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OMG !!!! Omg !!!
I am even more excited !!!!
Best news today !!
I love you !!!
I am even more excited !!!!
Best news today !!
I love you !!!
Hi Vistana experts! We stayed in the Falls May 2015 and it was awesome, thinking of staying in the fountains section this fall. How easy is it to walk from the north side to the south side? How long should it take? I will have a 5 year old with me.
Does anyone know if the Falls water slide has been repaired? It was out of service last time, would love to try it out even if we are in the other side.
Thanks!
Getting excited and it's 6 whole months away!
Thank you so much, that is really helpful Intel!The slide is refurbished and back in service. It isn't a really long slide, so it is great for the younger kids, although they should have some basic swimming skills for the landing. Although there were always a couple of parents helicoptering around the landing area.
The walk time would depend on where you are on the North side, and where you are going on the South side. The distance from gate to gate is about one (short) block. Maybe another 3 blocks to the Falls pool. As an adult, I can walk diagonally across the full resort in about 15 minutes. With a 5YO in tow, that would be greatly increased. However, you are in Orlando. Compared to walking at any of the parks, everything at Vistana is the equivalent of next door.
22 more days for me !!! I just to excited ! My soon to be 9 year old still doesn't know yet .
April is a crazy months for us before we leave. I just can't handle the excitement !
I'll actually start packing on Friday when she's in school !
Sure they will, but it is always best to let them know. We planned that exact scenario this past trip, although we were barely late after deciding to push through on Saturday. We arrived at about 10 past midnight on Sunday morning. Just let them know that you will be a late (next day) check-in. We also departed a day early so we could spend a full day at St Augustine on the way home. You don't need to let them know about early departures. You can use the Diamond Lane request form (link on page 1) to let them know of your plans.We want to use Sky Auction for an August visit. We're arriving on Monday and checking out on Saturday. We'll use only 5 of the 7 nights. The Sky Auction one-week rate is still cheaper than other 5-night rates.
If I bid for a Sunday-Sunday week from Sky Auction, I don't think Vistana Resort will object to our 1 day early checkout. Does anyone know if Vistana would still honor/hold our reservation for a 1-day late arrival? Has anyone ever done this? Thanks for your help.
okay, never planned on going back this soon but here we are lol... Was able to reserve a 2 bedroom villa sleeps 8 Sunday checkin in July. Not sure yet if I'm excited or not lol... We have been to Sheraton Vistana 2x already, once in Cascades and last year on Lakes. We loved our Lakes location, we were given a beautiful villa close to 2 pools. Forgot the building number but really wonderful but I could be mistaken in thinking, are the Lakes villas a little bit smaller than the Cascades ones?
Anyway, this time around we are having our in laws with us plus 2 kids so if Im right that the cascades villas are bigger, we might want to stay there. This time around, we are not going to the parks either (which is what we did on our first 2 stays). We would mostly be exploring this resort and enjoy what it has to offer. Would anyone suggest things that we can do? Any help will be truly appreciated.
Also, our reservation says 2 bedroom 2 bath sleeps 6 maximum 8 villa. Is there a way to get a lock off unit if we asks for it or is this a special reservation somewhere? The reason we asks is that in laws wants a couple of grandkids to tag along so we might need the room for more just in case... We booked through interval international if this is of any help. Again, thank you for all the advice.
Our first 2 vacations there have been a blast. Too fun that we wanted family to see it and enjoy it with us. We hope they find it as great as we do.
Only thing we can do is rule out Courts or Falls. All other sections have 2BR villas with Friday check in. If solitude is your thing, put in a DL request for just that; a unit away from busy areas and noise. That generally leaves you with a short walk to amenities (after all, that's where most of the noise comes from), but most people find the resort compact enough to get around.We're checking in on Friday and have a 2 bedroom. Does anyone know what section that means we'll be in? I'm trying to figure out if there's any reason to make a request of any kind. Quiet is most important to me.