Lupeix
Mouseketeer
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- Jun 21, 2013
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You have to ask yourself some questions before deciding if it is worth the extra money or not for your family. In the end I think it is worth paying a little more to have what really makes a vacation special to you, provided it does not put you in a stressful financial situation.
- Are you really going to use the Disney transportation? We personally will likely rent a car anyway, the only exception may be if staying on a monorail resort or back door of Epcot. Buses take too long for us.
- Are you going to use the EMH? We have a 3 year old that won't stay late and DH will not get up early, so this is not a benefit for us.
- How much time do you plan to spend in your room? Do you value having extra space? If you spend all day in the parks, you may not mind coming back to a smallish room. We need a separate room besides a bedroom to vacation, so DS can go to bed early, and we spend a lot of time in the pools. DH requires a gym. Onsite only DVC villas/deluxe will work for us.
- Will you use the dining plan?
We rather stay offsite than have an uncomfortable vacation, so we are staying at the Wyndham Bonnet Creek next April, in a 2 bedroom presidential suite. As someone mentioned already, Bonnet creek is really one of a kind, and on property. Lots of different themed pools (7 ?) and activities to do in the resort (we pay for the maid service BTW). A very short drive to the parks (it is next to the Caribbean beach resort). Excellent restaurants close by. The ability to have a long leisurely breakfast in the room.
That said if the difference was 500$ for an equivalent experience (a 2 bedroom DVC villa) I will likely stay onsite. For us the difference is >3000$, and that is compared to a DVC rental. Paying for parking and magic bands, even adding a car rental it is still way less. So until we have a lot of money saved up we will likely not stay onsite. We know we won't enjoy our vacation in a moderate or value.
- Are you really going to use the Disney transportation? We personally will likely rent a car anyway, the only exception may be if staying on a monorail resort or back door of Epcot. Buses take too long for us.
- Are you going to use the EMH? We have a 3 year old that won't stay late and DH will not get up early, so this is not a benefit for us.
- How much time do you plan to spend in your room? Do you value having extra space? If you spend all day in the parks, you may not mind coming back to a smallish room. We need a separate room besides a bedroom to vacation, so DS can go to bed early, and we spend a lot of time in the pools. DH requires a gym. Onsite only DVC villas/deluxe will work for us.
- Will you use the dining plan?
We rather stay offsite than have an uncomfortable vacation, so we are staying at the Wyndham Bonnet Creek next April, in a 2 bedroom presidential suite. As someone mentioned already, Bonnet creek is really one of a kind, and on property. Lots of different themed pools (7 ?) and activities to do in the resort (we pay for the maid service BTW). A very short drive to the parks (it is next to the Caribbean beach resort). Excellent restaurants close by. The ability to have a long leisurely breakfast in the room.
That said if the difference was 500$ for an equivalent experience (a 2 bedroom DVC villa) I will likely stay onsite. For us the difference is >3000$, and that is compared to a DVC rental. Paying for parking and magic bands, even adding a car rental it is still way less. So until we have a lot of money saved up we will likely not stay onsite. We know we won't enjoy our vacation in a moderate or value.