SSR Lovers and Owners Part 2

[bnk1120]

are most of the views nice at SSR? I wanted to request Congress Park for the view but chose Paddock due to little kids wanting pool time. I have seen few balcony view pix. Sitting on a balcony with a nice view is important to me.

My paddock view was of the parking lot! Not the best, but I spend no time on the balcony so it was ok for me. You will have to ask to not have that view!

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

are most of the views nice at SSR? I wanted to request Congress Park for the view but chose Paddock due to little kids wanting pool time. I have seen few balcony view pix. Sitting on a balcony with a nice view is important to me.

I've never been disappointed with our view at SSR. It's a beautiful resort, and the buildings are designed to take maximum advantage of that.

 

[gemmybear83]

We're here at ssr for 2 weeks and love it!! It's such a beautiful resort. We got our requests from online checkin and are in the springs section with a water view.

Had dinner at the turf cub last night, which was lovely.

We have already started the discussion about buying dvc

 

[Pinkocto]

We're here at ssr for 2 weeks and love it!! It's such a beautiful resort. We got our requests from online checkin and are in the springs section with a water view.

Had dinner at the turf cub last night, which was lovely.

We have already started the discussion about buying dvc

Sounds great you should go on the DVC tour since you're right there. It's so wonderful!

 

[bnk1120]

We're here at ssr for 2 weeks and love it!! It's such a beautiful resort. We got our requests from online checkin and are in the springs section with a water view.

Had dinner at the turf cub last night, which was lovely.

We have already started the discussion about buying dvc

Glad you are enjoying your stay! We are already DVC members at VWL but we fell in love with SSR last summer!!!! We are staying there again this July and can't wait. We are also looking for a resale contract to add-on there we just loved it that much.

If you are seriously considering buying, look into resale. You can save a lot of money that way!

 

[supersuperwendy]

Advice fellow SSR lovers and owners..

I am 38 days away from my first BCV stay and I'm having second thoughts. I just checked and SSR is available for our entire June stay.... should I change?
Or since I've already stayed at SSR twice I should give BCV a try????

 

[Paticake]

We love SSR more each time we go. We usually ask for a CP view and love that area. We have also stayed in the GS and The Springs. For our Nov. 2012 vacation with family (12 total) we have a 1 and a 2 bdm. booked. We are traveling with 4 kids, (2-7) and we have asked for the Paddock area. Last Oct. our DGS almost 3 loved, loved the new Paddock pool area. I always feel so relaxed at SSR. No running and noise out in the hallways, we hardly ever hear a sound. We stayed in a GV a couple years ago and also a THV. We feel so spoiled and love bringing family to stay in these beautiful villas that we couldn't afford to pay for out of pocket.

 

[kendzee94]

Advice fellow SSR lovers and owners..

I am 38 days away from my first BCV stay and I'm having second thoughts. I just checked and SSR is available for our entire June stay.... should I change?
Or since I've already stayed at SSR twice I should give BCV a try????

We own at SSR and AKV and love both. With that said, I think that everyone needs to try all of the DVC resorts. And for that reason, we will be staying at BCV for the 1st time this week. I think that each resort has it's own charm and you need to find out what you love/hate for yourself. While BWV has faithful owners, we did not feel like "home" there, and probably won't stay there again. We wouldn't have thought that from all the great comments on the BWV thread.

Anyway, we have finally decided to try out BCV, so hopefully it's not on our "we're not staying here again" list.

 

[AirGoofy]

Advice fellow SSR lovers and owners..

I am 38 days away from my first BCV stay and I'm having second thoughts. I just checked and SSR is available for our entire June stay.... should I change?
Or since I've already stayed at SSR twice I should give BCV a try????

We plan to stay at all DVC resorts. BC is the only WDW DVC resort we lack. They all have their appeal and we have contracts at our favorite 3 - BLT, BWV, SSR. DW absolutely never wants to stay WL again. We would stay in the others again. Good luck with your decision.

 

[Anna114]

Advice fellow SSR lovers and owners..

I am 38 days away from my first BCV stay and I'm having second thoughts. I just checked and SSR is available for our entire June stay.... should I change?
Or since I've already stayed at SSR twice I should give BCV a try????

I would give it a try.... no resort is bad, we all have our preferences. A PP said they would never stay WL again but we love our home resort. You'll never know if you like BCV until you stay there. Just MHO.

