VGF Villas & Views - REVISED 07/22/2017

[freediverdude]

I stayed in 1524 a couple months ago, that is connected to 1526 the handicapped 1 bedroom, and 1524 is also handicapped, a studio. It doesn't have the walk in shower, that side of the bathroom is just a big toilet area with grab bars, so I was pretty disappointed. Also the kitchenette was awkward because the counter was lowered and had a smaller fridge I believe.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Nolefan, Is there any chance you ever rent out your BCV points? I am trying to find points for this December.

You need to go to the rent/trade board to find someone to rent from.

 

[lovewdwfun]

Hello! I am looking for some advice on a room request for standard view one-bedroom. I have already requested that it is not handicapped accessible - that will not work with my DS who is a new walker. We will be traveling with a baby, DS3, DD6, and DS8. It would be amazing to see fireworks from our room, since the little ones will probably be in bed by then. A high floor would be great for the view, but the ground floor would make it easier to get in and out with the stroller and kids. Being by the pool or main building would be nice for refillable mugs and easy transportation...but we also plan to do the Poly and TTC a few times so it would be nice to be by there too. So, it seems like I will be happy with whatever room we get and shouldn't bother putting in any more requests! I just wanted to check here first. Are there any bad rooms I should try to avoid or are they all as great as they seem?!

 

[disneynutz]

Hello! I am looking for some advice on a room request for standard view one-bedroom. I have already requested that it is not handicapped accessible - that will not work with my DS who is a new walker. We will be traveling with a baby, DS3, DD6, and DS8. It would be amazing to see fireworks from our room, since the little ones will probably be in bed by then. A high floor would be great for the view, but the ground floor would make it easier to get in and out with the stroller and kids. Being by the pool or main building would be nice for refillable mugs and easy transportation...but we also plan to do the Poly and TTC a few times so it would be nice to be by there too. So, it seems like I will be happy with whatever room we get and shouldn't bother putting in any more requests! I just wanted to check here first. Are there any bad rooms I should try to avoid or are they all as great as they seem?!

VGF is a very small resort, 4 minute walk to the elevators from any room. Standard rooms are standard for a reason, fireworks view is hit or miss.

You don't want the standard view rooms facing the front of the resort, you want to face the GF.

Bill

 

[amy66b]

Hello! I am looking for some advice on a room request for standard view one-bedroom. I have already requested that it is not handicapped accessible - that will not work with my DS who is a new walker. We will be traveling with a baby, DS3, DD6, and DS8. It would be amazing to see fireworks from our room, since the little ones will probably be in bed by then. A high floor would be great for the view, but the ground floor would make it easier to get in and out with the stroller and kids. Being by the pool or main building would be nice for refillable mugs and easy transportation...but we also plan to do the Poly and TTC a few times so it would be nice to be by there too. So, it seems like I will be happy with whatever room we get and shouldn't bother putting in any more requests! I just wanted to check here first. Are there any bad rooms I should try to avoid or are they all as great as they seem?!

We stayed in room 1525 in a standard 2 bedroom and had an awesome view every night of the fireworks. While there is no 1 bedroom on the 5th floor I would think room 1427 that's a 1 bedroom would have a great view as well. When I booked I actually asked for a high floor with the room number ending in "25." Also page one of this thread shows a map of the rooms and then there are some photos for most of the rooms. Hope this helps.

 

[kittyab]

We went to the boat launch for the fireworks. It gives us a good reason to get out of our room and explore the resort.

 

[pkhosla]

We recently stayed in standard studio 1605. Here are the day time views

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to the right

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[Matty B13]

Does anyone know a good strategy to get a firework view in a standard 2BR at VGF, we are staying next May and it will be our first at VGF.

 

[MelissaFromRI]

Does anyone know a good strategy to get a firework view in a standard 2BR at VGF, we are staying next May and it will be our first at VGF.

Request a high floor with a view of the resort grounds

 

[Matty B13]

Request a high floor with a view of the resort grounds

Thanks, put our request in.

 

[DancesWithCats]

The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa has a total of 100 vacation homes:

6 - Lake View Grand Villas
30 - Standard View Dedicated Two-Bedroom Vacation Homes
17 - Lake View Dedicated Two-Bedroom Vacation Homes
30 - Standard View Lock-Off Two-Bedroom Vacation Homes
17 - Lake View Lock-Off Two-Bedroom Vacation Homes

Each Lock-Off Two-Bedroom vacation Home can be booked as a two-bedroom villa, or separately as a studio or a one-bedroom villa.

