1BR snobs?

[Granny]

We have now made two great trips this year, staying in 1BR accommodations and loved them. Our group includes me, DW, DD11, and DD13.

We are currently booked in a studio next Easter week to save points during this high point season. But after staying in a 1BR, DW and I decided that we would rather not go on that trip if it meant staying in a studio.

We are going to cancel that trip and make our summer stay a little longer. We just decided that the extra room, full kitchen, washer and dryer, etc were too much a part of our enjoyment to "scrimp" on points and stay in a studio.

Now this is the same group that was very ecstatic to stay in a WL regular room a couple of times and no complaints. How quickly we become spoiled!!

I'm sure when we're empty-nested in a few years a studio will be a great choice for us, but with the kids......well, let's just say it wouldn't fulfill the luxury accommodation requirement that we wanted when we joined DVC. How spoiled is that?

And here's the kicker to all of this.....we are considering using those cancelled studio points to get a 2BR for the four of us next year to get the extra bathroom and space. Will we then become 2BR snobs, never to be happy with less????

I feel an add-on coming on!!

 

[dbond]

Will we then become 2BR snobs, never to be happy with less????

YES!! DVC all the way!

 

[BillM]

Well join the rest of us snobs. DW won't even consider a studio. I am even considering a 2 BR for the 2 of us. Like that extra bath. That will really be the ultimate in snobbery.

You need to try the 1 BR at OKW some time.

 

[manning]

Granny, are you going to hold any candlelight suppers???

 

[dizneeluvr]

To one snob,

THAT'S exactly why we have avoided the 1 bedrooms so far. We KNOW how quickly we become snobs, so we're trying to behave ourselves.

If I were you, I would resist the 2 bedroom with everything you've got!!!! Cuz you KNOW there is no going back then!

Even our DD (7) is becoming a bit of a hotel snob now. We spent 3 nights at Big Cedar last week and then moved to a residence inn for 2 nights in the interest of points (DH had racked up the marriott points this year). She walked in, looked around and said, "I like Big Cedar better".

Ahhhhh, remember those good old days when a holiday inn was living well???

From another,
Laura

 

[baileybrad]

We have used the 2 bedrooms when taking family but we, actually, find the 1 bedroom to be a "waste" of extra points when it is just the 2 of us and our 2 little ones. The studio works great for our family. That is just another thing that makes the DVC great...flexibility and various choices for different tastes. We are point savers whenever possible so we can stay longer.

 

[WDWguru]

I'm with you Granny! DH and I just knew we'd have to have the one bedroom, even though most trips it's just the two of us. Once I saw that tub in the model, we knew we'd better get enough points to book one bedrooms instead of studios!

 

[ncligs]

We have been members since early 1999 and have not even tried or thought of using a studio. We love the extra space and always get at least a 1BR even if it is just my wife and I.
We have also used the GV's at OKW and HH, and we can't wait to try the Beach Cottages at VB next year.If we wanted to conserve and have a "small hotel type room", we wouldn't have joined DVC.

 

[mickeysgang]

We also have become spoiled. We live only 2 hrs away from WDW & if we're only there for 1 night we'll slum & stay in a Studio but now that we've been doing the 1 BR with our 2 DS's(12 & 14) there isn't much turning back. Our boys have also become spoiled over the years. One time we stayed at a hotel that didn't have bell or valet service & they were apalled. I ope all of our children get their educations and good jobs so they can continue this lifestyle we've all taught them.
The 2 BR at HH was great when we were there last year. We haven't come to to the point where we get 2 BR's all the time, think this is a definite waste of points for the 4 of us but when we take friends or family we do.

 

[sgtdisney]

We have been members for 10 years now and I have yet to personally stay in a studio. My father went down once and stayed in a studio and when we went down in a big group a couple times, we got a 2 bedroom and a studio. Of course the people staying the studio were usually 'visiting' us in our 2 bedroom..

But I have yet to try a studio. Of course, I have yet to try a DVC resort other than OKW too.. Maybe someday there will be a first for both...

 

[Laurabearz]

We must be snobs too.... so much so that DH and I are getting a 1 bedroom for our trip this September.... for just the two of us. I justify it, by saying we want to check out the 1 bedroom layouts at BWV.... but really I love the extra room.... it is a real treat!

We are lucky, we have the points to get a 2 bedoom 2 or 3 times a year..... We will still do regular Disny Resorts just because i have to stay at all of them, but the bulk of our stays is DVC all the way!

 

[Richyams]

I have spent a couple night in a studio when just me and my daughter went.

