Why BWV Grand Villa So High

[Peterd]

Bennet, I agree about the standard view. We got to see the space shuttle last nov. and you get a pretty good view of the fireworks at EPCOT. We usually request the rooms close to the community hall. It's close to the tennis courts, the parking lot, and a shorter walk to MGM.
To call some of the BW rooms "far below standard", is weak. Now who's resort bashing. It's like saying the Okw rooms are nice, but the resort itself is far below standard on the level with Vistana or All stars.

 

[Richyams]

"Far below standard" was in reference to the view, not the quality of the room.

What we are discussing is the relative values returned for a point spent at a resort.

The original BWV point schedule could be refered to as "standard" When they decided to split them, they had to come up with names for the two catagories. They could have went with "Standard" and "Below standard" but I guess they felt that people wouldn't be too happy about using their points on a "Below standard" room. They decided to use "Standard" and "Prefered".

According to the definition used for view catagorization at BWV, most of the rooms at BCV will have a "standard" view. If we decided to use the "Below Standard" and "Standard" naming convention, most of the views at BCV would be "Below Standard".

There was no bashing at all, not in any sense of the word.

 

[nydizfan]

Good point rich. dave

 

[CaptainMidnight]

To call some of the BW rooms "far below standard", is weak.

Agreed.

We all know the room categories aren't standard and far below standard, there really isn't any good reason to try to throw that in, except to bash BC. This type of obvious resort bashing is unnecessary, and crosses the friendly one-upsmanship banter (some is friendly) regarding which is the better DVC resort.

Now I guess it's time to jump in and bash Vero, there hasn't been enough of that ongoing, tiresome theme in this thread........not. Claiming it's not bashing, doesn't alter what it really is.

Back to the original post question, I agree, BWV GV's have too high a point value. I think it is the reduced supply of only 9 being available. I believe there are 5 GV or ocean front beach cottages at Vero, which also have a very high point value. But they are very nice.

 

[Richyams]

AGAIN THERE WAS NO RESORT BASHING

I explained the term above:


[QUOTE"Far below standard" was in reference to the view, not the quality of the room.

What we are discussing is the relative values returned for a point spent at a resort.

The original BWV point schedule could be refered to as "standard" When they decided to split them, they had to come up with names for the two catagories. They could have went with "Standard" and "Below standard" but I guess they felt that people wouldn't be too happy about using their points on a "Below standard" room. They decided to use "Standard" and "Prefered".

According to the definition used for view catagorization at BWV, most of the rooms at BCV will have a "standard" view. If we decided to use the "Below Standard" and "Standard" naming convention, most of the views at BCV would be "Below Standard".

There was no bashing at all, not in any sense of the word. [/QUOTE]

 

[Richyams]

bump

 

[PKS44]

From the main pool to the end of OKW (Southpoint) is about 7/10 of a mile (0.7 miles) As for the distance inside BWV as quoted by Caskbill, I don't think it will be longer than the outside distance but shorter. It is the difference of the length of an arc with a shorter radius...(the hallways don't really twist that much)..but it has been a long time since I did any geometry...I believe Caskbill also measured the circumference around the lake in front of BWV at 0.8miles, so there is simply no way in hell (or BWV if you are Richyams and consider it the same thing) that the distance from the front desk to your room is equal to a lap and a half around the lake....

Paul

 

[Richyams]

From my car to my room is as little as thirty or forty feet at OKW.

 

[Peterd]

Would that include an elevator? Or do you have to carry all your luggage and groceries up the three flights of stairs. Hope you have help with you, 'cause after your third trip up those stairs, it gets a little old. Maybe you could get a bellhop to help you, oops sorry wrong resort.
It's good that it's a short walk to your car, cause if you're hungry, want to go any of the parks, want to get the newspaper, want to use the pool, get a drink at the lounge, or make a trip to the boardwalk to spend $50 bucks at your favorite hotdog stand, you're gonna need one. While we always get a car at the BW, it's nice to know you don't NEED one.

 

[DeeP]

From my car to my room is as little as thirty or forty feet at OKW.

Not if you have to go up 3 flights of steps it isn't. Also it is not always possible to park right in front of your door. Actually, we NEVER parked in front of the door. When I was last at OKW in July we sometimes had to park in the parking lot in front of the building NEXT door because there were NO parking spaces in our lot, so that meant walking through 2 parking lots and then up 3 flights of steps. It was a lot farther than 30-40 feet! It was not the infamous & untrue 1.2 miles that some lie about and say BWV is, but it was certainly much further than 30-40 feet!

 

[Richyams]

Shame on you, all this exergerating:

Not if you have to go up 3 flights of steps it isn't

Where are there three flights of stairs?

To the second floor is one flight, the third floor is two flights. I was not aware of any four story buildings at OKW.

By the way, I only stay in the grand villas....only one flight or an elevator.

 

[DeeP]

Sorry, I meant you go up to the 3rd floor. Even walking walking across 2 parking lots and up TWO flights of steps it was still ALOT more than 30-40 feet. How do you always manage to get a parking spot in front of the GV?

 

[Richyams]

Usually, the buildings with the Grand Villas have a lower total number of units. Less cars, same size parking lots.

Very honestly, I have never had a problem parking in front of my units ever.

 

[sumessefui]

Amazing!!! When the bait is put out, the same same fish always bite.