Saratoga Springs [5 in] 1BR [?]

[TimeshareTraveller]

Another option to DVC or Vistana are the HGVC properties. We've stayed at the Hilton Seaworld and the Hilton on International Drive before and they were very comfortable with great pools for the kids. I liked Vistana a lot too --it was our first Orlando timeshare stay. There was one Vistana that looked a bit like Hilton's Tuscany Villas (sic). Vistana Villages? With the jasmine around the resort and the utterly lovely pools and buildings.

My parents stayed at Vacation Village at Parkway about 8 months ago and LOVED it. Which shocked me because we stayed there years ago and it was quite different. But they got a huge 2 BR unit and great pool (Mom's a hot tub fan) that they shared with 4 other people. They said it was gorgeous inside, so perhaps it's been remodeled?

The last two Disney trips, we took our camper and stayed at the campground. That was quite fun but we got the meal plan and only enough time to book before a crowded season to get really unusual seating times at restaurants. Half the time I felt way too overfed walking around because we'd leave a buffet and three hours later have a tablecloth restaurant or a show.

Good luck and ENJOY Disney!

 

[icydog]

Depends if your talking 2 adults 2 kids or 4 adults -- 1 bdrm is fine for former if kids are at age they can sleep together without killing each other (not sure when this is ). For more than 4, 2bdrm is perfect since all standard 2 bdrms have 2 queen beds in second bdrm (plus sleeper sofa).

Huh? At Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort the 2nd bedroom is a queen bed and a full size sleeper sofa.

At Disney's Beach Club Villas and Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas Resort you can get the second bedroom with two queen beds in a standard two bedroom

 

[icydog]

I've read a few other threads here and on Disboards that members are able to book 5 plus 1 at DVC resorts that officially sleep 4 (SSR, VWL, BWV, BCV). Would any DVC tug owner be willing to check for me?

We will have 3 adults, an 8 year old, a 4 year old, and a 2 month old. Sleeping arrangements aren't an issue in the one bedroom (mom and dad in the king, cousin and 8 year old on the pull out, 4 year old in his sleeping bag on the cushions, and baby in the pack n play). Obviously I am hoping for a unit that is larger, but we are trying to figure out if it is allowed through DVC to have the 5 + 1 at SSR.

You can book 5 maximum. Since you won't need to actually need reservations or FPs for the baby I doubt anyone would notice if you said you had 5 in the room. But it will be extremely crowded and uncomfortable. Here's a way to do it. Do an OGS for a studio and combine rooms. Or rent the points from a Disney Vacation Club member For the studio. Or pay for two value rooms. You can do it but I wouldn't call it a Vacation.

 

[Deb & Bill]

As long as no one has to sleep on a sofa sleeper with the uncomfortable bar(which is very cheaply and poorly designed) even for a kid its so uncomfortable. I would see if you could get two 1 bedrooms or a 2 bedroom just to keep things more comfortable.

SSR doesn't have sleeper sofas with a bar. They are a platform style with three section pad.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Huh? At Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort the 2nd bedroom is a queen bed and a full size sleeper sofa.

At Disney's Beach Club Villas and Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas Resort you can get the second bedroom with two queen beds in a standard two bedroom

I thought SSR had some dedicated two bedroom villas. Those would have two queen beds in the second bedroom. Lockoffs would have one queen bed and one double sleeper sofa in the second bedroom.

 

[fluke]

I thought SSR had some dedicated two bedroom villas. Those would have two queen beds in the second bedroom. Lockoffs would have one queen bed and one double sleeper sofa in the second bedroom.

Absolutely. SSR has dedicated two bedrooms with two queens in the second bedroom. I have personally stayed in them twice. Lock offs have the queen and sleeper configuration in the second (studio lock off ) bedroom.

 

[bnoble]

SSR Rooms:

Rooms: 828 (max 1260)
Dedicated Studio: 0
Dedicated One Bedroom: 0
Dedicated Two Bedroom: 360
Lockoff Two Bedroom: 432
(Each can be booked separately as One Bedroom + Studio)


Three Bedroom Treehouse Villa: 60
Three Bedroom Grand Villa: 36

 

[bnoble]

BWV has only lockoff 2BRs.

Rooms: 383 (max 532)
Dedicated Studio: 97
Dedicated One Bedroom: 130
Dedicated Two Bedroom: 0
Lockoff Two Bedroom: 149
Three Bedroom Grand Villa: 7


BCV has dedicated 2BRs, but due to a design flaw, some of the dedicated 2BRs only had room for a queen and double sleeper. At OKW, all the studios have two queens, so all 2nd bedrooms do too, whether lockoff or dedicated.

 

[wed100105]

You can book 5 maximum. Since you won't need to actually need reservations or FPs for the baby I doubt anyone would notice if you said you had 5 in the room. But it will be extremely crowded and uncomfortable. Here's a way to do it. Do an OGS for a studio and combine rooms. Or rent the points from a Disney Vacation Club member For the studio. Or pay for two value rooms. You can do it but I wouldn't call it a Vacation.

We were able to book a one bedroom unit for 5 plus an infant. I called member services, and had no issue adding the baby to our reservation (which included DH, myself, 22 year-old cousin, 8 year-old DD, and 4-year old son). I was pleasantly surprised.