The following maps show the location of the room numbers for the villas at VGF. The Lake View villas are colored blue and the Standard View villas are colored green.

Post #2 has links to photos showing views from the VGF villas. If you have a photo you want to post, add it to this thread and i will add your villa to the list.

When looking at the maps, the Seven Seas Lagoon is on the right and the monorail tracks are to the lower left. The main Grand Floridian Resort is to the upper left of the map, and the entrance to the VGF building is at the bottom of the map.

Here is the map given to Grand Floridian guests at check-in. VGF and its designated parking lot are near the bottom of the map.

Does anyone know where the elevators are in the GFV? Are they loud, or noisy? We will be traveling with a 2 month old, and 3 small children who are all light sleepers. I know I am not guaranteed a request, but thought I would at least try to see if anyone knows where the elevators are, and which room or location might work best. I have heard the rooms are a bit noisy. Is one floor more noisy than another. I know, I know, silly question. We are not complainers, and will just go with what ever we get, but it would be nice to put in a request if we can. We're just happy, and lucky to be staying there in a 2 bedroom to boot. Woo Hoo!

 

[disneynutz]

Does anyone know where the elevators are in the GFV? Are they loud, or noisy? We will be traveling with a 2 month old, and 3 small children who are all light sleepers. I know I am not guaranteed a request, but thought I would at least try to see if anyone knows where the elevators are, and which room or location might work best. I have heard the rooms are a bit noisy. Is one floor more noisy than another. I know, I know, silly question. We are not complainers, and will just go with what ever we get, but it would be nice to put in a request if we can. We're just happy, and lucky to be staying there in a 2 bedroom to boot. Woo Hoo!

Never had a noise issue, elevators are new and off the lobby.

Bill

 

[pepperandchips]

Does anyone know where the elevators are in the GFV? Are they loud, or noisy? We will be traveling with a 2 month old, and 3 small children who are all light sleepers. I know I am not guaranteed a request, but thought I would at least try to see if anyone knows where the elevators are, and which room or location might work best. I have heard the rooms are a bit noisy. Is one floor more noisy than another. I know, I know, silly question. We are not complainers, and will just go with what ever we get, but it would be nice to put in a request if we can. We're just happy, and lucky to be staying there in a 2 bedroom to boot. Woo Hoo!

If you look at the floor plan from the first page (where you quoted) the elevators are in that corner between rooms ending in -13 and -25, so as long as you don't get a room ending in -13 or -25 I think you will be fine. It looks like there may even be service areas adjoining the elevators. For what it's worth, VGF was the quietest resort stay we've had - we rarely even ran into other guests and the hallways were very serene. I found this floor plan from google images - ignore the big red oval, that was regarding grand villas.

 

[ajksmom]

FWIW we are currently staying in a 2 BR villa #1513. The MBR backs up to the elevators and we do not hear them at all.

Also villas #xx19 will also back up to a "service" elevator used for luggage/housekeeping only.

 

[DancesWithCats]

Thank you all! This is exactly the information I have been looking for. It sounds as if I can at least make an informed request, and even if I don't get it, the resort sounds as if it is quiet enough to not be a problem. Thank you again for taking the time to answer my questions. I love this site!

 

[mcarr1635]

We will be staying in a standard view 2BR in 3 weeks. We are really excited to stay in this resort.
Love this forum. Very informative

 

[miTnosnhoJ]

We love the elevators at VGF. They are fast and quiet. And it may be our imagination.... but to us it sounds like the elevator uses voices from the movie "Inside Out". When you get a car that is going up, you get a very chipper voice that says "Going Up!". And when the car is going down, you get a sad, mournful, depressed voice saying "going down".

This is probably just our imagination, since I'm pretty sure VGF was built before the movie came out. We still get a kick out of it, though.

 

[monique5]

Just verifying, you can check-in directly @ the VGF. Thanks!

 

[miTnosnhoJ]

Just verifying, you can check-in directly @ the VGF. Thanks!

Yes. There are CMs in the VGF Lobby to check you in.

 

[disneynutz]

Yes. There are CMs in the VGF Lobby to check you in.

Until 10:00 PM.

Bill