Cypress Pointe Resort II GrandeVillas

My husband and I are owners here and have never been disappointed with our stays here. We recently stayed in a two-bedroom unit at this resort. The grounds are well-kept and the two-bedroom units are spacious and comfortable. The one-bedroom units are okay for a couple, but not really big enough for a family. Full kitchen and laundry in the two-bedroom units. Lots of on-site activities for the kids and a fun pool with a "volcano". Every comfort of home within a mile or so of Disney World. No problems at check- in.

There's a large "Winn-Dixie" store within walking distance, but I recommend a rental car if you'll be going anywhere other than WDW. There is shuttle service close-by.

If you can secure a rental here, it's well worth it. Some units are currently being refurbished. Although the improvements look promising, the units were nice to begin with.

Rebecca Family of five.

We are owners in the Sunterra Trust and thus have access to the resorts in the Trust for short-term stays. We just spent 2 nights at the Cypress Pointe GrandeVillas and are exceedingly glad we hadn't booked a longer stay there.

The 1-bedroom unit is extremely small. A wall with a door and a window separates the living room/kitchen from the bedroom/bath. The only natural light in the unit comes through the balcony doors in the bedroom and a small clerestory window in the bathroom. The living room is minimally furnished with a sofabed, a floor lamp, and small coffee table. No TV or other amenities or comforts. If you want to watch TV from the couch and not the bed, you swivel the TV in the bedroom toward the door between the bedroom and living room and watch through the door.

Although the unit is supposed to accommodate 4, do not mistake this capacity for privacy for 4. Also, the kitchen table seats only 2.

The upholstery everywhere is stained, the drapes are falling off the rods, the vertical blinds work grudgingly, and the bedspread and other linens are literally threadbare. The bathroom is dated and run down. Only the toilet is closed off from the rest of the bathroom, closet, and bedroom.

According to the literature in the room, if we exhausted our scant ration of toilet paper, soap, tissues, etc, we were advised that additional supplies were available for purchase at the little on-site store. Does anyone else find this business practice offensive?

There are fees for Internet access and local phone calls.

On the plus side, the unit was clean, the location is terrific, and the stay was relatively inexpensive in terms of how many Sunterra points it cost us for a 2- night stay.

We did not use the pool or any of the other outdoor resort amenities.

With all the fabulous places there are to stay in Orlando and surrounding towns (including other Sunterra properties), we will not visit the GrandeVillas again.

This was our first stay at Cypress Pointe; we are owners but this isn't our home resort. We decided to stay at Cypress Pointe just to try it out and compare it to the other Sunterra locations. Since it was just my wife and I for this trip we only needed a one bedroom unit.

Our visit was during the first week of September and we arrived on a Thursday so the resort was not crowded and it pretty much seemed like we had it to ourselves. Visually, it was very appealing and looked well cared for; the reception-check in area is airy and we were greeted by a colorful caged parrot as we walked in. Unfortunately, the person at the reception desk was less than friendly, not what we're accustomed to. He wasn't rude but he wasn't overly friendly like we're normally greeted by Sunterra staff; it felt like we may have inconvenienced him by showing up. Our flight arrived early so we told him that we understood we are early and knew our room was most likely not ready. We asked him if he would take our mobile number and give us a call when we'd be able to check in. He told us, "No - we don't do that here". We didn't make an issue of it even though at the other Sunterra resorts we've been spoiled by their friendly customer service and attitude, especially when they were more than happy to give us a call when our room was ready. So we went to Univeral Studios for lunch and some fun - around 5:00pm we returned to the resort and checked in.

Our first impression of our room wasn't as visual as it was odorful. We opened the door to our fourth floor room and were immediately hit with a musty 'wet mop' smell. We opened up the patio door to air it out a bit and that seemed to do the trick. As I said earlier, it was only the two of us so we didn't mind so much that the bathroom and the bedroom didn't have much of a divide or a door for that matter. There were curtains you could close that divided the bathtub from the bedroom. And the toilet had it's own separate room. The view from the patio was of the other resort buildings - no biggie, we weren't there for the view. There was a convenience store directly behind our building and it carried pretty much everything you would normally find in a convenience store. Parking was directly in front of the building but it can fill up fast so you may have to search for a spot close by.

Cypress Pointe is easily minutes away from Interstate 4 and all the main theme parks, and a short two minute drive from Downtown Disney. There are tons of restaurants across the street and surrounding the resort, everything you need is right there.

