when to stay off disney property but close

[mtiggerh1]

we have a chance to trade interval time share. they do not trade on property but here r some we can stay in.... celebrity resorts lake buena vista, westgate blue tree resort, blue tree resort at lake buena vista, sheraton vistana resort, cypress point resort at lake buesa vista, cypress point grande villas and cypress pointe resort II. what is ur take on any of these please needs some feed back. any one who has stayed in or knows of the accomidations please comment.

[crazypoohbear]

I haven't stayed at any of these resorts but I have heard that Sheraton Vistana is nice.
You could also google map the different resorts to get a better idea of where they are located compared to the parks.

[SingingLights]

We have been going to Orlando for almost 10 years regularly. We started staying off property with friends and family and ended up buying a timeshare off property of our own.

We have stayed at several of the Westgate properties, but not the one you mentioned, and have found them to be first rate. It is several miles from Disney property and probablly about 20-25 minute to the MK parking lot. We gave my neice and her family a week at the Sheraton and they loved it. It was very nice and very conveinent to the parks, about 10 minutes to the MK parking lot. We own at Cypress Pointe Grand Villas and it is very nice also. Cypress Pointe was in the midst of remodeling all of their condos while we were there in Decemeber but they are scheduled to be through before we return this June. It is about a 10 minute drive to the MK parking lot.

The other two property have nicer amentities but the remodeling of the rooms has made a great change in our stays at Cypress Pointe. We bought at Cypress Pointe because we are in walking distance to a grocery store (Winn Dixie), a liquor store, a pharmacy (Walgreens), and lots of resturants (Steak and Shake, Girradono's (sp) Pizza, Macironi Grill, and more). And because of the distance to Disney property. The other properties are not as conveinent as Cypress Point (for us). I am the type of person who like to walk out to his car and get in and go wherever he is going and get out and go in. I do not have a great deal of patience. The drive from the condo to the parks is easy and we are VERY close to DTD and often come back from to parks to the condo via DTD.

Thanks so much for asking your question and if I can be of any help in the future just let me know. Most of the people on Intercot stay on property, and we have done that too, but we like having our own (rental) car to go and do at our speed instead of riding the bus and making every stop along the way. We are always so tired at the end of the day it is nice to be back at your room ASAP. It is nice to be able to answer you and I hope this helps.

[Ropachs]

We've never stayed off-property (we will be in December though) but my friends own at Cypress Pointe and love it, they say it's close to the parks as well as Winn-Dixie, and very nice.

Bargain-hunter tip: If you plan on grocery shopping (as we do this time) you can go on Winn-Dixies's website and sign up for their rewards card or whatever it's called so you can get the sale prices while you're there. I've already gotten mine in the mail, which seems so weird being here in NY without any Winn-Dixie's anywhere.