RIV Preferred view

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We just purchased RIV last week and already have our first 2 stays booked for this fall.

DH and I are going down for 3 nights for our anniversary and all I could book was a preferred view studio. I normally don't care what the view is and am already a point miser so I considered waitlistING a standard view but then thought maybe sitting on our balcony with a glass of wine in the evening while watching fireworks would be nice.

What is considered a preferred view? Is it a pool view or Skyliner or something else? I have seen conflicting reports.

 

[BillPA]

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[havoc315]

We just purchased RIV last week and already have our first 2 stays booked for this fall.

DH and I are going down for 3 nights for our anniversary and all I could book was a preferred view studio. I normally don't care what the view is and am already a point miser so I considered waitlistING a standard view but then thought maybe sitting on our balcony with a glass of wine in the evening while watching fireworks would be nice.

What is considered a preferred view? Is it a pool view or Skyliner or something else? I have seen conflicting reports.

Yes. Any of the above. Basically, standard view is the Epcot-facing part of the resort. The rest of the resort is considered preferred view.

 

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Yes. Any of the above. Basically, standard view is the Epcot-facing part of the resort. The rest of the resort is considered preferred view.

Although, I can't imagine there is much of a bad view anywhere. It is surrounded by interesting visuals.

 

[havoc315]

Although, I can't imagine there is much of a bad view anywhere. It is surrounded by interesting visuals.

The lower floor standard view rooms are pretty bad. In some cases, you’re just looking at the back of the cochere.

 

[pixieprincess925]

check out this thread:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/riviera-rooms-with-a-view.3782418/
There are pictures of views posted there.

 

[goofy kc]

The back side of the resort faces the parking lot and bus stops. These are standard views - the standard views with Epcot views are the north side, higher floors.
If you are in a preferred you will see the pool, the lake, and maybe the skyliner. We lucked out and had all three!

 

[heapmaster]

You could always request higher floors and specify what side, that is what we did and got a great view of the lake and pool on the 5th floor. I would assume the preferred view is any room facing east, west and south and the standard views would be facing north.

 

[Ruttangel]

We just purchased RIV last week and already have our first 2 stays booked for this fall.

DH and I are going down for 3 nights for our anniversary and all I could book was a preferred view studio. I normally don't care what the view is and am already a point miser so I considered waitlistING a standard view but then thought maybe sitting on our balcony with a glass of wine in the evening while watching fireworks would be nice.

What is considered a preferred view? Is it a pool view or Skyliner or something else? I have seen conflicting reports.

Those preferred views are a massive drain on your points, unless you spend hours on the balcony I wouldn’t bother

 

[heapmaster]

Those preferred views are a massive drain on your points, unless you spend hours on the balcony I wouldn’t bother

I agree as well, some times (like winter when its colder) when/if we dont use the balcony at all, standard view it is. But during the warmer time when we could use it a bit more, then we get the preferred view to have something better to look at then a parking lot.