(CLOSED) Disney's BOARDWALK INN and VILLAS INFORMATION THREAD

[Disneyaunt4]

Sept 7-14th BWV 1 bedroom, standard view, can't wait!!!!

 

[psac]

We are here now and have a village green view. We see a few high fireworks at 9 from Epcot and we can see most of the magic kingdom fireworks at 10. It's nice.

Yeah, this is a terrible picture, but this was Wishes from our deluxe club BW view room in BWI from over the Beach Club. To the person who asked, it's NOT a clear view of the fireworks. If you want to see the July 4th week fireworks, you really should get to one of the monorail hotels or MK itself. But what you can see from the BW is a nice bonus.

I missed the start of this thread as we were at the DLR to try something new. It was also great in its own way.

Our stay will be Oct. 17-21, BWV, 2BR, BW view. DH's 40th celebration.

Funny enough we have to return to MCO the following weekend for a wedding in Daytona Beach. October has turned into a Florida month.

There is a BW view picture somewhere in this thread, I thought. I will die if that is our view....

Yeah, with a 2 BR BW view, you should have a great view from at least one of the balconies! (Some rooms have joined balconies, others are split.) I love the BW view.

Sept 7-14th BWV 1 bedroom, standard view, can't wait!!!!

Congrats to you and all the others who have just booked!! I hope you love it as much as we do.

 

[dreamangelx]

Yeah, this is a terrible picture, but this was Wishes from our deluxe club BW view room in BWI from over the Beach Club. To the person who asked, it's NOT a clear view of the fireworks. If you want to see the July 4th week fireworks, you really should get to one of the monorail hotels or MK itself. But what you can see from the BW is a nice bonus.

Yeah, with a 2 BR BW view, you should have a great view from at least one of the balconies! (Some rooms have joined balconies, others are split.) I love the BW view.

Congrats to you and all the others who have just booked!! I hope you love it as much as we do.

Thanks for all the responses. We will be arriving at about 7:30, so by the time we get to wdw it may be closer to 8:30 or 9 so we aren't planning on going to the parks. We also are traveling with 2 small children who we need to feed dinner when we arrive as well so what we are hoping to catch is just that little glimpse of it only because it is the 4th.

 

[lindsroc]

We are staying at the BW at the end of October....cant wait!

 

[jamerican]

We are here now and have a village green view. We see a few high fireworks at 9 from Epcot and we can see most of the magic kingdom fireworks at 10. It's nice.

I have requested Village Green for our stay in October - I can't wait! Hope we can see some of the fireworks and some sort of the Boardwalk - but hey - I will be staying at BWV so it will be amazing I have only been to WDW one other time. I stayed at and loved OKW...but have wanted to stay at BWV since that trip in 2011...113 days!!

 

[psac]

Thanks for all the responses. We will be arriving at about 7:30, so by the time we get to wdw it may be closer to 8:30 or 9 so we aren't planning on going to the parks. We also are traveling with 2 small children who we need to feed dinner when we arrive as well so what we are hoping to catch is just that little glimpse of it only because it is the 4th.

You might get lucky then. If its for the kids, they may be happy with seeing the Illuminations fireworks as well, which you can see much more easily. This year they're doing the special July 4th fireworks every night from July 1-7 (9pm on July 3&4, 10pm the rest of the week), so you might want to try to get closer to MK on one of the following nights. Enjoy!!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Back from vacation and very behind in posting to my favorite threads. Thanks again to all who answered questions. I'll be back later to multi-quote, but had to post that 6 weeks from today we'll be pulling up to WL. Made a bit of a change on vacation from a non-CL CR room to a CL WL room (same price). Still wasn't able to book Atrium, but was able to book Old Faithful

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[hstrickland]

Beautiful pic, Kook!!



Here's a question/statement for all you BW veterans....the BWI rooms look a bit more "modern" (if that's the right word) than the villas? I'm referring to the bedspreads/beds. Now I'm second guessing my BWV stay...wondering if I should just do 2 rooms at BWI and not a 2 bedroom villa????? Of course the villas appear to be closer to the infamous clown pool...is that right? With 3 kids that may be a plus. I've always wanted to try an EP resort....I'm a bit of an MK resort snob so now I'm getting cold feet.... any thoughts?


Heather

 

[elgerber]

Beautiful pic, Kook!!



