We have been back for a few weeks now -- the trip went so fast and things were hectic when we got back settling into the school year and catching up on what we missed. However I've been meaning to come back and chime in about what a wonderful trip we had and how much we LOVED the beach club. What an amazing place. Three specific comments about the BC part of our trip:
1) We wanted a large balcony room. This was super important to us because the kids go to bed and we wanted somewhere to sit and be awake after that, also have friends that stopped to visit after hours. We checked in Saturday and our room was available but it was a small balcony. I asked to switch if possible and they called in but unfortunately nothing was available that day; however, if we moved the next day we could get a large balcony. At first DH was not up for relocation but then he saw the juliet balcony and said call back and we'll move. LOL. Wish I had a pic of DH 6'3" squeezed onto the balcony that first night sitting with a beer - he loves being outside that much. The room was really nice and overlooked the quiet pool, we could run right down and out that door. The only problem with moving was that we had an ADR at 8:10 at Be Our Guest at MK! So we just minimally unpacked that night and loaded it all up on a cart the next morning, they held our bags during the day and we moved to room #2, aka #4530, the next night. 1000% times worth the hassle of moving. Our balcony was not large, it was the largest they had! With a view of Epcot over the trees -- could watch the top of illuminations at night, and see the tops of the countries as well as Spaceship earth. Our balcony was 3x's a regular large balcony! Enormous!
2) Our second night there, we moved rooms when we got back from MK and it was super late, we'd been through fireworks, and they wouldn't move our luggage for a room transfer until we were back. So we had to get back, check in to ask for our bags, and then it was about 20 minutes for our bags. At this point kids were exhausted, so were we as still a bit tired from arrival day wake-up of 4am the day before. Our bags come, but not the refrigerator items, so we have to call back for those. Ok, no biggie, I'm still doing fine, happy to finally unpack and everything, and call down for a wine bottle opener. They said they could bring me one! Yay, they said about 20 minutes, which is fine because I'm picking up/unpacking and everything and the wine had to chill; but let me emphasize here that the wine is extremely critical to my sanity/evening after spending a full day at a pretty crowded MK, staying through fireworks, bus, moving rooms, etc!! After about 40 minutes I called down again b/c no one had come by, and they said it was coming. I went to get ice to chill the wine and come back and DH said did you ask for a blanket or a wine opener, because they came but brought a blanket. UM. NO. I'm a little anxious now because I'm ready to settle down and am REALLY WANTING THAT WINE. Sorry if I sound like an alcoholic here (LOL! ) but it had been a long couple of days here and I wanted to relax some on the balcony!! Someone comes back about 5 minutes later....with a bottle opener. I look at them and say I need a corkscrew! And she says, in a very assured voice, "This will open it! It opens all things!" I think I had been really drained by the first two days with two young kids in the parks because I agreed that made sense (IT DID NOT) and shut the door and my husband is like and what do you plan to open with that? At this point I was feeling pretty frustrated, now, because they had told me an hour before no problem corkscrew coming and now I have a blanket and a bottle opener, and cold, unopened wine. I start off down the hall to go get it myself and housekeeping sees me in the hallways and I basically say "this doesn't open wine, its not a corkscrew" and the woman we'd been dealing with was with another woman who actually understood me and translated the request and they told me to go back to my room and they ran off again. I felt like I'd won a huge victory when 5 minutes later they were at my door with a corkscrew and shortly after I was on the enormous balcony, overlooking Epcot with the countries still lit up, relaxing with a cold glass of sauvignon blanc
After the excitement of the first evening we didn't really need anymore help, so no other issues. I'm sure this will be a good joke with my husband and I for a while.
3) My 3 yo son went from a timid but trying it out swimmer to a little fish on the plane ride to Florida. As soon as he saw storm a long bay he was putting HIS FACE IN THE WATER (what?! he has done swim lessons for months and would NEVER EVER do that), jumping from pool to pool, kicking and swimming and just going everywhere. He was a little nervous of the slide until I basically strong armed him into it the last day and then he had to do it non-stop. Our favorite moments all week were from the pool I think. Puddle jumpers were a must, so glad to have them. He actually was jumping in without them on which is beyond crazy for my cautious little kiddo. Amazing!! Truly!!
That's all for now....enjoy your planning/dreaming/memories fellow BC friends!!
