Figment78
04-07-2009, 02:18 PM
to like the regular resort rooms better than villas? DH and I go back and forth constantly about whether to buy into DVC. Especially after spending the last vacation stuffed to the gills in the WL room with our 1 year old and all his stuff! (pack & play, baby food, diapers, etc) We were okay, but in retrospect, Poly (or a villa) would have given us a little more extra breathing room.
Anyway - we did the DVC tour while there. I have been researching DVC for years and financially, it would probably make sense for us to join, especially if we plan to bring others with us (like my parents or his). BUT, while I love the Animal Kingdom Villa room decor and layouts, I just can't bring myself to commit to staying there every time - it's just "too far removed" from our favorite park areas. I love the monorail advantages or the walking advantages of the Epcot resorts. While we have favorite resorts, we'd like to try others - like the Yacht Club, Grand Floridian, and Caribbean Beach. Yes, I know that BW and BC have villas, but I just don't like their room decor as much as the refurbished counterpart hotel rooms. We toured both the BWV and WLV also and I did not like the WLV decor at all and would really miss walking through the main lodge lobby or looking out over the courtyard pool. (please don't flame, it's just my opinion). BW and BCVs are nice, but the refurbed rooms are so gorgeous and the villas are not getting that total rehab. And the Contemporary is just not my vacation style at all.
So currently, we've decided not to buy in. I KNOW that room rates will go up. I know that the villas give you more space (not to mention the kitchenette I sorely needed on our last trip). But I just can't pull the trigger. I figure that if we really feel we need more room for a few years, I'll save up and pay cash for a villa or get two rooms at a moderate, or hope for connecting rooms with the grandparents.
Am I totally nuts? Does anyone else feel this way?
Anyway - we did the DVC tour while there. I have been researching DVC for years and financially, it would probably make sense for us to join, especially if we plan to bring others with us (like my parents or his). BUT, while I love the Animal Kingdom Villa room decor and layouts, I just can't bring myself to commit to staying there every time - it's just "too far removed" from our favorite park areas. I love the monorail advantages or the walking advantages of the Epcot resorts. While we have favorite resorts, we'd like to try others - like the Yacht Club, Grand Floridian, and Caribbean Beach. Yes, I know that BW and BC have villas, but I just don't like their room decor as much as the refurbished counterpart hotel rooms. We toured both the BWV and WLV also and I did not like the WLV decor at all and would really miss walking through the main lodge lobby or looking out over the courtyard pool. (please don't flame, it's just my opinion). BW and BCVs are nice, but the refurbed rooms are so gorgeous and the villas are not getting that total rehab. And the Contemporary is just not my vacation style at all.
So currently, we've decided not to buy in. I KNOW that room rates will go up. I know that the villas give you more space (not to mention the kitchenette I sorely needed on our last trip). But I just can't pull the trigger. I figure that if we really feel we need more room for a few years, I'll save up and pay cash for a villa or get two rooms at a moderate, or hope for connecting rooms with the grandparents.
Am I totally nuts? Does anyone else feel this way?