Please need help with info re: Cypress Pointe...

[janets]

While checking on hotelkingdom.com, I found what I think are great rates for CPGV and CPR for our tentative travel dates (8/25-8/29). We will be me, dh, ds#1, ds#2, dm and dmil. So we'd love a 3 bdrm unit.

The price for these units for our time frame is showing at $128.04/night at each of the resorts. Considering it would cost me almost $100 + tax for a suite at HIFS and then dm and dmil would need a room as well, this is considerably less expensive, plus it sounds like there are terrific amenities at each. Also, these rates are much less than those available through the Sunterra website or any of the other timeshare rental sites.

First, can someone explain why that it to me, and if I decide to take advantage of this, how do I choose? DS#1 will be 5.5 and ds#2 will be 13 months. DM and dmil will probably stay at the resort w/ ds#2 so I'd like them to have something to do (at a minimum, a nice pool area to sit in with shade) and we'd like to spend a day at the resort just relaxing so I'd like someplace where ds#1 would have fun. DM has had both knees replaced (and recovered from a shattered rt. femur) so I'd like to minimize unnecessary walking for her. I see that CPGV have elevators while CPR does not. But it sounds like the pool at CPR might be more fun for ds#1.

Can someone give me a bit of guidance about this? I've also been checking out VV but can't seem to get as good a rate as this. I think this might make more sense than taking 2 rooms on site at one of the value resorts or even at HIFS. While HIFS includes free breakfast every day, I think I'd like to be able to have a kitchen where I can keep some things I know our family likes and use them at our convenience.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[tink2dw]

bumping up

 

[Gillian]

Hi! First, you may want to put Cypress Pointe in your subject (you can edit your post) so that people who know about this place will spot it & try to help. I think there are 2 people who either own there or have family members who own & they will be a big help!

I think the elevators in the newer, grand villas section, will be helpful. The pool there is nice. You can use the other pool as well. I didn't walk there myself, but I don't think it's very far. THe two sections are next to each other. It's all the same resort.

Take a look at the sunterra website & look at the 3 BR layout virtual tour . It shows it as being the same for both sections, but from what I've read here, it's really just the layout for the new part. It worked really well for us, but it's a little strange because the 2nd bedroom has 2 twin bedrooms and the 3rd bedroom has 1 queen. I believe the 3rd bedroom area also has a sofa. I didn't actually look to see if it folds out. The sofa bed in the main living area is a queen.

The floorpolans on the hotel kingdom website are the older villas section. I think they have been renovated recently, so old & new is just for when they were built.

The only strange thing is that the 3rd BR is actually a separate rental unit on its own. The bathroom is part of the BR, and although the toilet is in its own room, you have to walk past the bed to get to it.

It's a nice place. Not much to do if you're staying there for several days with a 1 year old, but decent. Enough to do for the 5 yo for a day. Are the moms going to WDW at all? You may want to check on the DISabilities board for scooter rental info.

 

[ellie&mattys mom]

Just wondering which resort you choose!!

 

[Lisa P.]

Please make a distinction between the names... There is a (Fairfield) Cypress Palms resort and the two (Sunterra) Cypress Pointe resorts. As Gillian mentioned, you may edit your title, if needed. These are all timeshare resorts, so any of them may be available at times through wholesale rental companies.