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17 Oct 21, 07:56 PM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Aug 08
Location: Glasgow
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Villa through British Airways
I've found flights to Miami for next year with BA and I'm happy with the price. I normally book flight only and everything else separate but with the pandemic I'm really wary about doing that so I thought I would add on a night at a hotel then book villas separate (I want to stay in Orlando for 7 days and Cape Coral for 7 days).
I actually didn't realise they did villas and am now considering booking a villa in Orlando for a week (and I'll separately look for a Cape Coral villa with free cancellation). Has anyone ever stayed in a BA villa? If so what are your thoughts on it? Any advice would be appreciated x |
18 Oct 21, 10:43 AM |
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It won't be a 'BA villa' as you put it, BA will source a villa from the usual third party suppliers in Florida so it will just be like any other 'allocated on arrival' villa. You will need to read carefully the description on the BA website but I suspect this will be deliberately vague. Allocated on arrival villas are always pot luck and there have been many threads on the subject over the years.
Debra
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18 Oct 21, 03:02 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Nov 19
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18 Oct 21, 03:43 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Sep 08
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I have only ever used BA allocated on arrival once in over 50 trips to Florida, worst mistake of my life it was horrendous, disgustingly dirty and couldn't lock the front door.
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19 Oct 21, 05:16 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Dec 09
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AoA is a complete lottery.
I don't know who BA source their villas from these days but they will just allocate whatever they have available on the day. This is what often leads to problems as you might not get the amenities promised. Having said that my ex BiL used to travel to Orlando a lot for work and he would get an AoA package in preference to a hotel. 9 times out of 10 it would be fine . Usual issues are broken /beat up furniture and cleanliness. |
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19 Oct 21, 06:20 PM |
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Imagineer
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We always go AOA, went with BA last time. Was fine. It was on Sandy Ridge which was a lovely area, really quiet and near enough to supermarkets and fast food places.
Not a fresh, newly refurbished villa , but clean, nicely situated and fully equipped as stated in the brochure. We booked an executive one for guaranteed (free) WiFi, an an extra bedroom as some have one room equipped for kids... bunk beds etc. Some villas are single storey and sometimes a room has the pool pump or air con unit right outside, so it is nice to have an extra room to choose. I like the fact that if anything goes wrong they sort it out, you are not left in the lurch if the owner goes broke etc (been there!) |
19 Oct 21, 11:08 PM |
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Stuck in the Tower of Terror
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We have a bonus trip booked with ba next month and booked a villa at highlands reserve. You can book villas with ba for a specific community.
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20 Oct 21, 02:27 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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We did AOA but with Virgin a couple of years ago, that was fab, the location wasn't brilliant as was well away from eateries, the villa it's self was superb, but with Virgin you can chose the level of villa you want on a AOA, from standard to luxury/superior, not sure if you can do that with BA.
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20 Oct 21, 05:00 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Nov 19
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One thing to bear in mind if you book a villa independently is the cancellation policy. At least with BA or Virgin you can cancel the package as a whole.
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23 Oct 21, 01:27 PM |
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Trading Disney Pins
Join Date: Jan 19
Location: Wales, UK
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I booked a flight and Vila package with BA in 2018, but chose a specific villa location(Calabay Parc) which took away at least some of the uncertainty in terms of the location. No complaints at all in terms of the quality of the villa. Booked exactly the same package for May next year.
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