My wife and I have been going to Vistana for about five years now. We could not have been happier. When we first started looking for a time share to purchase, we went to a lot of different showings. Then a friend of ours told us about Sheraton. The very next year we stayed there and had the time of our life. After our first visit we stayed in a little motel, after that experience we will never do that again. We had nothing to show for our money.

The hospitality is excellent, and the places are very well kept. They made a real believer out of us. Last year we went there and my wife was expecting our first baby. After the third day my wife went into the emergency room and lost the baby. When we came back we were naturally very upset. I informed the manager at the front desk of the problem and they proceeded to move us down to the lower level and closer to the pool. Also, when we got to the new room there was a very beautiful care package waiting for us. That says a lot about a place when they don't even know you and they go out of their way to make you comfortable in such time of need.

We were staying in a two bedroom villa. The master bedroom has a king size bed in it and a spa, with an adjoining shower with your own separate bathroom. Also your very own television set and entrance to the balcony. The second bedroom has two full size beds in it and another television, plus there is another bathroom in here also.

The living room has a queen size sleeper sofa, with another television and an entrance to the balcony. The living room also attaches to the kitchen and dining area. Which is fully equipped with all of the usual cooking needs. Included in this area is a dishwasher, microwave and an apartment size washer and dryer. You also have an ironing board and iron.

Sheraton has a high standard of cleanliness and well maintained properties. This shows the minute you arrive at Vistana. There are seven pools that you can visit any time you stay here.They also have what I call seven communities with plenty of things to do all the time that you are there.

This is just a list of the places and things that you can do all inside the resort:
Vistana reception center
Cascades recreation center
Falls clubhouse & recreation center
Main clubhouse and recreation center
Spas recreation center
Springs recreation center
Fountains recreation center
Lakes recreation center
Pizza hut express
Zimmies casual eatery & sports bar
Flamingo cafe & coral reef bar
The cascades bar & grill
Cybernet cafe
Seven swimming pools
Outdoor whirlpool
Kiddie pool
Sauna
Fitness center
Massage
Playground
Poolside bar
Pool slide
Miniature golf course
Shuffleboard
Tennis
Tennis pro shop
Volley ball
Basketball
Game room
Billiards
Gazebo
Vita course run
Barbecue grills
Duck food dispenser
General store
Business services
Vip suite & sales information
Attractions, dining & transportation
Bike rentals

All this and lots more when you stay at the Sheraton. If you purchase a timeshare you will all ways have a deed to will to your kids or whom ever you want to. The hospitality services always call after, to make sure that problem if any was taken care of. You don't have to worry about the trash piling up because it is picked up seven days a week. You can also get any extras such as rollaway beds and cribs, high chairs, and any additional inventory items such as towels and linens. They also do a lot of recycling at Sheraton. If needed they have safety deposit boxes to leave your valuables in.

The check in is at 4pm and the check out is at 10am. You have to watch the telephone calls it can get very expensive. If you forget or do not have a towel for the pool, all you have to do is to obtain one from the activities center and they will ask for your villa number. They also have a shuttle service that can take you to the 4 major theme parks. You can purchase tickets for these parks at the attractions desk. Sorry, but if you want to bring your pets they do not allow pets of any kind.

They also have special parties for owners only. They also have weekly activities all day long such as golf outings, arts and crafts, pool games, and tournaments. Included in this vast amount of stuff to do is some dine in movies on a 17' screen. You can also go to the teen jam or casino cruise. When all the kids are asleep you can go to the casino night to enjoy a night of gambling.

The best bet if you would like to experience this vacation is call up Vistana and ask for an explorer package. The one year that we went there, we told them it was just not the right time. But, we used that excuse all the time. So the guy said, can I say one thing and then I will leave you alone. He said is there ever a right time? So, we got to thinking, he was right. So, he made us an offer that we could afford.

They also offer family picture packages that you can buy as a momento. They also have a vast variety of wild life that you can feed. There are quite a bit of gecko's running around. They are kind of cute but my wife would not appreciate one crawling in her bed. There in no mosquitos to worry about. The villas do not have any bug, roach, or rodent problems.

The best thing that I have noticed, is if you want to take a vacation every year or every other year, get a time share. They will work with you on the down payment and the monthly payment as well. When we started out we were able to pay the down payment in payments. That way we could get in at that years prices. Plus these units were running out.

I won't get into the whole thing about this but, you will not regret the fact that that you have something that you pay for a little while and after that all you pay for is a maint. fee. We also deal with only one particular person everytime we call there. This makes it more personal and a lot easier to deal with.

Pictures don't lie. When it is concerning Sheraton, what you see is what you get. What I mean is the pictures that you see about Sheraton is exactly what you get. Sometimes you see a picture of something and when you get there it is totally opposite. In this case it is exactly what you see and that is totally beautiful.

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