I hope so, but they didn’t with the studios at PVB. 
Lots of people have complained about being moved to the Moana rooms. I personally think they are beautiful and would be okay being moved there. They don’t have the kitchenette or extra bathroom space, so I totally understand why some were upset and saw it as a downgrade. I would view a regular room at GF as a downgrade as well, because I think they are a little plain/boring.
You can drop them off at the Villas building near the spa. It has its own bell services.
No, not at the Villas.
Care to elaborate? We own at VGF and RIV doesn't really appeal to me (rooms are nice, but lobby and some areas feel too small IMO) but I am curious what you thought made VGF better? With the new building being added, VGF may be easier to book than RIV!
To me, RIV felt like a regular hotel with a few quick accents added to try to make it look "French", whereas VGF feels like it was well thought-out. The whole things feels more authentic and comfortable, whereas RIV to me felt like a shiny veneer over a Hilton. One thing I also love about Grand Floridian is that the lobby is its own relaxing space, whereas the RIV lobby felt very much to us like a place only meant for waiting for your room and dropping your bags. They are both certainly nice hotels, but I would never do a resort-only visit at RIV because it just doesn't have a destination feel to me. We took my in-laws, and they had the same general feeling about the two as we did.
Yes, same.
I don’t see why current VGF reservations would be affected. They are renovating a non DVC building.
It is set to start in November. I was wondering if anyone has been notified that has reservations during the time frame. PVB studio guests were moved to regular Poly rooms and received emails alerting them of the change. I just can’t remember how long before the trip the emails were received.
When we were there in April, we had the small individual bottles. That may change with the soft good refurb that will start in a couple of months.
Thank you! Our stay starts October 7th so I think we’ll have the small ones as well. Appreciate your swift response!
