Vero Beach Adoration 2010 Thread *** Closed now *** Links to 2011 Thread inside

[Tiger926]

The CM is wrong I have 4 VB exclusive beach towles at home. They are Blue and White Striped.

Hopefully they will get new ones similiar to the pool towels.

24 days until VB!!!! Yay!

Hmmm...The CM has been working here awhile, and said they do not have them, and have never had them? Not sure what has happened with the towels?

Glad you enjoy your towels (you are lucky to have them!), but there aren't any for sale at this time.

Tiger

 

[bobbiwoz]

We've learned to arrive at VB after 4 because our room was never ready much before that! I suppose some are lucky, but it's fine. This year we enjoyed BB before the ride down to Vero!

 

[Chim Chiminy]

We are here now, checked in on Sat. We arrived at 4pm and our room was not ready until 5:15.
Haven't been happy with the room location, ocean view inn room because we are located right next to the Green Cabin room. Lots of music later into the night than we like. DH is the early to bed type.
Also the people above us sound like they are remodeling at all hours of the day and night. Lots of noise in this room.
Decided not to change rooms due to room change fee and regret that decision at times, but trying to make the best of it. We are only here two more nights.

Have had meals from Orchid Island Pizza, Mr. Manatee's and Shutters. All of which have been really good.

Enjoyed the naturalist walk yesterday morning, then drove down to Bathtub Reef Beach Park. It was so much fun, we are going again today.
Also planning to hit the Navy Seal museum.

 

[amystevekai&bump]

HI - just reading about how late rooms are ready (or should I say how 'on time' they are) at VB, what do you guys do if you get there early??

Its just we will be coming straight from the DCL and imagine we will arrive well before lunchtime. I assume we can still use the pool etc?? But it will be Dec 30th, so I guess there is a good chance it might not be pool weather - is there anything you would suggest we do whilst waiting for the room if the weather isn't too special??

Many thanks for any advice

 

[Luvmyfam3]

Just a short little TR about our wonderful stay at VB!! Me, DH, DD (18), DD (18), DD (16) & DD (5).

Originally, we planned to leave super-early on the 8th and drive all day (from Houston) to Vero. But, my husband came up with the idea of leaving the evening before and driving through the night. It turned out to be a wonderful idea! We arrived around 1:00pm on the 8th and one of our two rooms (THANKFULLY!!) was ready!

I was immediately reminded why I love this place so much! Not only was the security guard and guest services lady so pleasant and welcoming, but even our room attendant was so nice! We hadn't even gotten to our room and she struck up a conversation with us and offered suggestions on unloading and such. I was truly impressed!

I wasn't super-thrilled with our room, but only because we ended up with a super-small balcony and not the huge ones I was accustomed to. Next time I'll know to request a different room. Otherwise, the room was nice and it had a view of the beach...no complaints there!

I guess I should have been prepared for the build-up of the beach, but it was quite a shock to me. It didn't detract from our stay, of course, but what a difference! We had absolutely no issues with no-see-ums all week! YEA!! The waves were sporadic. One day was absolutely crazy! We were all beaten to a pulp that day, but my teenagers loved it. Then, the next day it was as calm as a lake...go figure.

We ate all our meals in our 1-bedroom....awesome. But, we did venture out for dinner one night to Capt. Hiram's. This is now a must for all our VB trips. Great place!

My husband and I went to the Wine Introduction class. I had gone to this class about 6 years ago and amazed that the same teacher is still there! I can't remember her name, but she's awesome! Our class was small...only about 8 people. By the end, we were all talking and feeling pretty good. So, we ended up going to the Green Room for more drinks (like we needed it)...and were practically kicked out. Aaaahhhh..... just a taste of the old days!

Our 5-year old loved the slide and the activities with the kids! My older daughter and husband each won the slide competition one day. You would have thought they'd won $1,000 instead of a little Cracker Jack toy! LOL!

All-in-all, an awesome trip! We love Vero!!

 

[Tinkaroo]

Enjoyed the naturalist walk yesterday morning, then drove down to Bathtub Reef Beach Park. It was so much fun, we are going again today.
Also planning to hit the Navy Seal museum.

Ahh...I grew up going to Bathtub Beach 2 weeks out of every summer - it's about a 10 min. ride from my grandparent's home. It has been closed for so long after all the erosion from the hurricanes, but I was thrilled to learn that it finally got back "on line" this year. So glad to hear it's just as fun as it was 25+ years ago! I'll be taking my son to it for the first time in about a month!

 

[starbox]

Enjoyed the naturalist walk yesterday morning, then drove down to Bathtub Reef Beach Park. It was so much fun, we are going again today.
Also planning to hit the Navy Seal museum.

Isn't bathtub reef amazing? Glad you all found it as magical as we did! Did you snorkel?

 

[MajorWoody]

HI - just reading about how late rooms are ready (or should I say how 'on time' they are) at VB, what do you guys do if you get there early??

Its just we will be coming straight from the DCL and imagine we will arrive well before lunchtime. I assume we can still use the pool etc?? But it will be Dec 30th, so I guess there is a good chance it might not be pool weather - is there anything you would suggest we do whilst waiting for the room if the weather isn't too special??

Many thanks for any advice

You should definitely be there before lunchtime. I would suggest driving down A1A from Port Canaveral, it's much more scenic than taking 95 or US 1. Plus you wil pass through some nice towns, and there are some good places along the way to stop and either see the beach, or stop and have a tasty lunch. If you arrive before your room is ready, you can still check in, use the amenities including the pool ( which is heated) and beach.

Hope that helps,

Take care,

Bill

 

[denegate]

Can anyone give me a little more info on Bathtub Reef Beach Park?

