I love love love CSR
I have stayed there twice and enjoyed both stays. I love feel of CSR, enjoy walking around the resort. The pool is awesome, I love the pyramid slide. I always find the CM's really freindly there also, found everyone saying hello and good morning. Even the maintenence workers. The bar also has a great Pina Colada
I did not care for Pepper market my first trip, but liked it the 2nd. The food is really good.
As for the convention feel, maybe it does, I just never paid attention to it. I think it is why I find the busses at Coronado much better, not as crowded, due to the conventioners are at their conventions at the hotel, leaving the busses to us tourists
I have stayed at CBR back in 90' and loved staying there. It was spaced out, like CSR but it did not bother me. I loved seeing all the little bunnies and such while walking along the water to port royal. CBR was my fave till I stayed at CSR, now CSR is my fave.
Well, that I have stayed at, AKL is my fave overall , but I have not stayed there....YET!!