Which would you do? Grand villa or 2 - 2 bedrooms?

[MIALIAS]

Hi

Planning a large family trip. Thinking about a grand villa but 2 two bedrooms fits more people and is less points.

Am I missing much?

Any thoughts? Experience with this?

Thanks!!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I like having a single accommodation but it does need to work out for sleeping arrangements. If the GV wouldn't be comfortable for that then I'd do the 2 bedrooms. Having the points would be important too.

 

[Boardwalk III]

The two 2 BR's is a much better value and also gives the option of having one accommodation be at a different energy level than another - which can sometimes be quite helpful with a large group!

 

[suebeelin]

2 - 2bds I would be my choice

 

[crisi]

I think it sort of depends on who you are taking and how well everyone gets along.

We just did a Grand Villa with some friends of ours. There were a total of six people - so we had plenty of room. The two adult couples (hubby and I, friends of ours) got bedrooms, and then my daughter and her friend got the third bedroom. There was lots of room and we spent lots of time together without tripping over each other.

When I took my family, we did two two bedrooms. It was my parents, my sister, her husband and her two kids, and my husband and I and our two kids. My sister, parents and nephews got one two bedroom. My family got the second (had my other sister been able to make it she would have taken our second bedroom and my kids would have ended up on the pullout in the living room.) Since my brother in law and nephews can rub my husband and I the wrong way (as family that you love sometimes can, especially when their habits conflict with yours), this made for a much more pleasant trip for us. That would have been ten in a Grand Villa - but sharing mornings with three of those people would have driven my family nuts - and Disney trips can be stressful enough without the family drama of people who are still awake at midnight, and then complain when you are running the coffee maker and getting everyone moving at 7.

 

[Boardwalk III]

Exactly!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Vero was our only GV, and I augmented it with an Inn Room to accommodate beds better. It was awesome!

 

[Anal Annie]

I would personally like to have more personal space - even if that meant 4 or 5 studios. We are a family of 3 and are pretty quiet. My family (parents, brother) are kinda loud and we don't spend a lot of time together because we live in different states but I couldn't be cooped up with them for a whole week. Uh uh. Nope. No way. In your case since the 2-bedrooms are fewer points I would vote for going that way and make sure that you pair up the right family members together.

 

[bwvBound]

We enjoyed a GV when our group was 6 people (3 couples) but moved to the pair of 2BR units when our group was 10 people. Factors we consider:

• Sleeping configuration.
• Each household gets their own bathroom.
• One living room is designated as 'the gathering place' and nobody sleeps in that living room. It is considered 'the commons' for the entire group to enjoy.

 

[TexasChick123]

I would think that people would like to have their own space with the separation for a long trip. I would do 2x 2-bedroom units instead of a GV personally. We just went with 12 ppl and had 2x 2-bedrooms, 2x 1-bedrooms because everyone wanted a separate living room, kitchen, etc. I love family, but it is nice to have just my immediate family of four first thing in the morning and later at night.

 

[Dean]

Hi

Planning a large family trip. Thinking about a grand villa but 2 two bedrooms fits more people and is less points.

Am I missing much?

Any thoughts? Experience with this?

Thanks!!

Given those 2 choices I'd do two 2 BR in most situations. Actually there are only a few instances where two 2BR are cheaper than a 3 BR, more commonly they are more in the ballpark of a 2 BR plus 2 studios. I'd specifically look at the sleeping arrangements along with how likely everyone is to go and not cancel. Having the smaller components gives you more flexibility if you have to make changes. I'd even go a step further and consider if one of the 2 BR should be a lockoff so you'd have the potential to split it later if needed though that option isn't guaranteed. The specific resort might make a difference as well. For AKV and ? BWV I'd be more likely to consider the 3 BR. Other issues are stairs and the risk of not being too close vs the risk of actually being too close together.

 

[drcoulsey]

When I bring my children and grandchildren, I book a GV. I just love watching my grandkids interact with each other, especially first thing in the morning.

 

[nicki.momof3]

After traveling with my extended family this year in two 2 bedrooms I would not recommend it. We had done it in the past when our children were young and it was ok. Not what the kids are teenages they just don't function on the same schedule as grandparents. I would go with multipe one bedrooms. Every family needs their own space.

 

[happymommy]

Not knowing how many are in your party aside, I'd choose two 2 bedrooms any time! That way you have two kitchens, two washer/dryer sets, and more privacy, not to mention one additional bedroom.

 

[Donna M]

You don't say how many people are in your group. The 3bd, especially OKW or Jambo has a very large living room. The 2b does not have a living room large enough to have a group gather there at the end of the day. We have had family gatherings where we got the OKW GV and one studio, or the Jambo GV. The gv had room for all of us to sit together for dinner which was important. SSR didn't feel big enough.

We got the studio for the one couple who we knew needed their own space. All the rest of us (10 or 11) got along fine and wanted to be together. You know your family dynamics and what would work. Don't try to squish too many people into the 2 bd though.

 

[schoen]

My family has always done GV prior to our trip this past fall. The GV was not available when we booked, so we did 2 two-bedrooms and a one-bedroom for our party of 11. It worked out BEAUTIFULLY. I was bummed to not have the GV, but it was so wonderful to have our own space and some extra privacy. I'm not sure we'll go back to the big family trips in GVs!