VERO BEACH Information & Adoration Thread

[RSHEALAND]

Hi, we are staying at VB in May, can anyone recommend a spray for the noseums please. My husband normally gets bitten really badly and from what ive read they're immune to products containing DEET and you are better to buy on resort. TIA

The resort usually has station for repellant lotion around the resort. Enjoy your stay

 

[vicarrieous]

We are planning a New Year's Eve trip for 4 nights next December. Can anyone give any advice for staying there during that time? Will there be any special things going on? or things more shut down? Places we should check out or eat? We are flying into PBI.

We are thinking some spa appointments, nice dinners, relaxation and outdoor fun. We are from WI so even if its cooler there, it should be better than here.

 

[Sammy]

Just booked our first Vero Beach vacation for early June! Was waffling between WDW and VB, but several VB days suddenly opened up today, so I jumped on it. Looking forward to some R&R, and hoping it won’t be too hot yet . Been reading through this long thread, but any words of advice for first-time visitors are welcome. Plan on visiting the Botanical Gardens, but don’t have anything else planned right now.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

We have been in October. Beautiful weather at that time. Watch out for the jellyfish. I think May and June are peak jellyfish season. Others may be able to chime in on that.

Take a spray for the no-see-ums. Early morning and dusk will eat at your ankles.

 

[Sammy]

We have been in October. Beautiful weather at that time. Watch out for the jellyfish. I think May and June are peak jellyfish season. Others may be able to chime in on that.

Take a spray for the no-see-ums. Early morning and dusk will eat at your ankles.

So...stinging jellyfish and biting gnats...guess I picked a great time...lol!

Any suggestions on a good spray that works well for the no-see-ums?

 

[BWV Dreamin]

So...stinging jellyfish and biting gnats...guess I picked a great time...lol!

Any suggestions on a good spray that works well for the no-see-ums?

For the no-see-ums , Avon’s Skin So Soft if you can find it

 

[Mexacajun]

taking first trip in June and have a couple of questions:

Do we need to bring beach towels?
How do you get reservations to the restaurants?
Does it cost to play mini golf?

Thanks

 

[gleddo]

taking first trip in June and have a couple of questions:

Do we need to bring beach towels?
How do you get reservations to the restaurants?
Does it cost to play mini golf?

Thanks

No you don’t need to bring beach towels. They are provided at Eb and Flo’s. Restaurant reservations are made through Open Table. Mini golf is free to DVC members.

 

[Mexacajun]

No you don’t need to bring beach towels. They are provided at Eb and Flo’s. Restaurant reservations are made through Open Table. Mini golf is free to DVC members.

So is the beach towel a rental fee or free for dvc?

 

[eticketplease]

So is the beach towel a rental fee or free for dvc?

They are free you just tell them how many towels you want and your room number.

 

[Mexacajun]

They are free you just tell them how many towels you want and your room number.

Awesome thanks. I just made my reservations on open table.

One last one (or maybe not) is there pin trading.

 

[eticketplease]

Awesome thanks. I just made my reservations on open table.

One last one (or maybe not) is there pin trading.

It’s been a few years since I’ve been back but I believe so.

There is a paper airplane thing where they teach kids how to make different models and fly them from the various floors down into the lobby in the Inn building.

They also do waterslide races. Only 1 slide but they record times and is broken up into age groups even have one for the adults.

 

[hokiekkghl]

Awesome thanks. I just made my reservations on open table.

One last one (or maybe not) is there pin trading.

We're here now and I know they have a pin trading board in the wind & waves market (qs). My kids saw it and were bummed they left theirs at home. Pretty sure I saw a board in the main lobby too.

 

[achinforsomebacon]

Awesome thanks. I just made my reservations on open table.

One last one (or maybe not) is there pin trading.

There are dedicated pin trading times (we've never done these) but also pin boards at the front desk, gift shop, wind and waves, and Eb and Flos.

The mini golf is supposed to only be free for DVC but we've never seen them ask or charge anyone.

Here is the activities sheet from when we were there last month:

 

[toesmom]

I would suggest booking view with ocean, we did garden view years ago when we first visited when we bought into DVC, and I wish we had paid for the ocean view (small contract so was not an option). Great resort, kids loved it.

 

[Mexacajun]

There are dedicated pin trading times (we've never done these) but also pin boards at the front desk, gift shop, wind and waves, and Eb and Flos.

The mini golf is supposed to only be free for DVC but we've never seen them ask or charge anyone.

Here is the activities sheet from when we were there last month:

Do they have beach toys? Or should I pack them? Just basic stuff like shovels and castle molds,etc?

 

[achinforsomebacon]

Do they have beach toys? Or should I pack them? Just basic stuff like shovels and castle molds,etc?

Yes, they have beach toys. They do sand castle contests so they have a bunch at the beach rental place. I'm pretty sure they're free to sign out.

I just noticed the activities sheets aren't legible (at least on my phone). I tried uploading it a few times and it keeps making the size too small to read. If anyone knows how to get around it, I can re-upload it.

 

[Mexacajun]

Yes, they have beach toys. They do sand castle contests so they have a bunch at the beach rental place. I'm pretty sure they're free to sign out.

I just noticed the activities sheets aren't legible (at least on my phone). I tried uploading it a few times and it keeps making the size too small to read. If anyone knows how to get around it, I can re-upload it.

Yes, I thought maybe it was just me. I was squinting very hard trying to figure out what everything was. I wanted to use movie technology and say “enhance” but talking to my phone didn’t work.

 

[tofubeast]

Just booked our 6th visit to VBR for a mini-August stay. We are just two hours south, so I love heading up there and getting a relaxed Disney break. I haven't been in nearly 4 years, so I am thrilled to get back there. I am hoping breakfast at W&W is just as good as I remembered. Excited for the camp fire as well.

Couple questions since it has been a while:

Any new restaurants off site that are worth the drive?

Does anyone know how much it costs to rent the beach chairs that are covered from the sun? (We can bring our own chairs/umbrella, right?)

 

[gojoe]

They do rent umbrellas but we bring our own. We are doing labor day weekend, lost track of how many times. As long as you are not setting up we they are it's OK