We stay in the GV with two couples and the common kids. It is often another couple with one kid. We get our own room, the other couple gets their own room, the kids get the third, personally, I couldn't imagine doing it any other way.

 

[mikesmom]

There are only 4 of us on vacation, myself, DH, DS and a buddy of his that has always come on vacation with us. We, too, thought we got spoiled with the 1 bedroom. Unfortunately, this last trip in May there were other family members traveling at WDW and we thought we'd want to entertain in the livingroom and didn't want to be climbing over teenagers luggage (or sleeping teenagers, LOL). So we got a 2 bedroom for the 4 of us.

Now we're completely ruined. The 2nd bathroom, the ability to enjoy the livingroom all were wonderful. I now have directives from DH and the boys to get us a 2 bdrm for the next vacation. What's next, a GV so the boys can each have a bedroom?

You can never go back.

 

[MdmMim]

I have switched many times from a 1 bedroom to a studio and then back again, and I don't mind the studios at all. My DH prefers a studio to a 1 bedroom, as he feels for us it's a waste of points. (We don't need a lot of room.) And staying in a studio will allow a nice looong vacation next year--2 weeks in Dec and 4 weeks in Jan/Feb--all in a studio. To each their own--that's the beauty of DVC!

(I will admit to being a "studio snob"--I find it difficult to stay in a regular hotel room without my kitchenette!)

 

[DiznEeyore]

Originally posted by Granny
And here's the kicker to all of this.....we are considering using those cancelled studio points to get a 2BR for the four of us next year to get the extra bathroom and space. Will we then become 2BR snobs, never to be happy with less????

I dunno....our first DVC trip was in a 2-bdrm, the next was in a studio, and our Oct. stay will either be a studio or a 1-bdrm. The bigger villas *are* nice, but for us, not a necessity, at least not yet.

 

[Granny]

Obviously, "1BR snob" is a tongue in cheek kind of phrase...nobody is suggesting that the studios are not great values. So I hope nobody is offended by this lighthearted (but unfortunately true) thread.

But I can now see how people who stay in a larger accommodation develop this feeling that they "need" to stay in that size from now on. I think its a DVD plot to sell more add-ons!

Richyams....I was wondering if we'd hear from you since we know you really focus on the grand villas. Lord help me if I ever become a "grand villa snob".

And MdmMim....I like the phrase "studio snob". I know what you mean about the kitchenette. I remember asking about renting a small refrigerator when we stayed at WL the first time....my gosh, for what they wanted to charge we could have bought one and thrown it away at the end of the trip and still come out ahead!

And mikesmom...I think it's that second bathroom that could really sink me if we stay in a 2BR. With me and three females, bathroom space seems to be at quite a premium!

 

[CarolMN]

Originally posted by Granny
Richyams....I was wondering if we'd hear from you since we know you really focus on the grand villas. Lord help me if I ever become a "grand villa snob".

Don't be worried about Rich! How could anyone who has "common kids" ever be any kind of a snob?

 

[DeeP]

I am a resort snob in that I will only stay on WDW property when I am at WDW. But I am definitely not a 1 BR snob. The majority of my trips are myself and another adult, we eat out every meal but a light breakfast in the room, we are staying in a deluxe DVC resort with room service and every other amenitity we could want and are minutes from parks and restaurants--a studio is perfect for me. Also by getting a studio I can get twice as many trips out of my pts so instead of going on 2 trips a year it is now 4. Every three months I am more than happy to stay in a DVC studio in the land of Mickey! Works like a charm for me!

 

[Terry S]

We haven't even stayed at a DVC resort yet and we are snobs. We knew ourselves and bought enough points to be able to stay in a 2 bedroom for the 4 of us. Part of the reason is that I have a boy and a girl that won't be able to sleep in the same bed for too much longer (they are 5 and 6). So hows that for a snob, haven't even stayed yet and can't go back.

 

[Johnnie Fedora]

I smell a 100 pt add on.

Granny, let me know when your end up like us and hit 6 add-ons in a year!!! We kept doing the what if we want/need a 1BR/2BR senarios until we settled on just the right number of points. We stayed at HH in Jan in a 2 BR and decided we needed enough points there for a 2 BR every summer. The WDW resorts (VWL and BCV) we've decided we'll be OK in a 1BR.......... unless we bring extended family. We've only mentiond the word studio if we were staying a short stay and were going to eat out a lot. We really make use of the kitchen. Nothing like some crispy corned beef hash before a big day at the parks.

Good luck with your add-on Johnnie