DVC Lounges - some questions

[Girlstar30]

Ive never heard about a lounge for members only in DS so I was just curious about it, I thought it was just a welcome sales center!

 

[muppets3d]

Ive never heard about a lounge for members only in DS so I was just curious about it, I thought it was just a welcome sales center!

It's not a members only space, it is chiefly a sales center - they just have a few tables in the welcome center and they make them available to DVC members as a lounge as well.

 

[zackiedawg]

Actually, there IS a full member lounge - it's above the DVC Welcome Center accessed via an elevator. That part is members only - you have to check in with the Welcome Center staff, show your member card and ID, and they will bring you to the elevator and unlock/call it for you to go up. Once upstairs, there are two seating areas, a Freestyle machine, snacks, and a small balcony with a few seats as well overlooking DS. There's also a full sample villa to walk through (as of most recent visit it was Riviera - not sure if they'll change or update as newer villas debut).

 

[cruisehopeful]

Ive never heard about a lounge for members only in DS so I was just curious about it, I thought it was just a welcome sales center!

It's not a members only space, it is chiefly a sales center - they just have a few tables in the welcome center and they make them available to DVC members as a lounge as well.

Actually, there IS a full member lounge - it's above the DVC Welcome Center accessed via an elevator. That part is members only - you have to check in with the Welcome Center staff, show your member card and ID, and they will bring you to the elevator and unlock/call it for you to go up. Once upstairs, there are two seating areas, a Freestyle machine, snacks, and a small balcony with a few seats as well overlooking DS. There's also a full sample villa to walk through (as of most recent visit it was Riviera - not sure if they'll change or update as newer villas debut).

As someone who hasn't been to Disney Springs, yet, is there any reason to go to this lounge? I envision DS as being full of food and drinks and I don't think I'd be desperate for a coke and some crackers. Does it get super busy at DS and the lounge is an escape? Does it have a beautiful view? Just wondering if there's any reason to visit it in particular. I'm not above just going for the sake of saying that I was there if I were walking past it and had time.

 

[zackiedawg]

I wouldn't go out of my way to visit it, unless you just wanted to check it off as a member benefit to try. For me, I tend to visit it if I'm already in Disney Springs...and even then, only if I have time to waste. For example, I'm almost definitely going to go visit in December when I get there on 12/12/25. I'm staying in Saratoga Springs next door - I'll be checking in around 2-3pm, and if my room is ready, I'll unpack and head over to DS. I've got a dinner res at 6:30, so I'll likely be there early enough to have time to waste. Going to the member lounge is a perfect way to blow a little time - comfy couches and seats, a snack and drinks since I'll have just arrived from a 3 hour drive and still have some time before dinner...and the view from the balcony overlooking Disney Springs is nice, so if the table is open, I'll probably go sit out on the balcony and relax a bit.

After dinner, I usually roam to a bar or two for some cocktails, maybe watch some live entertainment, then walk back to my villa.