As some of you know from my reports from Disney last week, I scored a nifty 1-bedroom villa after waitlisting for standard view to save points, and expecting a view of the road...but got a nice surprise. ; Here's that original post:
I promised I'd post pics of the room, for those familiar with the normal 1-bedroom layout and sizes, and for others just curious what a 1-bedroom villa looks like. ; Note: these aren't 'pro' style shots all nicely lined up - they're snapshots taken informally and quickly when we first got to the room and started to unpack!
First off, here's the bedroom...nothing too different there:
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And the small private balcony outside the bedroom - private not only from any neighbors, but also from the main balcony of our own villa!:
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Bathroom...this is the vanity section and whirlpool tub, plus walk in closet, that is on the bedroom side:
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The other part, with the toilet and shower, is accessed either by a door from the bedroom section of the bathroom, or a separate door from the living room...so the person sleeping out there can access these without disturbing the bedroom:
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So far, mostly standard. ; The only thing different, and the only thing that is less than the normal room, is the slightly smaller shower (but it's still a respectable walk in with a door).
Now for the living room, which is where it starts to get different:
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I'm standing in the kitchen for this shot. ; Normally, the Boardwalk living room is a long rectangle with sliding doors to the balcony at one end, couch & TV facing eachother, and a kitchen bar and kitchen at the other end. ; The only dining facilities are the kitchen bar, or a slim bench seat and table against the wall. ; In this case though, the kitchen is open to the living room, with no bar. ; There is enough extra space for a full 4-place table with chairs for dining. ; The layout of the living room is widthwise, rather than lengthwise, and the space is walled on one entire width by 3 separate large sliding glass doors, in a bay shape. ; The couch sits in front of one sliding door, rendering it a window, while the other two remain usable to access the balcony, which wraps around some 30 odd feet, the entire width of the kitchen and living room! ; The room was situated on a bend in the building, facing out, so the whole floorplan was built around that curve, in 3 bay-window style angles. ; The extra space produced in the living room was significant...you can see in the living room shot above how much space there is beyond the couch in front of the other sliding door - with just a lonely chair over there. ; There is EASILY enough room for a queen inflatable matress on the floor without interfering with movement around the villa - something you cannot do in most 1-bedroom villas (except OKW). ; The space was exceptional! ; And the kitchen felt much more open and usable, since it was not just a narrow slot - you could have several people milling around the kitchen space at once without bumping or crowding.
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I promised I'd post pics of the room, for those familiar with the normal 1-bedroom layout and sizes, and for others just curious what a 1-bedroom villa looks like. ; Note: these aren't 'pro' style shots all nicely lined up - they're snapshots taken informally and quickly when we first got to the room and started to unpack!
First off, here's the bedroom...nothing too different there:
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And the small private balcony outside the bedroom - private not only from any neighbors, but also from the main balcony of our own villa!:
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Bathroom...this is the vanity section and whirlpool tub, plus walk in closet, that is on the bedroom side:
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The other part, with the toilet and shower, is accessed either by a door from the bedroom section of the bathroom, or a separate door from the living room...so the person sleeping out there can access these without disturbing the bedroom:
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So far, mostly standard. ; The only thing different, and the only thing that is less than the normal room, is the slightly smaller shower (but it's still a respectable walk in with a door).
Now for the living room, which is where it starts to get different:
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I'm standing in the kitchen for this shot. ; Normally, the Boardwalk living room is a long rectangle with sliding doors to the balcony at one end, couch & TV facing eachother, and a kitchen bar and kitchen at the other end. ; The only dining facilities are the kitchen bar, or a slim bench seat and table against the wall. ; In this case though, the kitchen is open to the living room, with no bar. ; There is enough extra space for a full 4-place table with chairs for dining. ; The layout of the living room is widthwise, rather than lengthwise, and the space is walled on one entire width by 3 separate large sliding glass doors, in a bay shape. ; The couch sits in front of one sliding door, rendering it a window, while the other two remain usable to access the balcony, which wraps around some 30 odd feet, the entire width of the kitchen and living room! ; The room was situated on a bend in the building, facing out, so the whole floorplan was built around that curve, in 3 bay-window style angles. ; The extra space produced in the living room was significant...you can see in the living room shot above how much space there is beyond the couch in front of the other sliding door - with just a lonely chair over there. ; There is EASILY enough room for a queen inflatable matress on the floor without interfering with movement around the villa - something you cannot do in most 1-bedroom villas (except OKW). ; The space was exceptional! ; And the kitchen felt much more open and usable, since it was not just a narrow slot - you could have several people milling around the kitchen space at once without bumping or crowding.
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; Definitely pretty close timing there - the cloud formations, the light streak in the thick part of the rainbow...all match. ; Very cool!
