2br/2ba Marriott villas for $149 p/nt

[grace&alex]

This rate is good until 9-2-02 at Marriott's Grande Vista, Royal Palms, and Cypress Harbour w/promotion code "fxl". Great deal for these great properties, all w/kitchen and washer/dryer.

 

[Lorix2]

thanks for posting that great rate and welcome to the DIS!

Lori

 

[alde]

I've already booked at CI&S in Calypso Cay because the rate was ridiculously low. However, I keep comming back to this property because it just looks so nice. We've decided to stick to a budget as far as the hotel room will cost and won't go much above $90 per night. What bothers me about this resort is that when you go the rande Vista's site and "make reservations", it shoes the "Guest Room" as being limited to a maximum of 2 people. However when you click on the "room description" it describes a room with a KIng Bed and a sleeper sofa and that it says can accomodate 4 guests. I will admit that I haven't called the resort to get clarification on this (as it's really not an issue), but can I get some feedback from anyone who has stayed in the guest rooms? Can they accomodate 4 comfortably? We have two children so I'm not talking about 4 adults. Does the resort prohibit more than 2 in a guest room and if they do, why have a sleeper sofa?

Thanks in advance

 

[Lisa P.]

This sounds like it has to do with timeshare exchanging (these Marriott resorts are timeshare resorts). Often a "guest room" or "hotel room" or "studio" at a timeshare resort is really designed for 2 adults, plus up to 2 children. They prefer not to suggest these are suitable for 4 people because so many timeshare guests complain when a unit is cramped for two adult couples.

So in the timeshare industry, they call the occupancy of these kinds of units "4/2," meaning they may sleep up to 4 people maximum but only 2 privately at the rate of 2 per room. When they sell these units as rentals, they often will go with the lower occupancy as the suggested occupancy. In this case, they are calling the room a "sleeps 2" to avoid complaints later. Disney does the same thing. They rent out the rooms of their sold-out timeshares this way... a 2BR at OKW that can technically sleep up to 8 maximum/6 privately is rented as a "sleeps 6," following this industry standard. Yet, they will not oppose up to 8 people registering and they will supply towels, bed linens and dinnerware for 8 people.

FWIW, though it will probably contain a mini-fridge, microwave, bar sink & coffee maker, it may say it has "no kitchen" rather than "partial kitchen." Timeshare exchangers are spoiled by full kitchens and expect more whenever the word kitchen is used.

This is a long way of saying that if you are satisfied with a nice offsite hotel room for your family trip (rather than a suite), you will love staying in a studio or guest room at the Marriott Grande Vista! It's a beautiful resort! Call the resort to verify all this, if you'd like.

 

[DisneyPoly]

Thank you for the information. I was trying to book at the GV, but best rate I could get for a 2 bedroom was $224. We're adding three nights on to
beginning of trip and was looking for a great deal.

Appreciate your sharing!

 

[grace&alex]

My pleasure. I also posted on this board a rate of $123 p/nt for Marriott Cypress Harbour 2br/2ba w/promotional code M11. How nice rooms at these rates are still available this summer. We will be there in August, too. Have fun.

 

[DisneyPoly]

Thanks! I was able to take advantage of the Cypress Harbor $123 as we are Rewards members. I really appreciate you posting this information.

Enjoy!

 

[joe]

I was able to get the Cypress Harbor for $400/wk from a guy on e-bay. He said if I knew anyone to let him know. I am going in September and have already received my paperwork. I gota 2br/2bth villa.

If anyone wants to give this a try I will call this guy up and put you in contact with him. My e-mail is jconce4986@msn.com.

Joe

 

[nancycels]

We are cypress harbor vets and LOVE it!! we've stayed at Sabal Palms, no comparison! G.Vista is one we haven't stayed in yet, but we'll get around to it one of these days!! we've gone to c.harbor 3 or 4 times, and have never been disappointed! Have a ball!

 

[mouseclick1]

alde-
We recently stayed in a 1 BR at Marriott Grande Vista, and it was huge! We had 2 adults and 2 children (11 & 12), and we all fit very comfortably. The kids slept on the sleeper sofa while we took the bedroom. We are DVC owners and stayed at the BWV for most of our stay. We really couldn't believe how much bigger the room was at GV when we arrived!

 

[msdznyduck]

Mouseclick:

Since you have just been to Marriott Grande Vista........do you have to sit through a timeshare sales pitch? we are going the beginning of Sept and would like to know in advance
Thanks
msdznyduck

 

[mouseclick1]

My parents had done an exchange with their own timeshare (Cancun) in order to stay at the Marriott. Since they weren't staying the entire week, we took the last night of their reservation. So, no, we didn't have to sit through a timeshare presentation, but we did not book a cash reservation with the resort. I don't know if you would need to or not, sorry. We were very impressed with the facilities; hope you have a wonderful time!