sgtdisney
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Just got back from Florida yesterday.. We spent 6 nights at OKW and 2 at VB..
We spent the first 5 nights at OKW in a 2 bedroom. We were in 4613 and it was great. Everything in good condition, but it still had the older appliances, so this section has not been redone yet, or so it seemed... Everything was clean and in great order though. The first night there, June 7, there was loud disco music that could be heard from the 2nd bedroom front window later in the night, but it was only that one night.
On June 12 my Dad left so we checked out of the 2 bedroom for one night in a studio.. We had requested to have the studio in the same building as the 2 bedroom so the move wouldn't be so bad if we were lucky enough to get an early check in. We called that morning and low and behold the studio was ready to be checked into at 10AM, so we just transferred luggage and the remaining groceries.. That was a wonderful plus. The studio 4625 was nice as well, but the view was completely blocked from the rear by the folliage, didn't bother me though. I can look at palm trees all the time since we don't have them here
We went to VB the following week for 2 nights and were in a garden view inn room, 2240.. The room and the resort were great.. I had never been to VB before and after seeing the resort we will definately go back. I didn't make any room requests here other than non-smoking and while the view was ok, we were rather close the the elevator so we had a balcony that was kind of covered partially by the roof. Once again, though no disappointments at all though.. The room was large and very nice.. My wife's only complaint was the tub.. It was like permanently stained. Kind of like a permant dark coloring on the bottom. Maybe it was from people showering with sand on them.. It wasn't dirty, just looked, well, kind of gross. When we go again, I think I will try an ocean view next time, although the garden view wasn't bad either and we didn't spend a lot of time in the room..
The weather was ok, typical of Florida in the summer with showers just about everyday, but they didn't last very long.. We went to MK on June 10 and it was PACKED. I think it was this way because it was only one of 2 nights that had Spectromagic and fireworks that week. We skipped a few rides because of the long lines, we got there too late to make use of the fastpass.. All in all a great trip.
If anyone has any questions, fire away...
We spent the first 5 nights at OKW in a 2 bedroom. We were in 4613 and it was great. Everything in good condition, but it still had the older appliances, so this section has not been redone yet, or so it seemed... Everything was clean and in great order though. The first night there, June 7, there was loud disco music that could be heard from the 2nd bedroom front window later in the night, but it was only that one night.
On June 12 my Dad left so we checked out of the 2 bedroom for one night in a studio.. We had requested to have the studio in the same building as the 2 bedroom so the move wouldn't be so bad if we were lucky enough to get an early check in. We called that morning and low and behold the studio was ready to be checked into at 10AM, so we just transferred luggage and the remaining groceries.. That was a wonderful plus. The studio 4625 was nice as well, but the view was completely blocked from the rear by the folliage, didn't bother me though. I can look at palm trees all the time since we don't have them here
We went to VB the following week for 2 nights and were in a garden view inn room, 2240.. The room and the resort were great.. I had never been to VB before and after seeing the resort we will definately go back. I didn't make any room requests here other than non-smoking and while the view was ok, we were rather close the the elevator so we had a balcony that was kind of covered partially by the roof. Once again, though no disappointments at all though.. The room was large and very nice.. My wife's only complaint was the tub.. It was like permanently stained. Kind of like a permant dark coloring on the bottom. Maybe it was from people showering with sand on them.. It wasn't dirty, just looked, well, kind of gross. When we go again, I think I will try an ocean view next time, although the garden view wasn't bad either and we didn't spend a lot of time in the room..
The weather was ok, typical of Florida in the summer with showers just about everyday, but they didn't last very long.. We went to MK on June 10 and it was PACKED. I think it was this way because it was only one of 2 nights that had Spectromagic and fireworks that week. We skipped a few rides because of the long lines, we got there too late to make use of the fastpass.. All in all a great trip.
If anyone has any questions, fire away...
