The 2011 Vero Beach Adoration and INFO thread

[dreamlinda]

Just a suggestion, call ahead and request a lock-off on the top floor in building 4 or 5 for a great view!

Have not heard this before, thanks for sharing!! We usually do a OVIR just to ensure a good view, but may want to do a 1 bdrm at some point.

 

[disneypoor]

I have sat on the couch and read this thread from beginning to end all afternoon. It is wonderful and so informative! We are brand new to DVC and just bought in on our Disney Alaska cruise on June 7th-14th. Last year we went to the parks for a week, and I'm hoping to take all of my sisters and their families as well as my mother to VB next July instead of the parks. I watched the roster from the beginning to the end of this thread for July, and it seems that maybe July isn't really a popular time for VB? In fact, I even called reservations and could have used cash to reserve a BC and a couple of OVIR's for this coming July, so that really surprised me. Will my chances of getting a BC and a couple of OVIR's for next July be good if I call right at the 7 month mark? We'd also be fine with a couple of 2BR villas if they were available.

Also, since I will be taking my entire family, I was wondering how the charging would work. I'm still in cruise mode where you use your room key to pay for everything because it's a cashless system. Can you also pay with cash at VB, or will everyone be charging to me?

TIA for any tips you can give me and also for such a great thread! Looking forward to hopefully vacationing at VB next summer!

Susan

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Have not heard this before, thanks for sharing!! We usually do a OVIR just to ensure a good view, but may want to do a 1 bdrm at some point.

This little hint was given to me by a CM behind the front desk when I asked for next year....

 

[DVCconvert]

....Will my chances of getting a BC and a couple of OVIR's for next July be good if I call right at the 7 month mark? We'd also be fine with a couple of 2BR villas if they were available.

Also, since I will be taking my entire family, I was wondering how the charging would work. I'm still in cruise mode where you use your room key to pay for everything because it's a cashless system. Can you also pay with cash at VB, or will everyone be charging to me?

TIA for any tips you can give me and also for such a great thread! Looking forward to hopefully vacationing at VB next summer!

Susan

Hi Susan!
Welcome to the thread! July is not the busiest time of year...I would think it's certainly reasonable to get rooms - possibly a BC ..but I'd call right at the 7 month mark...I really doubt you'd have a problem getting rooms (even if a BC isn't avaliable).

As to the card/charging...as the member you'll need to give the names for the people in the other rooms you reserve using your points...they will have to set up their own charging unless you specifically set it up for them to be able to charge to your room. The KTTW at VB will charge back to the users room if a credit card or cash has been placed on the room's folio. So to try to drill down to what I think is the main point of your question..no...others in other rooms (even if they are staying as your guests) will not be able to charge (again, unless you say otherwise).

If you have a situation where multiple family units are in a single beach cottage, (I have not done this) I feel sure there's a way for at least 2 keys to be billed to 2 seperate credit cards.

Ihope this helps!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Even in the BC, only 1 credit card was put on the keys. You can have some keys as "not for charging."

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

We were at Vero Beach Ocean View Inn room from June 19-22nd. It was our first visit and we enjoyed it but don't think we'd go back for a full week but a few days were great! We did a day at Universal and a day at WDW before Vero Beach.

We loved the room and view (room 2225). We got some great towel animals and loved the H20 products! We ended up going to Walmart and buying 4, $4 towels to use with the ones in the room.

We got chairs and the umbrella for 2 of the days and they were great to use but we noticed that many people rent them and they go quickly! The pool was great too but it always seemed too hot for June temps but was refreshing at night. We noticed that the tables/umbrellas go very quickly too!

I got my hair braided at the station. It was a 1/2 head with beads and was $40 + tip. CM Liz was also doing hair wraps as well. She has a huge book of what she does to see what you would like. I was able to use my room charge and then gave her a tip in cash.

We ate at the pool food bar twice and the food was good but we had to wait 10-15 mins to get the food. The drink station was nice! We tried to eat at Shutters on the 19th (father's day and my mom's birthday) and we sat for 20mins without being waited on so we ended up speaking to the manager and left to eat at Capt Hirams. We also ate at Squid Lips and Mulligans too. We decided that Mulligans was our favorite but enjoyed the other 2 as well.

The gift shop was nice as well. They discounted the old VB tshirts and shot glasses and put new VB tshirts out on our 2nd day which we bought and I was able to use my AP discount which was great!

All in all we loved the resort and would go back again for a few days after a few days at the parks!!!

Thanks for all the helpful info!!!!!

 

[DVCconvert]

Even in the BC, only 1 credit card was put on the keys. You can have some keys as "not for charging."

well that's too bad!...I suppose at checkout 2 people with 2 different cards could go to the front desk (at the same time) and split the charges thou.

