can go directly to Epcot which was nice. We also were lucky and had our room be right next to a bus stop. In my experience I preferred to be close to transportation versus the main lobby because we were always in more of a hurry to get to transportation and get to the parks than to walk to the pool, gift shop, or restaurants. Just my thoughts!

We do love CBR and end up there most trips (we always stay moderate). My daughter, since she was a little, has loved the tropical vibe. I have always put it just a notch below the Port Orleans resorts. But I must say the Skyliner really tips CBR over the top for me now as well. I honestly can’t imagine going back to Port Orleans now just because of the skyliner alone. And we do always walk over to the Martinique bus stop for AK and MK - so sad AJ let the world in on the secret! 🏝

Love CBR! staying there again in 2022

Absolutely loooove this resort!! Last time I stayed there was in 2019. Riviera was not complete yet, but looked amazing. I really enjoy taking a nice leisurely walk around the resort after a long day in the park just to kind of wind down before bed. I know what you're thinking A.J.; really more walking? It's just that it's so calm, peaceful and beautiful late at night; and that walk kinda relaxes me. This is my go to. Can't wait to go back in May 2022 and experience the Riviera Resort too. Oh, and the skyline was not operational the last time either...another Caribbean Beach Resort perk. Usually don't eat here, but going to try Sebastian's this time if they are still offering the "All you care to eat" option. Ok A.J., we agree to disagree on this one...lol

Will try it next Summer, because we are a Family of 5. It seems lovely. The Bus seems to be a Problem in every moderate Resort.

I stayed there last summer. It’s fine for two people but it would be a tight fit for more. The rooms are small and dated. The plus it’s close to Epcot and Hollywood studios and you have a Skyliner station.

This was my first Disney resort I stayed at 🤩🌟

My husband and my 2 kids stayed here November of 2020. It was our first time at CBR. We were placed in Jamaica 5 person sleeper with water view. We absolutely loved this resort!! Yes the main pool was a longer walk but my kids ran over to the pool because the loved the bigger pool. Our meals at Banana Cabana were amazing!! Loved the cast members serving us! I was so amazed how easy it was to walk from our room to the Skyliner! Easy Peasy!!! We will be back to this resort!!

We were there last week and stayed in a preferred room at Martinique. The A/C wouldn’t turn off even when I switched it off. Our stay was for seven days and housekeeping did little besides restocking towels. The only thing that made it worth it was the skyliner rides to and from Epcot after eating and drinking ourselves into a coma. 😂

My family has stayed here 3 times- we liked it alot-- wish there were more selections u coud order from room service

I trained there for my home hotel for quick service food. It’s a amazing hotel.

will be staying at Caribbean Beach next Month... first time so guess we will see..

Perfect outside of all the walking!

I remember staying here several years ago. Ironically, we stayed there because it was the 2nd cheapest Disney hotel available at the time. I enjoyed it. It was summertime. Not sure if I would stay here during the holidays. This was also before Covid.. I can't imagine having to wait hours to get to Magic Kingdom due to a bull bus!

My home resort on Disney property going again in 6 days for my January 2024 trip this time staying for 8 nights

Stayed there many years ago (2012) and I have to say I remember the whole experience as incredibly pleasant. The busses that would pick you up and take you to various destinations (including restaurants) was particularly nice... but that wad a long time ago lmfao

I stayed at Caribbean Beach in October and loved it. I was in the Barbados section and loved it. Right between the skyliner and the pool/pool bar.

Yes!!! Love CBR.

We enjoy staying at the Coronado and the Caribbean Beach. We don't have kids, so we do enjoy the themes and "less kids" being around is a perk for us! The distance from the main buildings can be a pain, but we don't mind the walk on occasion. We typically don't eat at the resort quick-services anyway. The skyliner was a great addition to this resort, making it a go-to choice for us.

I just stayed here over the summer!!

Apparently I stayed there once when I was younger but I can’t remember but this video was useful it deciding if I want to stay there personally I don’t mind a walk and when it comes to Disney I am always up and out the door 1 hour before transportation (I.E 🚌 or skylines) start running so I can be one of the first in line but my mom and dad who I usually go with are not that enthusiastic and the no elevators would be a problem on my mom’s knees so I guess this one is out BUT that’s ok I love POP have stayed 2 times so if I want to take the skyline I will stay there bonus points that it is a value resort so more money to save and spend elsewhere

Great video. Can you do a similar one on the Swan and Dolphin hotel??

