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[Hopefully]

I sent you a PM worth my email to arrange to meet you Sunday PM

 

[sneil]

email sent! Thanks Hopefully!

 

[byejou]

I checked with Guest Services. They will not store the chairs until 11/07. Sorry. Anyone coming next week?
We ate at Shutters last night. Dinner was great, but the menu choices are about 1/3 to 1/2 of what is on the current DVC Member website. We are disappointed. Talked to Manager who said "new chef".
Weather has been very nice. Water is warm, but on the rough side. I grew up swimming in Atlantic waves but I did not go in the water yesterday. We are enjoying our restful week very much here.

Shucks, oh, well. If anyone will be there on 11/7, we can pick them up then if they are passed down. Thank you for checking!!!!!

 

[Hopefully]

Our wonderful week continues. Weather has been perfect. We basically head down to the beach between 9:30 - 10 until about 4 we have chairs , an umbrella & a beach bag with necessities & A cooler bag with drinks & sandwiches. Ocean is warm & calmer today.
Yesterday was an adventure on the beach as there were dozens - scores of fish chased by sharks. No swimming in the ocean in the PM.
We ate at Shutters again last night. It was okay , not great. We are trying Sonya's to nite
We also ate at Capt Hiram's, Squid Lips this week. Both were again - okay not great.
We will be so sad to head home Sunday.
Since our Home Resort is BCV, & F & W is our love. We are quickly looking at our 11 month window. We think we will agin do 5 nites BCV F. & W. Followed by 5 nites here next Oct
We love Vero as well

 

[DPickering]

Booked for Jan 5-12 and just learned the pool will be closed that week! Our son was so excited about the pirate ship. Not sure what to do now. Wondering if we should try to switch to something around WDW and spend the week at the parks.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Booked for Jan 5-12 and just learned the pool will be closed that week! Our son was so excited about the pirate ship. Not sure what to do now. Wondering if we should try to switch to something around WDW and spend the week at the parks.

There are community room activities that are scheduled, beach activities, mini golf, bike riding, but if you were going to spend lots of time at the pool, that's a huge disappointment. The weather isn't always pool weather in January, but a dip now and then is nice. In January 2012, the hot tub was closed and it was way too cool for me to use the pool. In January this year we did enjoy both.

I would try to get on WDW property.

DH & I have a VB stay scheduled later in January.

 

[DPickering]

There are community room activities that are scheduled, beach activities, mini golf, bike riding, but if you were going to spend lots of time at the pool, that's a huge disappointment. The weather isn't always pool weather in January, but a dip now and then is nice. In January 2012, the hot tub was closed and it was way too cool for me to use the pool. In January this year we did enjoy both. I would try to get on WDW property. DH & I have a VB stay scheduled later in January.

Activities sound like fun but I don't want to have to explain to him every day that he can't go swimming, can't go on the pirate ship. We were going to bring his wetsuit and I think we were all looking forward to using that pool.

Ahh well, another time. It was booked via RCI so we can pay a penalty and switch to somewhere like Silver Lake. We'll just have to suffer and go to WDW instead. Oh darn.

Ty for the feedback!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Activities sound like fun but I don't want to have to explain to him every day that he can't go swimming, can't go on the pirate ship. We were going to bring his wetsuit and I think we were all looking forward to using that pool.

Ahh well, another time. It was booked via RCI so we can pay a penalty and switch to somewhere like Silver Lake. We'll just have to suffer and go to WDW instead. Oh darn.

Ty for the feedback!

Enjoy your January Vacation...wherever you decide!

 

[garnet1240]

Yesterday was an adventure on the beach as there were dozens - scores of fish chased by sharks. No swimming in the ocean in the PM.

 

[Hopefully]

No more sharks yesterday!! It was a beautiful beach day & the water is warm.
Dinner at Sonya's was AWE. SOME. T catch of the day was Swordfish & it was out of this world good. DH has the rib eye which he said was excellent as well.
Unfortunately we head home today. One good thing we do get to watch the Red Sox in the World Series. GO SOX!!!

 

[kgeary]

Booked for Jan 5-12 and just learned the pool will be closed that week! Our son was so excited about the pirate ship. Not sure what to do now. Wondering if we should try to switch to something around WDW and spend the week at the parks.

First trip as DVC members and with our 3 boys can't believe no one notified us that the pool will be closed

 

[DPickering]

First trip as DVC members and with our 3 boys can't believe no one notified us that the pool will be closed

I actually called them a month or two ago and made a request for a certain unit. Person I talked to was super nice, gave me a lot of useful info and said nothing about the pool. Thank goodness I checked the website.

And bobbiwoz, right back at ya.

 

[WDW-BWV]

Without the pool or the beach (why did they go here when it's so much nicer 40 miles north ..the sand is softer) VB is just a nice landscaped motel that a bunch of us pay the maintenance fees for!

Take the family to the WDW -- you have all of the extras without having to go to a park!

 

[sneil]

We are here until Saturday the 26th. We have an umbrella and 2 chairs that will be available to pass on if anyone is interested in them.

 

[EllNat11]

We will be arriving Saturday. Any recommendations either on resort or nearby that are good for a 20 month old? Other than swim and sand of course!

 

[MrsM]

We'll be spending two nights at Vero after our 4 night cruise, December 5 and 6. We're a family of 6 and when I originally booked there were no 2BR available but I was able to call yesterday and switch from two inn rooms to a 2BR! Should be a nice relaxing trip after our WDW/DCL days! Hoping the weather is nice and we can enjoy the pool, we were there over Thanksgiving last year and the first part of the week was a little too chilly for me! The 5th is my DD's birthday, does anyone know if we can order a cake from Shutters if we decide to eat there?

 

[3DisneyKids]

Heading back to Vero for Thanksgiving week. It has become our family tradition and we LOVE LOVE LOVE being there for Thanksgiving.

That being said, I have been trying to make dining reservations...and UGH...everything keeps routing me back to Central Dining (the same number you call for making WDW dining reservations). The CMs know nothing about Vero. And if you happen to get a seasoned CM who does know about VB, they still have a really, really hard time making reservations. The CM I just spoke with told me that the restaurants are closed on Thanksgiving until 5pm. Um, no.

So it took a while, but I finally was actually able to reach a real person who was actually standing at the front desk in Vero. Phew. And although she was absolutely lovely on the phone, she was not able to make dining reservations either! She kept trying to transfer me back to the awful WDW dining reservation line. I explained the situation and she finally understood.

She took my name and number and said she would have a manager call me back. Hoping that will actually happen.

In the mean time...ROB, BOBBI....anyone have a better phone number to make dining reservations directly with the Vero staff? The only number I have is the one listed in the first post of this thread.

 

[sneil]

A little cool here today, but the kids still made it into the pool. Tomorrow is our last full day. If anyone is interested in our chairs and umbrella please let me know. We could exchange them Friday night or Sat early in the morning.

 

[Hopefully]

A little cool here today, but the kids still made it into the pool. Tomorrow is our last full day. If anyone is interested in our chairs and umbrella please let me know. We could exchange them Friday night or Sat early in the morning.

I hope you enjoyed the chairs and umbrella sneil!!!! I hopw you enjoyed your first DVC experience as much as we enjoy our repeat visits!!!
Last trip when I didn't have a response from someone here on the DIS we just found a family on the beach on our last day who were grateful to receive the chairs.
Thanks

 

[sneil]

Yes Hopefully! Thank you so much! We will definitely try that as we have some beach toys to pass on as well.