Vero Beach this past week, Overall impression

[jackmac]

Overall impression: Vero Beach is a great resort and the hidden gem of the DVC. The resort is a great place for kids and a great place for couples, not so great for teens and young adults. There is not a lot to do around there except for pool, beach and golf. We played golf at the local course and it was very nice and cheap at this time of year (twilight rate of $20 with cart from 11 AM on), but very warm. The weather was great, mid 80’s with a nice sea breeze. Away from the shore it was much hotter. I would highly recommend going here in May, April was more crowded and June is supposed to be very busy. Just don’t everyone take my advice because I want to be able to book there next May. On my next trip I would either fly into Orlando (MCO) or West Palm Beach (PBI). Both are about a 1½-hour drive to Vero. The trip to Disney World was about 2 hours door to door at Boardwalk (1 hour 50 minutes). This was driving straight through with no traffic at a speed above the speed limit.

Now onto Boardwalk, but in a different post.

 

[suzct]

Thank you so much for the trip report. Love the details! We are headed there in 2 weeks and can't wait!

 

[k-wa]

Informative reports, thanks! The post about the opposite bathrooms is so bizarre. Is this an intentional joke by the resort staff or did some employee accidentally switch the signs?

 

[Cruelladeville]

Just a reminder to newbies, that it tends to be more expensive to fly into Orlando at certain times of the year, and the car rentals were higher, than if I went into Ft. Lauderdale, Melbourne, or West Palm. I am going in August, just reserved a flight this morning, and Orlando was up to $100 more than the others.

 

[lisareniff]

...Vero Beach is a great resort and the hidden gem of the DVC. ... There is not a lot to do around there except for pool, beach and golf...

We were at Vero the 18th and 19th (Wed. and Thurs.) for the first time and have to agree with your summary. We loved it, but there is not much around the resort. For us, the pool and beach will do just fine.