What is wrong with SSR?

[tjkraz]

Originally posted by crisi
2) Attached to a hotel. BCV BWV and VWL are all part of Deluxe hotels and guests can take advantage of those amenities. Things like room service. Restaurants. Valet Parking (will SSR offer valet service?) Plus being attached to a hotel makes it really easy to book rooms at the hotel for friends. Want to take Aunt Polly but don't have enough points - book at the BW and have Aunt Polly stay in a BWI room.

With regard to amenities, two biggies that come to mind for SSR are the full spa and the clubhouse for the LBV golf course being on site.

There is a restaurant on-site, it just isn't a table service facility. But you have access to many other table service options at DD, which is likely a shorter walk than to the restaurants at other DVC resorts.

SSR will have room service according to DVC.

You can also book SSR rooms on cash, just as is the case with OKW and the other DVC properties.

 

[pmcpmc]

wife wont let me stay there

the clubhouse for the LBV golf course being on site.

 

[Desperado]

Originally posted by Dean
SSR will not have the location or amenities of BCV, BWV or VWL. Is is more like a moderate in location, just as OKW is. It should not be the same points just because the rooms are the same size. Most people would never stay there if it were the same points. The other factor is that SSR is far more like OKW in many ways and the points structure had to at least compete with that of OKW.

Makes sense. Seems like the big difference between a moderate and a deluxe is location and access to a park through monorail or boats. SSR probably is more like a moderate in location like OKW. Demand may not be a high due to the distance, so this is compensated for by a lower point structure. Just speculation, of course, but your reasoning makes the most sense so far.

 

[PamOKW]

The plan is to build out to 552 Vacation Homes or 44% larger than BWV.

 

[Desperado]

Is there something else missing other than direct park access? Is it being built more "cheaply" or to lesser standards than the others?

My response to these questions would be no. It has a different mix of amenities as described above, Location and larger number of units seem to be the strongest reasons presented so far.

It'll be nice to have another lower point requiring option on site.