Here's a question/statement for all you BW veterans....the BWI rooms look a bit more "modern" (if that's the right word) than the villas? I'm referring to the bedspreads/beds. Now I'm second guessing my BWV stay...wondering if I should just do 2 rooms at BWI and not a 2 bedroom villa????? Of course the villas appear to be closer to the infamous clown pool...is that right? With 3 kids that may be a plus. I've always wanted to try an EP resort....I'm a bit of an MK resort snob so now I'm getting cold feet.... any thoughts?


Heather

I would not give up the full kitchen and in room laundry, because of the bedding. I am very modern decor person, yet BWV is my home and I love the rooms, regardless of the bedding look.

 

[abk96]

Heather... We have stayed in a 2 bdrm at BWV and they are beautiful and very spacious. We had 6 people and still had plenty of room. And the laundry in the room like the pp said is a definite plus. The clown pool is on the villa side also.

If we were going to spring for 2 rooms in the Inn, I would just go for the villas. JMHO.

 

[abk96]

Welcome back WKWKOOK.

Glad to hear you were able to get Old Faithful for the same price. That's awesome!

 

[TaraPA]

Beautiful pic, Kook!!



Here's a question/statement for all you BW veterans....the BWI rooms look a bit more "modern" (if that's the right word) than the villas? I'm referring to the bedspreads/beds. Now I'm second guessing my BWV stay...wondering if I should just do 2 rooms at BWI and not a 2 bedroom villa????? Of course the villas appear to be closer to the infamous clown pool...is that right? With 3 kids that may be a plus. I've always wanted to try an EP resort....I'm a bit of an MK resort snob so now I'm getting cold feet.... any thoughts?


Heather

Yes the décor is different....the BWI rooms are more upscale, the villas are more shabby chic...haven't been renovated in awhile but still very spacious & casual. I could never give up the space, laundry & kitchen of a 2BR villa for 2 rooms!

Yes the villas are on the clown pool side (there is also a quiet pool over there as well, and Community Hall is on that side as well.

Welcome back WDWKOOK!

 

[hstrickland]

Thanks a million! Y'all are completely right....spaciousness should outweigh the décor issue I'm having

I would not give up the full kitchen and in room laundry, because of the bedding. I am very modern decor person, yet BWV is my home and I love the rooms, regardless of the bedding look.

I love your Minnie/Dooney pic in your signature! Wherever did you find it???!! It's adorable. Love my Disney Dooney's, too

Heather... We have stayed in a 2 bdrm at BWV and they are beautiful and very spacious. We had 6 people and still had plenty of room. And the laundry in the room like the pp said is a definite plus. The clown pool is on the villa side also.

If we were going to spring for 2 rooms in the Inn, I would just go for the villas. JMHO.

Right again...makes a little more sense

Yes the décor is different....the BWI rooms are more upscale, the villas are more shabby chic...haven't been renovated in awhile but still very spacious & casual. I could never give up the space, laundry & kitchen of a 2BR villa for 2 rooms!

Yes the villas are on the clown pool side (there is also a quiet pool over there as well, and Community Hall is on that side as well.

I like your description....Shabby Chic Think I'll give the hubby that description...sounds much better

 

[elgerber]

I love your Minnie/Dooney pic in your signature! Wherever did you find it???!! It's adorable. Love my Disney Dooney's, too

You know, I don't remember who gave it to me, someone on the Disney Dooney Thread designed it. It's been there so long, I kinda forget about it

 

[Deb & Bill]

Beautiful pic, Kook!!

Here's a question/statement for all you BW veterans....the BWI rooms look a bit more "modern" (if that's the right word) than the villas? I'm referring to the bedspreads/beds. Now I'm second guessing my BWV stay...wondering if I should just do 2 rooms at BWI and not a 2 bedroom villa????? Of course the villas appear to be closer to the infamous clown pool...is that right? With 3 kids that may be a plus. I've always wanted to try an EP resort....I'm a bit of an MK resort snob so now I'm getting cold feet.... any thoughts?

Heather

The thing to remember about BWV is that all two bedroom villas are lockoffs. That means they are a one bedroom villa with the studio connected (door open between the two units). So there are two entrances to the hallway - one from the one bedroom living room and one from the studio (second bedroom). There will only be two real beds in a BWV two bedroom villa - one king in the master bedroom and one queen bed in the studio portion. Then you will have one queen sleeper sofa in the living room and one double sleeper sofa in the studio portion. You will also have a kitchenette in the studio portion.

The villas do surround the Luna Park pool.

The BWV were totally renovated about three years ago.

 

[WDWKOOK]

Beautiful pic, Kook!!



