Sammy
DIS Veteran
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- Jan 10, 2000
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Just finished our first VB stay. I was a little nervous because I didn’t know what to expect, but we had a wonderful time in spite of two days of rain. I had requested high floor, best available view, but the CM I talked to wasn’t sure anything good would still be available. Lo and behold, and lots of Pixie Dust, we were on the 3rd floor of Bldg 15 with a straight-on ocean view!! It could not have been any better and we even watched the sunrise from our balcony. We were in a studio, so small room, but plenty big enough for the two of us. I would have been happy with a closet if it had that view
All CMs were amazing, pool was small but still plenty of room, tons of pool chairs, so always a place to sit. Green Cabin Room was great! Participated in Trivia, Name that tune, and did the bourbon mixology class which was awesome. The bartenders there were terrific and got to know the frequent flyers pretty quickly
. Patio was closed for refurbishment until our last night, but we were able to enjoy it at least that one time.
Wind and Waves for dinner, and although it gets mixed reviews, we had a great meal there with a terrific server. We were seated right next to the open kitchen, and a couple of the chefs were conversing with us towards the end of the meal. Beach was beautiful for walking, but I’m more of a pool girl, so didn’t rent chairs. Saw a few turtles swimming offshore, and there were 4 nests cordoned off. Pleasantly surprised that nothing is far away here. It was still only a two minute walk to the pool from Bldg 15.
Only one negative for me: Wind and Waves market is a chaotic mess during busy meal times. The area is too small with no rhyme or reason for where to line up to order, or wait for your food to be ready. Needs a much better flow.
We enjoyed our stay, even though the first 2 days were a little rough with weather. There’s not a lot to do here on a good day, so rainy is even less. They do a good job with adult resort activities, but many are extra $$.
Would we go again? Now that we know what to expect, yes we definitely would go back if a relaxing beach/sun/pool vacation was on the menu. It was a beautiful little resort and I’m glad we tried it out!
Happy to answer any questions!
All CMs were amazing, pool was small but still plenty of room, tons of pool chairs, so always a place to sit. Green Cabin Room was great! Participated in Trivia, Name that tune, and did the bourbon mixology class which was awesome. The bartenders there were terrific and got to know the frequent flyers pretty quickly
. Patio was closed for refurbishment until our last night, but we were able to enjoy it at least that one time. Wind and Waves for dinner, and although it gets mixed reviews, we had a great meal there with a terrific server. We were seated right next to the open kitchen, and a couple of the chefs were conversing with us towards the end of the meal. Beach was beautiful for walking, but I’m more of a pool girl, so didn’t rent chairs. Saw a few turtles swimming offshore, and there were 4 nests cordoned off. Pleasantly surprised that nothing is far away here. It was still only a two minute walk to the pool from Bldg 15.
Only one negative for me: Wind and Waves market is a chaotic mess during busy meal times. The area is too small with no rhyme or reason for where to line up to order, or wait for your food to be ready. Needs a much better flow.
We enjoyed our stay, even though the first 2 days were a little rough with weather. There’s not a lot to do here on a good day, so rainy is even less. They do a good job with adult resort activities, but many are extra $$.
Would we go again? Now that we know what to expect, yes we definitely would go back if a relaxing beach/sun/pool vacation was on the menu. It was a beautiful little resort and I’m glad we tried it out!
Happy to answer any questions!
