To spur off of this blog post. Rank the best DVC resort for pool days?

[AstroBlasters]

Thanks. I know next to nothing about VGF. The most I've ever even seen of the Grand Floridian is just what can be seen while riding the monorail. I've never even walked around there or anything.

You should watch some YouTube videos

 

[ClaraOswald]

You should watch some YouTube videos

I've watched some with the villas rooms but that's about it so far.

 

[Genie+]

Is that the one nearest the the villas building?
I'm trying to convince my husband we should try to stay at VGF someday (villa building, not the BPK building.) After a couple more BRV stays, I may be able to get him to give up ONE trip to another DVC resort.

The Beach themed pool area is closer to the villas building.

The other pool (Courtyard Pool) is by Big Pine Key. That building has 3 sides with balconies (4th side is staircases). You’ll know which side of the building you’ll get by the room category booked.

Resort View - Generally speaking, overlooks the Courtyard Pool

Lake View (now Preferred View) - Looking across 7 Seas Lagoon, tilted toward Poly

Theme Park View - Looking across the water at MK

Thanks. I know next to nothing about VGF. The most I've ever even seen of the Grand Floridian is just what can be seen while riding the monorail. I've never even walked around there or anything.

https://touringplans.com/hotel_maps/the-villas-at-disneys-grand-floridian-resort-and-spa


We enjoy BPK’s convenience to the amenities we use most frequently.


The original DVC building is the closest you can get to Poly (that’s the T shaped building toward the bottom). It’s also where anything bigger than a studio is located. Those studios also have the second half bath like Poly Longhouse studios.

 

[ClaraOswald]

I've read that the rooms at BPK have very thin walls, which was why I don't think it would be a good place for us. Looks like the pool closer to the villas has the zero-depth entry, which our son really seems to enjoy. (I like it too...gives me a nice "beachy" vibe.)

 

[Genie+]

I've read that the rooms at BPK have very thin walls, which was why I don't think it would be a good place for us. Looks like the pool closer to the villas has the zero-depth entry, which our son really seems to enjoy. (I like it too...gives me a nice "beachy" vibe.)

So far we’ve tried 5 different rooms in BPK and haven’t had any noise issues. The only ‘considerable’ noise was a grandpa with 3 kids under 10yo next door, and it was just 15 minutes while they popped in midday.

I think the main issue isn’t the resort as much as it is the connecting door neighbor. The 3 times (over 20 stays) I’ve ever heard my neighbors, it was always the room on the other side of connecting door. Since BPK is 95% connecting studios, maybe that’s why people equate it a higher incidence. I’m not sure. The only other times I could hear my neighbors were at Beach Club and OKW… through the connecting door area.

ETA - I should add that more often than not we had connecting doors, and the majority of those stays our neighbors were not heard.