A permit was filed today for the guest room renovations at Old Key West. The permits lists buildings 11 through 64 and expires March 2019.
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Old Key West Room Renovations
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bigrigross
Well-Known Member
Good to know. I just bought into DVC and my home resort is Old Key West. Its a bit dated so hopefully these rooms look a little more modern.
pax_65
Well-Known Member
Welcome to DVC! We've been members since 2000, and my in-laws were members basically from the beginning. If you look at the image in my profile that's a green construction wall up around the water at OKW. That was our first trip in the early 90s when the resort was just being built! Only the front "Hospitality House" area was open at that time.
Over the years we've stayed at virtually every resort on property, but I still love Old Key West. It's very relaxed, a nice break from the insanity of the parks. It's a much different feel from staying somewhere like Contemporary or Boardwalk where you feel right in the middle of the chaos.
As far as the permit goes, I was under the impression that they've basically always rehabbing rooms. It seems like every time we visit there's a building or two blocked off. I think by the time they get finished, it's time to start over again. You can tell when you're in a room that's due for a rehab (carpet and furniture wear, marks on walls, damage to bathrooms, etc) but generally Disney does a decent job staying on top of things and I'm generally satisfied with the conditions of the rooms (and as others here will testify, I hold Disney to pretty high standards and am not easily satisfied).
Enjoy your membership and welcome home!
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Sadly as I also love OKW by the time they are done a hospital room will be a more inviting space if the current 'Decor by Ikea' trend continues.
So i'm expecting another defurbishmebt
i bet you re fun at parties
SpaceMountain77
Well-Known Member
You mean a deimagining, @ford91exploder
The "light and bright" movement has been nothing but a shift to Sheraton inspired decor. The only DVC resort that somewhat escaped this was Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas. However, I still think the stucco colored walls, mosquito nets, and canvas window treatments were better thematically.
pax_65
Well-Known Member
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
You mean a deimagining, @ford91exploder
The "light and bright" movement has been nothing but a shift to Sheraton inspired decor. The only DVC resort that somewhat escaped this was Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas. However, I still think the stucco colored walls, mosquito nets, and canvas window treatments were better thematically.
Truly deimagining is a much more descriptive term, Sheraton by no means is a deluxe hotel brand it's one step up from Motel 6. And being from the Boston area I indeed HAVE seen hospital rooms which were more inviting than Disney's current room decor.
As to AKL I am a founding member and the decor you describe is WHY I bought into the resort along with the animals. At one time the resorts were designed to transport you to another place and they succeeded
Now they are being re-optimized for minimum cost to operate just like a cheap motel chain. Of course this puts the current resort design squarely athwart the goal of catering to the top 5% of the income distribution.
Biff215
Well-Known Member
While I agree it sometimes feels like certain parts of WDW are in a constant state of refurbishment, DVC resorts have a somewhat set schedule. About two years ago they changed it to every 14 years for "hard goods" and every 7 for "soft goods". Previously a full hard goods refurb was every 24 years I believe, so this was a big improvement.
Of course this current project will take close to two years, so the next one will feel even sooner.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Correct. Non DVC resorts are also on a standard schedule. Generally hard good refurb every 7 years and soft goods between those every 3-4 years.