 

[AirGoofy]

I would give it a try.... no resort is bad, we all have our preferences. A PP said they would never stay WL again but we love our home resort. You'll never know if you like BCV until you stay there. Just MHO.

I liked WL, but DW didn't. We'd go back to the others, but we have our favorites.

 

[supersuperwendy]

This is a hard decision for sure. My kids all say SSR because they love it there so much and the boat to DTD for Disney Quest really appeals to them. I think if I was staying at BCV during F&W or Flower & Garden or if Test Track wasn't down it would appeal to me more being so close to Epcot. The thought that stormalong bay closes early stinks because we are always late night swimmers. The wide range of pool choices is great at SSR and I'd love to try the new paddock pool. The other thing... I'm bringing along my parents on this trip (husband can't come)...they are huge horse racing fans I think the theme of SSR will appeal to them for sure. We've all decided to do QSDP this trip and being close to Wolfgang Puck (my fave!) and EoS makes SSR a great choice! It's tough to stray away from a place I'd like to call home...Saratoga Springs! I'm going to visit the vacation center right now online and cancel the beach club and book SSR. I'll try BCV sometime in the future when my husband can come along we can enjoy SAB together as a family.

 

[magicmommy]

We love SSR. Just checked out today after a great 10 night stay. Can't wait to go back.

 

[lowe@massed.net]

This is a hard decision for sure. My kids all say SSR because they love it there so much and the boat to DTD for Disney Quest really appeals to them. I think if I was staying at BCV during F&W or Flower & Garden or if Test Track wasn't down it would appeal to me more being so close to Epcot. The thought that stormalong bay closes early stinks because we are always late night swimmers. The wide range of pool choices is great at SSR and I'd love to try the new paddock pool. The other thing... I'm bringing along my parents on this trip (husband can't come)...they are huge horse racing fans I think the theme of SSR will appeal to them for sure. We've all decided to do QSDP this trip and being close to Wolfgang Puck (my fave!) and EoS makes SSR a great choice! It's tough to stray away from a place I'd like to call home...Saratoga Springs! I'm going to visit the vacation center right now online and cancel the beach club and book SSR. I'll try BCV sometime in the future when my husband can come along we can enjoy SAB together as a family.

Sounds like SSR is the perfect choice for this trip. You'll have other chances to try BCV. I hope your dates are still open at SSR and that you have a wonderful trip!

 

[AimKo]

One week from tomorrow we will be taking our very first ever trip as DVC owners...and will be at SSR, our home resort!!!

We asked for the Spring section. I didn't think to request a view! Do any of the rooms in Springs face parking lots? I don't care what view we get...except parking lots would be a huge bummer!

TIA
Aim

 

[Pinkocto]

One week from tomorrow we will be taking our very first ever trip as DVC owners...and will be at SSR, our home resort!!!

We asked for the Spring section. I didn't think to request a view! Do any of the rooms in Springs face parking lots? I don't care what view we get...except parking lots would be a huge bummer!

TIA
Aim

Congratulations on your trip and being new to DVC!

 

[AirGoofy]

We love SSR. Just checked out today after a great 10 night stay. Can't wait to go back.

Never done a 10 day trip (yet). Congrats and hope you will return soon. In the meanwhile, share some pictures if you have some and enjoy planning the next one.

One week from tomorrow we will be taking our very first ever trip as DVC owners...and will be at SSR, our home resort!!!

We asked for the Spring section. I didn't think to request a view! Do any of the rooms in Springs face parking lots? I don't care what view we get...except parking lots would be a huge bummer!

TIA
Aim

Congrats for first trip as new owners. I have not stayed in this section, so can't say for sure. But if you do, the consolation is that you know that you have 40+ more years to make up for it.

 

[Conan the Librarian]

You can ask for a lake view anyway. Always ask. It can never hurt, and you might be surprised.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Ok, here's a weird post. I was just in the kitchen making dinner, and opened a new container of dried sage. My mind instantly flashed to the Carriage House. It really reminds me of the ambient smell in Artist's Palette.

Someone go smell your sage, please, and tell me if I'm crazy.

 

[tjhsr]

Ok, here's a weird post. I was just in the kitchen making dinner, and opened a new container of dried sage. My mind instantly flashed to the Carriage House. It really reminds me of the ambient smell in Artist's Palette.

Someone go smell your sage, please, and tell me if I'm crazy.

I'm going to check the Artist's Palette for a sage smell. I need a Mickey ice cream anyway.