SSR Lovers and Owners Part 3

[kes601]

Will be arriving next week, wondering if anyone knows if all grand villas are renovated?

All rooms at SSR have been finished. They are all renovated.

 

[Sfrenchies]

All rooms at SSR have been finished. They are all renovated.
Great! Thank you

 

[Madame]

Any golfers have any experience at WDW (specifically the LBV course) as a single player? I know that you can’t try to pre-book before 3 days out-ish.

We’ll be at SSR (our HR ) Dec 18-24 for a park-lite vacation. DH has zero desire to go to the parks with us, but would like to golf daily. Any insights or tips would be appreciated. TIA!

 

[pixi509]

Any golfers have any experience at WDW (specifically the LBV course) as a single player? I know that you can’t try to pre-book before 3 days out-ish.

We’ll be at SSR (our HR ) Dec 18-24 for a park-lite vacation. DH has zero desire to go to the parks with us, but would like to golf daily. Any insights or tips would be appreciated. TIA!

Park-lite sounds like my speed. Any word on Senses opening up as well?

 

[Madame]

Park-lite sounds like my speed. Any word on Senses opening up as well?

Not that I’ve seen - just « temporarily unavailable » on MDE. Things are re-opening though, so hopefully soon!

 

[hauntedcity]

All rooms at SSR have been finished. They are all renovated.

Thanks for the confirmation! I just made a reservation, but I was worried because the DVC website still has the old information (old pictures and only 4 people in a 1BR instead of 5).

 

[kes601]

Thanks for the confirmation! I just made a reservation, but I was worried because the DVC website still has the old information (old pictures and only 4 people in a 1BR instead of 5).

Can't say that the DVC is particularly good with updates, they still indicate the monorail is not running at Poly.....its been open for several weeks.

 

[Tigger's ally]

Any golfers have any experience at WDW (specifically the LBV course) as a single player? I know that you can’t try to pre-book before 3 days out-ish.

We’ll be at SSR (our HR ) Dec 18-24 for a park-lite vacation. DH has zero desire to go to the parks with us, but would like to golf daily. Any insights or tips would be appreciated. TIA!

I have played LBV many times including as a solo a few times. They will pair him up with a someone else whether it be another solo or twosome or threesome. LBV is actually fairly open so it is a great course to play for me because I usually don't get to play in the winter so I am a bit rusty when I get there. They have great practice facilities as well so he could spend a morning over there on the range and putting green then play the next day or do them both for a full day of time off from you "uh scratch that" I meant the parks.

I actually prefer LBV over the Palm or Magnolia because LBV winds through OKW, SSR and has views of both PO hotels as well. Holes #5 and #6 are a lot of fun. Tell him to watch out for the gators. Let the stray balls go.

 

[Madame]

I have played LBV many times including as a solo a few times. They will pair him up with a someone else whether it be another solo or twosome or threesome. LBV is actually fairly open so it is a great course to play for me because I usually don't get to play in the winter so I am a bit rusty when I get there. They have great practice facilities as well so he could spend a morning over there on the range and putting green then play the next day or do them both for a full day of time off from you "uh scratch that" I meant the parks.

I actually prefer LBV over the Palm or Magnolia because LBV winds through OKW, SSR and has views of both PO hotels as well. Holes #5 and #6 are a lot of fun. Tell him to watch out for the gators. Let the stray balls go.

Thx so much! He’s looking forward to time away from us… the hustle and bustle I’m sure

 

[emilymad]

Does an Amazon firestick still work post reservation? On our last visit, not at SSR, we had issues with getting the firestick to connect to the tv.

 

[pianomanzano]

Does an Amazon firestick still work post reservation? On our last visit, not at SSR, we had issues with getting the firestick to connect to the tv.

Brought a firestick with us during our welcome visit last week and it worked perfectly. Plugged it in and changed the source on the remote and it was just like at home

 

[dez1978]

I haven't noticed it changing that much - but I often stay at SSR and 99% of the time I stay at Congress Park - and there have always been a lot of people on the bus intending to get to Disney Springs. It's a regular topic of conversation on the bus for me - I overhear people wondering when to get off or where to go, and I'll let them know it's the Congress Park stop, and as I head to my building, I show them how to get to the lakefront and follow the sidewalk around to Marketplace. That's been going on for many years - but I've never had it affect my ability to get on a bus (though leaving a park right at close there are so many people at the bus stops that you sometimes need to wait for the 2nd bus to board - I guess technically if 10 - 15 of those people are just headed to DS that might have forced some folks onto a second bus). I've seen similar effects when staying at Boardwalk - with a few people on the bus just trying to get over to Epcot from another park and using the Beach/Yacht/Boardwalk bus to walk in through the Int'l Gateway.

I wonder if the opposite is true in the mornings. Do people who are staying at the hiltons cut across the road there to take SSR busses to the parks for early entry?

 

[CarolynFH]

I wonder if the opposite is true in the mornings. Do people who are staying at the hiltons cut across the road there to take SSR busses to the parks for early entry?

Yes they do. Read the Orlando Resorts and Attractions board for more information.

 

[Michiel]

Just had our first stay at SSR - now our home resort, and it was wonderful! So happy we have purchased DVC with SSR as home resort.

The area is so peaceful and relaxed to walk around, the refurbed rooms are lovely, the staff of the resort is very friendly - liked everything about it!

 

[purpliequeen]

Just had our first stay at SSR - now our home resort, and it was wonderful! So happy we have purchased DVC with SSR as home resort.

The area is so peaceful and relaxed to walk around, the refurbed rooms are lovely, the staff of the resort is very friendly - liked everything about it!

So happy to hear this. My family stayed in May 2021 atfter not being back since the resort opened in 2004. We were so pleasantly surprised & fell back in love with it. Enjoy!

The renovation is truly amazing. I think they did a great job.

 

[yaksack]

We are planning a family vacation 11/22. There will be 9 of us. We are looking at two 1br rooms. The DVC website says 1br accommodates 4 people, the point chart for 2022 says 5. Any one knows what the real # is?

 

[LadybugsMum]

The 1 br can now hold 5 as there is a pull down twin murphy bed under the TV. The website hasn't been updated yet even though the renovations have been completed for several months.

 

[DonMacGregor]

Will be there for a week in mid-February. 2BR Preferred!

 

[E2ME2]

Any golfers have any experience at WDW (specifically the LBV course) as a single player? I know that you can’t try to pre-book before 3 days out-ish.

We’ll be at SSR (our HR ) Dec 18-24 for a park-lite vacation. DH has zero desire to go to the parks with us, but would like to golf daily. Any insights or tips would be appreciated. TIA!

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Last Year was my First Disney Golf experience. My DW bought the DVC-Golf package for me as a retirement gift.
For $100 you get 4 Rounds at Oak-Trail (9-Hole Course), 4 Twilight Rounds at either Palm/Magnolia/LBV , 6 Buckets of Range Balls, 4 Companion Passes, 6 Guest Passes, 8 Rounds of Foot Golf, a DVC-Golf Hat, and a DVC Golf-Bag Tag.
Well worth the $100! I still have 2 Twilight rounds left, & 1-Oak Trail , that I will use in January 2022.
Then I will buy the package again for 2022-2023
There's even a dedicated DVC Golf Concierge at 407-454-5081 x2209
& you can book 1 Week in advance..
ENJOY!

 

[mrsap]

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