hardworkingmomma
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We just came back from a trip to Orlando with the kids. We took advantage of a great incentive from Sheraton Vistana Villages ($150 for 4 nights if we attend a 90 min presentation).
Bottom line is: we don't like Orlando, Disney is okay, but we prefer beaches and relaxation....oh, and somehow we bought a 2bdrm villa! This all went down on Friday (today is Sunday).
I have since found this site and I am thinking we will rescind and then buy on ebay. We really liked the villa concept. We are foodies and I love to cook. And my hubby has lots of anxiety about the $$$ he spends on vacation. We like the spaciousness of the villas too....we have 2 girls (6 and 4) and we like to carve out some quite family time when on vacation.
We are not exotic travellers (a trip or 2 to China in 6 yrs or so--where our girls were born--is the exception)....we like the idea of having easy hassle free exchanges in the us or carribean.
So my question is. If we assume Starwood...which resort should we buy. We have only seen Vistana Villages but we don't like Orlando and would only buy it for exchange (and the odd year we caved-in to the girls to go to Disney). I'm guessing Aruba or St. John would be our preferred destination.
My gut tells me to buy where we want to go....I guess I don't trust the exchange "thing" (we don't want to travel in summer and are tied down to school vacation for the next 14 years).
Please help!
-hardworkingmomma
Bottom line is: we don't like Orlando, Disney is okay, but we prefer beaches and relaxation....oh, and somehow we bought a 2bdrm villa! This all went down on Friday (today is Sunday).
I have since found this site and I am thinking we will rescind and then buy on ebay. We really liked the villa concept. We are foodies and I love to cook. And my hubby has lots of anxiety about the $$$ he spends on vacation. We like the spaciousness of the villas too....we have 2 girls (6 and 4) and we like to carve out some quite family time when on vacation.
We are not exotic travellers (a trip or 2 to China in 6 yrs or so--where our girls were born--is the exception)....we like the idea of having easy hassle free exchanges in the us or carribean.
So my question is. If we assume Starwood...which resort should we buy. We have only seen Vistana Villages but we don't like Orlando and would only buy it for exchange (and the odd year we caved-in to the girls to go to Disney). I'm guessing Aruba or St. John would be our preferred destination.
My gut tells me to buy where we want to go....I guess I don't trust the exchange "thing" (we don't want to travel in summer and are tied down to school vacation for the next 14 years).
Please help!
-hardworkingmomma