 

[disneypoor]

Thanks for the welcome and for the replies. So, if I'm understanding this correctly, you can't use cash around the resort but have to use your room key, correct? So, if we have three different families in the beach cottage, we're going to have to keep tabs on who purchases what, right? Just want to make sure I know how all of this works before I go. We've stayed at WDW many times, and I know you can use cash around their resorts, but I wondered if VB would be different. Thanks again for the help. I'm so excited to hear that it will be likely that we can get rooms to accomodate us all in July!

Susan

 

[iloveokw]

Checked in yesterday for two nights before our Disney Dream cruise. Hales in Wabasso is closed for the summer but they have another location in Vero. Tried Mo-Bay Grill in Sebastian for the first time and it was great! Sitting by the pool today relaxing.

 

[DVCconvert]

....So, if I'm understanding this correctly, you can't use cash around the resort but have to use your room key, correct? So, if we have three different families in the beach cottage, we're going to have to keep tabs on who purchases what, right? Just want to make sure I know how all of this works before I go. We've stayed at WDW many times, and I know you can use cash around their resorts, but I wondered if VB would be different.

No, you can use cash everywhere at the resort - that's no problem! (trust me! ) .

If 3 families are in a BC, you -being the member - can decide who get's room keys that have charging abilities. The system will track charges by card but apparently hold you (and your credit card) responsible. I believe the credit limit is $1500 before the resort will automatically process a charged to your credit card - so, either before you reach $1500 in charges, or, at check out, you can get a print out from the front desk of your charges then make "payments" on your room account (ie family one's card charges = $200, family 1 can make a payment to the resort for the $200 and so on ).

Basically, VB works exactly like it does at WDW.

I hope I'm not confusing you!

 

[disneypoor]

No, you can use cash everywhere at the resort - that's no problem! (trust me! ) .

If 3 families are in a BC, you -being the member - can decide who get's room keys that have charging abilities. The system will track charges by card but apparently hold you (and your credit card) responsible. I believe the credit limit is $1500 before the resort will automatically process a charged to your credit card - so, either before you reach $1500 in charges, or, at check out, you can get a print out from the front desk of your charges then make "payments" on your room account (ie family one's card charges = $200, family 1 can make a payment to the resort for the $200 and so on ).

Basically, VB works exactly like it does at WDW.

I hope I'm not confusing you!

Thank you! You didn't confuse me at all! It sounds like I will want to make sure that there are no charging privileges for anyone (but my husband and I) so that everyone else has to pay with cash. So glad good ole cash works! If things work out as planned, there will be 17 to 18 of us, and I just didn't want to stress about trying to keep track of the bill. I'm sure the kids will all want to do different things, and I've got a couple of family members that love a nice cold drink while laying on the beach or by the pool. And I love them but not that much! Thanks again for your help!

Susan

 

[DVCconvert]

Happy to be of help!
Sounds like it will be quite the crowd!! Since the BC's "only" hold 12 - the others will have no problem having their own credit card attached to the other room(s). For all your efforts, I hope a few of those cold beach side drinks are given to you (on someone's tab! ).

You'll have a great time!

If you have time enough, there's lots to do in the area too....the treasure museum, the environment learning center, the botanical gardens....great area!

 

[disneypoor]

Happy to be of help!
Sounds like it will be quite the crowd!! Since the BC's "only" hold 12 - the others will have no problem having their own credit card attached to the other room(s). For all your efforts, I hope a few of those cold beach side drinks are given to you (on someone's tab! ).

You'll have a great time!

If you have time enough, there's lots to do in the area too....the treasure museum, the environment learning center, the botanical gardens....great area!

Thanks again for clarifying everything for me! Now I just hope it all works out with the number of points we have! I have a notebook with all of our possible "scenarios" and point values written down so I'm prepared to call in December. I have issues, huh?

Susan

 

[DVCconvert]

I have issues, huh?

I don't know....but you've got LOTS of company here!

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

We will be there with 2 other families in July and we all decided to use cash during the day for pool food, tips, etc. Then at night we'll work it out at the table.

 

[Lindabelle]

You are going to love that 1br, it's soooo roomy! We were there just a few short weeks ago and fell in love...

Just a suggestion, call ahead and request a lock-off on the top floor in building 4 or 5 for a great view!

Thanks for the tip. It sounds like a great idea. I will call MS first thing Monday morning!

 

[backyardponder]

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[kritter]

My brother and family are there right now. He has three boys. They are having a BLAST!!

 

[DVCconvert]

My brother and family are there right now. He has three boys. They are having a BLAST!!

That's great!!! Can he post some pictures?

 

[Lindabelle]

We went to Bathtub Reef yesterday and it was just as amazing as we remembered!

Could anyone tell me where Bathtub Reef is located? It sounds wonderful and I think we might need to check it out when we are down there next month!