Marriott's Villas at Doral parking included?

[Gemini Chica]

As booked with destination points I believed parking for one car was included at this resort (in fact I've always had it included so far at any resort), can anyone clarify?

 

[dioxide45]

It is included for timeshare based stays, which is what Abound point reservation would be.

There are some properties that don't include parking, mainly the City Collection, which Doral is not one.

 

[Gemini Chica]

It is included for timeshare based stays, which is what Abound point reservation would be.

There are some properties that don't include parking, mainly the City Collection, which Doral is not one.

Thank you!

 

[Mahou]

Hi
Doral is great, the staff actually treat you as a welcome customer and are sooo willing to help. Unlike the Spanish resorts sadly

 

[Luvtoride]

Hi
Doral is great, the staff actually treat you as a welcome customer and are sooo willing to help. Unlike the Spanish resorts sadly

Glad to hear. We will be there for the first time in over a decade from Xmas thru New Years.


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[bazzap]

Hi
Doral is great, the staff actually treat you as a welcome customer and are sooo willing to help. Unlike the Spanish resorts sadly

Is that local “Spanish” resorts?
We find the MVC staff at resorts in Spain very friendly and welcoming.


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[pedro47]

Looking at staying at this resort before or after a cruise. The resort is only about 25 minutes from the Miami Cruise Port. We will be Cruising in April 2026.
Is there must to do at the resort and the surrounding area; especially good restaurants?

Is the area safe for morning and evening walking? Does the resort still provide round-trip shuttle from the airport to the resort?

Do you need an automobile to enjoy the area?

Thanks for any information or suggestions in advance.

 

[Dean]

Looking at staying at this resort before or after a cruise. The resort is only about 25 minutes from the Miami Cruise Port. We will be Cruising in April 2026.
Is there must to do at the resort and the surrounding area; especially good restaurants?

Is the area safe for morning and evening walking? Does the resort still provide round-trip shuttle from the airport to the resort?

Do you need an automobile to enjoy the area?

Thanks for any information or suggestions in advance.

I haven't stayed there but I'm interested in the answers. We've cruised out of Miami but it's been a while. Our last cruise was out of FLL as is the next one we have out of South FL. This will be a longer trip so we're still figuring out whether to stay at Beachplace, Singer Island and drive down or Crystal Shores and drive over on embarkation day. Doral is on our list of options.

 

[pedro47]

We normally would stay at Beachplace or Ocean Pointe, but wanted to try something different. Crystal Shores is on bucket list. I did not want to drive before or after our cruise .

 

[Dean]

We normally would stay at Beachplace or Ocean Pointe, but wanted to try something different. Crystal Shores is on bucket list. I did not want to drive before or after our cruise .

We are in N. FL and I have an 8 week retirement trip planned. Still trying to piece it together. Current plans look something like this subject to exchange matches.

Week 1 DVC
week 2 either OP/Oceana Palms or CS
week 3 Cruise out of FLL
week 4 BeachPlace but could consider Miami (either City Collection or Doral instead)
week 5 either OP/Ocean Palms or CS likely opposite of week 2 option
week 6 Clearwater or St. Pete Beach
week 7 Cruise out of Canaveral
Week 8 ? likely St. Augustine or Orlando.

Ideally we'd do Singer island week 2 and CS week 5 (or 4). This would be the most efficient. Other than the cruises and DVC, hoping to do as much using exchanges as possible. Following the 2025 availability I'm not too concerned on getting exchanges except for CS and possibly, Oceana Palms. We haven't stayed at Oceana Palms and have been to Ocean pointe several times so we'd likely to try something new but nice to have Ocean Pointe as a back up. If I were to get CS on exchange more than the 1 week I might have to alter my plans. I'll reserve CS on points the week before and after our first cruise then see what happens with exchanges. just getting into finalizing our plans mentally at this point then comes to reservations and exchanges. It's a little too early to expect much action on reservations or exchanges yet.

 

[pedro47]

We are in N. FL and I have an 8 week retirement trip planned. Still trying to piece it together. Current plans look something like this subject to exchange matches.

Week 1 DVC
week 2 either OP/Oceana Palms or CS
week 3 Cruise out of FLL
week 4 BeachPlace but could consider Miami (either City Collection or Doral instead)
week 5 either OP/Ocean Palms or CS likely opposite of week 2 option
week 6 Clearwater or St. Pete Beach
week 7 Cruise out of Canaveral
Week 8 ? likely St. Augustine or Orlando.

Ideally we'd do Singer island week 2 and CS week 5 (or 4). This would be the most efficient. Other than the cruises and DVC, hoping to do as much using exchanges as possible. Following the 2025 availability I'm not too concerned on getting exchanges except for CS and possibly, Oceana Palms. We haven't stayed at Oceana Palms and have been to Ocean pointe several times so we'd likely to try something new but nice to have Ocean Pointe as a back up. If I were to get CS on exchange more than the 1 week I might have to alter my plans. I'll reserve CS on points the week before and after our first cruise then see what happens with exchanges. just getting into finalizing our plans mentally at this point then comes to reservations and exchanges. It's a little too early to expect much action on reservations or exchanges yet.

I liked your 8 weeks planning. Sometimes I wish we lived in the sunshine state. I would cruise once a month.

 

[Dean]

I liked your 8 weeks planning. Sometimes I wish we lived in the sunshine state. I would cruise wants a month.

The nearest cruise port to us is about 3 hours but the nearest one for a line I'd consider is about 4.5 to 5 hours (Tampa & Canaveral). I ended up booking CS for the week 4 above but may change it to the week 5 and booked Ocean Pointe for the week 2. I'm hoping to replace them both with exchanges but we'll see, esp for CS. I can't book DVC or Bluegreen yet and it's a little early to expect matches to my exchange requests.

 

[Kathy-Parker]

Is that local “Spanish” resorts?
We find the MVC staff at resorts in Spain very friendly and welcoming.


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Yes, those are the Marriott Vacation Club resorts located in Spain. I’ve also heard that the staff there are consistently welcoming and professional. I’m planning a trip to Spain myself and have been looking into some guided travel options through GoWithGuide to help with planning the itinerary. Do you have a preferred MVC resort in Spain that you’d recommend, or anyone else here who’s stayed at one and can share their experience?

 

[bazzap]

Yes, those are the Marriott Vacation Club resorts located in Spain. I’ve also heard that the staff there are consistently welcoming and professional. I’m planning a trip to Spain myself and have been looking into some guided travel options through GoWithGuide to help with planning the itinerary. Do you have a preferred MVC resort in Spain that you’d recommend, or anyone else here who’s stayed at one and can share their experience?

For us it would depend entirely what your objective is.
Club Son Antem on the island of Mallorca is our favourite, but it is a rural resort set on 2x 18 hole golf courses away from the sea and anywhere you can easily walk to.
The island, its towns / villages and coastline are wonderful, but you need a car to enjoy it all.
We do also like Marbella Beach Resort and Playa Andaluza on the Costa del Sol sea front.
Neither are actually in or very close to Marbella itself, but they are located not too far away and either side of the town.
Either is a good choice for visiting all the great places in Southern Andalucia.
We prefer the smaller and relatively newer Playa Andaluza, but most seem to prefer the original, larger and busier Marbella Beach Resort which does have more to offer.


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