lisareniff
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Hi There!
My DH and I just returned from a quick 3 night escape from our girls and this cool spring. We had an airline credit that just had to be used up by July so enlisted the grandparents to watch the girls while we checked out Vero Beach for two nights and one night at the Poly. We flew the one and only non-stop flight to Orlando from Rochester via Airtran. We upgraded to Business Class at check-in, which was a wise move! I dont know what it is about the seats on Airtran, they just make me miserable. DH wanted to rent a convertible, so we gave that a try. I now know, I do not want a convertible! Now he knows, he wants a convertible!
The Room- At Vero we had a very pleasant check-in and received an full ocean view room on the 4th floor of the Inn in one of the dormers on the Shuttters end (#2412). We walked in and lovvvved it! I was in heaven lying in bed watching the ocean! Every thing seemed clean and in good shape. My only negative was the mattress and pillows were not very comfortable to us. Mattress comfort is very subjective so it may be fine for others. Just so you know, the inn rooms on both sides of the inn as well as the ocean front are considered ocean view. I could see a couple not being very nice if you were expecting a full ocean view.
The Food - We ate at Shutters for dinner and breakfast. We enjoyed eating there and thought it was good. Sonjas is now open for dinner, Thursday through Sunday, and they are NOT offering the seafood buffet anymore. Sonjas is also open for breakfast on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. Also had a snack at Beachers that was tasty. Boy do they charge a lot for a Coke! $2.19 for a very small cup. The refillable mug is worth it if you were going to be there for more then a day. We also ventured out to Capt. Hirams Sand Bar. It was a fun place! I thinks I had one too many rum runners (but I only had two! ...a light weight for sure!) They aint no disney drinks!!
The Activities- We were only there for one full day so didnt do too much. The beach was very nice. While we were on Thurs. they opened the ramp and moved the chair rentals to the ramp. My what a fine ramp it is too! It had Trex type plastic decking and railing. This will be nice ...no splinters! We went to the campfire. I felt a little funny since we were the only adults without children. LOL, if we did bring our 9yo she would have died with embarrassment! :teeth I had heard all the stories of chair saving starting at the crack of dawn (or 8am when the pool opened!) so I was a little concerned. However, on a Thurs in May, there were no worries, many open chairs throughout the day. The resort didnt seem full at all so perhaps on busy weeks its different. I loved that ship for the little ones. I must mention that we even went down that zippy slide! This again would have embarrassed my 9yo! Oh yes, Thurs. was member day (it was changed from Wed.) and we had a free round of mini golf.
Traveling to WDW- We traveled a different route to WDW going up Route 1 then west to WDW on route 192. 192 was a nice drive until St. Cloud/Kissimee area (note to by-pass next time) and is being turned into a 4 lane so will be even faster in the near future.
Summary of Vero- We enjoyed Vero very much this visit. Great resort and beach and we are thinking of going there next spring! Not a lot in the area, but we dont need much!
The Poly- What can I say? Ive always wanted to stay at the Poly. I wont go into detail because we only stayed one night and this a DVC forum. Loved the hotel and our room overlooking the quiet pool. However, I came back with a distaste for the Monorail which I originally thought was part of the fun. Should it have taken an hour to get to the Contemporary? Great dinner at the California Grill with a table overlooking the MK! Ended the trip sitting on the swing on the beach over looking the castle.
Any questions??
My DH and I just returned from a quick 3 night escape from our girls and this cool spring. We had an airline credit that just had to be used up by July so enlisted the grandparents to watch the girls while we checked out Vero Beach for two nights and one night at the Poly. We flew the one and only non-stop flight to Orlando from Rochester via Airtran. We upgraded to Business Class at check-in, which was a wise move! I dont know what it is about the seats on Airtran, they just make me miserable. DH wanted to rent a convertible, so we gave that a try. I now know, I do not want a convertible! Now he knows, he wants a convertible!
The Room- At Vero we had a very pleasant check-in and received an full ocean view room on the 4th floor of the Inn in one of the dormers on the Shuttters end (#2412). We walked in and lovvvved it! I was in heaven lying in bed watching the ocean! Every thing seemed clean and in good shape. My only negative was the mattress and pillows were not very comfortable to us. Mattress comfort is very subjective so it may be fine for others. Just so you know, the inn rooms on both sides of the inn as well as the ocean front are considered ocean view. I could see a couple not being very nice if you were expecting a full ocean view.
The Food - We ate at Shutters for dinner and breakfast. We enjoyed eating there and thought it was good. Sonjas is now open for dinner, Thursday through Sunday, and they are NOT offering the seafood buffet anymore. Sonjas is also open for breakfast on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. Also had a snack at Beachers that was tasty. Boy do they charge a lot for a Coke! $2.19 for a very small cup. The refillable mug is worth it if you were going to be there for more then a day. We also ventured out to Capt. Hirams Sand Bar. It was a fun place! I thinks I had one too many rum runners (but I only had two! ...a light weight for sure!) They aint no disney drinks!!
The Activities- We were only there for one full day so didnt do too much. The beach was very nice. While we were on Thurs. they opened the ramp and moved the chair rentals to the ramp. My what a fine ramp it is too! It had Trex type plastic decking and railing. This will be nice ...no splinters! We went to the campfire. I felt a little funny since we were the only adults without children. LOL, if we did bring our 9yo she would have died with embarrassment! :teeth I had heard all the stories of chair saving starting at the crack of dawn (or 8am when the pool opened!) so I was a little concerned. However, on a Thurs in May, there were no worries, many open chairs throughout the day. The resort didnt seem full at all so perhaps on busy weeks its different. I loved that ship for the little ones. I must mention that we even went down that zippy slide! This again would have embarrassed my 9yo! Oh yes, Thurs. was member day (it was changed from Wed.) and we had a free round of mini golf.
Traveling to WDW- We traveled a different route to WDW going up Route 1 then west to WDW on route 192. 192 was a nice drive until St. Cloud/Kissimee area (note to by-pass next time) and is being turned into a 4 lane so will be even faster in the near future.
Summary of Vero- We enjoyed Vero very much this visit. Great resort and beach and we are thinking of going there next spring! Not a lot in the area, but we dont need much!
The Poly- What can I say? Ive always wanted to stay at the Poly. I wont go into detail because we only stayed one night and this a DVC forum. Loved the hotel and our room overlooking the quiet pool. However, I came back with a distaste for the Monorail which I originally thought was part of the fun. Should it have taken an hour to get to the Contemporary? Great dinner at the California Grill with a table overlooking the MK! Ended the trip sitting on the swing on the beach over looking the castle.
Any questions??
