Not ROFR thread - general discussion

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

, were you able to remain firmly in that camp even after trying one/two bedrooms?

We mix back and forth. Our style is mostly short trips/park warrior with “time awake in room” maybe 30 minutes in the AM, 30-60 mid-day between parks, and 30min at night (for kids) and 90m (adults). We love the villas for the fridge, washer/dryer, and soaking tub but can live without out on a 4 day or less trip…more than 4 days and we want to be in a villa.

I’m already being asked to bring school friends on these trips - far earlier than I expected - so part of me wonders if I should just admit defeat now.

Do you drive or fly? We let kids occasionally bring friends to our local park (DLR) for a day, but even if you have space in your room, the extra park tickets, food, LLs, flights, all add up to at least an extra $1000 per guest.

Ultimately I think it’s about tradeoffs — do you want to take fewer more luxurious/comfortable trips or more trips on studios? The answer will vary by family.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

We mix back and forth. Our style is mostly short trips/park warrior with “time awake in room” maybe 30 minutes in the AM, 30-60 mid-day between parks, and 30min at night (for kids) and 90m (adults). We love the villas for the fridge, washer/dryer, and soaking tub but can live without out on a 4 day or less trip…more than 4 days and we want to be in a villa.

Do you drive or fly? We let kids occasionally bring friends to our local park (DLR) for a day, but even if you have space in your room, the extra park tickets, food, LLs, flights, all add up to at least an extra $1000 per guest.

Ultimately I think it’s about tradeoffs — do you want to take fewer more luxurious/comfortable trips or more trips on studios? The answer will vary by family.

I like the idea of having a 4-day threshold for the studio vs one bedroom…although all of our trips are usually a week + so I guess I have my answer

The other challenge is that I’ve been working remotely for a few days on our longer stays and have found that having the door to the bedroom for work has been invaluable - both for me and DD.

We fly to WDW so yep bringing a friend will definitely add to our costs - I was budgeting $1500 all in.