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Honey Bunny
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14-05-2008 05:17 PM
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| What would be ideal for a families first trip to florida ?
A) A hotel on either Lake Buena Vista or I Drive with shuttle transport provided so you dont have to drive and pay to park everyday, with a communal pool.(Comfort Inn LBV or Rodeway)
B) A condo or apartments with facillities similar to villas but without a private pool. (LBV resort village/Bahama Bay sort of thing)
C) A complex of close Villa style condos ie Villas of Somerset or Coral Cay with a small villa but communal pool.
D) A large private villa with own pool .
There so many villa resorts though I dont know which is best.
I have seen a map with all the hotels/villas etc but its all so confusing I dont know what is best.
Please pass on your thoughts and experiences.
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Honey Bunny
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14-05-2008 05:32 PM
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| Basically I mean do you need just a bed to sleep and somewhere to wash or do you need space to move .There is five of us ie 2 Adults and 3 kids.Which will probaly mean 4 cases and hand luggage to get in somewhere too.
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jackieblack
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14-05-2008 08:12 PM
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| I guess it depends on how you plan to spend your days.
Are you are likely to be up and out early, returning in the evening to collapse into bed?
Or are you going to spend alternate days relaxing by the pool.
Also, do you want to spend your time waiting for or on shuttle buses, or have the freedom of driving directly to where you want to go, when you want to.
On our first visit we stayed in a villa in a complex on the 192, last time we stayed at the Marriott Village in LBV. Both times we had a car, but the location of the Marriott Village was excellent, mid way between the Disney parks and Seaworld/Aquatica/Discovery Cove.
I guess it could also depend on how old the children are. Younger children (and some older children) will be tired at the end of a long day in the park - will they want to be waiting for a bus then?
I know this hasn't answered your question but this is one of those holidays with SO many different options, and everyone has different requirements.
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Honey Bunny
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14-05-2008 10:04 PM
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| So Jackie are you saying you preferred the apartment inn LBV compared to the private villa because it was central then?
Did you find the villa lonely and secluded and worry about it being broken into ?
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Jackie B
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15-05-2008 07:10 AM
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| Sorry Honey bunny ive only just come back on here. yes I liked the look of the stonebridge one because it was more central, it depends what you want really, something central or more private, have you persuaded your other half to go then?
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Honey Bunny
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15-05-2008 11:37 AM
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| Oh sorry for causing confusion! I meant Jackie Black because of her first post .
I know we was also talking about it though Jackie B. So thanks for your imput.
No I cannot Persuade him even with my Verruca Salt "I want it now" song! Maybe I will just take the kids after all.
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jackieblack
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15-05-2008 02:35 PM
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| Hi Honey Bunny
We did prefer the Marriott Village, the location was brilliant and the accomodation was clean and comfortable.
We didn't dislike the villa, and weren't isolated or worried about security but the location wasn't as good and it took longer to get to the parks which meant we either had to leave even earlier or didn't arrive until after park opening when the queues were already starting to form and that we spent more time in the car, only about 10-15 minutes each way, but that half an hour a day adds up to 7 hours (almost a whole day!) over a fortnight. In addition we didn't feel that we spent enough time at the villa to justify the additional expense.
Hope this helps.
If you want to know anything else, just ask.
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Honey Bunny
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15-05-2008 03:21 PM
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| Mmmmm thats a good point of view about spending all that time driving.
How is it driving anyhow? Crazyand complicate dor easy peasy?
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tinkerbell 29
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15-05-2008 03:34 PM
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| Hi i have been to florida once and just booked to go back again next year with travell city direct and we have booked a villa again as last time we went we had a villa and it was superb in every way. i prefer it because u can please your self and to be quite honest i dont like to share my pool with other holiday makers we stayed at legacy park last time and are staying at calabay park next year and cant wait florida really is the best holiday ever.
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Honey Bunny
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15-05-2008 04:25 PM
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| I have been looking at the Highgate villa area on Legacy park but was recently put off by some comments on TA website about recent burgalries in the area.?
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jackieblack
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15-05-2008 06:17 PM
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| Regarding the driving, the first time we went I was a bit worried but it was MUCH easier than we had expected. The theme parks are all well signposted and the area is well set up for tourists! The main routes are easy to find, and roads are marked with guiding white lines to follow at junctions. The roads are wider and much less congested than what we are used to.
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