I was glad to see this group pop up again. We’re booked for our first trip as DVC/BLT owners this coming March. Have never stepped foot in the resort, but we decided to dive in before this next trip.
It will be myself, my wife, and 2 boys (six and eight). We’ve got a studio booked, and I know the general view is they can feel cramped... so I wanted to see if anyone had a positive view on them. We figured we’d give it a shot this trip while the boys are still little and we hardly spend anytime in the room anyhow. On our last (and first) trip, we really only used the room to sleep.
So, do any young families out there actually enjoy the studios? We may split the trip for a few nights elsewhere if there’s availability at 7 months... but not sure if it will be worth the hassle.
thanks!
We stay in studios quite a bit with our family of 5. BLT’s only hold four, but there’s not much functional size difference between the BLT studios and other studios we have stayed in. (We own at BLT and AKV but have stayed in almost every resort’s studios at one point).
biggest suggestions for a successful large family studio experience
take pop-up hampers for dirty clothes
The closets have plenty of space for suitcases.
Either use the drawers to unpack into so the suitcases can stay away, or if you do get them out, only get them out once a day…open them in the evening before showers get out pjs and the outfits for the next day (don’t forget socks and underwear).
shoes…make a shoe spot and have everyone stuck to it…kids shoes are such tripping hazards and they seem to pop up everywhere
give each kid a “stuff drawer” and have them put their odds and ends in it…if they still travel with a blankie, or small stuffers, the drawer is the safest place on housekeeping days so nothing gets accidentally picked up in the towels/linens.
bathroom counter space is at a premium
Take a sharpie with you and label plastic cups with each kiddos name and put their toothbrushes in them.
the bar soap can get messy with little hands. Either bring a soap pump, or take one of the kitchen sponges and put it on the bathroom counter and put the bar soap on it. It will help keep the bar from getting gummy…and Lee it in one place
towels…have clearly defined locations for each person to hang up their towels so they don’t get mixed up. You can also bring 4 differently colored binder clips and clip them on the edge so everyone can see who’s is whose…just make sure to take them off on housekeeping day or they’ll be gone
Hope that helps some, enjoy your stay!