vacanakey--regarding a comparison of BSV versus LaVista Beach, they are very different. LVB is a timeshare, which with LaVista included has, what? I don't know, 50 units?? So it's a much larger property and they have two pools and there is an onsite restaurant at LaVista, as well as a full time office. The area where LaVista is, is much more congested than BSV and there are some places you can walk to from there, although there is a quite a hill on Billy Folly Road, to get to most of the places you can walk to, from LaVista. Whenever we stayed at LaVista, I always drove most everywhere, because of that hill (and because I'm lazy!!
) LaVista does (or did, anyway!) have a self service laundry. If you want laundry done at BSV, just talk to your maid (there is daily maid service at BSV, which I don't know at LaVista whether there would be or not). Your maid will take your stuff and bring it back a day later, all clean and pressed. It runs around $10 a load. There is no usable beach at LaVista, although the property is right on the ocean. The area in front of the resort is very rocky. There are only 14 units at Beachside Villas. Each unit is much larger than the units at LaVista (except for the 2 bedroom units at LVB, which again, are still smaller than BSV, I think). Each unit at BSV is basically your own condo, with your own private large patio, your own grill, and stairs down to what I think is the most glorious beach on the island! There is a full kitchen, living and dining room in every unit, along with two bathrooms and two bedrooms (one bedroom is locked off if you elect to book only one bedroom). The entire unit at BSV is now air conditioned, with a separate a/c unit for the living room area and for the bedrooms. There is NO dishwasher at BSV. I honestly don't know if there is one at LVB or not. BSV does NOT have ice and water through the door of the fridge, but there are lots of ice cube trays. I much prefer the area where BSV is, to LVB, but there is almost nothing to walk to from there, except El Zafiro, which I personally don't care for. You can walk to Karakter or to Sunset from BSV during the DAY, but I do not consider walking the beach after night to be safe. I LOVE watching the planes at BSV, as do most people who stay there, but some might not enjoy them.
Best wishes making your choice!
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