Originally Posted by
Smiley90
I wouldnt stay at an OWV with a 5 year old, just my 2 cents. I think the water at all of them will be at a depth most suitable for adult snorkeling and I wouldn't be comfortable with a 5 yr old anywhere near it. Ask your wife what she prefers - an OVW or your child's safety? (In slightly less accusatory words
). Maybe do a beach villa this time and come back for an OVW once the kid is slightly older and can swim?
Also from your post it looks like youre looking at properties with points redemptions only, so you'll get a lot more feedback on the specific properties in their dedicated threads in the respective hotel brand forums/threads than in this catch-all forum most likely.
Thanks for your reply. Yeah, if it was purely down to me, we would likely be going for the beach villa with pool at the Hilton (for me, private pool is more important than an OWV), but as it's likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip, don't want have any regrets (of course, appreciating the safety aspect).
Thanks for the suggestion, I did read some of those threads, and found some great info (especially around meal plans, etc), and may make posts in each of those threads if this post doesn't get much further traction.