Of the Sunterra Resorts, this was not our favorite - I'm sure it will work for most, but we just seemed to have a more comfortable time at the other resorts that are just down the street.

Nice place for the $$ pools were great and the condo is right next to the pools/putt putt. Stayed in the 2 bedroom with 2 adults and 3 kids (7,4 and4) was big enough to accomodate all of us. Floors/carpeting were a little dirty but overall clean place.

Only issue was check in....states check in is at 4:00 and that seems like a hard rule...arrived at 2:00 but did not get a room untill almost 5:00 and the lobby was still filled with people waiting for their rooms to be cleaned/ready.

Seemed nicer/cleaner than the Cypress Pointe resort next door....pool was definely warmer at Grande Villas.

Overall would stay here again....close proximity to Disney, and the smaller nature of the resort are very nice.

My family (my husband, three children, my sister, and I) stayed in a two bedroom villa on the second floor in Building A on October 15 & 16, 2005. See http://cypresspointe2.com/floorplans.html for floor plans and site map. I was very pleased with our location; building A was the closest Grandvillas building to the other Cypress Pointe Resort (with the volcano pool) yet it was overlooking the playground and minigolf course at Grandvillas. My children (ages 6, 5, & 4) and my sister spent a lot of time at all three of these activities so it was nice to be close to all of them. The slides at the volcano pool were a big hit with the kids! Our villa was nicely decorated and the master bedroom/master bathroom was impressive with its whirlpool tub and separate shower/toilet area. There were patio doors onto the balcony from both the living room and the master bedroom. The kids' bedroom was a bit on the small side, but adequate for children. My two girls slept in one twin bed and my son slept in the other. The living room has a big TV (43 inch?), a couch, and two chairs with tuck-under foot stools. My sister slept on the couch without folding it out, so I can't say how the sleeper sofa matress was for comfort. Our villa overlooked the playground and minigolf course, so we had a pleasant view. Try to get a villa with windows facing the center of the resort instead of overlooking the parking lot. I didn't think to request it, but I am so glad that we weren't looking out the windows at concrete. The kitchen and dining room were wonderful. My only complaint was with the dining room table. What is it with resorts and glass tabletops?? This is the second resort we've been to that had glass tabletops. They are so hard to keep clean, especially with little kid fingerprints! The large wall mirror overlooking the table made the area seem very spacious. We enjoyed our short stay at this resort!

We just returned from a fabulous stay here between Christmas and New Year's Week. Volcano pool in Phase one was cold, but the Grandvillas pool and hot tub were perfect. We stayed with our three kids (7, 4, and 2) and everybody had a blast. I would definitely stay here again.

Just returned from a weeks stay at Cypress Pointe Grandvillas. Excellent service all around. 3bdr 3bath was very comfortable for 2 couples and 4 kids. Excellent family resort. Very close to Disney. Only minor complaint was the living room furniture was a bit worn. Everything else was first rate.

My family enjoyed our stay at this resort. The

rooms were as advertised, and the putt putt

course was a hit with the kids. Would stay

here again.

This is a beautiful resort. Close to Disney World, Seaworld, & Universal. Great shopping and many wonderful places to dine are close by.

We stayed in a 1 bedroom unit. I loved the light color of the kitchen and bathroom cabinets (like balsa wood), the colorful decorations and the Spanish tile floor. The bathtub is a roman spa and there is a wonderful shower and a private toilet room.

The unit is actually two rooms that can be separated for privacy.

The side entrance to Walt Disney World is only about 1/2 a mile. Sea World is only about 2 1/2 miles through the back way.

There are 3 pools and numerous kiddie pools and spas. You can use the facilities of Cypress Pointe even if you are staying at this one because they are really the same resort.

date of stay: 5-05-00 C- Building

excellent location for Disney.

Units are large and well equipted.

Resort activities are nice with lots to do on site.

Rate this a 9 out of 10

I reviewed resorts at WWW.TUG2.NET and this resort was highly rated on TimeShare Users Group (tug2.net) site

Also liked the pools with volcano theme.

Nice for kids (4-2) with kiddie pools and nice rides for them.

first class large units and very well equiped

we had a 3 bed room with full laundry in the unit

good location

great pool/volcano

miniture golf on site but cost was outrageous..

should be included or nominal cost like it is at ORANGE LAKE