I really like this series, looking forward to the videos on the other resorts as well.

We have stayed here at 5 times since the reopening of the parks for the only reason of the sky-liner. We find nothing great with the rooms but having the sky-liner makes it worth it. I do have to say we have has some of our worst experiences of all time here with the buses. We even missed an hour and a half of the opening night of BOO Bash because of the buses where we ending up hiring an uber and coming in on the monorail from the transportation center. We usual stay in building 32 in Barbados, it's a short walk to the sky-liner, main building and Barbados bus stop.

With the light refreshed rooms and the Under The Sea Rooms that replaced the Pirate Rooms- I think you need to do an updated video

I've stayed their twice, but probably won't again. I prefer buses in the morning because I don't want to fight a big line before I even got to a theme park. In fact, the last thing I want to do in the morning is take a long walk from one village to the end of the line of the Skyliner to wait to board it. It is nice during off-hours. I'm pretty much shifting to renting vacation houses these days anyway.

I looooooved staying there and it cost the same as pop century because of the deals going on last winter.

Have stayed at CBR 2 years in a row. It is an enjoyable resort. Yes, it is big, but my first love is Fort Wilderness ;) CBR is smaller.

We just stayed at CBR from 12/4 - 12/10 and stayed in Jamaica. We were in building 42 and while the property is huge it's not too bad. It was about a 5 - 7 minute walk to OPR and across the street from the skyliner. AJ is right about the buses they are very hit and miss and take a long time so plan accordingly. Banana Cabana was nice but, there is a wait for a table or a to go drink. Finally, Sebastian's was great. Everything severed family style and everything we ate was amazing. The food court was ok but not great. Hold off and go eat breakfast somewhere else.

My only gripe with Caribbean beach is I wish they really gave it flavor from the islands. Flags, distinct flavors, food and music on the property. For explain the Trinidad village should do mini carnivals. Jamaica should play instrumental reggae and offer amazing food. Martinique should real emphasize water preservation and exploring. Aruba could play into their marinetime history. They should all have history laced into theme.

I have never stayed there before however I walked through just to experience the restaurant which was delicious, and we got to the edge where the Riviera is and then took the skyliner. I will be honest I was not super impressed with the layout everything seemed very spaced apart but of course I know plenty of people who really love it there I guess to each his own. 🤷

i stayed there last year and it was awesome regardless

I’m going to Caribbean beach this summer although originally when I had booked my trip back in 2020 I was going to port Orleans riverside. I couldn’t rebook that hotel sadly as it’s not at present reopened, so went with this one. I defo think the sky liner will be great for me and also as I’m not that impressed with the quick service there I did think I’d be quite happy to hop over to the Rivera and use there’s from time to time. So it’s good to know that you can be a 10min walk away from that hotel of you stay in a certain part of the resort. I also don’t mind walking 10-15mins to some of the places as in the UK I generally walk such distances to get things anyway. However there could be times it might not be ideal.

CBR is ALWAYS worth it! It's has one of the best pools in all WDW resorts, and the best resort just to take a stroll around!

My 14 year old loved the Murphy Bed and was comfortable in it

We like to go rope drop to fireworks and leave everything out there in the parks. Huge hike to the room would be a dealbreaker for me. Thanks for affirming I should go somewhere else. So cute though!

We love CB ! even more so if you are just using a resort more as a hotel and hub for park days. stadard rooms are close to the skyliner stations and the busses have never been as crowded as POP or ArtOfAnimation... The biggest iffy thing about it is YOU HAVE TO GET A GROUND LEVEL ROOM IF YOU HAVE STROLLERS.

We stayed at Carribean beach a couple of weeks ago and can't recommend it enough, loved every minute of it

Stayed there a year ago and it was great! I recommend Jamaica. ✨👌

Could u do a video on disabled guests about tips, where to stay etc. I find your information great but would like tips to make it a great and better trip etc.

Great video! We've used your videos for 2 Disney trips and are using them for our trip coming in October. Do you know of any reason why the pirate themed rooms are always unavailable? No matter the date or number of nights it shows unavailable. Thanks for the amazingly informative videos