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Hey guys,
Im planning a vacation for 10 of us for next year and I need your brains
are the AKL Jambo House GV's and BLT GV's the only disney propertys with dining tables for 10 ?? I have looked at floor plans but know that they do not replicate the GVs exactly.
thanks for your help
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I'm trying to remember...I toured a GV at SSR and I think they might have also had a dining table for 12.
You might want to google "pictures of DVC villas" and see what you can find. I'm betting that somewhere there is a website that has pictures of all the villas. I know Deb Wills has alot of pictures on her site, not sure exactly which ones, but you can check here:
Once you get to the photos section for each resort, it gives floor plans that should give you a good idea of what each resort has. For instance, I'm looking at Boardwalk GV right now and it looks like they have a table for 8 and some type of breakfast nook nearby the table that sits 2 more. Looking at the other pictures they have, the nook is table height it looks like, so the chairs could easily be moved, but I doubt you could cram an extra two people at that table, especially since it has 4 posts at the corners (so it'd be hard to sit right at the corner).
I'm almost positive they have floor plans on every resort and room type and they have pictures for most of the room types as well, although I do seem to remember some resorts having JUST a floor plan.
Looking at pictures, Boardwalk does look like it seats 8, but OKW, despite showing an 8 person table really looks like it's more of a 6 person table. I'd tend to agree with rescue that SSR might be the best other one to check out. Between DVCNews and AllEars, it looks like you can get at least 8 at that table, and there are extra chairs around. Not sure if it's a four-post table like the others I've seen, which would make it tough to jam 2 extra people in there, but that looks the most promising outside the two you've already said.
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I'm trying to remember...I toured a GV at SSR and I think they might have also had a dining table for 12.
You might want to google "pictures of DVC villas" and see what you can find. I'm betting that somewhere there is a website that has pictures of all the villas. I know Deb Wills has alot of pictures on her site, not sure exactly which ones, but you can check here:
thanks for the link - I checekd out the photos and they only have a picture of some of the table
the plans look like a table for 8 though
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The place I would look is dvcnews.com
Once you get to the photos section for each resort, it gives floor plans that should give you a good idea of what each resort has. For instance, I'm looking at Boardwalk GV right now and it looks like they have a table for 8 and some type of breakfast nook nearby the table that sits 2 more. Looking at the other pictures they have, the nook is table height it looks like, so the chairs could easily be moved, but I doubt you could cram an extra two people at that table, especially since it has 4 posts at the corners (so it'd be hard to sit right at the corner).
I'm almost positive they have floor plans on every resort and room type and they have pictures for most of the room types as well, although I do seem to remember some resorts having JUST a floor plan.
Looking at pictures, Boardwalk does look like it seats 8, but OKW, despite showing an 8 person table really looks like it's more of a 6 person table. I'd tend to agree with rescue that SSR might be the best other one to check out. Between DVCNews and AllEars, it looks like you can get at least 8 at that table, and there are extra chairs around. Not sure if it's a four-post table like the others I've seen, which would make it tough to jam 2 extra people in there, but that looks the most promising outside the two you've already said.
I checked out DVC news too.
The OKW GV does look like 6 on pictures and 8 on the plans?! thats the only thing about relying on plans.
I cant really cram people on the table as one of the nightswe were thinking of having a full meal from room service - but thanks for the info about the boardwalk as the sitting room there is huge.
If I stay at BLT on points and put all the guests names on the reservations will they be able to access the TOTWL?
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If I stay at BLT on points and put all the guests names on the reservations will they be able to access the TOTWL?
Yes. I just stayed at BLT in a grand villa last month, and this is what I did. The actual member (me) did not have to be with the others when they wanted to go up to TOTWL.
Brad
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Yes. I just stayed at BLT in a grand villa last month, and this is what I did. The actual member (me) did not have to be with the others when they wanted to go up to TOTWL.
Brad
Excellent thats great news thanks Brad!
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