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[disney67]

I missed last summer's group meeting.... When might the next one be?

Any plans set-up?

Hope to see everybody...

I so agree with denis i miss last meet too ? we should start thinking about this when the weather gets warmer ?

 

[disney67]

Well. Let's see. Where to start. Now keep in mind this us all just my personal opinion. There is a different feel to GF. You don't get much of that warm and fuzzy feeling. Did you ever look at the rack rates to pay cash at the GF? People pay crazy money to stay there and the staff seems to cater to that. The staff is very mature and I think they spend many years working up to a position there. VGF is very pretty. To me it has one if the prettiest DVC villa lobbies. Aside from that I don't have much good to say. I don't think there is a great view to be had. I had a lake view and our view was the wedding pavilion. A nice view but nothing you need to face for a week. We had a glimpse if space mountain and that was it. Our room was very nice but smaller than what we are used to at BLT. We only had 1 bathroom and missed the second. The balcony was literally big enough to through a football back and forth, but when you sat in a chair the thick railing was eye level blocking your view. There also wasn't enough room to fold your legs. It was a pretty good walk to the busses and the wait times seemed average. The monorail was just slightly closer, but you had to go inside the lobby and take the elevator or stairs to the second floor. The mug refill station was as far as you could possibly place it from the villas. There was a second mug station near the pool, but it was closed every time we walked by. Disappointingly there was only one hot tub for the entire resort and that too was a far hike from the villas. I am sure some people will love VGF. After all, it is the Grand Floridian. For me, I'll stay with BLT.

yup i hear you and know what you mean !! URGH !! i hate when this happens but we have to try it to like or not like it . I can say my first SSR stay i did not like but my second time i liked it there who knows its disney

 

[carlbarry]

I don't think there is a great view to be had. I had a lake view and our view was the wedding pavilion. A nice view but nothing you need to face for a week. We had a glimpse if space mountain and that was it.

I stayed in a studio there back in December. I had a "standard" view, which seemed to be better than your lake view!
http://s1031.photobucket.com/user/cmaltzmanesq/media/100_4487_zps3cc94f34.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

 

[disney67]

I stayed in a studio there back in December. I had a "standard" view, which seemed to be better than your lake view!
http://s1031.photobucket.com/user/cmaltzmanesq/media/100_4487_zps3cc94f34.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

thats a nice view

 

[carlbarry]

thats a nice view

Oh yes, I really can't complain! That being said, to the right of where the panorama picture was taken, I did see the Port Cochere, Monorail, and Spa.
The room, however, had some big, to put it nicely, "quirks": no hook for your clothes or towel by the shower stall, no dresser, only two draws--on the floor under the bed, and only one opens fully!, and no freezer section in the mini fridge.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

Looks like we dodged a bullet with this storm Long Island

 

[DeeCee735]

Yup! Whew!

Enough already !!

 

[DeeCee735]

Can we join the thread? Jim and Sue from West Islip...

Welcome to the LIer's DVC Disboard and Welcome Home

 

[DeeCee735]

Oh yes, I really can't complain! That being said, to the right of where the panorama picture was taken, I did see the Port Cochere, Monorail, and Spa.
The room, however, had some big, to put it nicely, "quirks": no hook for your clothes or towel by the shower stall, no dresser, only two draws--on the floor under the bed, and only one opens fully!, and no freezer section in the mini fridge.

I've visited the models at VGF and I love the look and feel of the place. My favorite thing is that it's so close to the spa, which I tried on my February visit (stayed at BWV - our home resort), and loved.

I keep telling my husband I want to add on there, but he would rather wait and see what the Poly has to offer. That being said, I was wondering about where we'd put our clothes with that pull down bed in the dresser. I can't imagine taking away storage space to add a 5th person.
It seems contradictive making room for more people when there's no room for anyone's clothes??

I still want to give it a try. For me, part of the vacation is always what the DVC resort has to offer. Like Joe when he stays at BLT and enjoys the fireworks from the balcony...for me a stay at AKV means a savannah view and a massage at Jambo house, a stay at the BWV means Jellyrolls, Kouzzina and at least one visit into EPCOT, VGF would most definitely mean tea at the Garden Tea Room and a spa treatment in the GF spa, and at least a day at MK.

