Is this an Ocean View Inn Room?

[BobH]

My daughter is at Vero right now and was given a 3rd floor room at the front (south) corner of the Main Inn Building at Vero DVC. We had an "Ocean View Inn Room" reserved for her. This room faces the pool even though you can see the ocean. Does anyone know if this is "really" an ocean view room? I was of the understanding that all ocean view rooms faced the ocean directly and that the corner rooms on the ends of the building were called "garden view" rooms. When I stayed in a corner room at the north end of the building it was called a "garden view" room. Thanks for any help on this issue.

 

[indigoxtreme]

Ocean View simply means that you can see the Ocean. Ocean Front is where you are overlooking the ocean completely.

 

[BobH]

DVC offers you the choice of either Garden View or Ocean View with the Garden View being a couple of points less per night. I am aware of the distcnction between Ocean Front and Ocean View at other resorts but this disticnction does not apply to Vero DVC. Most of the postings I have sen here by frequent visitors to Vero indicate that they would expect the balcony to directly face the ocean when an "Ocean View Inn Room" is reserved. I was wondering if anyone was aware that DVC might choose to classify the corner rooms facing the pool as "Ocean View" or did someone at the resort pull a fast one on my daughter. I would appreciate any help on this.

 

[bobbiwoz]

When we've been to Vero, DH asked the front desk and was told that the rooms on the side, north and south were also considered "ocean view" and not just those on the east facing the ocean.

Bobbi

PS. The reason he had asked was because we had a Garden View room, and it faced the parking lot, the road, and whatever shrubbery they have on the road side of the resort. He was wondering if this was the worst of the Garden View rooms, could we had been lucky to get one of the side rooms, but no, the side rooms are ocean view.

 

[CarolMN]

We had a corner room that was classifed as an ocean view room. The balcony overlooked the pool, but the side towards the ocean had a whole wall of windows. I thought it was a great room.

Best wishes -

 

[LisaS]

We toured VB last week. A CM there let us look at an ocean view inn room. As we were admiring the view from the balcony she cautioned us that an ocean view room means you can see the ocean from your room, but your room may not actually face the ocean. You may have to go out on the balcony and look to the left or right to see the ocean, but that would still be classified as "ocean view".

 

[dvcmomdeh]

She's in my favorite room! I hope we get it over spring break.

Lucky her!

 

[lisareniff]

When we've been to Vero, DH asked the front desk and was told that the rooms on the side, north and south were also considered "ocean view" and not just those on the east facing the ocean.

Bobbi

I asked this same question last May and got the same response from a very nice CM at the front desk. She indicated that many people have a misconception that the OVIR will only face the east, and they are also on the north and south(pool) side of the inn. We were in a beautiful OVIR on the eastside(oceanfront) of the inn but wanted to understand all the rooms that are in that type for our future trips (in 10 days!!). I think the front corners would be fine and from reports they are wonderful, facing both directions, but the back corners might not be so nice.

 

[Lyndz]

Can you ask your daughter ....what constuction is going on at VB?

 

[Dean]

This is a misnomer. oceanview is more of a location that a statement of actual view. Maybe with the damage one can see the ocean from the first 2 floors but prior that was generally not the case. And this is an issue with many resorts so don't get in a room that's ocean view and be too upset if you don't have that much of a view.

 

[DVCconvert]

....what constuction is going on at VB?

Zippo--it's been done

 

[lilstint]

This doesn't surprise me because I've always felt that Disney takes much more liberty classifying ANY of its resort views than other hotels do.

One would expect to see the Sassagoula River or Bay Lake or whatever main waterway a particular resort features when a "water view" is booked. In reality though, it is not unusual to pay for a "water room" view room at Disney and have to crane your neck to see 2 feet of the shallow end of a quiet pool.

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if a CM pointed out a drinking fountain in the parking lot when I ask where the water is.

 

[DVCconvert]

I wouldn't be surprised if a CM pointed out a drinking fountain in the parking lot when I ask where the water is.

That's a water view--right?

 

[lilstint]

That's a water view--right?

EXACTLY!!!!

 

[Dean]

This doesn't surprise me because I've always felt that Disney takes much more liberty classifying ANY of its resort views than other hotels do.

One would expect to see the Sassagoula River or Bay Lake or whatever main waterway a particular resort features when a "water view" is booked. In reality though, it is not unusual to pay for a "water room" view room at Disney and have to crane your neck to see 2 feet of the shallow end of a quiet pool.

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if a CM pointed out a drinking fountain in the parking lot when I ask where the water is.

I can't speak for Disney in general but I can tell you that this is the industry standard for timeshares. I can't tell you how many "REAL owners meetings" I've sat through with Marriott with certain owners complaining about this subject. One I recall had like 5 units with different view types and different start days of the week. They requested they all be together and then were complaining that they were first floor and had no real view. I felt sorry for the resort manager, who is a friend of mine, dealing with these people. To be honest, I have seen a number of idiots and very demanding people in these type of meetings. But overall most people I've met in this way (management and members) have been very nice and generate great conversations. I truly wish DVC had true owners meetings where they discussed nuts and bolts rather than the glorified pep talks and covert sales pitch that are in place currently.

 

[BobH]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Apparently there is a lot more flexibility in classifying an ocean view room than I thought. I figured it had to be facing front toward the ocean. I'm not trying split hairs but I think it would be fairly simple to list that the rooms above the 2nd floor and facing front are catergorized as "ocean view." Who could argue with that or feel that they are being charged extra points? I really don't care how DVC chooses to classify rooms as long as I understand the rules. I expect to speak to my daughter tonight or tomorrow. I'll find out about construction at VEro and post an update. We had got a letter just before she left saying the pool slide and roofs around the pool would be under construction starting March 1st I believe. The letter said the pool would still be usable.

 

[Dean]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Apparently there is a lot more flexibility in classifying an ocean view room than I thought. I figured it had to be facing front toward the ocean. I'm not trying split hairs but I think it would be fairly simple to list that the rooms above the 2nd floor and facing front are catergorized as "ocean view." Who could argue with that or feel that they are being charged extra points? I really don't care how DVC chooses to classify rooms as long as I understand the rules. I expect to speak to my daughter tonight or tomorrow. I'll find out about construction at VEro and post an update. We had got a letter just before she left saying the pool slide and roofs around the pool would be under construction starting March 1st I believe. The letter said the pool would still be usable.

No argument about understanding what the rules are. But remember that DVC has financial incentive to have more higher point rooms.

 

[Pootle]

I've had the exact same room at VB (overlooking the pool) twice - once as a garden view room and once as an ocean view room! I guess we just got lucky the first time.

 

[BobH]

That is why I find OKW relaxing. A view is a view is view. No prefered views no special views requiring more points. Dean are you suggesting DVC is being rather sneaky about classifying their rooms so we use more points and thus
there is more space rentable for cash? I'm not sure I undrestand their fifnancial incentive to get us to use more points if the inventory that they can rent for cash is set (4%) by our contracts. Please explain.

 

[Par8hed]

I can't speak for Disney in general but I can tell you that this is the industry standard for timeshares. I felt sorry for the resort manager, who is a friend of mine, dealing with these people.

If you can "view the ocean"...that is an "ocean view". That's the industry standard.