The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners & Lovers Group - 3.0

[VGCgroupie]

How are we feeling with dues next year at $9.5203?

https://cdn2.parksmedia.wdprapps.di...condo-association/2025-Meeting-Notice-VGC.pdf

I’m feeling like the refurb blurb for this upcoming year better be them continuing to work on the rooms. I’m fine with increase if so.

 

[AstroBlasters]

How are we feeling with dues next year at $9.5203?

https://cdn2.parksmedia.wdprapps.di...condo-association/2025-Meeting-Notice-VGC.pdf

I just want it to be enough to properly maintain and enhance the property over time to a “Welcome Home” standard….

 

[cruisehopeful]

How are we feeling with dues next year at $9.5203?

https://cdn2.parksmedia.wdprapps.di...condo-association/2025-Meeting-Notice-VGC.pdf

I was expecting a significant increase because of the shoddy refurbishment. Seemed like they needed to come up with more money to fix things like green shower heads and sticky furniture.

 

[MagicDVC]

I was expecting a significant increase because of the shoddy refurbishment. Seemed like they needed to come up with more money to fix things like green shower heads and sticky furniture.

I don't know, they only increased capital reserves from $1.5435 to $1.6818.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I was expecting a significant increase because of the shoddy refurbishment. Seemed like they needed to come up with more money to fix things like green shower heads and sticky furniture.

Hire somebody that knows how to finish furniture maybe. So crazy. Can you imagine getting hired by Disney and doing that type of work. How embarrassing.

 

[cruisehopeful]

I don't know, they only increased capital reserves from $1.5435 to $1.6818.

Oh, I always thought capital reserves were for unexpected things. I didn't know it was for regular upkeep of the room.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Oh, I always thought capital reserves were for unexpected things. I didn't know it was for regular upkeep of the room.

It’s just like an HOA budget. They have an estimate for the expected life of various things and the cost to maintain/refuebish/replace them and then put money in reserve to cover that accordingly.

 

[PiratesOfTheSea]

How many showerheads does that cover?

 

[AZMermaid]

I sent an email saying one of the highest dues increase after the “refurb” we got compared to FL was insulting.

Now I’m like am I even more insulted with cheap shower heads just to shut us up!

 

[VGCgroupie]

I sent an email saying one of the highest dues increase after the “refurb” we got compared to FL was insulting.

Thank you!

 

[bluecruiser]

I was expecting a significant increase because of the shoddy refurbishment. Seemed like they needed to come up with more money to fix things like green shower heads and sticky furniture.

I submitted my feedback today via the QR code posted at the elevators. Got an almost immediate call from a manager. He acted like the sticky dresser situation was a one-off due to inadequate cleaning, and made no mention of feedback about it and the shower heads. I made it clear to him that I have heard similar feedback from others so this was not isolated. And the dresser showed no signs of spills since it was sticky over the entire surface.

I also mentioned the missing recycle bin in the room, which I had called about earlier this week. They said they would provide a bin to me, but none ever showed up. Am I imaging things? Didn't the rooms have bins before? For a company that talks about Environmentality I expected more. Even though I separated the recyclables into a separate bag I didn't feel confident they wouldn't be combined with the rest of the trash.

Editing to add my room number for reference: 2514 - 1BR

 

[VGCgroupie]

I submitted my feedback today via the QR code posted at the elevators. Got an almost immediate call from a manager. He acted like the sticky dresser situation was a one-off due to inadequate cleaning, and made no mention of feedback about it and the shower heads. I made it clear to him that I have heard similar feedback from others so this was not isolated. And the dresser showed no signs of spills since it was sticky over the entire surface.

I also mentioned the missing recycle bin in the room, which I had called about earlier this week. They said they would provide a bin to me, but none ever showed up. Am I imaging things? Didn't the rooms have bins before? For a company that talks about Environmentally I expected more. Even though I separated the recyclables into a separate bag I didn't feel confident they wouldn't be combined with the rest of the trash.

There was no recycle bin in my room either. We also called for something and never got it, after an hour of waiting at 12 am we gave up. It was the in room dining order form.

 

[AstroBlasters]

You don’t have to separate in Orange County. They separate at sorting facility.

 

[bluecruiser]

You don’t have to separate in Orange County. They separate at sorting facility.

Thanks, I didn't knew that. I'm guessing the manager didn't either.

 

[Wedgeout]

Got the one bedroom..other side this time, first floor, across from pool. Wow..great room. Love still have the tub slider!! Fun extra. Good looking shower heads. The master bathroom mirror had a little wear. Overall…beautiful refurb!! Very impressed.

 

[MerlinandtheMouse]

You don’t have to separate in Orange County. They separate at sorting facility.

I live in Orange County and we definitely have to separate our recycling: organics, non-organics and standard trash.

 

[AZMermaid]

I sent an email saying one of the highest dues increase after the “refurb” we got compared to FL was insulting.

I got a call from a lead at MS. She said they already have a meeting scheduled to discuss the refurb at Grand Cal and my email was taken very seriously and they heard what I said. She said they have a steady stream of vendors in FL and worked with partners in CA and it seems things were not done up to standard. I mentioned the showerheads, stained outdoor tables, sticky furniture, no changes in the bathroom and poor lighting and that my stay was just a few weeks after completion. I did tell her the floors and the Murphy beds are nice and that replacing furniture just to replace it wasn’t necessary but it’s hard to see what happens in FL compared to what we got in our delayed hard goods refurb. She really listened and I felt heard. Now will anything happen, who knows. But interesting that there’s a “meeting” already on the books.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I got a call from a lead at MS. She said they already have a meeting scheduled to discuss the refurb at Grand Cal and my email was taken very seriously and they heard what I said. She said they have a steady stream of vendors in FL and worked with partners in CA and it seems things were not done up to standard. I mentioned the showerheads, stained outdoor tables, sticky furniture, no changes in the bathroom and poor lighting and that my stay was just a few weeks after completion. I did tell her the floors and the Murphy beds are nice and that replacing furniture just to replace it wasn’t necessary but it’s hard to see what happens in FL compared to what we got in our delayed hard goods refurb. She really listened and I felt heard. Now will anything happen, who knows. But interesting that there’s a “meeting” already on the books.

Thank you so much for expressing your concerns and updating us.

 

[ClaraOswald]

We'll be there in a studio in 11 days. I need to remember to send my feedback after our trip since this is our first one post-"refurb."