Vero Beach 2012 thread closed... see 2013

[tb1972]

Hi all. We were at VB 5/3-5/5 for our very first visit! We loved it! Weather was gorgeous. Entertainer in the Green Cabin was fun (Sorry didn't write down his name) Laid back "vibe" was wonderful...We ventured out & found an absolutely WONDERFUL place for authentic Italian dinner in VB as well...We will be back! We got one of the dreaded " Ocean View Inn rooms, that really overlook the pool & the Ocean was waaay to our left...But I didn't care, we were on vacation & feeling good & it was still a nice view!...Thanks for all of the info here... Now, I've got to plan our next trip.....
Debbie

Debbie,
I'm glad you had a great trip!

My family is heading to VB in two weeks. We're very excited! I booked the Sunday brunch and was also considering the pirate character dinner. Did you eat at either? Curious to know feedback of the on site restaurants.

Thanks,
Tabatha

 

[iwannbindisnee]

Debbie,
I'm glad you had a great trip!

My family is heading to VB in two weeks. We're very excited! I booked the Sunday brunch and was also considering the pirate character dinner. Did you eat at either? Curious to know feedback of the on site restaurants.

Thanks,
Tabatha

Unfortunately, we did not eat at either of the items listed above, but we did eat at the Thursday night seafood buffet in Shutters-It was excellent! King Crab legs were yummy. My husband enjoyed the Pot roast; there was peel to eat shrimp that we had as well. We tried several of the desserts & they were very good as well. We saw lots of families there, as well as couples. We also had lunch at Shutters & would recommend the flat breads & house soup (creamy conch chowder) & the sandwiches. (they have a nice 1/2 sandwich/soup combo) Last, we ate at Sonya's for Sat breakfast before we left. We liked that as well. The Green Cabin bar has many of the same things for lunch that Shutters does. It is very nice to eat on their deck watching the ocean. Of course we enjoyed thier cocktails as well--they have very good Red & white sangria, but you have to enjoy your red sangria a bit on the dry side & your white sangria on the sweet side! Hope this helps...Debbie

 

[Lauralooneyfordisney]

Only one more week until we are leaving for some fun in the sun at Vero!

 

[dreamlinda]

Only one more week until we are leaving for some fun in the sun at Vero!

Us too!!

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Us too!!

Have a GREAT time... both of you!

 

[mazoo77]

Hi All,
Heading to Vero in mid June for the first time and can't wait to try it out for a couple days before heading to WDW. Heading down with my hubby, 2 DD(12 &9) and my Mom. I review this thread regularly so thanks for the great info. Already signed up for the Turtle Walk at Seb Inlet Park the day we arrive. Would have never known about that without you.

We have 2 OVIRs booked, wanted to know if there are connecting rooms and if so, are they in a specific location. It would be nice to have rooms close together but it's only 3 nights so not absolutely necessary. Also, don't want to jeopardize a front facing ocean view because of this request. I do realize nothing is guaranteed but want to give ourselves the best opportunity for a good view of the ocean.

Appreciate any recommendations you might have.

Thanks,
Joanie

 

[lisareniff]

We have 2 OVIRs booked, wanted to know if there are connecting rooms and if so, are they in a specific location. It would be nice to have rooms close together but it's only 3 nights so not absolutely necessary. Also, don't want to jeopardize a front facing ocean view because of this request. I do realize nothing is guaranteed but want to give ourselves the best opportunity for a good view of the ocean.

We have stayed in 2 pairs of OVIRs. One was at the very center of the of the resort on the 4th (top) floor under the arch. Very nice spot. The other was on the 2nd floor ocean facing to the right of the Green Cabin Room. I also enjoyed that spot since we could go up the pretty lobby stairs and not have to go on the elevator or stairwells. I have looked (and taken a picture of) the room maps for the 4th and 2nd floors. I have counted 7 pairs of connecting OVIRs on the 4th floor and 4 pairs on the 2nd floor. I know there are more on the third as well. They do seem to be plentiful and spread though out the building.

Just remember to put that request on your reservation. They do make room assignments.

HTH and have a great trip.

 

[job09]

Just booked for 2013 Hoping for a 1 bedroom with a partial ocean view. Any advice on getting that? I booked on-line and didn't see a spot for requests. Last time I was in bld 12 1st floor with a lovely parking lot view Still adore vero but would love to score a better location next time. We are going 3-31-13 to 4-3-13 after the Disney Dream We love VB

 

[Tinkermom3]

Heading to VB in July! Are there certain days that Shutters offers the seafood buffet or is it nightly?

 

[lovin'fl]

Pretty bummed to say that we may have to cancel our VB resie. We have a 2BR booked for August 19-24. Our son had a very bad year and is likely on his way to military school. He will have to be there pretty close to 8/24 (it depends on which school we put him in, but they all start at the end of August). We booked that week because our public school does not start until 8/28. It would have been no problem to drive back to MD from VB and only have a few days to get ready for public school, but to get him ready for military school and drive him there (they are all about 3-5 hours away)....well, we need to be back from vacay well before the 26th.

And I don't know if we'll be able to use our 190 points by June 1, 2013. We may have to look into renting them out. Is there still a board on the DIS where we can try to rent out points?

