bcvillastwo
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- Dec 20, 2002
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Our home DVC resort is BCV. Weve been members since the spring of 2002. Since then weve taken 2 or 3 trips each year, usually in early spring or early fall of the year. Until this trip wed stayed at all of the DVC resorts except for VB, OKW, and SSR. Now, we can scratch SSR off of the list.
This was a spur of the moment trip. Two weeks ago we got the bug. The DW called member services and given our short notice there were two resorts availableOKW and SSR. We picked a SSR studio for March 18, 19, & 20. I wont go into a lot of detail but we were very content with our room. We asked for and got a room in one of the buildings just across the street from the High Rock Spring pool (room 4232), check-in, and restaurant area.
The room was just about what we expected as we have stayed in similarly arranged studios at HH, BCV, BWV, and WLV but of course the décor was a bit different than at the other resorts. The room was clean. There were two small problems that didnt affect our stay at all. The first, apparently there had been something on the wall right next to the bed and immediately over the night stand but it was removed and the fastener was all that remained. The second, there was a chip in the lip of the coffee pot. I can understand how it may have gotten chipped because the counter top is stone and the sink is deep, but small and narrow so its no wonder that the coffee pot was chipped (I knocked it around a couple of times myself drawing water).
We took the bus to Epcot on Sunday and it took us about 20 minutes from the time we got to the bus stop at SSR until we pulled into EPCOT and pretty much the same on the way back.
Two evenings we took the boat over to Down Town Disney, shopped a bit, ate dinner and returned. These excursions were pleasant and we didnt have any problems going over or coming back.
Because we are contemplating a longer term trip next February we decided to check out OKW. We were thinking about a studio but before committing we wanted to actually see one. So, we drove over to OKW, spoke with a CM at check-in and soon we were off to see an OKW one bedroom, as no studios were available. Happily, we were able to see a studio and a one bedroom. We were not very impressed with the studio, but not because it wasnt nice, because it was very nice. We felt a studio with two queen beds would not meet our needs during a long term stay because we want the seating area that a couch would provide. However, the one bedroom was everything everyone ever said, it was bigger than the other one bedroom units weve stayed in and it was laid out very nicely. So, now we are thinking about staying in a OKW one bedroom for my upcoming retirement present.
All in all it was a nice trip, we had no complaints, and SSR is just about what we expected. It's nice to know you can get a place on such short notice. While we prefer BCV and remain happy with BCV as our 1st choice of DVC properties if we had older teens or young adults with us, SSR would be a great 2nd choice given the proximity to the night life nearby at Down Town Disney and Pleasure Island.
I hope others will find this brief trip report informative.
This was a spur of the moment trip. Two weeks ago we got the bug. The DW called member services and given our short notice there were two resorts availableOKW and SSR. We picked a SSR studio for March 18, 19, & 20. I wont go into a lot of detail but we were very content with our room. We asked for and got a room in one of the buildings just across the street from the High Rock Spring pool (room 4232), check-in, and restaurant area.
The room was just about what we expected as we have stayed in similarly arranged studios at HH, BCV, BWV, and WLV but of course the décor was a bit different than at the other resorts. The room was clean. There were two small problems that didnt affect our stay at all. The first, apparently there had been something on the wall right next to the bed and immediately over the night stand but it was removed and the fastener was all that remained. The second, there was a chip in the lip of the coffee pot. I can understand how it may have gotten chipped because the counter top is stone and the sink is deep, but small and narrow so its no wonder that the coffee pot was chipped (I knocked it around a couple of times myself drawing water).
We took the bus to Epcot on Sunday and it took us about 20 minutes from the time we got to the bus stop at SSR until we pulled into EPCOT and pretty much the same on the way back.
Two evenings we took the boat over to Down Town Disney, shopped a bit, ate dinner and returned. These excursions were pleasant and we didnt have any problems going over or coming back.
Because we are contemplating a longer term trip next February we decided to check out OKW. We were thinking about a studio but before committing we wanted to actually see one. So, we drove over to OKW, spoke with a CM at check-in and soon we were off to see an OKW one bedroom, as no studios were available. Happily, we were able to see a studio and a one bedroom. We were not very impressed with the studio, but not because it wasnt nice, because it was very nice. We felt a studio with two queen beds would not meet our needs during a long term stay because we want the seating area that a couch would provide. However, the one bedroom was everything everyone ever said, it was bigger than the other one bedroom units weve stayed in and it was laid out very nicely. So, now we are thinking about staying in a OKW one bedroom for my upcoming retirement present.
All in all it was a nice trip, we had no complaints, and SSR is just about what we expected. It's nice to know you can get a place on such short notice. While we prefer BCV and remain happy with BCV as our 1st choice of DVC properties if we had older teens or young adults with us, SSR would be a great 2nd choice given the proximity to the night life nearby at Down Town Disney and Pleasure Island.
I hope others will find this brief trip report informative.
