My home resort is the Poly but in Dec we will be doing a stay at Boardwalk, and then in April will be doing Boardwalk and Bay Lake split stay, so will be interesting to see the difference.
With the growth of so many Suite hotels etc. the timeshare studio has lost uniqueness. It's more or less a basic hotel room these days.
They won't fit in studios.
I think the short answer is because that was their choice. As to why, my guess is they approached it more from a timeshare standpoint than a hotel standpoint and this is c/w the culture where a studio is aimed at 2 people, 1 BR 2-3 adults, and a 2 BR 4 adults. I realize that at Disney people often take the clown car approach because they're often just looking for a place to sleep.
Marriott tends to have a King plus a pullout in a studio with real dishes, silverware and cooking items. IMO this is a major upgrade from DVC studios. We stayed in a Wyndham studio a couple of years ago with a King bed, true mini kitchen and even though the fridge was small, it was high end with an ice maker. We've also stayed in 1 & 2 BR that had no more than the Marriott studio I described. For those looking at staying other timeshare, make sure you truly understand what you're actually getting and not getting by independent investigation. Don't rely on the company website or just RCI.
I totally get that this is a time share, but they get a lot of people here, including families who like to vacation all the time and can't afford 200 plus points for a one bedroom. And my first ever stay at DW was at the Whyndam at Bonnett Creek and it was awesome. Had one bedroom and a full kitchen. But the Vegas one I stayed at was a two bedroom and the kitchen itself was huge.
We stayed in a studio at Parc Soleil (HGVC) in Lake Buena Vista and it had a king bed, but no sofa for sitting. It was just strictly two persons. The kitchenette was very nice,
So you make your choices. Buy more DVC points to afford a larger villa or pay cash for a hotel room onsite or pay cash for something offsite.
Wow, ok, thank you for your time and input.
Timeshares are more about space and slowing down, not stuffing the rooms. IMO DVC is already overboard catering to volume per room and are all the worse for it. And in a way that hurts the other owners in many ways with increased maint due to wear and tear and increased volume affecting parking, pools, etc. Plus it's a poor financial move IMO for them to do so as well. Their choice what they build and sell but 2 beds in a studio going forward or 2 beds in a 1 BR are unrealistic IMO. I does happen rarely with timeshares, I can reference one that has 2 full beds in a 1 BR for a few of their units but it happens so rarely as to not really happen. It just doesn't fit the usual visit model for most people and it doesn't fit the business model for the developer.
Oh, and yes, I can see that, but as right now we are actually a different type of family with not a lot of money, but trying to take the vacation that we love, as much as possible. It is just a little cramped for us, but we are going to make it work and have the best time. I just got tired of throwing a lot of money at hotels, when it was more cost effective to invest in Disney since we spend at least one trip there every year or every other year. We also have talked about buying more points a little at a time to give us more room. I decided to start investing in my vacations as much as everybody else on this site, but like everybody else on here. We all have our different ways that we like to vacation. One day I will want to solo so this will be more than enough room, but right now I go with my brother and two other friends and we don't mind the hotel aspect of it as much of our time is spent in a the parks, but again, I don't want to keep tossing thousands on room that I will barely be in when I can invest in future trips. That's all I am saying. I know that a lot of people here enjoy the plans and the floor plans, and I thank everybody for their time.
That's all I'm saying, options.
And I think its nice too, the only problem is, one or more people may have to wait for everybody to go to sleep before they can turn in for the night. I think that's why im going to use the fold down.
