We always stay in the inn but we get an ocean view room. We have to be able to look at the ocean while we are there. We just love it.
We love the size of the rooms and it has everything we need. I don't cook on vacation so we don't need the kitchen. We just run up to the 4th floor to do laundry.
There is no guarantee of a view with the studios and if you get put in the inn because there are no studios left in the villas section then you will have a garden view.
Have you thought about booking an ocean view inn room? Aren't they the same amount of points as a studio?
I did not like my MIL's room that she had last October. It was on the 2nd floor of the inn, a corner room. She had a view of a roof and some air conditioning units.
You will get suggestions either way. Most people who favor the villas section stay in 1 and 2 br's. Honestly, if I had a studio booked I'd opt for the inn ocean view room.
We like it because we just have to run downstairs if we need something-we have little ones-I don't think this would be as big of a deal with teenagers.
So, if this is your first time to VB and you want to be awed by the ocean, go for the inn ocean view room if you can get it. If you decide to stay with a studio I guess I would try and get somethig in the villas rather than in the inn-I can't imagine staying in the inn without looking out at the ocean.
Good luck with your planning and ask more questions if you have them. Myself and others will be glad to answer.