When I was planning this trip, I had originally just planned to come with shorts and pants. When I put my list of clothes up in the PTR, Franandaj and TokyoDina convinced me to include at least one dress. Ladies thank you very much for this!
On this changeover day, I had decided to wear the dress.
As we drove into BCV, we realized that we were heading into a different class of resort. The guard at the POR entry had checked our names to make sure that we were on the reservation list. At BCV, the guard at the entry took one look at us and pulled a piece of paper out of the office before we had even stopped the car! He then asked our names and checked it off his list and then promptly handed us our parking paper; which had the right name on it!
Our first view of the resort only confirmed our views.
Whilst not as green and lush as POR, we thought the resort theming was pretty amazing
and that was even before we stepped into reception.
We drove right up to the hotel.
I stepped out of the car and was immediately greeted by the right name by one of the bellhops. He too seemed to know my name without me having to tell him and walked me right into reception. There was no queue.
The receptionist/CM also seemed to know my name without me having to tell her and I was floored by the Disney service at BCV
she was definitely not Earning her ears at this resort. I was treated to a flawless check-in and she also handed me a birthday badge with my name on it.
I am so glad I had a dress on and at least felt like I was dressed for the resort!
The foyer is very opulent.
Here I am (in the dress) at the reception foyer.
I looked out for TeenaS, who is a legend on the Resorts section of the DisBoard for anyone wanting to find out about the Beach and Yacht Club resorts. Sadly, I didnt see her anywhere.
Our studio room for the next 5 nights was in here. I loved knowing that Ariel was going to welcome us home every day.
We went up the lift and down a corridor.
We made a right hand turn and went down another corridor. The carpet here has Hidden Mickeys as part of the vine pattern; so Im sorry that I didnt take a more detailed picture.
We had been allocated room 250 at BCV and this is what we saw when we opened the door.
The kitchenette came in handy, particularly the microwave and toaster, over the next 5 days. After today, we would no longer be on a Dining Plan and bought bread and oatmeal to make our own breakfasts in the morning.
There was definitely more space in a deluxe than a moderate.
And even after we opened up the sofa bed for DS, there was still plenty of space for us.
We had come to expect Mickey on our bed and the BCV didnt disappoint.
The resort had been renovated in the last 2 years so the bathroom was more modern than POR.
And A/C here was controlled using thermocouple technology, instead of thermostat. DH and I werent going to be fighting over A/C or air only we could set the room temperature to a constant 70 F.
DS was happy to see the flat screen TV, so he was pretty happy as well.
We walked out to the full balcony but there wasnt a view at all. But it was a good space to hang wet swimming bathers and get them dry.
Whilst planning the trip, I had learnt from the DisBoard that Mousekeeping liked specially prepared envelopes to thank them and leave a tip in. I am really glad that I had prepared these before I left Australia.
Because this was the standard of mousekeeping that we enjoyed during the 5 days we were here.
The bathroom was always immaculately dressed.
And we got fresh toiletries every single day.
Here are some of the legendary towel animal shapes
we only got Mickey ears at POR.
We found the monkey hanging around...
And the bunny was so comfortable that he didn't want to hop away.
The Manta Ray had a positively electrifying impact on DS.
We stepped out the front to check out the Boardwalk and I think DH was definitely happy with this choice of resort as well.
And DS liked the look of the facilities as well.
And whilst he had been disappointed that the slide was closed for renovations, he was very pleased with the pool.
By this stage, it was time for us to head to MK and meet up with the extended family for the Wishes Dessert Party. We headed back to our room to pack up to go and whilst we were there, the phone rang. It was my DB! He was ringing to let me know that they were all really tired and sick. The extended family wanted a quiet night and wanted to find out if I could cancel tonight and re-schedule the Dessert Party for tomorrow night instead.
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