I have a request in for 2 DVC 1 bedrooms for 1 week starting the middle of next June. We have always stayed on property in hotels so I figured that it would be better to do the onsite timeshares.
But, I keep seeing all of the Marriott offsite timeshares that I can pick up with our AC and I'm starting to waiver. We like the early mornings and we normally come back for a rest from the heat and crowds in the early afternoon. But, we pay a higher trade fee for DVC, we pay another fee for the DVC services, and we have no guarantee of getting two units at the same resort at the same time. I'm starting to wonder if we ought to give the Marriott offsite options a whirl and see how we like them. We'd probably only hit the Disney theme parks 3 days during the week and probably the water parks on 2-3 of the off days. The rest of the time we'd try to relax a bit. Any opinions on DVC versus Marriott? We love the magic, but we've never tried anything else.
If we go with Marriott, I can currently confirm:
Horizon (some dates would require using two of our weeks (AC and another week), 1 good week would give us a 2 bedroom for our AC)
Cypress Harbor
Grande Vista (would require two of our weeks for all dates)
Imperial Palms (3 bedroom)
Royal Palms
Sabel Palms
We have 4 children ranging from 19 to 5. Which Marriott would you choose? How close are they to Disneyworld? Could you go back to the room for an afternoon siesta easily? If so, we'd only miss out on early/late entry.
Thanks for any thoughts.
But, I keep seeing all of the Marriott offsite timeshares that I can pick up with our AC and I'm starting to waiver. We like the early mornings and we normally come back for a rest from the heat and crowds in the early afternoon. But, we pay a higher trade fee for DVC, we pay another fee for the DVC services, and we have no guarantee of getting two units at the same resort at the same time. I'm starting to wonder if we ought to give the Marriott offsite options a whirl and see how we like them. We'd probably only hit the Disney theme parks 3 days during the week and probably the water parks on 2-3 of the off days. The rest of the time we'd try to relax a bit. Any opinions on DVC versus Marriott? We love the magic, but we've never tried anything else.
If we go with Marriott, I can currently confirm:
Horizon (some dates would require using two of our weeks (AC and another week), 1 good week would give us a 2 bedroom for our AC)
Cypress Harbor
Grande Vista (would require two of our weeks for all dates)
Imperial Palms (3 bedroom)
Royal Palms
Sabel Palms
We have 4 children ranging from 19 to 5. Which Marriott would you choose? How close are they to Disneyworld? Could you go back to the room for an afternoon siesta easily? If so, we'd only miss out on early/late entry.
Thanks for any thoughts.