 

[Chim Chiminy]

We did snorkel! Next time though I told DH that was should invest more in the masks and snorkels. We didn't bring any with us and picked up a few cheap ones at a publix and one at a surf shop. So we were constantly emptying water out of the masks.
Still, fun time and we saw a number of fish, crabs, sea urchins. I took some photos and will post them once we get home.
The internet connection here at Vero has been very spotty and slowwww.

The water at Bathtub reef is clear, the reef keeps it from being churned up. We went at both high tide and low tide and both were nice. You do have to be careful closer to the reef not to step on the reef or the rocky area under the water, as they are living and growing.
Before we left, DD and I were floating in the shallow water and I lay my hands on the sandy bottom. I dug my feet in a little to help hold me steady, and I had a school of fish swimming in and out of my hands. It was really cool.

It didn't feel crowded either time we went, though the parking lots were full.
There is no bathroom or shower area there, but a couple of beaches down you can find both.
It took us about 45 minutes-1 hour to get there from Vero Beach.

 

[jerseygal]

Can't wait till VB mid August!

Won't need a heated pool, but always NICE!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DisDaydreamer]

HI - just reading about how late rooms are ready (or should I say how 'on time' they are) at VB, what do you guys do if you get there early??

Its just we will be coming straight from the DCL and imagine we will arrive well before lunchtime. I assume we can still use the pool etc?? But it will be Dec 30th, so I guess there is a good chance it might not be pool weather - is there anything you would suggest we do whilst waiting for the room if the weather isn't too special??

Many thanks for any advice

I agree with woody on the drive route. We'll be arriving 12/26 and leaving 12/31. We will be making a list of possible and must things to do, so I'll post that when we get it together. Hope to see you there! What type of unit will you be staying in (it'll help with recommendations)?

 

[starbox]

Can anyone give me a little more info on Bathtub Reef Beach Park?

Bathtub Reef Beach is a public, guarded beach in Hutchinson Island, about 45 minutes south of Vero off A1A. It is a crescent shaped beach area surrounded by a reef that becomes visible in low tide. The water is clear, calm, and very shallow at low tide, and even young kids can easily snorkel and see lots and lots of fish and sea life. You can literally walk your hands along the bottom while snorkeling.

The downside, no showers or restrooms and it's off the beaten path.

The upside - okay, really, it's magical. my kids wanted to go every single day, and never wanted to leave.

 

[amystevekai&bump]

You should definitely be there before lunchtime. I would suggest driving down A1A from Port Canaveral, it's much more scenic than taking 95 or US 1. Plus you wil pass through some nice towns, and there are some good places along the way to stop and either see the beach, or stop and have a tasty lunch. If you arrive before your room is ready, you can still check in, use the amenities including the pool ( which is heated) and beach.

Hope that helps,

Take care,

Bill

Thanks Bill - that is great advice, we love the scenic drives - so will definitely opt for the A1A now so thank you!!

I agree with woody on the drive route. We'll be arriving 12/26 and leaving 12/31. We will be making a list of possible and must things to do, so I'll post that when we get it together. Hope to see you there! What type of unit will you be staying in (it'll help with recommendations)?

Thanks Rob that would be terrific, it will be our first trip to VB and also our first ever trip to Florida over Christmas as well, so we are really excited - any advice/info will definitely be gratefully appreciated!! - We are just in an Ocean View Inn Room this time, as we will only be there for a couple of nights (including NYE) and we will probably want to try out Shutters at least once!!

 

[denegate]

Wow, thanks for the Bathtub Reef pictures, it looks perfect for my kids.

 

[madcoco]

Just reporting in from the TreasureCoast.Once in a lifetime find today. We started to conserve the Swivel Gun(small Cannon) found a mile S of the Resort and just a few yds off the beach. It ended up being Bronze.99% are usually Iron. Besides a total of 23 Gold Coins originally found around it, hidden within were 25 Gold and 38 Silver Coins and Counting! Mon morning back to the dirty work. Two nice families staying at the VB Resort happened to be visiting the Museum at the righttime this afternoon. We brought them in the back so they could take some pix and hold some gold ( only because they were DVC'ers ) What a time all had and it carried over to Capt Hiram's Man typing on a iPhone is not easy on the eyes and mind. No seriously Its not the Capt Morgan. star box once again great pix!

 

[madcoco]

Oops

 

[DVCconvert]

.... Swivel Gun(small Cannon) found a mile S of the Resort and just a few yds off the beach. It ended up being Bronze.99% are usually Iron. Besides a total of 23 Gold Coins originally found around it, hidden within were 25 Gold and 38 Silver Coins and Counting!....

Wow!....ahhh....Mike...That is my swivel gun and I that's about the right amount of change I lost there last year!....Thanks for finding that stuff for me! I'll be by in a few days to pick it up!

....Two nice families staying at the VB Resort happened to be visiting the Museum at the righttime this afternoon. We brought them in the back so they could take some pix and hold some gold ( only because they were DVC'ers )

What a wonderfully nice thing for you all to do!!!

 

[starbox]

Just reporting in from the TreasureCoast.Once in a lifetime find today. We started to conserve the Swivel Gun(small Cannon) found a mile S of the Resort and just a few yds off the beach. It ended up being Bronze.99% are usually Iron. Besides a total of 23 Gold Coins originally found around it, hidden within were 25 Gold and 38 Silver Coins and Counting!

That is so cool.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

- We are just in an Ocean View Inn Room this time, as we will only be there for a couple of nights once!!

You are not just in an OVIR, you are in an OVIR!!!!!

You will love the view and sound of the ocean.

I've got you covered. By the time you leave for VB you'll have plenty on your "Can Do" list.

Who will be staying with you? Not for sure by your username.