Thin walls and floors

[cpdwiz]

So I've got a friend who has had DVC in her sights for a long time, but hasn't bought yet.

I don't know how it came up, but I let it slip that you could really hear people walking above you. :

I've only stayed at HHI and BWV, but have noticed it at both places, particularly HHI.

My friend totally freaked.

So...am I over reacting or over remembering? Did I just have a herd of elephants staying on the floor above me? Is it just HHI and BWV??

At SSR....Both times....Either from above, or sideways.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I don't think we've ever been bothered at BWV, or any of the DVC resorts, by noise from above. It could happen, and if that freaks your friend out, well, it's good that you mentioned it.

Bobbi

 

[DVC Grammy]

I've never had a noise problem, other than "herdlike" sounds in hallways (in the hotel style DVCs) in over 10 years of owning.
HOWEVER, our last stay in WDW before we bought into DVC was at an All-Star. Not only could you hear noises from above and next door, but my late DH swore that he could chart "pit stops" of all our neighbors just by the frequent flushes!

 

[LSchrow]

we've never noticed noise from other DVC rooms. i guess we would consider it "white noise" if there was any tho (fyi, we found the hallways at BCVs very noisy ~ both day & night.....disturbing mostly when we were trying to sleep).

then again, some ppl complain about the noisiness of BW view rooms, yet we never had a prob

 

[CarolA]

I have occassionally heard the "jetted tub" at OKW>

And I did once have the family that was on the balcony having a SCREAMING FIGHT at BCV. They were actually a floor below and to the left, but I could hear every word. I went out on the balcony and was amazed to see that lots of folks were standing out there staring and this couple never even noticed we were all watching the fight. All kinds of juicy details came out LOL! (Hint, to the world, don't discuss your sex life and lack of satisfaction loudly on a balcony. When I saw that couple the next day I nearly burst out laughing!)

Now, of course at any of the indoor units you have the parents who think that it's just fine for junior to run SCEAMING at the top of his lungs up and down the hall!

 

[Starr W.]

I could hear the toliet flushing and shower going in the unit about us at BCV last January.

I don't hear anything at SSR.

It's not just a DVC issue, when my sister and I stayed at Marriott's Manor Club it sounded like a herd of elephants was in the villa above us(we were in the original building).

When we exchanged into Marriott's Summit Watch, I called and requested the top floor. Which thankfully we got.

 

[Chuck S]

And I did once have the family that was on the balcony having a SCREAMING FIGHT at BCV. They were actually a floor below and to the left, but I could hear every word. I went out on the balcony and was amazed to see that lots of folks were standing out there staring and this couple never even noticed we were all watching the fight. All kinds of juicy details came out LOL! (Hint, to the world, don't discuss your sex life and lack of satisfaction loudly on a balcony. When I saw that couple the next day I nearly burst out laughing!)

I think that falls under unscheduled live entertainment.

 

[ransom]

We haven't had a problem. With a connecting room, you can of course hear your neighbors pretty well. But we just put a rolled-up towel between the two connecting doors to muffle the sounds, same as with any hotel room.

 

[quentina]

We have 3 fast moving kids....at HHI, I always request 1st floor.

I would hate to be under us!

 

[keishashadow]

I've never had a noise problem, other than "herdlike" sounds in hallways (in the hotel style DVCs) in over 10 years of owning.
HOWEVER, our last stay in WDW before we bought into DVC was at an All-Star. Not only could you hear noises from above and next door, but my late DH swore that he could chart "pit stops" of all our neighbors just by the frequent flushes!

it was the final straw that got DH to commit to DVC

 

[momx2]

OKW during a hurricane.....couldn't hear a thing.

OKW with kids yelling in our condo, apologized to the "neighbor" and they said they didn't hear anything.

cheryl

I wish we would have had that luck at SSR in December. We were in a one-bedroom and there was a couple with 2 young boys next door in a studio, probably 3 and 5. They were absolutely WILD! My girls had trouble getting to sleep every night in the living room pull out couch. You could hear the boys screaming and wrestling and the mom trying to get them to bed. They even took them for a walk in the hallway as the boys were screaming. This would go on until around 11 p.m. to midnight every night. I really wanted to call the front desk, but didn't know if there was really anything they could do.

I think this was an extreme, abnormal case and I thought other than this it was very quiet.