Where will you stay next time? [Archive]

Slowhand

24-10-2008, 01:35 PM

Seeing as we own a villa "over there", obviously we tend to use it as a base.
Whenever we visit though, we can never resist getting our Disney "fix" by spending some time at our favourite resort the GF, usually funded by our DVC points.
You really can`t beat being on-site in order to absorb all of the magic of Disney.
We also like to venture further afield such as taking a DCL cruise or visiting the Keys for example.

Wendy

24-10-2008, 01:36 PM

We've stayed onsite once, but I much prefer staying at a villa. I find it so much more relaxing.

Claire

24-10-2008, 01:41 PM

Villa for us again. This year was the first time we'd used a villa and we loved the freedom and flexibility of it.

MystikPiglit

24-10-2008, 02:27 PM

On-site, definitely. DH likes to have 2 weeks of not driving. :)

Dawn

24-10-2008, 02:37 PM

Wendy

24-10-2008, 02:55 PM

Villa for us next time.

I hate to say this without sounding snobbish but there's parts of the area I won't stay in now because it is becoming like a Little Britain. Certain hotels on I Drive for example.

If we do a hotel again it will be onsite or one of those Disney affiliated at Downtown Disney.

Dawn you are so right, some areas have changed so much and not for the better :sigh; It's embarrassing at times, you only have to look at some people and you think "oh dear they are British"

This is your first time in a villa isn't it :unsure: You will love it, your own pool, you can sit beside it in the morning or at night in your PJs, it's just lovely.

Taja

24-10-2008, 03:05 PM

Watchinherskip

24-10-2008, 05:20 PM

On site for me. But I have limited vacation time--usually 10 to 12 nights.

If it were a longer period--perhaps the three weeks many of our members have--I probably would do a split stay. Part on site and part in an off site villa.

Yike Taja, that is limited...five nights is the most we have ever stayed at one time.

For us, part of the joy is staying on site. There are such nice places to stay and since we are staying only a few nights, we want the full immersion.

Now on where to stay next...for some reason, my DW thought the "kitchy" approach would be to stay at the CR.

I like the Boardwalk (stayed there once), maybe the YC.

Taja

24-10-2008, 11:39 PM

Yike Taja, that is limited...five nights is the most we have ever stayed at one time.

For us, part of the joy is staying on site. There are such nice places to stay and since we are staying only a few nights, we want the full immersion.

Now on where to stay next...for some reason, my DW thought the "kitchy" approach would be to stay at the CR.

I like the Boardwalk (stayed there once), maybe the YC.

I have more vacation time, Dan, but I can't get away for much more than two weeks at a time. By the time you add a travel day on either side, we're gone 13 to 14 days most trips to WDW. And to be honest, after 10 to 12 nights in a resort, I'm ready for a kitchen and the joy of cooking! Even though I'm not fond of cooking and usually resent the time it takes! :lol:

BigThunder

25-10-2008, 01:43 AM

I'm not sure if i voted right. we stay onsite but in a villa (we're DVC members). But even before we joined DVC we always stayed onsite. I can't imagine a trip to WDW & not staying there.

Johnie

25-10-2008, 01:50 AM

WE stay in all kinds of places. If the price is right, we'll stay on-site. We do love the space of a condo so often stay there as well.

Jodie

25-10-2008, 12:24 PM

A villa, we've stayed on-site ad off-site and there are pro's & con's to both but as our next trip is a three week adventure we are again going for the home comforts of a villa. We'll probably try a different location though, just to mix things up a bit!

Britchick

25-10-2008, 12:41 PM

i like both and find it hard to decide! I like the relaxing side of the villa, the space and the private pool but i like the disney magic too. In 2010 we will go with whatever is the best value, with 4 adults to feed now if free dining is offered in one of the dvc resorts we'll go for that, if not we'll go for a villa. I will however stay at a universal resort for 1/2 nights to get FOTL access.

lizbro

25-10-2008, 02:49 PM

We are staying at LBV resort and spa next Nov ,there are 5 of us so Disney hotels within our price range just do not exist! We need a bit more room than a hotel room -did the Comfort Inn Family suite last year and its was fantastic but this place was even cheaper!!

Dizneyblonde

25-10-2008, 03:06 PM

We split our stay between on and off site.

