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Marriott Royal Palms vs. Cypress Harbour

Is this exchange for all adults or for a family with children's ?
 
is it a disney-focused trip or will you be going to universal or seaworld or whatever else?
 
Neither really. I would opt for Grande Vista, Harbour Lake, or Lakeshore Reserve. Though that is just me. We prefer the newer resorts, though I am sure the tri-Palms are very good.

I don't think it really matters if the trip is Disney focused or not. Any Orlando resort would work, except perhaps Lakeshore Reserve which is maybe an extra 7 minute drive. but I wouldn't let that stop me from booking it for a Disney trip.
 
pedro47 said:
Cypress Harbour or Grande Vista
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My only issue with Cypress Harbour is that second bedroom. Only a queen bed and pullout sofa. At least Grande Vista has a king if you get a lock off and two queens if you have a dedicated 2BR. Also the second bedroom at Cypress Harbour is very small. Though the size of the living room is huge.
 
dioxide45 said:
My only issue with Cypress Harbour is that second bedroom. Only a queen bed and pullout sofa. At least Grande Vista has a king if you get a lock off and two queens if you have a dedicated 2BR. Also the second bedroom at Cypress Harbour is very small. Though the size of the living room is huge.
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The OP have not given us how many will be in traveling party.
 
Cypress Harbour is my favorite resort in Orlando and I own at Grand Vista. I agree that the second bedroom is small and crowded if you use the sleep sofa, but the rest of the villa is huge and the resort is great. I give Grande Vista a second place vote by a hair. GV has more to do and is wonderful. I just like the closed in nature of CH and how everything is around the lake and golf course. To me it is an A or an A-

I've stayed at Royal Palms and there is no comparison between it and either CH or GV.
 
We are at Royal Palms now, and we are really enjoying it. We are not traveling with children, so we don't require on site activities. The room is clean, spacious, comfortable, and quiet. We would not hesitate to stay here again.
 
I'd pick the Royal Palms property just because you said it was Disney-focused and this is the closest Marriott timeshare to Disney.

That and also the new pool renovations at the Marriott World Center property look pretty amazing! You didn't mention kids or not, but I would give the newly renovated Royal Palms a visit.
 
Although I haven't stayed in GV or Cypress, I am a long-time owner at Royal Palms and highly recommend this resort. RP, Sabal, and Imperial Palms are all well maintained, have access to the adjacent Marriott World Center facilities, are close to Disney, and have a great manager and staff. I was there recently and found the facilities to be in excellent condition.

The second bedroom is smaller than newer MVC resorts, so that may be an issue if it will be used by adults/ older children. We enjoyed many family vacations there with up to 6 people in our villa. Several friends and family members have also used it and had no complaints.
 
Another vote for Royal Palms

jlp879 said:
I'd pick the Royal Palms property just because you said it was Disney-focused and this is the closest Marriott timeshare to Disney.

That and also the new pool renovations at the Marriott World Center property look pretty amazing! You didn't mention kids or not, but I would give the newly renovated Royal Palms a visit.
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I would stay at Royal Palms for the same reasons. The new pool slide tower is amazing!
 
Michigan Czar said:
I would stay at Royal Palms for the same reasons. The new pool slide tower is amazing!
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Though isn't there a daily fee to use the new slides at the World Center?
 
We are there for two weeks and staying at sabal the second week. It is 2 adults and 2 children. I hope there isn't a fee for that slide.
 
vacationlover2 said:
Disney focused.
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yeah, i'd agree with the others that royal palms has great access to disney. i know it is older but it was renovated very recently. i booked it for an upcoming disney trip myself. (lakeshore reserve was unfortunately not an option but cypress harbour was.)

but there are a lot of great resorts in the orlando area.
 
dioxide45 said:
Though isn't there a daily fee to use the new slides at the World Center?
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vacationlover2 said:
I hope there isn't a fee for that slide.
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Yes, I was there in March and they had just started the fee. Its collected at the World Center and it is $10 per Villa per day to use the slides....you only pay for the days you want to use them. The pool area is still free.
 
Why Royal Palms and not Sabal Palms? I think Sabal is the resort of choice if you need a two bedroom. Between Cypress Harbour and Royal Palms I would take CH. But I would take Sabal Palms over either one of the others.

Because of the variety of responses you are receiving it it clear that you won't go far wrong with any of your choices of a Marriott timeshare in Orlando.
 
vacationlover2 said:
Are the slides that great?
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They look to me like they're worth $10/day/villa. Hopefully the link to a pic works.

Nope doesn't work. :eek: Scroll down on that page to click on the link for "Exterior and Outdoor Pool" pics - the slides should be the second shot.
 
I agree that if you have kids, I'd choose Sabal Palms over Royal.

The second bedroom has two beds in Sabal Palms (I think Royal has one?).

I definitely agree that if this is a Disney trip, you can't beat the proximity. My kids and I stayed there for 11 nights (out of 15) in August a couple years ago (first 4 at Grande Vista in a one bedroom so son had to deal with sofa sleeper and daughter had to bunk with me in the king bed). Once we got to Sabal Palms, we felt like we were at home! With so many days, we relaxed a lot and enjoyed the place - I grilled right outside our door practically many afternoons!

I've stayed also at Harbour Lake a few times, and LOVE that resort, but for Disney Sabal Palms was so gosh darn close!! Also, Sabal Palms is a shorter walk to the Marriott pool complex (which was closed for renovations during our stay - must be why we got such a deal on getaways). We just used Sabal's pool. Nice little gym too (I used the treadmills for runs in the mornings).
 
Hi,
Royal palms has the coolest, comfiest fold out chair in the second bedroom. The unit is very large and I love the large diamond like balcony. I love all of the Marriott resorts and having stayed at them all last fall I was very impressed with Royal.
It is a much longer walk to the world centre pools from Royal. It is very close from Sabal. Can't you get two weeks in a row. I always hate to move. Feels like I loose a whole day.
 
amyhwang said:
I agree that if you have kids, I'd choose Sabal Palms over Royal.

The second bedroom has two beds in Sabal Palms (I think Royal has one?).
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That's correct. Both units are listed as having a max occupancy of 6 but the configurations are different:

Sabal: 1 King, 2 twin/singles & 1 sleeper sofa

Royal Palms: 1 King, 1 Queen & 1 sleeper sofa
 
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