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I'm a little confused - how do you put 5 people in a studio for 4?
We have to stay during magic season, so the points for a 1 bedroom anywhere else are considerably higher than the points for the studio at VGF.
We did not tour the VGF rooms, only the rooms at AKL. I like the look of the VGF rooms, but no, I haven't been in them.
My favourite resort is the Poly, I am not willing to wait for that. I'd say the closest in "feel" to the Poly is AKL - because I find them both dark and subdued, but AKL is too far out for us. I like the atmoshpere of the monorail resorts - and we'll be within walking distance to the Poly - bonus.
We've stayed in a suite at AoA and in a cabin at FW. Loved the space, liked the kitchen at FW but I could easily cook bacon and eggs in a microwave (that's all I cooked). We've also stayed in one cruise ship cabin and were fine. I'd prefer a 1 bedroom, sure, but we usually stay at Riverside, so I'm thinking we'll be fine in the studio.
As far as laundry, again, having a washer and dryer in the room would be fantastic, but since I usually do laundry and pay for it, I'm looking at the opprtunity to do free laundry in the laundromat as another bonus.
I'm not eliminating the idea of a 1 bedroom, but it will be much, much more expensive.
Studio, magic season in VGF is 169 pts at standard view. Cost is 25,350$.
1br, magic season in AKV is 228 standard (188 if you can get it at 11 months). 228 pts at 75$ (estimate) is 17,100$.
Approx 350$ a year in additional MF for the extra 59 pts at AKV.
8250/350 = 23.5 years before the extra MF exceed the savings buying AKV resale and you are in a 1 br instead of a studio.
The above is napkin math since I am on my phone. Not exact but pretty close. If you like AKV, you can get a bigger villa for less money. Granted it is not on the monorail. This only factors the cash and room size. The intangibles you need to value.