Which is your favorite Orlando TS and why?

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

So many of our 4ms family have gone to Orlando, and many of you have visited many times. Which is your favorite TS there?

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Disney's Boardwalk Villas, or Beach Club......I love staying at either of these because you can walk to Epcot, and we tend to often eat there. Also, it's a short boat ride/long walk to Universal. I also enjoy the various shops/restaurants on the boardwalk.

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

Gotta be those fabulous Houses at Summer Bay! We have stayed there 3 times, and absolutely love the spaciousness and the private pool. I use it first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

Dori

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Never stayed at DVC, but most of the Orlando area resorts are very nice. They have to be with all the resorts in the area. Of those we have stayed at, perhaps Summer Bay was the favored or at least most recent one. It would be even tougher to pick the worst one we ever stayed at.

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

One special one for us

We have stayed at over 2 dozen Orlando resorts, including Disney, Wyndham, Marriott and many others, and virtually all are very nice, the area demands that.

We have always returned to our top favorite (so much so that I long ago became intimately involved as an owner/ Board member) Cypress Pointe Resort. The best combination of location (proximity to everything and planned community that creates a very pedestrian friendly area missing at most resorts), resort features, size and unit size and quality. We loved it in 1992 and we love it today. As the sales personnel said "our Florida home". It feels like it is.

[logan115 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close logan115]

Disney's Boardwalk Villas, or Beach Club......I love staying at either of these because you can walk to Epcot, and we tend to often eat there. Also, it's a short boat ride/long walk to Universal. I also enjoy the various shops/restaurants on the boardwalk.

Um, something tells me the boat doesn't go all the way Universal, and I don't think that trying to walk there is a very effecient use of your vacation time either

But, if you're talking about a short boat ride/long walk to Disney's Hollywood Studios that's another thing.........

Just kidding, but couldn't resist.

Beach Club is our favorite so far for the same reasons listed above. No complaints with SSR either but it doesn't really have much of a wow factor, given the choice between the two we'd choose BCV everytime (unless we want to try the Treehouse Villas at SSR).

We'll be at the Animal Kingdom Villas in exact 2 weeks which we're really looking forward to. In terms of off-site I've only stayed at Vistana, with my first stay being some 25+ years ago, and most recent was pre-refurb but we still really liked it. My folks got suckered into buying a week at Vistana in the early 80s after an all-morning high pressure sales pitch - I still remember how exhausted he looked when he returned to our villa after that.

They still have it, and while it may/may not have been cost-effective over the long haul it has provided many great vacations. Still trying to determine what the best option is to do with this as they don't necessary want it anymore but doesn't really make sense to dump it for $1 after paying the big assessment. Although it may not fit what I'm looking for in my 2nd TS, I may just end up paying their MFs and using it, think it's 64k annual points in RCI which should be able to get us some nice accomodations but obviously no DVC trades due to the regional block.

Part of me wishes that we never stayed on-site because of all of the great resorts in the area that can be had for so much less, but for us after staying on-site the first time we were hooked.

Chris

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

logan

Um, something tells me the boat doesn't go all the way Universal, and I don't think that trying to walk there is a very effecient use of your vacation time either

But, if you're talking about a short boat ride/long walk to Disney's Hollywood Studios that's another thing.........

Oops! Yes, I meant Hollywood Studios. Wouldn't want to walk to Universal.

[littlestar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close littlestar]

Still trying to determine what the best option is to do with this as they don't necessary want it anymore but doesn't really make sense to dump it for $1 after paying the big assessment. Although it may not fit what I'm looking for in my 2nd TS, I may just end up paying their MFs and using it, think it's 64k annual points in RCI which should be able to get us some nice accomodations but obviously no DVC trades due to the regional block.

Chris

You could use it for Disney's Hilton Head and Vero Beach.

Our favorite ones in Orlando are Disney's Villas at Wilderness Lodge, Saratoga and Old Key West, and the Beach Club Villas. Moving to Marriott it's Cypress Harbour. With the Hilton's I really like the new Hilton Parc Soleil. I'm staying at Wyndham Bonnet Creek in about two weeks so I'll see if I like it as well as the others I've mentioned.

There are so many great resorts in Orlando that it's quite hard to pick one. If I had to pick one overall as my MOST favorite, it would be Marriott's Cypress Harbour.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

On Disney proper my favorite is Kidani in Animal Kingdom (this year).

Off Disney, it's hard to say, maybe Westgate
Just kidding.

Actually off site I'll probably say I-Drive HGVC since it's my newest baby.

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Houses at Summer Bay. Next would be anything on Disney.

Nancy

[odaddy Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close odaddy]

Another Beach Club/Boardwalk vote, it is just too much fun during free dining to walk to the Epcot restaurants.

[JuneB Member Find all posts View Profile Close JuneB]

Favorites by far are Boardwalk or Beach Club Villas. Next would be any DVC just because they are on site. Off site, Bonnet Creek and Marriotts Cypress Harbour would probably tie for first place. Also liked HGVC at Sea World.

We have been timesharing since 1984 and go to DW at least 3 times a year, usually more so we have stayed at many TS there. There have been a lot of good ones and only two that we would never go back to.

[cfaletra Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cfaletra]

We really enjoy the three HGVC resorts. They are well located, updated and allow us to enjoy all of Orlando and not just Disney.

[puppymommo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close puppymommo]

We've only stayed at 3 resorts, all of which I enjoyed very much. Westgate Lakes, Wyndham Cypress Palms and Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Overall our favorite was Bonnet Creek. Now that DVC is in RCI I'm hoping to get to try it some day!

[dcwojo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dcwojo]

I like Grand Beach or Mystic Dunes. Have always gotten great treatment at both resorts. Grand Beach is small and usually quiet and the proximity to a golf course at Mystic Dunes makes things nice.