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Re: Great Place to Visit! NOT A DUMP! (by Rick M.):

gingers20 wrote:
Has anyone rented the cabanas by RI? Is it worth the money and what all do you get for the day?

I have toured them and at least he models we looked at were beautifull, but the rooms were are a bit smaller than the earlier floor plans in the East, North , and Tennis Villas of the West. and much smaller than the original plans of the west. (except for the 3 br which is now a lockout with the new plan). Personally, However, I am not that much more enamoured with them over the other sections. River Island has more of a concrete and pavement ambiance thant the other areas. I like the open green space in West better. Sure new is always nicer, but I have been to orange lake 8-10 times in the last 6-7 years and have never had a bad experience in the any sections. In fact on my last visit I had just spent a week at one of the Marriot resorts and the unit at Orange Lake (west village) was in much better shape than the one we left at Marriot. And that was before the rennovations underway. We are pretty picky and limit our trades to Gold Crown and 5 Star Marriots, Fairfields & Sheratons. The only exception is Orange Lake which holds it's own with all of them in any section!

Rick M