Loved VWL--booking again ? about 1 bedroom

[vbarry]

We have not stayed at VWL for over 6 years but I will have to say that our stay from Dec 20-27 at this resort was absolutely wonderful. I have never encountered such nice cast members and have stayed at every DVC resort and Deluxe other than Bay Lake.

So- we booked again but this time for July in a one bedroom and not a studio. The studio was fine for the four of us but we are moving up to a one bedroom. My question is....do any of the one bedrooms have a balcony off the master at VWL. We stayed in a corner studio which I did really like. Any corner one bedrooms? Also does the bathroom have a shut off door between the shower and the tub area (basically so two people can get ready at one time...I have two daughters lol) Does VWL have the large walk in closet area like BWV and BCV??? Thanks for any info!

 

[jlovesee]

Staying in a 1-bedroom right now and can say with 100% assurity there are corner 1-bedrooms, around the central atrium overlook, I'm in one right now. I believe normal 1 bedrooms are identical in layout to BWV with the large walk in closet. We don't have that but have a larger living room area (could definitely fit a pull out chair) 4-person dining table. the kitchen is galley style and I believe a little smaller too. I will try to post photos.

We also have 2 balconies one in the living room and master I believe that's normal.


Jennifer

 

[jlovesee]

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[happyann79]

I have always wanted to stay there. I always seem to go at peak times so it has never been available.

 

[vbarry]

Thanks for the photos! When you get back ...please post room number. I would love to have that room. I really liked having the corner studio...for some reason just seemed bigger with the side windows! Have a great trip!!! We loved VWL!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We've had 1BR's that have balconies off of both the living area and the bedroom and 1BR's that only have a balcony off of the living area. Also, the rooms on the 5th (top) floor have solid wall railings while lower floors have slotted railings.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I'm in a dedicated two bedroom at VWL right now with one balcony off the living room and the other off the second bedroom. None off the master bedroom.

 

[jlovesee]

Checked out Sunday... We were 5519, 5th floor, around the rotunda (though 5th floor doesn't have a view of the rotunda). If you are looking at the building from the outside we were in the "rock" section. I believe there are four rooms on floors 2-5 that are similar in layout. It was WONDERFUL, and I absolutely hated to leave. We also had an unusual combination where the living room balcony was the normal "railing" balcony, and the bedroom was more like the traditional 5th floor balcony with a wall to look out over.

Jennifer

 

[Disney st8 of mind]

Checked out Sunday... We were 5519, 5th floor, around the rotunda (though 5th floor doesn't have a view of the rotunda). If you are looking at the building from the outside we were in the "rock" section. I believe there are four rooms on floors 2-5 that are similar in layout. It was WONDERFUL, and I absolutely hated to leave. We also had an unusual combination where the living room balcony was the normal "railing" balcony, and the bedroom was more like the traditional 5th floor balcony with a wall to look out over.

Jennifer

I would love more info and pics of this room if you have them! You stated that it doesn't have a big walk in closet, correct? Does it have a closet at all off the bathroom? Does it have a large closet in the entry? Did it feel short on storage without a walk in closet and the back wall of the kitchen? Also wondering if there is a door to seperate the toilet frim the rest of the shower room. Last year we stayed in 4537 and loved the view. This looks to be similar. I think I'm intrigued because it doesn't look like a cookie cutter room! Thanks!

 

[Shazzasmd]

We had a 2 bedroom in January that was on the corner - sort of. 3528 was the room number. It had the 4 person freestanding dining table. There was a door between the 2 rooms making up the bathroom.

There was no large walk-in closet, but the closet in the master was plenty big.

 

[Shazzasmd]

We were in a 1 bedroom in December - 2nd floor. Can't recall the room number, but it was half way down the corridor, so not a corner unit.

The bathroom did have a door separating the bathtub/sink area from the shower/sink/ toilet area, and there was a large closet.

The door on the right in the first pic goes to the other part of the bathroom, shown in the second pic:

As others have said, the living room /kitchen layout is similar to what we've seen at BWV and BCV:

 

[Disney st8 of mind]

Thanks for all the great pics Shazzasmd! Did you like the layout of the corner room? The living room and entry looks huge! I'm wondering if anyone has stayed in a 1 bedroom where the toilet sits in it's own little room with a door. Each 1br we had at BCV was set up this way and I saw a picture on another site that showed the VWL bathroom that way but our room wasn't. Not a huge deal but we really liked the seperate water closet.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Thanks for all the great pics Shazzasmd! Did you like the layout of the corner room? The living room and entry looks huge! I'm wondering if anyone has stayed in a 1 bedroom where the toilet sits in it's own little room with a door. Each 1br we had at BCV was set up this way and I saw a picture on another site that showed the VWL bathroom that way but our room wasn't. Not a huge deal but we really liked the seperate water closet.

We were just at VWL. The toilet is not separated by a door from the shower area.

 

[Shazzasmd]

We were just at VWL. The toilet is not separated by a door from the shower area.

Same for us, both in the 1 and 2 bedroom units.

We actually prefer it without the door, so I guess it is personal preference.

 

[Cinderpamela]

When we stayed at VWL 1 bedroom Dec 2011 our bathroom toilet area was separated by a sliding door.

It was a great room, right off the elevator:

It only had one balcony off the living room area... the master only had a window.... it looked out over the pool area and was right above the workout facility:

Looking down from in front of our "front door" at the lobby Christmas tree: