OKW 2 bedroom - privacy issues

[PEANUT1]

this thread is hilarious...

I don't see the problem at all.

 

[Mtnman44]

I agree, that it's not a good a idea. I'm confused as to why the daughter needs privacy, but the adults in the studio are going to take a bath in the other couple's bedroom? I don't want to judge, but the tubs probably will not hold 4 adults at once! Or maybe the studio couple are going to take a jacuzzi bath while the other couple watch through the shutters?

 

[MBELSANTI]

I agree, that it's not a good a idea. I'm confused as to why the daughter needs privacy, but the adults in the studio are going to take a bath in the other couple's bedroom? I don't want to judge, but the tubs probably will not hold 4 adults at once! Or maybe the studio couple are going to take a jacuzzi bath while the other couple watch through the shutters?

OH God I almost peed my pants reading that last sentence!
Thank you for the good laugh!

I think what OP meant when she said " The reason being is that all of the party wants to use the "big" bathtub" is that everyone wants to get a chance to use the jacuzzi...just not all at once.

 

[dis-happy]

LOL too, I'm just glad I didn't spit bottle water all over my computer...again.



Anyway, here's a practical suggestion: those Command Hooks. Place them as high as you can on the opening, string a clothesline across, then add a shower curtain or two. It will sag but give a little privacy to the poor girl on the sofa bed. To be fair, she should get to wander through their room once in a while too......

 

[Deb & Bill]

...Anyway, here's a practical suggestion: those Command Hooks. Place them as high as you can on the opening, string a clothesline across, then add a shower curtain or two. It will sag but give a little privacy to the poor girl on the sofa bed. To be fair, she should get to wander through their room once in a while too......

Nah, not practical at all. I can see spots on the walls where the paint was pulled of by the hooks. If privacy is that big of a deal, get a studio. Or live with it. What is she going to do if she spies the neighbors looking into the villa through the blinds? When you fill up the villa and use the sleeper sofa, you have to give up a little privacy.

So, did we scare the OP off with our questions about "privacy"? Hasn't come back.

 

[KrisSmith]

No, of course you didn't "scare me off". I just didn't see many helpful suggestions... just a bunch of assumptions on what we were going to use the tub for, and some really strange suggestions on where my daughter should sleep

Just trying to coordinate some schedules for sharing the tub and working around everyone's sleeping/waking habits. If I had the points to spare I'd get a studio. It's not as big of an issue as everyone is making this out to be... All I asked was if anyone knew how big the doorway was. Come on... Sounds like it's a bigger opening than it looked on the floorplan, so I won't worry about bringing a curtain rod along with me.

 

[Deb & Bill]

No, of course you didn't "scare me off". I just didn't see many helpful suggestions... just a bunch of assumptions on what we were going to use the tub for, and some really strange suggestions on where my daughter should sleep

Just trying to coordinate some schedules for sharing the tub and working around everyone's sleeping/waking habits. If I had the points to spare I'd get a studio. It's not as big of an issue as everyone is making this out to be... All I asked was if anyone knew how big the doorway was. Come on... Sounds like it's a bigger opening than it looked on the floorplan, so I won't worry about bringing a curtain rod along with me.

Thanks for coming back, Kris. Sometimes posters with fewer posts don't come back to a thread they started because some posters can get really negative. Glad it's not going to be a problem.

With OKW, the living room is very large, so I'd bet your daughter isn't going to be bothered by anyone walking between the two bedrooms. But whoever gets the master bedroom may be bothered by the guests from the second bedroom using the jacuzzi. Not much privacy in the tub room area from the master bedroom.

 

[marvali]

No, of course you didn't "scare me off". I just didn't see many helpful suggestions... just a bunch of assumptions on what we were going to use the tub for, and some really strange suggestions on where my daughter should sleep

Just trying to coordinate some schedules for sharing the tub and working around everyone's sleeping/waking habits. If I had the points to spare I'd get a studio. It's not as big of an issue as everyone is making this out to be... All I asked was if anyone knew how big the doorway was. Come on... Sounds like it's a bigger opening than it looked on the floorplan, so I won't worry about bringing a curtain rod along with me.

Sorry Kris, but I'm still not getting this so it is difficult to suggest anything reasonable. How old is your daughter so that she is concerned with privacy? Is it a case of her being worried that someone walking by the opening to the living room/kitchen will be stopping and hoping to get a peek of her? Is it that she just wants some seclusion so that she can sleep through people passing back and forth to the jacuzzi?

First of all I would think that unless you stop and stare there isn't much to be seen from the hallway, and I would expect that to take significant effort to start with. If it is sleep that is a concern, then I would think that others in the villa would be considerate enough to not disturb anyone else that may be sleeping during their "travels."

And as others have stated, there is very little privacy in the jacuzzi area; viewwise a wall with simple shutters, soundwise almost nonexistent. I'm not overly experienced with DVC yet, but I don't remember a door between the bedroom and the jacuzzi area in any two bedrooms we've stayed in, just to the shower/toilet area. Therefore, unless the people in the master bedroom don't care about being disturbed by the noise (assuming they are still asleep at the time) and people entering their room, then I would think they would already be in the living/dining room area and your daughter would already have a reason to be up.

If you want some helpful suggestions then I think we need a little more info.

 

[KrisSmith]

I realize it appears to be very difficult for people to answer my question without apparently needed to understand WHY I am asking, so I will be closing this thread.

I was not looking for suggestions on how to provide privacy - I simply asked one question --- if anyone has recently been to an OKW 2 bedroom or is going in the very near future and can tell me how wide the opening between hallway and kitchen/living room is, I would appreciate a rough estimate of the opening size. I believe someone previously said it was around 8 feet or so? That's all I needed to know. Thanks again.

