THV's @ SSR Points

[tjkraz]

I just called MS and they are not yet booking these even though they will be available this summer, which is in the 11 month window as of now.

I'm going to call each and every day until i can book! Then once i book (and only after I've confirmed my own reservation) will I post something here letting all know that THVs are available for booking!!

I'm honestly proud to say that I'm an SSR ownder!!! Wooohooo!

I'm fairly confident that DVC will follow past practice and give SSR owners a special booking window. Once they know exactly when the treehouses will open, DVC will announce that SSR owners have a special window of 1-2 weeks to book any dates from opening thru 11 months out. After that special window has passed, non-owners will be able to book whatever remains that's within 7 months of arrival.

 

[Rileygirl]

Thanks for the info Tim regarding the Fairway Villas

I took the link that WebmasterDoc gave, and took a little trip down memory lane. Gosh, they were ugly. I remember the pool looking like that too - I think I was only about 8 when we went.

Who says little kids cant remember their Disney TRips!

 

[zackiedawg]

If the points for these ends up being the same as the 2-bedroom at SSR...I think I'd have to consider buying at SSR! I've got 440 pts at Boardwalk, but I am positively drooling over the Treehouses, and I know those 60 are going to be gone long before I can book them. If they cost the same as a 2-bedroom, that's the clincher.

These things sound as if they were designed specifically for me and my family/friends. For many years, we had an annual family/friends gathering at the Cabins at Fort Wilderness, and love the quiet, woodsy, retreat feeling of those. Once we got into DVC, even though our party is rarely ever more than 4 people to a villa, we still feel slightly cramped by a 2-bedroom villa, but never felt like the Grand villas were worth it for 4 people. Our main problem is that none of us want to sleep in the same room - we all want our privacy! We are all adults, all single, and mixed sexes - family and friends - sharing a place. With the 2-bedroom, we have to put two people in one room, one in the other, and one gets the living room. But with the Treehouse design, 3 separate bedrooms and a living room with sleeping accomodations is absolute perfection (as would be a Grand Villa...but those cost so much more).

And of course the history - having stayed in the old Treehouses when I was a kid! And I stayed in the big villas that later became Disney Institute that later got replaced by SSR...though they were indeed ugly, they were huge inside and that was the first experience with having a resort close enough to walk to Marketplace. Though the Pleasure Island music and fireworks back in the early days were quite loud from there - they weren't built as solid and soundproof as SSR, and Pleasure Island had alot more late-night and outdoor music back then.

With the treehouses, we could get our woodsy retreat back, spend points for a 2-bedroom but everyone in the group gets their own room, and still get our lovely boats to downtown disney...I want one!

BLT sounds neat, and modern, and brutally expensive if early points rumours are to be believed...and I'd certainly like to try it (I like to stay at all the DW DVC resorts at least once)...but it's the Treehouses that shivers me timbers!

 

[DisFlan]

Back in the late 80's when it was still the Disney Village Resort, you could get full room service out in the Treehouses and other villas. It arrived in a specially outfitted golf cart. We thought it was pretty cool.

The buildings may look ugly now, but they were pretty much top of the heap back then. And the Treehouses had washer/dryers - a real luxury.

DisFlan

 

[DisneyBride'03]

If the points for these ends up being the same as the 2-bedroom at SSR...I think I'd have to consider buying at SSR! I've got 440 pts at Boardwalk, but I am positively drooling over the Treehouses, and I know those 60 are going to be gone long before I can book them. If they cost the same as a 2-bedroom, that's the clincher.

These things sound as if they were designed specifically for me and my family/friends. For many years, we had an annual family/friends gathering at the Cabins at Fort Wilderness, and love the quiet, woodsy, retreat feeling of those. Once we got into DVC, even though our party is rarely ever more than 4 people to a villa, we still feel slightly cramped by a 2-bedroom villa, but never felt like the Grand villas were worth it for 4 people. Our main problem is that none of us want to sleep in the same room - we all want our privacy! We are all adults, all single, and mixed sexes - family and friends - sharing a place. With the 2-bedroom, we have to put two people in one room, one in the other, and one gets the living room. But with the Treehouse design, 3 separate bedrooms and a living room with sleeping accomodations is absolute perfection (as would be a Grand Villa...but those cost so much more).

And of course the history - having stayed in the old Treehouses when I was a kid! And I stayed in the big villas that later became Disney Institute that later got replaced by SSR...though they were indeed ugly, they were huge inside and that was the first experience with having a resort close enough to walk to Marketplace. Though the Pleasure Island music and fireworks back in the early days were quite loud from there - they weren't built as solid and soundproof as SSR, and Pleasure Island had alot more late-night and outdoor music back then.

With the treehouses, we could get our woodsy retreat back, spend points for a 2-bedroom but everyone in the group gets their own room, and still get our lovely boats to downtown disney...I want one!

BLT sounds neat, and modern, and brutally expensive if early points rumours are to be believed...and I'd certainly like to try it (I like to stay at all the DW DVC resorts at least once)...but it's the Treehouses that shivers me timbers!

Looks like Justin Miller is written all over it
Nice little perk for us SSR Owners ...

 

[MrsNick]

Back in the late 80's when it was still the Disney Village Resort, you could get full room service out in the Treehouses and other villas. It arrived in a specially outfitted golf cart. We thought it was pretty cool.

The buildings may look ugly now, but they were pretty much top of the heap back then. And the Treehouses had washer/dryers - a real luxury.

DisFlan

Oh, man...Room service at SSR/THV's would be heavenly!

 

[Hollymom1229]

I always wanted to stay in these as a kid and never got a chance before they shut down. Now with them coming back and as part of SSR I couldn't be happier. If they are truly the price of a 2 BDR then my crew will be staying there. Probably next October, and I would make full use of the special booking window for SSR owners. Finally something we can claim as SSR owners that's special and our very own.