We've stayed at CBR twice and really enjoyed it both times. My boys are huge pirate fans so we stayed in the pirate rooms both times, and even then we didn't mind the walk to the food court or pool. I don't know when the reviews you read were submitted, but all the rooms at CBR recently underwent major refurbs. When we first stayed at CBR in June of 2009 I think they were just completeing the refurb. I can't imagine the rooms could be too dirty or worn out yet. Our rooms were always clean and everything looked new, even on our trip in June of this year.