VERO BEACH 2016 Information & Adoration Thread

[bobbiwoz]

July 8-11 we will be there! OVIR. We love VB, and we're happy to relax there after our 4th of July trip to WDW to see the fireworks!

Thank you for this thread.

Bobbi

 

[Pikezh638]

May 12-18
1st trip

Thanks for some of the info I have looked at so far.

 

[schmass]

Has anyone used the grills at the resort? I was wondering if they have BBQ utensils there? Thanks!

 

[pasta37]

Is anyone there now that could report back where the refurbs have started?

 

[RSHEALAND]

re-posting a brief dining review from the last thread:
Hey there Everyone.

My family and I just returned from our 2 night stay at Vero and I promised some brief dining reviews of the places we ate. After staying there for a night last year and having a terrible meal on property, this year we vowed to branch out and see what else was available.

The first night we ate at the Ocean Grill in Vero Beach:http://ocean-grill.com/

This place looks and feels like one of those ramshackle places you find up and down the east coast. The coolest thing about it though is that it is quite literally right on the beach. The bar is small, but provides a great view of the surf. Its signature cocktail is the Painkiller (oh and it does, it does) behold:

The food, however, is less than stellar. It is a menu that you would see at places 50 years ago including crackers on the table in lieu of a breadbasket and all manner of fried fish and shellfish. It was packed, so I think I am in the minority on my lukewarm response to the place, but it is definitely worth going to for the bar alone.

The next night we went to Scampi Grill in Vero: http://www.scampigrill.net/

The place is tiny and has a lovely outdoor porch to eat in if the inside is too busy. It is rather loud out there as it is on a main drag at a busy intersection. What we loved about this place was the traditional Italian American food and the attentive service. We all shared the bruschetta to start, which was lovely and then all had pasta dishes. We were stuffed to the gills at the end of the meal.

Anyway, hope you all get a chance to check these places out on your next trip!

Jennifer

Thank You for the repost, I have added the links to the first post

 

[RSHEALAND]

We just checked out tripadvisor/opentable/yelp when we were there christmas week. Surprisingly the big hit was the orchid island pizza that we had delivered to the resort.
We ate dinner at the patio or the seafood terrace patio as open table called it. The baked brie was amazing. We were 9 people and everyone walked out happy which is hard to do with the group I was with.
We also ate at Shutters ( no one liked the burgers) the day we didn't feel like going out.

Thank You for the review, I have added the link to the first post

 

[RSHEALAND]

July 8-11 we will be there! OVIR. We love VB, and we're happy to relax there after our 4th of July trip to WDW to see the fireworks!

Thank you for this thread.

Bobbi

You have been added to roll call, enjoy your stay

 

[RSHEALAND]

May 12-18
1st trip

Thanks for some of the info I have looked at so far.

You have been added to roll call, enjoy your first stay

 

[RSHEALAND]

Picture of the day

 

[bobbiwoz]

Wish I were there!

 

[PirateFrank]

hi - we are planning a trip for the end of August. What is the renovation schedule for the Inn rooms? thanks!

So are we (tentatively)...any news regarding the renovation schedule for the summer would be very welcome!!

 

[Pikezh638]

Does anyone have a suggestion for things to do at Vero Beach that aren't necessarily at the resort? We will have a rental car.

I am getting an information overload I suppose when I look for things to do.

 

[RSHEALAND]

Word is the renovations have started on the 4th floor of the Inn. 4th floor is closed and the are expecting about 1 month per floor. There are also reports of some work on Villa 14 but unsure if that is general work or refurb work

 

[Lou1982]

Our first stay at Vero Beach will be 6-9th August in an OVIR. Can't wait!

 

[RSHEALAND]

Our first stay at Vero Beach will be 6-9th August in an OVIR. Can't wait!

You have been added to roll call, enjoy your first stay

 

[RSHEALAND]

hi - we are planning a trip for the end of August. What is the renovation schedule for the Inn rooms? thanks!

I have heard that the 4th floor is currently closed for the renovations and they are expecting it to take 1 month per floor in the Inn so i would figure the Inn would be complete by the end of April.

 

[RSHEALAND]

Pictures of the grilling area

near the fire pit


across the street near the pond

 

[RSHEALAND]

Has anyone used the grills at the resort? I was wondering if they have BBQ utensils there? Thanks!

I have put up some pictures of the grilling area but I am not sure if they have utensils to loan out

 

[RSHEALAND]

Picture of the day

 

[schmass]

Is anyone there now that could report back where the refurbs have started?

We just got back. They were definitely working on building 14 while we were there. I don't think anyone was staying in that building, as it was all blocked off. They had just worked on the water slide, and on Monday they closed down the Tiger Lily splash area to work on that.