Cabana Bay is full of kids and you have to play a life or death version of Frogger to get across the street (unless you want to take the mile long Garden Walk). Aventura is more relaxed. Very few kids and you have easy access to take the boat to the parks. That means you don’t have to take a bus and you get to skip the chaotic parking deck security entrance.

It’s totally unfair to start ranking a hotel that you haven’t even stayed at. We have booked Aventura precisely for the reason that not much is going on. When we stayed at Cabana Bay facilities such as the pool were far too busy. Some people actually like to get away from theming after a fun day of it in the park. Just because it’s not what you are looking for does not mean it isn’t meeting the needs of others