Man, I was really looking forward to trying out VB and my DH was super excited about it. It was his pick for vacation. I wanted to book for the week before (and I wanted to do HH because it's closer and DH insists on driving) and he insisted on this particular week as he thought it would be less folks vacationing and whatnot...a more quiet time to vacay. He should have listened to me!!!

I'll post back when I cancel our resie. We want to be sure the DS is going to military school before we cancel (we should know next week).

 

[chepic]

Pretty bummed to say that we may have to cancel our VB resie. We have a 2BR booked for August 19-24. Our son had a very bad year and is likely on his way to military school. He will have to be there pretty close to 8/24 (it depends on which school we put him in, but they all start at the end of August). We booked that week because our public school does not start until 8/28. It would have been no problem to drive back to MD from VB and only have a few days to get ready for public school, but to get him ready for military school and drive him there (they are all about 3-5 hours away)....well, we need to be back from vacay well before the 26th.

And I don't know if we'll be able to use our 190 points by June 1, 2013. We may have to look into renting them out. Is there still a board on the DIS where we can try to rent out points?

Man, I was really looking forward to trying out VB and my DH was super excited about it. It was his pick for vacation. I wanted to book for the week before (and I wanted to do HH because it's closer and DH insists on driving) and he insisted on this particular week as he thought it would be less folks vacationing and whatnot...a more quiet time to vacay. He should have listened to me!!!

I'll post back when I cancel our resie. We want to be sure the DS is going to military school before we cancel (we should know next week).

BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!! See if you can get on a wait list for a different week. Vero is definitely one of those places that when it is full, it doesn't ever feel that way. I think people explore the neighboring areas and lots of people will go to Disenyworld for the day. We were there during a wedding and the place was fully booked and we had no issue getting a pool chair, getting a place to eat, or ever feeling there were just too many people there.

Hope that helps

cheryl

 

[DisDaydreamer]

BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!! See if you can get on a wait list for a different week. Vero is definitely one of those places that when it is full, it doesn't ever feel that way. I think people explore the neighboring areas and lots of people will go to Disenyworld for the day. We were there during a wedding and the place was fully booked and we had no issue getting a pool chair, getting a place to eat, or ever feeling there were just too many people there.

Hope that helps

cheryl

Responded to the wrong post.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Pretty bummed to say that we may have to cancel our VB resie. We have a 2BR booked for August 19-24. Our son had a very bad year and is likely on his way to military school. He will have to be there pretty close to 8/24 (it depends on which school we put him in, but they all start at the end of August). We booked that week because our public school does not start until 8/28. It would have been no problem to drive back to MD from VB and only have a few days to get ready for public school, but to get him ready for military school and drive him there (they are all about 3-5 hours away)....well, we need to be back from vacay well before the 26th.

And I don't know if we'll be able to use our 190 points by June 1, 2013. We may have to look into renting them out. Is there still a board on the DIS where we can try to rent out points?

Man, I was really looking forward to trying out VB and my DH was super excited about it. It was his pick for vacation. I wanted to book for the week before (and I wanted to do HH because it's closer and DH insists on driving) and he insisted on this particular week as he thought it would be less folks vacationing and whatnot...a more quiet time to vacay. He should have listened to me!!!

I'll post back when I cancel our resie. We want to be sure the DS is going to military school before we cancel (we should know next week).

That sucks... Have definitely been in your situation. Hang in there, and you are likely doing the right thing. Sounds like a difficult situation I am familiar with. Good luck and stay the course...

 

[lovin'fl]

BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!! See if you can get on a wait list for a different week. Vero is definitely one of those places that when it is full, it doesn't ever feel that way. I think people explore the neighboring areas and lots of people will go to Disenyworld for the day. We were there during a wedding and the place was fully booked and we had no issue getting a pool chair, getting a place to eat, or ever feeling there were just too many people there.

Hope that helps

cheryl

We will probably try that. If we don't get our wait list, then we can try to use the points later or rent them. Thanks for the suggestion...I didn't think about that.

That sucks... Have definitely been in your situation. Hang in there, and you are likely doing the right thing. Sounds like a difficult situation I am familiar with. Good luck and stay the course...

Thanks! It's been a stinker of a year.

 

[iloveokw]

The excellent seafood buffet is only offered on Thursday....at least as of the end of last month when we were there.

 

[MomofStitchandLewis]

We'll be staying in the Inn from June 12-14. This will be our 4th stay and all 4 times will have been in the Inn!

 

[PammyK]

Online check-in for my annual summer kick-off visit to Vero is done. A week from now I'll be sitting on the porch of the Green Cabin Room, sipping a lovely cocktail and listening to the sound of the surf.

 

[sarahk0204]

One week from tomorrow I will be online to book our VB stay. Hope that I can make my ticker a reality

Of course, it is too early to check NYE availability, but as of right now, Christmas is wide open, so here's hoping

 

[Tunseeker1]

One week from tomorrow I will be online to book our VB stay. Hope that I can make my ticker a reality

Of course, it is too early to check NYE availability, but as of right now, Christmas is wide open, so here's hoping

3 br beach villa is only open the 2nd, but everything else is wide open!

 

[Lauralooneyfordisney]

Only 4 more days until we are sitting in our pool chair or laying by the beach. I had a scare myself last week and spent 6 hrs in the ER. All is good now though and we will be on our way in 2 days for a much needed relaxing vacation!