Hi Everyone, we spent some time at the Copper Creek Resort yesterday morning and wanted to share our thoughts. Last time we were here, the construction wasn’t finished and only the Geyser Peak B&G was open. Overall, the Wilderness Lodge Resort including CC and BR is beautiful. The lobby is just how it always was, grand, sweeping and magnificent. I didn’t look at any of the DVC rooms in the main building so this account primarily covers the grounds and the Cabin areas. The tours of the Cabins are in the afternoon so we didn’t see the inside of those either.
After arriving, we went straight to the Geyser Peak B&G for breakfast. As reported earlier, the breakfast menu has been cut back and is now minimal. We had scrambled eggs/sausage/hash browns and it was fine, nothing special. I am hoping that their lunch and dinner are still like they were because they were awesome (someone please post a current review with pics). The weather was beautiful which made our brief visit to the Grill really nice. The morning time at the Grill is really quiet and peaceful
After breakfast, we walked over to the new pool which was pretty cool but much smaller than the main pool (which is fine). Then we walked the length sidewalk that takes you to the Cabins toward the Wilderness Campground area (I call this the east side). The landscaping around sidewalk and Cabins is really nice and in years to come will look even better.
View attachment 278839
I was impressed with the level of detail put into everything such as the sidewalk lighting, the signs for each cabin and the walkway complete with critter tracks. There is a BBQ station about half way down the sidewalk with a single gas grill which is a nice addition for guests staying in the cabins.
View attachment 278843
The cabins are fairly close together but in time the landscaping will fill in and provide a decent amount of privacy. If there was double the space between the cabins, the furthest cabins would be twice as far away as they are now. The picture below shows a very wide gap between 2 east side cabins, the rest are closer together.
View attachment 278845
The walk from the main building to the furthest east cabin (8026) isn’t too bad unless you have a physical impairment or if it’s raining. The resort rents bicycles so you could do that to get around. I asked and DVC does not offer any transportation from the cabins to the main building. There is a parking lot for the cabins which is much closer than the main building. The farther you get to the east, the more private and reclusive are the Cabins. We walked all the way to 8026 then walked all the way back over to the west group of cabins (8001 – 8012) This group of cabins is much closer to the main building and is situated fairly close to a maintenance parking area serving the Lodge. For some reason, the walkway for this group of cabins is much wider than the east group. The farthest west cabin (8001) has a nice view of the Contemporary Resort, Monorail and I was told that the firework were very visible there. There is a small island in front of these 12 cabins and the boats that go to and from the MK go right in front those cabins. This group of cabins has a really nice BBQ area with covered tables and a double gas grill.
OK so here is my quick summary of the Cabin locations (just my thoughts and opinions) -
8001 – 8012 (west side, closest to the Contemporary Resort)
Good – closer to the main building, nicer BBQ station, has a better view of fireworks and Contemporary Resort, close to the boat dock to MK and Contemporary
Not So Good – not as private, near parking and maintenance areas, longer walk to CC pool and Geyser Point B&G
8013 – 8026 (east side, closest to the Wilderness Campgrounds)
Good – very private and very quiet location especially cabins 8017 – 8026. Close to the CC pool, close to Geyser Point B&G
Not so Good – longer walk to main building. Even longer walk to the boat dock
I am interested in your thoughts and opinions and please keep posting pictures and reviews of the main building rooms. I'll be in a cabin in February and will do a complete review of that stay.