Is cooking in a studio ok?

[Matty B13]

Modern buildings burn down as well, not with the frequency as they use to, but poor workmanship can happen on any job site. (I had knob and tube wiring in my house when first purchase and had it all replaced with updated wiring and arc fault circuit breakers).

I'm just saying leaving an unattended appliance might not be the best idea.

 

[Matty B13]

Also, to add a little bit, I'm guessing that hotplates and other appliances are not only against DVC policy which would subject you to eviction, but also might be against the law or fire codes in Florida.

 

[quandrea]

I think it’s probably prudent to keep cooking to a minimum in Studios.

 

[Pavonica]

So glad I found this topic. I own at VGC and we only stay 3 nights in a studio, so dealing with food and the cost is much less.
In 2021, I plan to go to WDW for the first time in 10 yrs and the hubs and I really want to stay at the Polynesian. I was worried a studio stay for a whole week and how we handle food. Sounds like a crockpot or hot plate is a bad idea.
I can make due with waffles in the toaster and bacon in the microwave for breakfast to save money.
Thanks for the info

 

[gdrj]

So glad I found this topic. I own at VGC and we only stay 3 nights in a studio, so dealing with food and the cost is much less.
In 2021, I plan to go to WDW for the first time in 10 yrs and the hubs and I really want to stay at the Polynesian. I was worried a studio stay for a whole week and how we handle food. Sounds like a crockpot or hot plate is a bad idea.
I can make due with waffles in the toaster and bacon in the microwave for breakfast to save money.
Thanks for the info

We usually bring breakfast bars for the AM. Kona Café use to have a rather large Fruit Salad (I think it has gotten smaller). Also Ohana does room service, it will be enough food for 2 days for dinner.

 

[The Jackal]

Isn’t there a DVC crockpot floating around for people to use. Saw a thread on it somewhere

 

[twinklebug]

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[Dano1182]

Ask any Firefighter what they think about hot plates!

There is a reason why they are banned by most College dorms.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

I'm resurrecting this because it came up in a FB discussion and I decided to stay out of it, despite someone playing the "...read your contract..." blah, blah, blah card. It made me even more curious, and I expected to find an answer here. But no luck.

Does anybody know what the actual policy is? I'm just curious. Surely there has to be one somewhere.

 

[LSchrow]

I'm resurrecting this because it came up in a FB discussion and I decided to stay out of it, despite someone playing the "...read your contract..." blah, blah, blah card. It made me even more curious, and I expected to find an answer here. But no luck.

Does anybody know what the actual policy is? I'm just curious. Surely there has to be one somewhere.

In response to bringing an Instapot:

https://plandisney.disney.go.com/qu...ou need to cook,with a stove and refrigerator.

here is an "official" response regarding bringing one's own small appliances, etc (while from 2004, I would think the rules have only gotten more stringent):


https://www.disboards.com/threads/wdw-official-response-conerning-in-room-cooking.592395/
Basically, any electric cooking appliance not already supplied in any Resort room is not allowed (as per Florida Fire Code, so all DVC rooms would be included) .

 

[floribr1]

Basically, any electric cooking appliance not already supplied in any Resort room is not allowed (as per Florida Fire Code, so all DVC rooms would be included) .

Not to split hairs... But if you look at the heading of the response (click on the first link), the question being answered was "Can you bring an instapot to the resort hotel rooms to use?"

The responder even goes on to talk about staying in a Disney Deluxe Villa as an option, and adds that you can get a villa with "one or more bedrooms" that "feature a full-size kitchen with a stove and refrigerator." She does not specifically say that the rules for a resort hotel room also apply to the DVC villas. Nor does she ever say that you cannot bring your own instapot, crock pot, or whatever into the villas that feature full kitchens.

I appreciate you posting this, but for me, this still does not answer the question definitively.

 

[Judique]

I'm just wondering how people in studios handle the smells of food cooking in the one bedrooms next door, and how security would be able to figure out exactly where a food smell was coming from, when cooking is allowed and approved in every other room.

