Unfortunately, my wife is the only one in the family that is not willing to switch to VV from HIFS. DD 5 and 10 are fine with the switch. Her reasons:
1. Wants to be able to walk to a variety of places to eat in the hotel and have a free hot breakfast.
2. Wants to be in a hotel with hotel-type hallways, a hotel lobby, game room, nighttime activities for the kids, etc.
I really don't get it. She admits that VV is more luxurious with nicer groubds, but insists it will be a boring atmosphere compared to HIFS. My theory is that after a fun but long day in the parks, we would all enjoy coming back to a more relaxed VV-type atmosphere and nicer room that a themed hotel like HIFS.
Assuming that she continues to resist, I just hope HIFS is nice and not as cheesy as the first impresssion I have of it.
Maybe there is a "hotel" that is nicer than HIFS with better rooms and nicer grounds that will work for both of us, but it seems a shame we are passing on VV. THe other alternative is to split the vacation between the two places with the added inconvenience of papcing everything up for the switch.