(CLOSED) Disney's BOARDWALK INN and VILLAS Information Thread ~2012~

[WDWKOOK]

Hello,

I need to know what type of coffee or pods to bring on my upcoming stay in a 1 BR Villa. Can anyone help me?

Thanks!

All villas still use standard 12-cup coffee pots like this:

 

[WDWKOOK]

We just got back from our first stay at bwv and we LOVED it. We're already planning our next trip.
We stayed by the quiet pool 1 st floor. You can cut through the pool and get right to the boardwalk where the coffee stand is. It's so nice sitting on the boardwalk in the morning with a cup of coffee.
I loved the 1 st floor. There are exit doors at the end of the halls that leads right to the pool, which is steps from the boardwalk. Plus it was only a few steps to the HS walkway.
Enjoy..

Thank you for posting about your stay. I'll have to put your room comments on the first page. What was your room number?

We are staying at the BWI water view in March. WOndering if I can request a king bed? And also, are there ground floor rooms - i assume these would be on the boardwalk? I don't really want to end up on the ground floor so I want to make that request if it is possible to have a ground floor room.
TIA!

I don't recall any ground floor BWI rooms, only shops, dining and resort entrances, if memory serves me correctly. I don't know which floors have King beds, but I believe they have BWV Kings. Hopefully someone will know for sure

I wish I had a better view on my phone, but we stayed in room 3007. A 2 BR villa with a Boardwalk View. We were directly above the DVC model until on the boardwalk next to the Big River Grill and we had a nightly view of the fireworks from Illuminations from our balcony. If we stepped on to the balcony, we could even hear the music from the boardwalk. It's kinda hard to tell in this photo (some friends we went with showing off their Goofy and Kids Race bling) but just over the woman's left shoulder is ESPN and in the middle is Spaceship Earth.

The fireworks from Illuminations would appear nightly just over where she is standing.

Obviously, it isn't everything in the show, but could still see alot.

Yes, the BWV side do have Illuminations views. The poster, vbarry, was asking about Deluxe CL rooms which are on the BWI side.

Does anyone have pics of the boardwalk bakery since the refurb started? Wanted to see how it's going.

Here's an AllEars Twitter photo from 1-16:

Just wanted to pop in to say hi, we leave early tomorrow morning for a week in a Boardwalk view studio. We're hoping for lowish crowds, beautiful weather and a laid-back week.

I'll post pictures of the villa and view when we get there. Let me know if anyone has any questions (about Boardwalk or otherwise) you'd like me to try to get answers for while I'm there.

Thanks to everyone who participates in this thread, it's such an invaluable resource and really makes me excited to go "home" to Boardwalk.

How is your stay? I can tell you you aren't missing any great weather here!

Does anyone know what the exact day the pool refurb will be finished?

It is still slated to be completed by March 1.

 

[gometros]

Yeah, you are missing something. It's much closer to VWL, SSR, BCV than OKW. It is just that sometimes the toilet has a door between it and the rest of the space.

I'm drawing a blank, VWL? I thought I knew all the DVC resorts. Oh, wait, is that the Villas at Wilderness Lodge?

 

[dansdad]

I'm drawing a blank, VWL? I thought I knew all the DVC resorts. Oh, wait, is that the Villas at Wilderness Lodge?

Yup!

 

[WDWKOOK]

I'm drawing a blank, VWL? I thought I knew all the DVC resorts. Oh, wait, is that the Villas at Wilderness Lodge?

Why yes it is - all the way over on Bay Lake

 

[blackacex2]

Who on this board would pay an extra $59 per night for a water view room at BWI vs a standard room?

We are staying 2 nights Swan and 5 nights at BWI and are trying to decide if the view is worth it. We kinda think it would be AWESOME, but that's assuming water view means boardwalk view

 

[lililoo12]

Who on this board would pay an extra $59 per night for a water view room at BWI vs a standard room?

We are staying 2 nights Swan and 5 nights at BWI and are trying to decide if the view is worth it. We kinda think it would be AWESOME, but that's assuming water view means boardwalk view

It is so worth it!

 

[sfbank]

I would and do pay for it. We stay club level every year at BWI and love having a Boardwalk view. Some say it is noisy but to us it is part of the atmosphere that we love Can't wait to be back in May

 

[PolyAddict]

I would and do pay for it. We stay club level every year at BWI and love having a Boardwalk view. Some say it is noisy but to us it is part of the atmosphere that we love Can't wait to be back in May

This worries me a bit since what we enjoy about the Poly is how peaceful it is...now we do have a standard room booked so maybe that is a good thing?

 

[blackacex2]

I would and do pay for it. We stay club level every year at BWI and love having a Boardwalk view. Some say it is noisy but to us it is part of the atmosphere that we love Can't wait to be back in May

Does club level guarantee boardwalk view?

 

[lililoo12]

Does club level guarantee boardwalk view?

Only the deluxe rooms are guaranteed bw view

 

[lililoo12]

Reg cl is either pool, courtyard or bw

 

[sfbank]

Should have added that we usually stay in a deluxe room so like the above post said it is guaranteed a BW view. We have stayed every year at BW CL since 2005 so a couple of times when we have not stayed in a deluxe room we requested a BW fiew. You know what though. If we did not get it, the Boardwalk is just a few steps away

 

[octoberprincess]

I think I'm confused about how the Boardwalk is laid out...are there seperate buildings? (I'm used to requesting a specific building at other Disney resorts) If I book a standard room can I request to be as close to the main lobby as possible?

 

[gojoe]

I think I'm confused about how the Boardwalk is laid out...are there seperate buildings? (I'm used to requesting a specific building at other Disney resorts) If I book a standard room can I request to be as close to the main lobby as possible?

It's just one big happy building. With hallways from the Twilight Zone. People complain about the halls going on forever. But I've been to other resort with several building and at least at Boardwalk you're indoors.

 

[KerryCM]

Just booked BWI for May 14 to the 22nd. Southwest flights were too good to pass up. Hope to finally get to see sftbank.

 

[octoberprincess]

I also saw somewhere that the pool with the clown slide is only for BWV guests?

 

[smidgy]

I also saw somewhere that the pool with the clown slide is only for BWV guests?

not true at all. while it is situated on the villas side of the resort,it is the feature pool for the whole resort.

 

[octoberprincess]

not true at all. while it is situated on the villas side of the resort,it is the feature pool for the whole resort.

Thank you =)

 

[nascargirl]

KerryCM-You are going to miss us and sfbank by one day. We all arrive on 5/23.