I truly hope so. There are so many people on this site that seem to really like BC. I got so hyped about it, then the reviews on tripadvisor became really mixed. The mention of roaches by several people and worn and torn furniture or rooms that really weren't clean.
Those reviews started to make me a little nervous. I'm leaving on Tuesday with an open mind and I am really hoping to get a clean room as long as it isn't on the ground floor because we have a hyper-active 3 1/2 year old who will try to open the patio doors or facing the dumpsters. I am not going there with a particular view in mind because I am a renter and I don't blame BC for giving the best views to people that own.
I'm just looking forward to 2 weeks when the little one is sleeping and I can sit on the balcony at night and just look at the stars with a glass of wine and relax.
One thing I thought I'd also add, which may help you in interpretting the reviews and making your assessment.
Towers 1-3 were completely refurbed last year. These were the oldest buildings, and many of the units in them still had the old tube TV's. During the refurbs they upgraded some of the furnishings, added some granite countertops, and replaced all the TV's to the newer flatscreen LCD's.
Towers 4 and 5's furniture was also aging badly. When these towers were built (I believe Tower 5 was only like 5 years old at the time), the "leather" furniture that had an expected lifespan of closer to 10 years was already starting to look well past it's prime due to the hard-life they were getting in the resort's enviroment. A majority of the units were seeing couches with rips or "peeled" sections on the couches... and it was obvious that the couches needed to be replaced. As a result, over the course of last year [I'd assume it's done by now], the Resort systematically replaced all the couches in these 2 towers with newer cloth surfaced couches as they were able to procure the replacements... with the couches in worst shape replaced first.
Most of the issues you hear of ripped couches have now been replaced. The biggest issue now is that the replacement Couch is mis-matched to the rest of the furniture in the unit. IMHO, This isn't that big a deal when you consider this was basically an emergency large scale replacement that was not part of a planned and budgeted room refurbishment, so the resort did not have the luxury of funding to replace the entire living room set or the lead time to ensure they had enough couches at once to replace all the bad couches at once. [remember that the budget, including refurb and replacement funds, come from the dues paid by the individuals who own timeshare at the resort].
And there's some stuff that people say that just isn't true. One bad review said "They also forced us to attend the high pressure sales pitch at the end of the stay." That I know is completely false. They can pressure you but never force you to go. And someone else rated the hotel badly because "There is a very mixed clientele at this hotel." Lol, what's that supposed to mean?
Not sure..... I know that I've experience both Family types staying there, retiree's, and single couples, as well as the larger group of young adults who are happy to party by the pools.
IOW.... Your typical Central Florida clientele.
