Vistana views from a BALCONY - Post your best photos!

[iowaguy09]

SBP, Building 11, room 1142. This is a dedicated (non-lockoff) 2BR. Very peaceful here at this time. Trees are very tall, obviously, by this building. All balconies are screened-in. The balcony has a table and two chairs , and is on the smaller side. But nice to sit and watch the sunrise.

Any questions, ask away?

 

[Eric B]

Westin Lagunamar 275 June 2022

Towels on pool chairs are getting tagged here!

 

[Eric B]

Protocol for the chair tags at Lagunamar — they tag starting at 9:00 am and will remove towels, etc., after 45 minutes if and only if someone else asks them to. At 11:00 they take the tags off and do no more policing of chairs.

 

[EnglishmanAbroad]

Protocol for the chair tags at Lagunamar — they tag starting at 9:00 am and will remove towels, etc., after 45 minutes if and only if someone else asks them to. At 11:00 they take the tags off and do no more policing of chairs.

There's a new protocol at WKORVN coming into effect. Leave your stuff on a chair too long and it will be tossed into the pool. It's not going to be enforced by staff, just by me as we'll be there for the next 2 weeks

 

[EnglishmanAbroad]

WKORVN #6258 IV Studio. These are looking straight out of the window. A corner unit with probably the most direct ocean view of any IV villa. Being on the corner means the villa and lanai are slightly smaller than the standard studio.

 

[Eric B]

Westin Lagunamar Studio 0431. Not the greatest view, but we're only here for the weekend.

 

[EnglishmanAbroad]

WKORVN 6430 overlooking the Pirate Ship

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Same people, same week, same room just a year later! Deja vu all over again and the view hasn't changed

 

[PamMo]

Westin Riverfront in Avon, CO
2-305A (1BR)

 

[cubigbird]

Westin Kierland Villas Building 6. Ironwood # 9.

 

[PamMo]

Sheraton Steamboat Villas #403 1BR

Using more StarOptions to get a Mountain View villa might not have been the smartest move this summer - it’s been a little noisy. After the construction is finished, it will be great!

 

[DanCali]

HRA Building 5 South view.

I missed that juice with a dash of alcohol so much!

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[PamMo]

I had some leftover StarOptions and decided to try Lagunamar. It’s lovely! Balcony and living room views from Building 5, 7th Floor.

 

[Venter]

I love it when I see this thread has a new post. It is respite from those heavy threads where there are lots of arguing(sorry different view points) going on about the new roll out.

 

[controller1]

View from 6th floor of Building 4 (Hula) at Westin Nanea.

 

[KACTravels]

Westin Cabo San Lucas - 1820 (8th floor)

 

[klpenny]

Same Westin in Cabo. Sunset view balcony.

 

[klpenny]

View in other direction same Westin Cabo balcony.

 

[klpenny]

View from balcony Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Kauai

 

[alwysonvac]

Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas, Oceanfront

Photos from my brother-in-law below

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[10spro]

View from 6th floor Bldg 4 at WKORV South. Booked 1BR OV with SO at 8 months out. They wanted to give us a 1st floor unit closer to the ocean but patio adjacent to pool construction and jackhammers. Luckily they were able to move us here where we are enjoying the birds rather than the jackhammer. Trying to adjust the patio chair to avoid view of Bldg 3 but unsuccessful thus far.

 

[DanV]

View from WKORV South, Building #3, "ocean view" 3rd floor. I'd say a little more mountain view than ocean view but better than I feared when I checked in last night.

 

[10spro]

View from WKORV South, Building #3, "ocean view" 3rd floor. I'd say a little more mountain view than ocean view but better than I feared when I checked in last night.

Bit of a stretch to find the ocean out there. Good thing you know where to look…there are worse, which I know from first hand experience. Enjoy Maui

 

[daviator]

View from WKORV South, Building #3, "ocean view" 3rd floor. I'd say a little more mountain view than ocean view but better than I feared when I checked in last night.

The lower-floor rooms in building 3, especially those close to the front of the property, are a bit more “resort view” than anything else, but I think they deserve to be called ocean view; after all, you can indeed see the ocean (trees and foliage notwithstanding.)

I assume this was a VSN reservation or one not made very early. In almost 20 years as an owner there, I’ve always gotten a better view than that, pretty much regardless when my reservation was made. But I wouldn’t be unhappy with that room, I enjoy the resort + ocean view.

 

[EnglishmanAbroad]

If you can see the ocean then it's OV even if it's standing on one leg while hanging over the balcony and waiting for a tree to sway one way I think some of the units on the the lower floors (1 and 2?) at WKORV are even designated IV.

 

[DanV]

This was a VSN reservation made only a month or so out that matched our travel availability - so, while I do have to turn my head and lean to one side, I'm very happy to have this view. I'm in Maui, after all.

This trip was a complete surprise for my wife on our 25 anniversary (literally on the day). She thought we were going to celebrate with lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant but I took her to the airport instead. I figured if I wanted to stay married to her, which I do, I better do something nice every 25 years or so! Anyway, I alerted the staff at the property at 10-days out to tell them about my caper and thank them in advance for doing whatever they could to make the trip a special one. I wasn't expecting them to move mountains but to be honest, I was a little disappointed. No acknowledgement at check-in and as far as I can tell, this is the bare minimum OV room possible - one floor down is not considered OV.

So, I've come to realize that I basically have no understanding of the actual process and pecking order of room assignments. Is there a good thread on this? Thanks.