Just back from Vero -- any questions?

[wannabee princess]

I'll type up a full report later, but thought I would see if anyone had specific questions. We LOVED our time at Vero!!! I can't wait to go back!

 

[TimeforMe]

Sure, I have a few. Thanks for offering!

1. What kind of unit did you have? Did you have a view?

2. Did you eat at any good restaurants off-site?

3. Is there anything else in the area worth doing?

4. Any activities for teens?

Thanks in advance!

 

[wannabee princess]

Originally posted by TimeforMe


1. What kind of unit did you have? Did you have a view?

We originally had booked a studio, ended up getting an oceanview inn room! We had a room on the end of the resort, that had a view of the ocean - not direct on, but a view nonetheless! We were on the third floor, and thought it was perfect!

2. Did you eat at any good restaurants off-site?

Offsite we only ate at Captain Hiriam's. We ended up with mixed reviews. I had the Alaskan King Crab, which I thought was delicious, dh had steak that he said was fatty (ds says it was a seafood place what did you expect!LOL), oldest ds had shrimp and youngest ds had fried mac and cheese - oldest ate every bite, youngest ate a couple of bites. We also had crab cake and mozzarella sticks for appetizers and they were good. I drank a couple of mixed drink (Pirates Passion I think?) and it was good - not too strong. Boys drank non-alcoholic daquiris - lime for youngest and oldest had banana - I thought they both were good! Dh drank beer. Service was good, prices were pretty reasonable I thought. We spent right at $100. The best part was sitting on the deck and watching the fish jumping out of the water!

3. Is there anything else in the area worth doing?

We didn't leave the property except to run to WalMart while we waited for our room to be ready. It is a superwalmart with full grocery store. We bought boogie boards there for around $15 - I would recommend the boogie boards for the teens! There were always a group of them out (but not so bad that you had to look out for them - they tended to stay toward the south end).

4. Any activities for teens?

It is so wonderful that they do have scheduled teen activities! We barely saw our oldest son the entire trip! They have the organized teen activities on Tues and Thurs afternoon/evening. He went to Capture the Flag twice, Campfire twice, and played Dodgeball. He didn't go to the icebreakers. He ended up hanging out with a group of 4-5 others after Tues. One night dh took the football out on the bocce court and had I think 4 boys and 1 girl (in addition to our 2) out there playing. I think ds had the best time on this vacation and I give a lot of credit to the organized activities getting him to find others his age to "hang out" with!

 

[bobbiwoz]

What was the ocean like? Rough or calm? Were lots of people in it? Did you go to the beach that has lifeguards? I'm a bit afraid to go in the ocean without lifeguards.

Bobbi

 

[rbuzzotta]

Was Capt. Hariams located inland.........over a bridge (intercoastal waterway) and overlooking the waterway??? I am trying to think if that may be the restaurant we ate at a few years back or was it the Patio............we weren't pleased with it either.

I just posted another thread about off site restaurants...........we will be there in 2 weeks............any teen activities on the weekends???????

thanks

 

[bartty]

I have some... We'll be there in November.

What kind of activities to they offer for toddlers?

Is there babysitting service?

What was the best meak you had there?

Glad you had a great time!!!

 

[floridafam]

non-alcoholic daquiris

We all LOVE the lime ones.

DH always rolls his eyes when I order steak at a seafood place.



Glad you had a good time. Vero is wonderful.

 

[wannabee princess]

Originally posted by bobbiwoz
What was the ocean like? Rough or calm? Were lots of people in it? Did you go to the beach that has lifeguards? I'm a bit afraid to go in the ocean without lifeguards.

Bobbi

I thought the ocean was just right - not rough at all. The waves were nice to at least do a little boogie board, but not overwhelming.

I never felt that the waters were crowded, although I think the resort itself was at capacity. The chairs were usually all sold - maybe 18 sets all together? We never felt like we were being too close to others or that we were overcrowded. Now, there were people there, but it was very pleasant.

We didn't go to the beach with lifeguards, and I was fine with the resort beach area. Depending on the age of your children, you should be fine. There were several young children and I saw no problems. My 9yo ds was able to be in the water and stand where it levels off with no problem. Also, I should mention that I am not a strong swimmer myself, but I was quite comfortable in the ocean at Vero (enough that I even went on the waverunner!).

 

[wannabee princess]

Originally posted by rbuzzotta
Was Capt. Hariams located inland.........over a bridge (intercoastal waterway) and overlooking the waterway??? I am trying to think if that may be the restaurant we ate at a few years back or was it the Patio............we weren't pleased with it either.

I just posted another thread about off site restaurants...........we will be there in 2 weeks............any teen activities on the weekends???????

thanks

Captain Hiriam's is back over the bridge, driving North on 512. It is on the east side of the road, right before you get to WalMart. There is a hotel/inn right at the road, the restaurant is behind and a bar is next to it. Inside is a gift shop. You can sit on a covered deck with open windows, overlooking the marina.

We weren't there on the weekend (arrived on Mon) but last weekend (according to the schedule) there were teen activities on Sun -- the campfire (they have a family sing along one and then the separate teen one on the other nights) and capture the flag as well as volleyball and arts and crafts.

 

[wannabee princess]

Originally posted by bartty
I have some... We'll be there in November.

What kind of activities to they offer for toddlers?

They have the Un-birthday party, tot basketball (ages 3-5), character breakfast (this week it was Sat and Wed, but I think typically it is only Sat) and bubble blowing off the Boardwalk. They also had a treasure hunt, parent and tot craft and tea party parade for the 3-5 crowd.

Is there babysitting service?

They offer the Disney Discovery Club for those 4-12. This includes dinner.

What was the best meak you had there?

By far my favorite was Sonya's Seafood Buffet! I ate and ate - the desserts alone would have been a meal for me they were delicious!!

 

[wannabee princess]

Originally posted by floridafam
We all LOVE the lime ones.

DH always rolls his eyes when I order steak at a seafood place.



Glad you had a good time. Vero is wonderful.

floridafam-

I thought of you while I was at VB - I sat in those rockers and had a relaxing time watching dh playing football with the kids. I thought how it was neat that I had seen that view from the DIS!

 

[PamOKW]

Wannabee -- So glad to hear you really enjoyed Vero! You're doing a great job of answering questions -- I can't wait to read your report.


I haven't been to Captain Hiram's yet but everyone seems to enjoy it and the location looks fabulous. It's on the top of my "to do" list.

For those who are interested here's their website -- it has all kinds of info. The slide show photos are especially interesting.


Captain Hiram's