Disney Coronado Springs Resort

Disney Coronado Springs Resort is a beautiful resort with an asterisk. It was billed as a convention resort, but lacks amenities that business travelers are used to.

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Food

Pepper Market

Photo by Dad

The Coronado Springs Resort has a food court (Pepper Market) and a sit-down, full-service restaurant (Maya Grill). Both have good food.

Maya Grill

The Maya Grill is open for breakfast and dinner. It serves a buffet for breakfast that features the typical buffet offerings like eggs, pastries, bacon and adds breakfast burritos (a southwestern favorite).

The dinner menu features steaks, ribs, seafood, and the trimmings. Dinner starts at 5:00.

Pepper Market

Pepper Market has a more diverse menu than you find in Disney's other food courts. In addition to the standard hamburgers, you'll find items like fajitas, shrimp cocktail, and grilled tuna. It also serves a traditional breakfast.

There are 400 seats available in the open-air court. It's open from 6:30am to 11:00 pm. You visit various food stations and get your food then proceed to eat.

At the end of your meal you present the card you had stamped at each of the stations to your server and pay your bill.

Dad's Pepper Market page

Be advised, the Pepper Market adds a 10% service charge to every bill, which is very annoying.

Pools

The Coronado Springs Resort has a large central pool called The Dig Site. It's modeled after a Mayan pyramid and themed to look like a site in the middle of an archaeological dig. This has got to be one of the most unique pools at Disney World. It has a 46 foot tall Mayan pyramid surrounded by a large pool, a sand volleyball court, a bar called Siesta's and the largest outdoor hot tub in Disney World

Each of the building groups have a quiet pool.

The Dig Site Pool at Coronado Springs Resort

Photo by Michael Gray

Entertainment

There is a lot to do around the resort. At the Marina you can rents bikes and go for a ride, you can even rent a surrey bike (seats 4) and take the family for a leisurely ride. It wouldn't be a marina without boats. You can rent those cool SeaRaycers.

There are volleyball courts, hammocks, children's play areas, an arcade (standard Disney issue), and even a health club (see below). There's plenty to do at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort.

Health Club and Spa

No convention destination would be complete without a health club and spa. This is another difference between this resort and the rest of the Disney Moderate Resorts.

The La Vida Health Club is available 24/7 with a room key (no extra cost). It has staff available from 6 am to 9 pm. It has 3,000 square feet of Cybex weight machines, free weights, treadmills and stationary bikes. There are also tanning facilities and a large sauna. Personal training assistance is available.

The Casa De Belleza Salon offers hair styling, coloring, make-up and nail services and all the other things you can get at top notch salons. It's open from 9 am to 6 pm. Call for appointments.

Casa De Belleza Salon information

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Dad's Bottom Line

The tip policy at the food court is just a bit nutty. The pool is great and there is an awful lot to do around the resort.