Warning - Treehouse Villas

[emckinnon]

Wow! Thanks for the info.

 

[DebbieB]

I understand their reasoning behind having the thermostats this way - why pay to cool a room in the heat of the day when no one is in it. But here at home we have the programmable thermostats so we can have it set at different temps throughout the day - especially nice in the cold midwest winter to have the heat kick up before trudging off to take a shower in the dark winter mornings. And it's not that difficult to do - too bad they don't have programmable thermostats down there - then we could set the air to kick on again when we think we will be heading back and they would still have the benefit of it not running all day in an empty space.

This reminds me of a hotel I stayed at in India earlier this year. You had to put your key into a slot by the door when you entered the room in order for the room to have electric. When you left the room and took your key with you, the electric turned off. I assume the AC turned off too.

 

[Inkmahm]

But there are a lot of folks who are sincerely phobic about creepy-crawlies. Those folks are honestly just looking for trouble if they stay at THV. It's just the wrong kind of resort for those folks.

me, me, me!!! I considered staying there someday, but maybe not!

 

[Inkmahm]

This reminds me of a hotel I stayed at in India earlier this year. You had to put your key into a slot by the door when you entered the room in order for the room to have electric. When you left the room and took your key with you, the electric turned off. I assume the AC turned off too.

Same thing last year when I visited Disneyland-Paris.

 

[Dreamfinder2]

This reminds me of a hotel I stayed at in India earlier this year. You had to put your key into a slot by the door when you entered the room in order for the room to have electric. When you left the room and took your key with you, the electric turned off. I assume the AC turned off too.

Same thing in Israel ... I couldn't figure out what the heck to do for the longest time.

I guess they could post signs encouraging us to turn the thermostats up to avoid wasting A/C, but, y'know, my faith in the inherent goodness of man does have its limits. So the green police have to intervene *sigh.*

We're a camping family in addition to DVCers, so we're used to varmits. But I can see that someone who loves, say, Boardwalk for its elegance might struggle with sharing space with spiders and snakes. It IS reclaimed swampland, and part of the charm I see with the treehouses is that it gets you close to the "real Florida." That might not be for everyone. But the cool thing is you've got the treehouses and BLV opening within months of each other - talk about contrasts, and something for everyone!

I'm listening to the podcast review of the treehouses as I type. Kevin and Co. are a little less than enthralled.

 

[anna08]

The other item is that because you are on swamp land

Hi everyone! We're presently at SSR and DH who is a runner ran through the TH noted it also smells like a swamp there...and although it's been hot, he doesn't think it was his own odor

About the AC, we have found 74 degrees quite comfortable compared to the outside temp during the day. I am, however, pre-menopausal and can survive still at normal temperatures. I do like the air cooler to sleep but have not woken up warm yet. We did find it one time on 77, but i think that we can blame on the designer who put the thermostat where a curious 2yo can reach...

 

[dvcbnd]

Does anyone know the brand/manufacturer of the T/Stat's? Also check this link out below, it talks about the different devices that hotels use to sense occupancy of the room, even ones that are disguised as something else.

http://www.peoplesgasdelivery.com/business/DisplayESource.aspx?type=PA&page=PA_63

 

[Deb & Bill]

We were at Typhoon Lagoon today having fun. Bill & Will saw what appeared to be a water moccasin in the lazy river. Another guest found a rake or some other item along the bank, fished the snake out of the water and threw it up on the bank into the undergrowth. Lucky I didn't see it. You would have heard me all the way back to Louisiana.

 

[Saratoga Souris]

It seems to make sense that THV would attempt to be "GREEN"...

The thermostats are in line with "green" thinking.

I can't wait to stay in the THV (Late August) and I look forward to seeing any wildlife that is in the area. I chose THV because of the natural habitat. I am not a fan of some of the very "sanitized" looking DVC properites at WDW.....

That's why they have so many different themes...... different tastes.

 

[ACDSNY]

We were at Typhoon Lagoon today having fun. Bill & Will saw what appeared to be a water moccasin in the lazy river. Another guest found a rake or some other item along the bank, fished the snake out of the water and threw it up on the bank into the undergrowth. Lucky I didn't see it. You would have heard me all the way back to Louisiana.

