Any Input of the Villas at Wilderness Lodge

[JulauDav]

I have been doing some research of the apst few days on places to stay in the park. My DW just let me know that her parents are wanting to come and stay with us. I was reading about some Villas and many of them have 2 bedrooms. Can anyone provide me any information on how they are setup and if they are really worth it. We will have 4 adults and 3 children 15m, 4 and 6. Any help would be appreciated. I am also considering the BC and BW if I need to. Thanks

 

[Yensid_MD]

You are probably better off asking this over on the DVC boards. They will have a huge amount of information. Also potentially could rent points for the room.

 

[jana]

As Yensid says you will find a lot of information on the DVC boards as Villas at Wilderness Lodge (VWL) is a DVC resort.

VWL is a relatively small resort so the units there tend to sell out pretty quickly. As with the rest of the resort they have a "woodsy" feel to the resort. You get a master bedroom (king bed), bedroom 2 has ( I think) a queen sized bed and a full sized sleeper sofa, there is a pull out sleeper sofa in the living/dining room. You also have a full kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a laundry (washer/dryer) area.

They are very nice units, similar in size and layout to those at BCV and Boardwalk. You may find that your choice of resort is limited by the availability. Of the DVC resorts generally OKW ( the biggest resort) has the most availability, BW BC and VWL can all show availability at different times (not much rhyme or reason as to which is available at any particular time. Saratoga Springs is the other DVC resort that offers these style units, their availability is usually a little easier to rent for $$$ as parts of the resort are still being completed. With DVC ( Disney's answer to timeshare) the resorts that are available for sale at any particular time, tend to have availability as the units do not have as many owners booking up their times. With the resorts that have sold out, obviously the owners are busy booking their own vacations. OKW being the oldest resort probably has a higher %age of it's owners who will be looking for a different experience (be that non WDW or just trying out different DVC resorts), it also has the most members so you get a lot more availability showing up here. That doesn't mean it's a sub standard resort, it is a beautiful resort and has the largest units of the DVC resorts.

 

[disney queen]

have you considered a 2 bedroom at OKW? they are very nice and are big!

 

[Pig Pen]

As a DVC owner, we love VWL and had 8 in a 2 bedroom there last year. We had plenty of space and the location was fabulous. My 20-something kids enjoyed it more than BWV (which surprised me as a figured the boardwalk would be more appealing to them).

You can investigating renting points from DVC owners on the DVC boards. VERY cost effective.

 

[JulauDav]

Thank you Pig Pen. I guess i probably asked this question in the wrong place but i appreciate the information. I will have to check in to this renting points thing and see how it goes. When i tried to go through Disneey all they would show me are the one bedroom. I think I am in 2 bedroom need if this is the direction I will be going. Since we are thinking about going in early December everyone I have talked with says the WL is beautiful then and a good place to stay. I guess I am in between getting several rooms or figuring the 2 bedroom villa scenario. Getting closer Thanks

 

[DVC-Don]

Early December is a hard time to book a DVC resort as that season has low point costs. Couple that with WDW being all done up for Christmas and DVC owners book early for that time. Not saying you will not get a unit, but it is harder.

 

[bicker]

Early December is also when the DVC members meetings are, and remarkably many members do aim to be there then.

 

[Muushka]

Early December is also when the DVC members meetings are, and remarkably many members do aim to be there then.

Us for example. At VWL!!!

Yes, it is a great place to stay, but it will be difficult to book at this point.