 

[Laxmom]

Just returned today from a stay in a 1 bedroom at OKW. The doorway to the studio may get in the way of any curtain you try to hang as it is right there where the wall on the kitchen side ends. The hallway there may be about 3-4 ft wide or so; wider than a normal door because it serves as the entrance hallway. You might consider the inflatable mattress part and lean it against the sink side of the island or put it between the chair and the wall where the room widens as you enter the living room.

The previous posters are right about the lack of privacy between the master and the tub. Only a set of shutters separate the two and light shines around three sides when closed. There is no door between that part of the bath and the master - only between the master and the hallway.

Enjoy your stay and I hope you are able to solve your dilema.

 

[KrisSmith]

Thank you. That is exactly what I had hoped! I'm not worried about the doorway between the master bed / bath - just that one doorway. Thanks again for your input.

 

[SueM in MN]

The space across is at least 8 feet and would not be a straight across distance, so it would be difficult to rig up something to go between the edge of the kitchen wall and the wall next to the studio door.

If you want something for a little separation, maybe this would work:
There are 4 chairs in the dining room and they have fairly high backs. My guess is that the backs are about 40 inches high. Here's a picture from allearsnet:

Take all the dining room chairs and line them up sideways along the couch with the chair backs next to the couch in a line. The lined up chairs should extend from the top of the couch almost to the end (my guess is that the line of chairs would be almost 8 feet long). Get an extra sheet from Housekeeping and drape it across the back of the chairbacks to cover any 'gaps' and make it more private.
For a longer 'wall', use the chairs from the studio portion too. Since they are armchairs, you could use also them and the loveseat cushions to make a bit higher and more solid 'wall' closest to the head end of the sofabed. Just prop the loveseat cushions up against the back of the chair on top of the armrests and then drape the sheets over.

That would not require you to bring anything. If you choose to bring a blow up mattress to use as a privacy wall, I would suggest using the coffee table and the chairs. Put the blown up mattress between the coffee table and the chairs to keep it from falling over.

Another suggestion (maybe a little more out there) would be to bring a tent. Put it up on top of the opened sofabed and just make her bed in there. That would give a lot of privacy.

And, one more idea. There is a floor lamp in the living room and another one in the master bedroom. You may be able to rig up something with a rope between the 2 lamps.

 

[Laxmom]

My estimate on the hall width is straight across - right where the shorter wall ends which is basically just behind the studio door. There is room to open the door back against the wall there so but the wall on the other side is shorter, ends and turns into the kitchen thus leaving the diagonal opening. I know that probably sounds as clear as mud!

 

[dianeschlicht]

I must have missed the age of the living room occupant. If she is a small child, just use the chair idea and hang a sheet or blanket on the chairs to provide some visual privacy. Frankly, I think using the living room for sleeping greatly deminishes the utility of the large accommodations at OKW. If you have only 5 people, why not use the three beds? If you have 7 or more, I can see the problem, but hanging a curtain is going to be very difficult. First of all, the living room area is large enough that there isn't going to be a big issue. Trying to hang a curtain will be difficult for many reasons. First of all, the opening is large (I'm going to guess about 6 feet), and the door to the studio portion of the room will be right in the middle of that space. The problem with hanging a curtain is that it would have to "split" the doorway to the bedroom. You will need a wall on each side to use the tension rod, and the wall on the side by the kitchen will just be a short "end". That means you will have to mount the curtain rod above the door to the second bedroom to have it meet up with the end wall of the kitchen. That means the curtain will be hanging partially in front of the second bedroom door. Is there a way that your DD could share a room either with you or the rest of the guests? You don't say her age or size, so maybe an air mattress in the laundry room would work. We have put children to bed there before, but an adult would not be comfortable in that spot.

 

[KrisSmith]

She's 16. The studio half is being shared by our friends and their younger daughter. So we have 6 altogether. We've worked out the arrangements as we wanted. I just needed to know the dimensions of the door to confirm if a shower curtain was feasible. Doesn't sound like it is. Hakuna Matata

Thanks everyone for your input. You've given me the info I need.

 

[mickeysgal]

How many times is anyone going to be walking back and forth to use the tub that privacy becomes such an issue? I wouldn't want to block off the kitchen from anyone else's use.

Actually there is a bit of a nook where the single chair and floor lamp is. Maybe she can put her air mattress there and get a bit of privacy.

 

[MosMom]

I'm not sure I get all the hatred toward someone who asked a simple question. She is new here and this is how she is welcomed? Rude rude rude.

 

[Strangeite]

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[marvali]

I'm not sure I get all the hatred toward someone who asked a simple question. She is new here and this is how she is welcomed? Rude rude rude.

Hatred? What post would that be referring to? There have been a lot of questions trying to get more info to try and understand the situation, but not sure I've seen anything I would interpret as hatred.

It is a little difficult to offer an alternative solution if you don't know what problem/issue you are trying to resolve. And since she is new why would more experienced people (whether more experienced staying at OKW, or DVC resorts in general) not try to offer some alternative solutions based on their experiences to try and help?

 

[MosMom]

I PM'd her a suggestion and it took me about 10 seconds of thinking to come up with it. I didn't need to know any other information, it wasn't necessary to come up with a suggestion.

Gee, she is new here and they are planning a trip. Would it be the first time one of us overplanned a trip and tried to think of everything that might happen. Maybe they are thinking the jacuzzi tub will come in handy for sore feet.

I'm just not sure why jumping on her helps anyone find a solution.