I agree with not cooking with an unsupplied appliance such as a hot plate or whatever. Just curious how this would actually be policed. Food sniffing dogs?

And, @WilsonFlyer I started to pull out my contract and read up on it and then decided it was time for bacon and eggs and coffee! Enjoy your day!

 

[Chuck S]

Not to split hairs... But if you look at the heading of the response (click on the first link), the question being answered was "Can you bring an instapot to the resort hotel rooms to use?"

The responder even goes on to talk about staying in a Disney Deluxe Villa as an option, and adds that you can get a villa with "one or more bedrooms" that "feature a full-size kitchen with a stove and refrigerator." She does not specifically say that the rules for a resort hotel room also apply to the DVC villas.

I appreciate you posting this, but for me, this still does not answer the question definitively.

She also specifically mentions one bedroom and larger units that have full kitchens. A studio is, basically, a resort hotel room. It is equipped with a mini fridge and microwave, like almost all other Disney Resort Hotel rooms. And remember, Disney staff is supposed to be entering the rooms daily for trash service.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

Are we going to call that "official policy?" It's just hard to believe there's no official statement posted somewhere aside from a casual mention of a hotpot on an, albeit apparently official; Disney blog page. I'm really not trying to be argumentative here, but a supposed email from an "Online Guest Service" person isn't exactly official policy either. Again, I'm not trying to be argumentative here, but you would think that something supposedly so important would have more than a casual mention in a blog or an email.

I really don't care. We don't cook in studios anyway. If we plan to cook, we get a 1BR+. I'm not dragging crap down there to cook meals. I either have it or I don't.

There are some interesting arguments here on both sides. It's home. It's a timeshare (Which is a whole 'nother argument as to when it's a TS and when it's a hotel room which seems to be when either one favors Disney.). I'm not sure there's anything that precludes guests cooking in their rooms, aside from the fact that Disney doesn't want you to. So in a 2BR lock-off, I can cook on one side but I can't cook on a hotplate in my child's room on the other side? I'm not sure I'm buying all this. It sounds good. If you're Disney. But I'm not sure they have legs to actually stand on. Maybe that's why they haven't, and maybe that's why there isn't an official policy.

It would be interesting as well to see if this is addressed in FL timeshare laws. Maybe there's a conflict here and Disney doesn't want to deal with that. Probably not, but I'm just trying to think outside the box since no real answer appears to exist.

All I know is something appears to be amiss when apparently there is no official policy to be found anywhere, despite someone arguing "read your contract" in some Facebook post. I admit I haven't read mine in a while, but I'm pretty sure it's not in there either. All very intriguing. And yet something there should be a cut and dry answer to one would think.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

She also specifically mentions one bedroom and larger units that have full kitchens. A studio is, basically, a resort hotel room. It is equipped with a mini fridge and microwave, like almost all other Disney Resort Hotel rooms.

Arguably, it also has a designated "kitchen" area and a "kitchen" sink.

 

[Chuck S]

Arguably, it also has a designated "kitchen" area and a "kitchen" sink.

As do most regular Disney hotel rooms these days.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

As do most regular Disney hotel rooms these days.

Thanks. I haven't stayed in a "regular" Disney room in years so I didn't know this.

 

[floribr1]

She also specifically mentions one bedroom and larger units that have full kitchens. A studio is, basically, a resort hotel room.

Except that the hotel rooms do not have what Disney itself describes as a "kitchenette." Believe me, I hear the arguments but I still do not think I have seen anything I would describe as a definitive answer.

In full disclosure - we keep a crock pot in our Owner's locker that we have used several times (always in 1BR units or larger). So perhaps I am just seeing what I want to see.

 

[Matty B13]

I wouldn't want to be the owner who has to explain to the resort manager/fire department why the fire alarm went off in my room, and/or caused a fire in the room.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

I wouldn't want to be the owner who has to explain to the resort manager/fire department why the fire alarm went off in my room, and/or caused a fire in the room.

I'm sure no one would. That can happen in a full kitchen equipped villa as well. Maybe explaining it there would be easier?


The point is that there appears to be no formal policy.