So, I've looked every single day for just one night during our long May weekend in VGF studio and it just isn't coming up I'm not giving up though, right until the day before we leave! I need a little pixie dust.

 

[hardingk]

You will laugh at what I use the hooks for at BLT....to hang up my DD's princess dresses!!!

 

[carlbarry]

That being said, I was wondering about where we'd put our clothes with that pull down bed in the dresser. I can't imagine taking away storage space to add a 5th person.
It seems contradictive making room for more people when there's no room for anyone's clothes??

I stayed at a VGF studio this past December. I was there alone. I am not a clothes horse, and take only enough clothes for 3-4 days, and then run a wash every 3 days or so. (For the record, stored in the drawers: 4 pairs of socks, 2 undershirts, 2 t-shirts, 4 pairs of underpants, 2 pairs of swim trunks, one pair of shorts.)
That being said, I had just enough space in those 2 drawers. I don't know how 2 people could put all their clothes in, let alone 2 adults and 2 children.
Plus, it is just bizarre that in a luxury resort you have to get down on your hands and knees to get your clothes out of a drawer that's on the floor!
I hope this works: http://s1031.photobucket.com/user/cmaltzmanesq/media/100_4349_zpsc2dd0610.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

I'm not giving up though, right until the day before we leave! I need a little pixie dust.

You just may get in Dee. Fingers crossed. I don't think I will return, but there is nothing like staying at a new resort for the first time. I'm glad I tried it. I had to sell half my BLT points last month. As soon as I can, I'm gonna buy them back. Hopefully at a lower price.

 

[DeeCee735]

You just may get in Dee. Fingers crossed. I don't think I will return, but there is nothing like staying at a new resort for the first time. I'm glad I tried it. I had to sell half my BLT points last month. As soon as I can, I'm gonna buy them back. Hopefully at a lower price.

I'm sorry to hear you had to sell half your points. Hope you have enough to keep your vacation habits though. Maybe consider buying at an older resort resale, at least it will get you in.

I'm so tempted to buy more, but it's a major commitment to the MF and that's not really a position we need to put ourselves in right now. It's that darn addonitis!

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

I'm sorry to hear you had to sell half your points. Hope you have enough to keep your vacation habits though. Maybe consider buying at an older resort resale, at least it will get you in. I'm so tempted to buy more, but it's a major commitment to the MF and that's not really a position we need to put ourselves in right now. It's that darn addonitis!

Our mortgage and MF's on 320 pts was $575 a month. We sold half and cut that bill in half. We will do studios instead of 1br's for a while. I will definitely buy back probably even more. Just not right now.

 

[DisneyDenis]

Our mortgage and MF's on 320 pts was $575 a month. We sold half and cut that bill in half. We will do studios instead of 1br's for a while. I will definitely buy back probably even more. Just not right now.

I feel bad that you had to sell...but you're still in the game !!!

I have going on another generic Timeshare Group the last few days and what a BIG difference from DVC! A lot of gloom and doom. People begging you to take their timeshare for free, willing to pay all transfer fees, membership fees for 2014 and 2015 !!! For a while I was drinking the Kool-Aid on Diamond Resorts International until I read more about them... manytimes we are critical about DVC, but it's Tops in the timeshare industry IMHO.

 

[carlbarry]

I feel bad that you had to sell...but you're still in the game !!!

I have going on another generic Timeshare Group the last few days and what a BIG difference from DVC! A lot of gloom and doom. People begging you to take their timeshare for free, willing to pay all transfer fees, membership fees for 2014 and 2015 !!! For a while I was drinking the Kool-Aid on Diamond Resorts International until I read more about them... manytimes we are critical about DVC, but it's Tops in the timeshare industry IMHO.

This might be off topic, but I am a Wyndham owner also, besides DVC. If you change a reservation, Wyndham charges a "transaction" fee. They have "housekeeping points": you are charged a weeks worth of points even if you stay one night. If you run out of housekeeping points, you have to pay for more. Used to be that another owner could transfer them to you, but they outlawed that. They also have banned points transfers from one owner to another. The only good feature they have is that their version of banking (which you must do BEFORE the points are issued!) extends the expiration for another 2 years, although it costs $35.
So yes, DVC is much, much more owner friendly than Wyndham.

