Villas at Grand Floridian Owners Thread

Hey Ryan! My family bought during the VGF fire sale and have yet to stay there! Maybe in 2027 or 2028, we will give it a try. We love the low dues though!

We've really enjoyed staying there during the holiday season, even last year without the Gingerbread house it was great!

We visited Disney World for the first time in September 2022 and became DVC owners the following year and have been back many times since. The Grand Floridian is our home away from home.

The Grand has been our home since 2010, resort side, until we finally did the forehead slap, “What have we been thinking? We NEED to get into DVC!”

That we did in 2017, buying direct when it was off-sale. We did NOT care. We knew we wanted The Grand and only that resort forever—or 10,000 miles etc.

That first contract and a second smaller GF one a couple years later were well worth the expense to us. We haven’t regretted that once, foolish though we’ve been called for not buying an on-sale resort or resale.

Nearly 10 years later, the GF is first love, first Disney home.

P.S. We’ve since bought BoardWalk and Beach Club, selling the BWV earlier this year to buy Beach Club. More to come on the appropriate threads…

For my wife and I, the GF was our first home resort, and that is where we stayed the first time we went to Disney as DVC members. It was always that resort that as a kid I’d say in my head, “What do people do to be able to afford to stay there,” while riding the monorail to Magic Kingdom. When my wife and I were finally able to stay there, we were like little kids in the lobby literally saying out loud, “Woooahhh” as we tried to take everything in. From having a cocktail at the Enchanted Rose, to dining on the water at Narcoossee’s and watching the fireworks from the dock, it’s still one of our favorite places to be at Disney World. To us, it’s one of those places where you can really feel the magic of Disney. Can’t wait to go back this summer because it is the first time we are staying in a one bedroom. We usually do deluxe studios.

I think you'll love the One Bedrooms, we tend to stay in one bedrooms at most of the resorts we stay but Grand Floridian is probably the nicest One Bedrooms I've been in. The layout makes a lot of sense (looking at you BCV, BWV, SSR) and its such a nice place to spend time!

We bought at GFV because thats what they were selling at the time. At first we had no desire to stay there but now it is my favorite. The one bedrooms are fabulous. We love the beaches pool and bar. The proximity to MK is the best, you can take the Monorail, boat or walk. So happy we bought there and love calling it home. Then we bought AKL and cant get enough of there either. Maybe I just need to keep buying more points, lol #addonittis

Own here but haven’t stayed yet. My wife loves the look-and-feel, but we just haven’t decided to use that many points for a stay.

We originally bought BLT resale but wished we would have bought a bigger contract. When BPK opened up, we bought 150 VGF points direct and sold out BLT contract. We found ourselves with some points to burn. We booked a 2Br villa for the four of us. Words can’t even explain how much I liked that room. We also like the deluxe studios at VGF. BLT is a still a favorite but no regret buying VGF.

Staying in a VGF 1br is a well-documented cause of addonitis.

Our first contract was 100 pts. Our eyes lit like the Osborne Lights when we realized what those double points at direct buy-in can do. Yup, spent a blissful week in a 1br.

And then, a mere 2 years later, point costs did the usual thing, leaving us studio-bound or in a 1br only every other year. “Nooooo! They can’t do that so sooon,” we wailed. And bought 25 more points.

Addonitis—the most rewarding illness known to DVCers.

I had such a similar experience, initially. My wife and I walked into the lobby and thought, "This is a bit posh for us." Okay, we never use the word "posh," but that was the idea. In reality, I liked it the first time we went, but it did seem a bit more formal than what I was coming to Disney for, but after visiting multiple times and dining there again (Cítricos and Gasparilla), I realized the resort kinda had it all, and it really looks nice. I feel like our new contracts here (wish we had been around for the sale!) will give us a great alternative to Polynesian and, as much as I'm angling toward a resale RR contract some day for specific occasions, it's not nice in the same way (like, I don't really love the minimal grounds or pools, the food is fine to good--really I only like the rooms, and I like them quite a bit, plus Skyliner), so once we have all our points in hand, VGF will still end up being the special occasion stay and, if we have the points to spare, can easily be an anytime treat. I may not feel as "at home" here as I do at, say, Grand Californian, but I do like the way it feels, nonetheless, and the food options (especially for us as vegans) are better than many of the other resorts (BWV is terrible for us, for example).

My family bought 160 pts of VGF on Disney Wish in 2023. The incentives were too good to pass on as direct owners. My husband and I stayed at VGF last year during my spring break. 4/2025. It was very beautiful. Planning to go next year Christmas 2027 to celebrate our daughter's 21st birthday. I will book VGF at 11 months, hoping to switch to Riviera at 7 months window.

We don’t own there but love staying there especially for Christmas. One of our top four favorites!

We added on about a year after our first DVC stay and didn’t even stay in a one bedroom. We got 100 points at the Poly when the tower opened. Addonitis is real folks!

Proud VGF owner (along with RIV and AUL). When I first went to Disney World in December 2015 with my then girlfriend (now wife), we stayed at All-Star Music but we hopped around to various other resorts to check out the holiday displays. When we made it to the Grand Floridian I was in awe of the building, the Christmas tree, the gingerbread house, and the general hustle and bustle of the resort. After walking around for a bit we walked up the stairs to get back on the monorail. As we were walking up the stairs I stopped and told my now wife, “one day we are going to stay here.”

Well jump ahead to early 2022 and we became DVC members (purchased AUL). Not soon after that VGF went back up for sale direct with Big Pine Key being brought on. It was an easy decision to scratch the Addonitis itch and become owners at VGF (which we have subsequently added on to VGF multiple times). So not only have we stayed here, we own here! A full circle moment from my first trip.

We love staying here, especially in the Villas building. I love everything about the resort and owning here. With a resort view there is a good chance of being able to see the monorail (and maybe some fireworks popping up over the resort), or with a preferred view to catch the Electrical Water Pageant.

Happy to be here and to own at VGF!