Next year we are staying on I-Drive for 8 nights then RPR for 2 and Disney onsite for the last 10 nights.

Get the best of everything and i don't have to drive :D

Dorothy

25-10-2008, 03:56 PM

I HATE driving around Disney so I like to be on site and let them make sure I don't lost :lol:

Tinker

26-10-2008, 12:57 AM

we stayed off site for a few days in September , rented a car and drove to Universal and Sea World , we would definitely do it again
we stay on site for Disney
this June we will be staying at OKW villa

Team Harris

27-10-2008, 12:10 PM

Onsite for us for the Disney magic and convenience of getting to and from the parks. Although will say we find GF a little too stuffy, sorry.

Slowhand

27-10-2008, 12:18 PM

Although will say we find GF a little too stuffy, sorry.

I`ve lost count of the number of times that I`ve heard that Team Harris.

We`ve stayed at the GF oodles of times and first impressions can be very misleading. You soon get to realise that it`s not "stuffy" at all and many [if not all] of the CM`s there bend over backwards to make sure that you have a great stay there.
If you want great service, a nice location and probably the best of the on site restaurants to choose from, then the GF can`t be beat IMHO.

Shellyamc

27-10-2008, 12:29 PM

For now it is all onsite for us :p015: We love it and I can't think of doing it any other way. Now I would like to try a villa someday..oh and my Grandparents also own a small trailer type home in Deland FL, for the winter season, and they always tell us we are welcome to stay there. Someday we will take them up on that.

mainecoon lover

27-10-2008, 01:54 PM

We have done all 3 and i much prefer staying in a villa. You get to relax and are not all cramed into one room. I did like the transport when we stayed at Disney. Its a villa for us next year again.

Debbie2

27-10-2008, 05:58 PM

I`ve lost count of the number of times that I`ve heard that Team Harris.

We`ve stayed at the GF oodles of times and first impressions can be very misleading. You soon get to realise that it`s not "stuffy" at all and many [if not all] of the CM`s there bend over backwards to make sure that you have a great stay there.
If you want great service, a nice location and probably the best of the on site restaurants to choose from, the the GF can`t be beat IMHO.

Totally agree, we don't find the GF at all stuffy or snobby - it is wonderful :)

lisaw

29-10-2008, 08:26 AM

Onsite for us - we don't spend any time at all in our room and my idea of relaxing is to take a walk or have a drink and people watch or shop :D so I would rather 'relax' in one of the disney resorts in the heart of it all. :p015:

PsychoAlice

06-11-2008, 12:24 AM

Onsite...my momma bought the family DVC...330 points

Johnie

08-11-2008, 02:24 AM

That's awesome Sarah. Where is the home resort?

PsychoAlice

08-11-2008, 03:27 AM

The new towers at the toaster hotel....

Val

08-11-2008, 10:19 AM

if i could drive, i would probs do a villa with a couple of nights on site.... but I do love being onsite.
So now I am trying to save for DVC... best of both worlds.

Mags

08-11-2008, 10:49 AM

I love doing 7 days off site and the rest of the holiday on site. In that way I can do all the theme parks in and around I Drive as well as the malls, and then complete the holiday at a hotel on site. Like Val I dont drive when Im there so it limits my options slightly.

Margaret

waterfordminnie

11-11-2008, 02:08 PM

For us we are doing a bit of both.

9 nights at 'home' on BCV our first visit
9 nights Villa
3 nights Clearwater

Last trip we spent 3 weeks in a villa and while we loved it, I did find the evenings very quiet and hated that fact we had do drive everywhere. I dont drive when in Orlando so DH had to drive me everywhere, dont get me wrong he had no probs doing this. However, next time I can pop over to Epcot or DHS with my daughter,

Skywatcher

11-11-2008, 02:46 PM

Got to love onsite - its all part of the magic :D

BevW

11-11-2008, 05:50 PM

We did offsite our very first trip to WDW back in 1986. We hated it...
It's onsite for us totally. No driving, no worries of getting lost, love it.

nannav

12-11-2008, 01:33 PM

we have stayed at a villa twice and disney hotel first time we went we would like to do disney hotel next time for dd7 as she hasnt done it yet so maybe next time though the villa life is great the space and relaxing:p015: