Well, you just have to hope! Here’sI'm crossing my fingers this will let my BWV waitlist fill, but realistically I know there are probably not too many members jumping at the chance to change studios and pay 30+ more points for the same trip
Lol, it showed as available when I cancelled it, go for it. I think I made the right decision. The ability to walk back to the room from MNSSHP is what pushed me over the top.
Totally agree.IMO, the charts for all of VGF (and the Poly and the RIV) are absurd. But I am a BWV owner since 1999, so that's my frame of reference, LOL. Even so, I recently bought VGF anyway.
According to DVCNews.com, there are likely going to be 28 TPV studios (out of 202), so relative to the LV & SV resort studios, they are probably priced appropriately. Over the next year or two, we will know how quickly those book vs the standard & lake categories. My guess is that speed of booking will end up SV, then TP with LV lasting the longest, and the category most likely to be available when the 7 month window opens.
https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...s-at-disney-s-grand-floridian-resort-spa-2022
No glitch, just a limited time of great availability at VGF. Probably won't last the week when Facebook spreads the word.
Resort studios and deluxe studios are the same points for their respective lake and standard views, although each is its own booking category. The TPV resort studios are much higher.
It’s more than 1 or two. I forget the number but I think it is around 6 on the 5th floor will have no balcony. Then there will be quiet a few with a small square balcony on both the 5th and 4th floors.
This matches my view as well, but this was a quick flip "no plumbing involved". I think a lot of legacy VGF owners are afraid that even though overall studio availability may get better, this will not be good for them in many cases. It will get far more difficult to book 1BR, 2BR, and deluxe studios (original DVC building). While it might get easier to book resort studios, booking deluxe studios was only an issue in early DEC, the rest of the year availability of studios lasted till 9-10 months and wasn't a problem. I'm not a VGF owner, so this doesn't impact me, but if I were, I would be in the not excited camp. The pro of the resort studio is 2 "real" beds. The pros of the deluxe studios is 1.5 bathrooms (2 showers) and the kitchenette. For my family, the pros of the deluxe studio would be preferred most trips. But I can definitely see where some parties would prefer the resort studios. But with a greater than 4:1 ratios (202:47) and the same point chart for std and lake view, I expect availability for deluxe studios (VGF1) to be more limited.
We would be just fine without the kitchenette sink. Just give a real mini fridge, microwave and toaster. I have stayed ad lots of other Hotels and they manage to survive providing a real mini fridge and microwave at drastically lower prices, daily room cleaning than Disney hotel prices and they seem to make money.
I’m curious about how many will be w/out balconies & have studied both the floor plan for the 5th floor here https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...oridian-units-declared-into-condo-association & compared it to photo’s of BPK’s exterior & can’t really figure it out. One thing’s clear though, if having a balcony matters to you & you want to avoid those little box balconies on the 4th & 5th floors, best to request lower floor
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Doesn’t the resort studio have a real coffee pot??
It has a Keurig. I prefer a coffee pot brew to single serve pods, too. Since our first VGF resort studio stay will be for 3 or 4 nights, I'll probably request a coffee pot, too.
