What a GREAT place!! We had an awesome time!! The weather was hot, (90 and up) but it made for very happy children in the pool and ocean for at least 5-6 hours a day!! A few things:
1. Rooms: We had an inn room which was perfect. It was a garden view room, but we didn't care because we were rarely in the room. However, the location of our room (2209) was literally up the stairs from the lobby, store, The Green Room, right next to the pool. Loved the location.
2. Dining: We loved The Green Room for lunch!!! I can't stress enough how much this place is a gem! You overlook the ocean with cool breezes and good food and drinks!! Shutters was pretty good too. We ate dinner there 3 nights and none of us had a bad meal, it was good food. Sonyas was ok, the seafood buffet was decent, not "too die for" by any means, but it was ok. We ate at the Ocean Grill in town which was very very good. I would recommend this place. DO NOT go to the South Beach Grill (which the front desk recommended) it was like a Denny's painted in pinks, and greens!! Seriously, I would avoid this location! I plan on writing Disney and letting them know my opionions on this restaurant as well!! But all in all, pretty decent food.
3. Pool: A wonderful pool! We all loved the pool and the slide and everything about the pool area. This seems to be the hub of the resort and it was a lot of fun. HOWEVER... There is only a DJ available on the weekends!! Saturday and Sunday were a LOT of fun with the DJ's!! They were playing music, music trivia, with prizes for the kids, games (a lot of fun games for the kids) and it was just a whole lot of fun! We really wished that they could have a DJ during the week as well. The resort was booked solid and we could have used more!! I also plan on letting Disney know about this as well!!
4. Ocean: Loved the ocean!! It was really warm and very, very calm. Almost too calm for boogie boards. We rented Jet Skis and the Kayak and the boogie boards. We also made sand castles and HOLY COW, I couldn't believe the amount of shells!! We had a lot of fun collecting those! OH,OH, we saw HUGE sea turles the whole time we were there!! It was amazing!!
5. Kids activities: This was great for the girls (both 6) they have a lot of great activities for kids at the Community Hall. You have to sign up for them and there is a small fee, but it is worth it! The girls had a lot of fun with the tile painting, shirt painting, clay molding and the Un-Birthday party!! Putt-putt golf was a huge hit too. We played at least once a day!!
6. Night life: Not much goes on at night, but at the Green Room, they did have Bobby (forgot his last name) playing the steel drums and guitar and singing and needless to say, one night we were doing the Conga Line through the Bar with about 10 little girls (ours included) who were just having a blast!! We got most of the bar up and dancing!! It was a hoot!!!
We really had a great time in Vero Beach and are definately going back. If you have any questions, please ask!! I miss it already!!
Laura
1. Rooms: We had an inn room which was perfect. It was a garden view room, but we didn't care because we were rarely in the room. However, the location of our room (2209) was literally up the stairs from the lobby, store, The Green Room, right next to the pool. Loved the location.
2. Dining: We loved The Green Room for lunch!!! I can't stress enough how much this place is a gem! You overlook the ocean with cool breezes and good food and drinks!! Shutters was pretty good too. We ate dinner there 3 nights and none of us had a bad meal, it was good food. Sonyas was ok, the seafood buffet was decent, not "too die for" by any means, but it was ok. We ate at the Ocean Grill in town which was very very good. I would recommend this place. DO NOT go to the South Beach Grill (which the front desk recommended) it was like a Denny's painted in pinks, and greens!! Seriously, I would avoid this location! I plan on writing Disney and letting them know my opionions on this restaurant as well!! But all in all, pretty decent food.
3. Pool: A wonderful pool! We all loved the pool and the slide and everything about the pool area. This seems to be the hub of the resort and it was a lot of fun. HOWEVER... There is only a DJ available on the weekends!! Saturday and Sunday were a LOT of fun with the DJ's!! They were playing music, music trivia, with prizes for the kids, games (a lot of fun games for the kids) and it was just a whole lot of fun! We really wished that they could have a DJ during the week as well. The resort was booked solid and we could have used more!! I also plan on letting Disney know about this as well!!
4. Ocean: Loved the ocean!! It was really warm and very, very calm. Almost too calm for boogie boards. We rented Jet Skis and the Kayak and the boogie boards. We also made sand castles and HOLY COW, I couldn't believe the amount of shells!! We had a lot of fun collecting those! OH,OH, we saw HUGE sea turles the whole time we were there!! It was amazing!!
5. Kids activities: This was great for the girls (both 6) they have a lot of great activities for kids at the Community Hall. You have to sign up for them and there is a small fee, but it is worth it! The girls had a lot of fun with the tile painting, shirt painting, clay molding and the Un-Birthday party!! Putt-putt golf was a huge hit too. We played at least once a day!!
6. Night life: Not much goes on at night, but at the Green Room, they did have Bobby (forgot his last name) playing the steel drums and guitar and singing and needless to say, one night we were doing the Conga Line through the Bar with about 10 little girls (ours included) who were just having a blast!! We got most of the bar up and dancing!! It was a hoot!!!
We really had a great time in Vero Beach and are definately going back. If you have any questions, please ask!! I miss it already!!
Laura