You could have heard me clear back to California if I would have run across a snake in the lazy river.

 

[spiceycat]

disney is just getting another problem - mold and mildew like hot, wet places.

florida is wet (okay when not in drought) and it is definitely hot,

with all the work they had to do with the Polyn - unless they are putting dehumifer in all the new units - doing away with the air conditioning is not a great plan.

now dehumifer work nicely had one for mother because she refused to run the air conditioning in certain rooms. but before then - big mold problem.


that say if take power to work these things - so saving money - maybe not. although you can save water with a dehumifier.

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

We absolutely loved the original THV!! So I look forward to staying in the new incarnation. They look gorgeous, and provide a neat DVC experience. IIRC, parking was an issue then as well. We enjoyed seeing critters. I would imagine that for some folks the wildlife would be more stressful than enjoyable. When we stayed it was May...and HOT... I remember the mosquitoes.

The "feature" pool looks like it was the same lousy rectangle it was back then! When I stay there I sure I'll hop over to another DVC or to the main SSR pool. It reminded me of an apartment pool!

Just the same...I think they look great, and I'd like to stay there.

 

[randhsdad]

Like that idea!

 

[bigsmooth]

Same thing last year when I visited Disneyland-Paris.

I've seen the key card for the electric/AC just about everywhere outside of North America. Not consistently everywhere, but in most places I've seen in Asia and Europe. This seems like a more usable solution than the motion sensors. You leave the room, you take your key out of the slot and the A/C turns off (or in some cases sets higher). You come back, key in the slot, and the A/C (and other electrical) comes back.

I've always wondered why US/Canadian hotels have not gone this route. The motion sensor A/C units I've always thought to be pretty silly, especially in "Vacation in an oven" climates like Florida.

 

[randhsdad]

disney is just getting another problem - mold and mildew like hot, wet places.

florida is wet (okay when not in drought) and it is definitely hot,

with all the work they had to do with the Polyn - unless they are putting dehumifer in all the new units - doing away with the air conditioning is not a great plan.

now dehumifer work nicely had one for mother because she refused to run the air conditioning in certain rooms. but before then - big mold problem.


that say if take power to work these things - so saving money - maybe not. although you can save water with a dehumifier.

You hit the nail on the head with that one. Mold and mildew will destroy the investment faster than having to pay for more electricity for AC units. a Dehumidifier is just an AC unit that puts the heat back into the room instead of outside were it belongs

 

[Hopefully]

This reminds me of a hotel I stayed at in India earlier this year. You had to put your key into a slot by the door when you entered the room in order for the room to have electric. When you left the room and took your key with you, the electric turned off. I assume the AC turned off too.

I experienced the same thing in both Barcelona and the UK. When you took your key out of the slot to leave the room, the electricity was shut off. Also the air conditioner was on a timer with a maximum time of 8 hours. So even if I was in the room (over night) I could only run the air conditioner for 8 straight hours.
This was also a deluxe European hotel

 

[TINKERIFIC]

Does anyone have a map of the THVs with the villa number. When making ressie I want to put in a room request for a specific villa.

I know, I know...they are not guaranteed

 

[TnRobin]

My treehouse has been nice and cool when we get back from the parks. The only thing I have noticed turning on by motion sensor is the bathroom fans. Everytime you walk in the bathroom, the fans come on.

 

["Got Disney"]

Here's to hoping mosquitoes aren't a problem in January!

We live in San Diego....we have Mosquitoes but not very many. No humidity for us...very dry air. My 12 y.o is afraid of mosquitoes...go figure since we never hardly see any....hmmm maybe that's why he is afraid of them

I am from NJ and we have a beach home in Daytona. Buy we dont get there much and my brother lives in it. So Mosquitoes are familiar to me.

So as for the THV and staying there I would love everything but the mosquitoes.

How was it before with them with the last Tree houses???? Does anyone remember who stayed there???

 

[GoldenOldie]

I'd be willing to bet that DVC can't add more parking places because parking lot runoff affects the wetlands THV sits on. My guess is the final solution will be parking on the grass.

I don't think that will be a problem since there is no grass where the villas are. It is all wetlands --> i.e. swamp land. You have to head up to the golf course and The Grandstand to find grass.