Here's a question/statement for all you BW veterans....the BWI rooms look a bit more "modern" (if that's the right word) than the villas? I'm referring to the bedspreads/beds. Now I'm second guessing my BWV stay...wondering if I should just do 2 rooms at BWI and not a 2 bedroom villa????? Of course the villas appear to be closer to the infamous clown pool...is that right? With 3 kids that may be a plus. I've always wanted to try an EP resort....I'm a bit of an MK resort snob so now I'm getting cold feet.... any thoughts?


Heather

Thanks, Heather! Well, you know how much I love the MK Resorts area, so I'm not much help with convincing you, but how about a split? How many days is your stay? Do you need a kitchen and laundry?

Welcome back WKWKOOK.

Glad to hear you were able to get Old Faithful for the same price. That's awesome!

Thanks, abk96

Yes the décor is different....the BWI rooms are more upscale, the villas are more shabby chic...haven't been renovated in awhile but still very spacious & casual. I could never give up the space, laundry & kitchen of a 2BR villa for 2 rooms!

Yes the villas are on the clown pool side (there is also a quiet pool over there as well, and Community Hall is on that side as well.

Welcome back WDWKOOK!

I love your shabby chic description, too

You know, I don't remember who gave it to me, someone on the Disney Dooney Thread designed it. It's been there so long, I kinda forget about it

I believe it was LuLu'sMom

The thing to remember about BWV is that all two bedroom villas are lockoffs. That means they are a one bedroom villa with the studio connected (door open between the two units). So there are two entrances to the hallway - one from the one bedroom living room and one from the studio (second bedroom). There will only be two real beds in a BWV two bedroom villa - one king in the master bedroom and one queen bed in the studio portion. Then you will have one queen sleeper sofa in the living room and one double sleeper sofa in the studio portion. You will also have a kitchenette in the studio portion.

The villas do surround the Luna Park pool.

The BWV were totally renovated about three years ago.

Great information, as usual. I'm going to put your rehab info. on the first page. Would that be 2010?

 

[hstrickland]

The thing to remember about BWV is that all two bedroom villas are lockoffs. That means they are a one bedroom villa with the studio connected (door open between the two units). So there are two entrances to the hallway - one from the one bedroom living room and one from the studio (second bedroom). There will only be two real beds in a BWV two bedroom villa - one king in the master bedroom and one queen bed in the studio portion. Then you will have one queen sleeper sofa in the living room and one double sleeper sofa in the studio portion. You will also have a kitchenette in the studio portion.

The villas do surround the Luna Park pool.

The BWV were totally renovated about three years ago.

Thanks a million! And actually that lock-off deal sounds good. The kids won't mind sleeping on a sofa. Lots of times we take one sleeping bag because Jesse likes to sleep on the floor for some strange reason

Thanks, Heather! Well, you know how much I love the MK Resorts area, so I'm not much help with convincing you, but how about a split? How many days is your stay? Do you need a kitchen and laundry?

We are doing a split....FW cabins first, then on to a villa. We'll leave on Tuesdayish - maybe Wednesday - and go to the cabins. Hubby won't come in until Friday night. We'll check into unknown villa on Saturday. We'll be there 12 days...give or take, so yes we'll need the washer/dryer. The kids LOVE FW because there's soooooo much to do without going to the parks. Golf cart, Chip n Dale, campfire, movie night, fishing, swimming, archery, MBYBBQ....you know how I love that place It's a great place to relax and basically do nothing Still leaning heavily towards BWV.

 

[psac]

Another vote for the villas here in your situation, especially needing the washer/dryer. We're "city folk," so we like to think of the decor as "country home," though I'm sure people with real homes in the country would disagree. anyway, I'm sure there are pictures on the first page, but more never hurt.

 

[psac]

It's so early, only the elephants are awake.

 

[hstrickland]

Another vote for the villas here in your situation, especially needing the washer/dryer. We're "city folk," so we like to think of the decor as "country home," though I'm sure people with real homes in the country would disagree. anyway, I'm sure there are pictures on the first page, but more never hurt.

LOVE em'!!! Especially the one posted with "ignore the mess" We definitely need the space. I really like the bathrooms, too! Super spacious!! Our friends are DVC people, and they keep telling us that once we do the whole villa thing, we'll never go back to a regular room

Early mornings are the "bestest". I'm up with the chickens usually...and maybe the elephants in 2014 Do y'all like the pool area at BWVs? The infamous clown has always been a bit peculiar to me, but my kids would probably love the slide!

Thanks!
Heather