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Cheryl and Matt, thank you so much for posting this Thread and all of the wonderful pictures. I just looked today and realized it's also an under 2 hour drive from my mom, which would make a fun Girls long weekend trip to Florida but just relaxing on the beach, by the pool, and the Spa. Does anyone know of any links that have the menus for the restaurant and a list of services and prices the Spa (for Massages) offers? If anyone does, would you mind posting it please? Thank you.
Cheryl and Matt, thank you so much for posting this Thread and all of the wonderful pictures. I just looked today and realized it's also an under 2 hour drive from my mom, which would make a fun Girls long weekend trip to Florida but just relaxing on the beach, by the pool, and the Spa. Does anyone know of any links that have the menus for the restaurant and a list of services and prices the Spa (for Massages) offers? If anyone does, would you mind posting it please? Thank you.
Vero is a very relaxing atmosphere dont expect alot of excitement and watch out for the noseems bring deepwoods off not skin so soft it will not work but having said that it is one of my favorite dvc vacations
Vero is a very relaxing atmosphere dont expect alot of excitement and watch out for the noseems bring deepwoods off not skin so soft it will not work but having said that it is one of my favorite dvc vacations
Thank you for the information. We're looking for something extremely relaxing for a Girls (Mommy's) Weekend where we can lay out by the pool, beach, get a massage, and have a couple of meals out together. Nothing fast paced like Disney which will come later. Please let me knwo what noseems are? I have no clue what they are? We're defanitely big bug spray fans. I haven't used Skin So Soft in several years and that didn't keep the mosquitos off of me. Thank you for suggesting Skin So Soft though. I aprreciate it. Do you have to be a DVC Member to stay at Disney's Vero Beach Resort or do they have rooms available to the general public to book for a long weekend? That's all we're looking for is 3 days of relaxing besides 2 of us having to fly. Thanks for all the information.
noseems are like knats that u can not see i said skin so soft does NOT WORK use deep woods off the only time these critters are a problem is after dark and there r alot of them u can also book a room at waltdisneyworld.com
noseems are like knats that u can not see i said skin so soft does NOT WORK use deep woods off the only time these critters are a problem is after dark and there r alot of them u can also book a room at waltdisneyworld.com
Thanks for clearing me up on them. I'll look into getting some Deep Woods. I'm sorry I misready your tip on Skin So Soft not working. I appreciate the tips. I had no clue what noseems were thank you for informing me. We are defanitely looking into Disney's Vero Beach Resort. Thanks again for the tips.
Some photos from our December 2009 stay in an ocean view inn room at Vero Beach:
Arriving at the resort The topiary who greets you as you arrive The entrance porch
Inside the lobby The bedroom/living area of the room, with close-ups of some of the artwork on the walls The view from our balcony The bathroom area The kitchenette
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Looking down at the lobby The Green Cabin Room Island Grove Packing Company store The rear of the resort Mickey can even be found in the fencing! The pool area The bridge leading out to the beach overlook
The views from out there
The water play area The play area
The mini-golf course Eb and Flo’s Rentals The resort arcade
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