Sheraton Vistana villas or Marriott sabal palms?

[Elle's mom]

Hello, We are planning a trip in Nov and trying to figure out where to stay. Any thoughts on either hotel would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance.

 

[chalee94]

I have stayed at Sheraton Vistana Resort, which is right around the corner from the Marriott World Center complex, twice in the last 3 years or so. SVR is well-maintained and pretty recently renovated. I definitely recommend it and love how close it is to WDW.

here is a link to a recent page of the thread with some pics:

http://disboards.com/threads/the-sheraton-vistana-resort-thread.3148502/page-35

here is the first page of the thread with links to more info:

http://disboards.com/threads/the-sheraton-vistana-resort-thread.3148502/

here is the allears link:

http://allears.net/acc/faq_svistana.htm

(There is also a Sheraton Vistana Villages resort which is farther from the Disney parks - more toward the SeaWorld/Universal area. It also has a great reputation but I have not stayed there.)

I have stayed at the Marriott Royal Palms resort (within the Marriott World Center complex) and it was recently refurbished. It's a great location and Marriotts tend to be very nice (so long as they are not at the very end of their refurb cycle.)

I have a reservation for Sabal Palms coming up but all I can tell you is that I got an email that they will be undergoing construction:

"Currently, we are in the process of enhancing the façade of the buildings. As a result, you may experience some construction related noise and contractors working in the area. The project will take place each day from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

We anticipate that this enhancement will not affect your vacation in any way and we will notify you if there are any variations in the work schedule.

Thank you for your understanding! We hope you are looking forward to your stay at Marriott's Sabal Palms!"

So I would recommend SVR in this case if that is what you have as an option. Both timeshares will probably be fairly large and spread out. (You can ignore the timeshare sales pitch by not agreeing to go to a sales meeting/breakfast and ignoring any special gifts at check in.)

 

[sarah4770]

I.ve never been to Sabol Palms, but had 2 very nice stays at Sheraton Vistana Resort and also stayed at Sheraton Vistana Villages. I prefer Vistana Resort because there are more amenities.

 

[bankr63]

Depends on whether it is Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas, or Sheraton Vistana Villages.

For Disney the location is wash between Resort and Sabal Palms as the two resorts are located beside each other. If you are doing primarily the Disney Parks, I would choose either Resort or Sabal over Villages; Villages is about 5 minutes further away from Disney, but a bit closer to SeaWorld and Universal if you are going in that direction.

Otherwise, I would let price (or points if a TS stay) be your guide. Both Marriott and Sheraton run high quality properties with lots of amenities. You can't go wrong with either one.

 

[Elle's mom]

I have stayed at Sheraton Vistana Resort, which is right around the corner from the Marriott World Center complex, twice in the last 3 years or so. SVR is well-maintained and pretty recently renovated. I definitely recommend it and love how close it is to WDW.

here is a link to a recent page of the thread with some pics:

http://disboards.com/threads/the-sheraton-vistana-resort-thread.3148502/page-35

here is the first page of the thread with links to more info:

http://disboards.com/threads/the-sheraton-vistana-resort-thread.3148502/

here is the allears link:

http://allears.net/acc/faq_svistana.htm

(There is also a Sheraton Vistana Villages resort which is farther from the Disney parks - more toward the SeaWorld/Universal area. It also has a great reputation but I have not stayed there.)

I have stayed at the Marriott Royal Palms resort (within the Marriott World Center complex) and it was recently refurbished. It's a great location and Marriotts tend to be very nice (so long as they are not at the very end of their refurb cycle.)

I have a reservation for Sabal Palms coming up but all I can tell you is that I got an email that they will be undergoing construction:

"Currently, we are in the process of enhancing the façade of the buildings. As a result, you may experience some construction related noise and contractors working in the area. The project will take place each day from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

We anticipate that this enhancement will not affect your vacation in any way and we will notify you if there are any variations in the work schedule.

Thank you for your understanding! We hope you are looking forward to your stay at Marriott's Sabal Palms!"

So I would recommend SVR in this case if that is what you have as an option. Both timeshares will probably be fairly large and spread out. (You can ignore the timeshare sales pitch by not agreeing to go to a sales meeting/breakfast and ignoring any special gifts at check in.)

Thank you very much! You provided so much helpful information!