Sorry, I don't know if the Dolphin carries it, but you can buy one gal. of distilled water for $2.99 at the Screen Door General Store on the Boardwalk. It's about a 10 minute boat ride there or a 10-12 minute walk.
(i purchased Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches - the frozen ones and just put them in the fridge- and heated them up in the mornings).
YASSS THIS. I never hopped before staying at the Dolphin (when you are at other resorts it takes so much time with the buses). We hopped everyday, mostly to Epcot for dinner. Go to one park in the morning, back to hotel to rest/swim... to another park for dinner.
I know.... my husband tells me to stop telling everyone!!! Even during sellout times though, you still have a huge chunk of the resort population staying for conventions so I don't see buses ever really being a problem.
Just back from the Dolphin. I apologize, I got no photos of the prices of things at Fuel! Many of the grab and gos were quite pricey ($15 for six pack of beer) but you pay for the convenience. I did use Safeway Delivery service, I met the driver outside of the lobby and picked up my groceries. Excellent service, they don't accept tips. He called me when he was 15 mins out, I said I would meet him in the lobby and he said to meet him outside. He parked in the taxi stand area. When he pulled up he said, "I don't know if they are going to let me park here, they don't let us come inside." I brought down an empty suitcase and filled it up. The driver was very courteous and helpful and helped me load my bags into the suitcase. Worked great. Saved me a ton of money. They have everything you can possibly need through the Safeway online grocery service (including alcohol). You can even select a 1 hour delivery window, the whole thing is FREE and they have a $20 off your first order coupon on the website. Win win all around.
FUEL: we loved the frozen yogurt topping bar. Did that a couple times. Especially like the dulce de leche and apple pie flavors.
There is a microwave in Fuel. Found that out on the last day after I had been trekking down to Picabu from my room on the East side of the building. Oh well.
Picabu: As always, we love the taqueria. Best bargain is to get the kids size tacos (plenty - 2 instead of 3, and chips and salsa!) - we love the carnitas. And use your AAA discount. My husband & I bought 2 kids size tacos and a guac for ourselves for dinner. We were full and it cost only $13 for both with the discount! Cheapest dinner ever!!
All around the service was excellent. Our housekeepers went above and beyond (two kids - one who is a toddler and quite messy) and they really did an excellent job keeping the room clean (we tidied up everyday when we left but they did a great job with the cleaning portion). The only thing I'll say is that sometimes housekeeping didn't come until 3:30 or later.
Room was ready when we arrived (thankfully!!) at around 3:30 on a Sunday. This was our second stay on points, we had a Resort View Balcony room (1,000 point upgrade). There was a Toys R US convention when we were there and many of them were waiting for their rooms. We requested an Epcot view but got a Tower of Terror view instead, which was absolutely fine! We had Epcot last time so it was nice to have something different this time and we got to see different fireworks.
The renovations are lovely. As always, we loved the pools. We do a pool day in the middle of the week and there are so many activities (basketball, ping pong, playground) to keep the kids entertained.
I really have nothing but good things to say about our stay. It was excellent. Buses were prevalent... we walked right on many of them (either at the Dolphin or at the parks) and only a couple times did we wait (less than 15 mins).
We will be back for sure next year.
We hopped to 3 parks some days during Dolphin stay. During Food & Wine, lunch or dinner every day any Epcot. Hope to do same during Flower & Garden.
Wow, that's great. But in reality, that's what I would expect, or something similar. Good to hear.
Voila!!! Problem solved with a bit of ingenuity and creativity. Nice.
Great review! Thanks for the notes on the microwaves....very useful! and the grocery delivery,as long as you met them outside, you didn't have to pay a package delivery fee? this is awesomeJust back from the Dolphin. I apologize, I got no photos of the prices of things at Fuel! Many of the grab and gos were quite pricey ($15 for six pack of beer) but you pay for the convenience. I did use Safeway Delivery service, I met the driver outside of the lobby and picked up my groceries. Excellent service, they don't accept tips. He called me when he was 15 mins out, I said I would meet him in the lobby and he said to meet him outside. He parked in the taxi stand area. When he pulled up he said, "I don't know if they are going to let me park here, they don't let us come inside." I brought down an empty suitcase and filled it up. The driver was very courteous and helpful and helped me load my bags into the suitcase. Worked great. Saved me a ton of money. They have everything you can possibly need through the Safeway online grocery service (including alcohol). You can even select a 1 hour delivery window, the whole thing is FREE and they have a $20 off your first order coupon on the website. Win win all around.
FUEL: we loved the frozen yogurt topping bar. Did that a couple times. Especially like the dulce de leche and apple pie flavors.
There is a microwave in Fuel. Found that out on the last day after I had been trekking down to Picabu from my room on the East side of the building. Oh well.
Picabu: As always, we love the taqueria. Best bargain is to get the kids size tacos (plenty - 2 instead of 3, and chips and salsa!) - we love the carnitas. And use your AAA discount. My husband & I bought 2 kids size tacos and a guac for ourselves for dinner. We were full and it cost only $13 for both with the discount! Cheapest dinner ever!!
All around the service was excellent. Our housekeepers went above and beyond (two kids - one who is a toddler and quite messy) and they really did an excellent job keeping the room clean (we tidied up everyday when we left but they did a great job with the cleaning portion). The only thing I'll say is that sometimes housekeeping didn't come until 3:30 or later.
Room was ready when we arrived (thankfully!!) at around 3:30 on a Sunday. This was our second stay on points, we had a Resort View Balcony room (1,000 point upgrade). There was a Toys R US convention when we were there and many of them were waiting for their rooms. We requested an Epcot view but got a Tower of Terror view instead, which was absolutely fine! We had Epcot last time so it was nice to have something different this time and we got to see different fireworks.
The renovations are lovely. As always, we loved the pools. We do a pool day in the middle of the week and there are so many activities (basketball, ping pong, playground) to keep the kids entertained.
I really have nothing but good things to say about our stay. It was excellent. Buses were prevalent... we walked right on many of them (either at the Dolphin or at the parks) and only a couple times did we wait (less than 15 mins).
We will be back for sure next year.
When we used Amazon Prime One we met the delivery person in the lobby, no delivery fee. We did tip.
I am sorry to hear that you had issues while you were there though. 