 

[disney67]

Looks like we dodged a bullet with this storm Long Island

Thank pixies we did

Yup! Whew!

Enough already !!

it was nice just some icey roads not to bad

You will laugh at what I use the hooks for at BLT....to hang up my DD's princess dresses!!!

that is a cool idea

I feel bad that you had to sell...but you're still in the game !!!

I have going on another generic Timeshare Group the last few days and what a BIG difference from DVC! A lot of gloom and doom. People begging you to take their timeshare for free, willing to pay all transfer fees, membership fees for 2014 and 2015 !!! For a while I was drinking the Kool-Aid on Diamond Resorts International until I read more about them... manytimes we are critical about DVC, but it's Tops in the timeshare industry IMHO.

I have to agree with you I have done many Timeshare tours and nothing compears to DVC , Westgate if i remember they also gave every last ditch effort on selling and it was a rough push . the diamond resort if im correct they were ok not to bad , but nothing even came close room wise as cheary as disney

 

[DeeCee735]

This might be off topic, but I am a Wyndham owner also, besides DVC. If you change a reservation, Wyndham charges a "transaction" fee. They have "housekeeping points": you are charged a weeks worth of points even if you stay one night. If you run out of housekeeping points, you have to pay for more. Used to be that another owner could transfer them to you, but they outlawed that. They also have banned points transfers from one owner to another. The only good feature they have is that their version of banking (which you must do BEFORE the points are issued!) extends the expiration for another 2 years, although it costs $35.
So yes, DVC is much, much more owner friendly than Wyndham.

Am I understanding correctly? That if you use housekeeping for even one day they charge you a week worth of points??

Now on that point, DVC only offers trash & towel service on the 4th day of the stay, and a full clean on day 8, repeating this if one stays longer. If the member wants full house keeping more than that there is a fee. I don't know what the current prices are, but if I remember correctly it's $35 for a studio and $60 for a one bedroom, etc. That's a bit pricey to me, especially since a cash paying guest gets daily housekeeping for free. Go figure.

We don't use it because I'm a bit of a clean freak and we've never stayed longer than 6 nights in any one place, but I still think it's un-necessary to charge members for housekeeping services when there's a staff exactly for that reason

 

[carlbarry]

Am I understanding correctly? That if you use housekeeping for even one day they charge you a week worth of points??

Now on that point, DVC only offers trash & towel service on the 4th day of the stay, and a full clean on day 8, repeating this if one stays longer. If the member wants full house keeping more than that there is a fee. I don't know what the current prices are, but if I remember correctly it's $35 for a studio and $60 for a one bedroom, etc. That's a bit pricey to me, especially since a cash paying guest gets daily housekeeping for free. Go figure.

We don't use it because I'm a bit of a clean freak and we've never stayed longer than 6 nights in any one place, but I still think it's un-necessary to charge members for housekeeping services when there's a staff exactly for that reason

Let me explain better: Wyndham does NOT give you housekeeping! The "points" merely cover clean up when you LEAVE, to ready the condo for the next guests. It is NOT for cleaning while you are in the condo, which they do not do.
So when you go on a Wyndham timeshare sales meeting, the sales weasel will tell you that you can divide up your 1 week worth of points into a weekend here, 3 days there, etc. But he will NOT tell you that every one of those 2 or 3 day stays will cost you ONE week of housekeeping points. So you will quickly be paying them for extra points. AND every time you make a reservation after perhaps your first 2 per use year, they will charge you a "transaction fee."

 

[disfanforlife]

Let me explain better: Wyndham does NOT give you housekeeping! The "points" merely cover clean up when you LEAVE, to ready the condo for the next guests. It is NOT for cleaning while you are in the condo, which they do not do.
So when you go on a Wyndham timeshare sales meeting, the sales weasel will tell you that you can divide up your 1 week worth of points into a weekend here, 3 days there, etc. But he will NOT tell you that every one of those 2 or 3 day stays will cost you ONE week of housekeeping points. So you will quickly be paying them for extra points. AND every time you make a reservation after perhaps your first 2 per use year, they will charge you a "transaction fee."

This sounds awful!