colleen costello
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I PROMISED myself I would make time to post about the wonderful time we had at BCV. There have been lots of negatives posted and I wanted to share that our stay was all positive... Here's the scoop.
Check-in went fine. We had been at Port Orleans French Quarter and it was also very nice. Came over to Beach Club around noon and got checked in smoothly and with smiles. We had two studios and one was ready. We went into that room and realized it was MILES from the lobby. This would be hard for my parents so I called back down and pleaded their case. The lady I spoke to was extremely nice and agreed immediately to reassign my parents. They moved from our room (in the 60's with that icky service view road) down into the 20's with a lovely garden view. Their new room meant a lot less walking for them thoughout the week.
The resort is GORGEOUS. I swear the hallways are prettier than the rooms! Everything was clean and fresh and I often saw people working on keeping it so; one day a man was shampooing the carpets. I worried about the funky thermostats in the rooms but our room stayed fairly cold regardless. Mom did call maintenance because her room was not very cold. When she told the man she has asthma, he actually came back and installed a different thermostat which allowed her to set the temp as she liked. We were very impressed that there was no battle at all, just a genuine attempt to make her comfortable. Everyone we encountered was just as nice, from the servers at the restaurants to the clerks in the gift shop. I got a great picture of my parents with Art in the lobby!
The pool was amazing. We swam every afternoon. We always got a chair or two, even though it was busy. Every day we'd camp out by the deep "LAZY RIVER" part of the pool and float around forever. We had lunch twice at Hurricane Hannah's and it was good. Beaches and Cream was wonderful and we had "brunch" twice there after sleeping through breakfast. I got great pics of the kids with their sundaes. The sandy beach area was fun, and one night we took the boat over to Boardwalk. The whole area is just so full of fun and excitement! We had dinner at Cape May one night and loved it. Everything was delicious. I hate seafood so the perception that the seafood selections are skimpy was lost on me; I was just happy for all the beautiful veggies. Those Oreo bonbons rank right up there on the list of "best desserts at WDW" and our group consumed more than a few. It is so cool to stay at a resort where there are so many dining options right there. We spent a lot less time driving around this trip and that was a blessing since it was about 1,000 degrees out.
While I never saw any alligator in the canal, there were some very funky swimming turtles and the kids enjoyed those guys very much. We used the quiet pool some evenings and it was clean and warm. Really everything was wonderful. The couch in our room needed a good steam cleaning as it had some nasty stains on it, but that is a very minor thing. I also feel that the lower-level road-view rooms should probably cost a few points less (we never once used the balcony because all you could see was pavement) but that is just nit-picking. We had a magical stay and I am now GLAD we own our points at Beach Club. I have already made reservations for next July!
See you at WDW.
Check-in went fine. We had been at Port Orleans French Quarter and it was also very nice. Came over to Beach Club around noon and got checked in smoothly and with smiles. We had two studios and one was ready. We went into that room and realized it was MILES from the lobby. This would be hard for my parents so I called back down and pleaded their case. The lady I spoke to was extremely nice and agreed immediately to reassign my parents. They moved from our room (in the 60's with that icky service view road) down into the 20's with a lovely garden view. Their new room meant a lot less walking for them thoughout the week.
The resort is GORGEOUS. I swear the hallways are prettier than the rooms! Everything was clean and fresh and I often saw people working on keeping it so; one day a man was shampooing the carpets. I worried about the funky thermostats in the rooms but our room stayed fairly cold regardless. Mom did call maintenance because her room was not very cold. When she told the man she has asthma, he actually came back and installed a different thermostat which allowed her to set the temp as she liked. We were very impressed that there was no battle at all, just a genuine attempt to make her comfortable. Everyone we encountered was just as nice, from the servers at the restaurants to the clerks in the gift shop. I got a great picture of my parents with Art in the lobby!
The pool was amazing. We swam every afternoon. We always got a chair or two, even though it was busy. Every day we'd camp out by the deep "LAZY RIVER" part of the pool and float around forever. We had lunch twice at Hurricane Hannah's and it was good. Beaches and Cream was wonderful and we had "brunch" twice there after sleeping through breakfast. I got great pics of the kids with their sundaes. The sandy beach area was fun, and one night we took the boat over to Boardwalk. The whole area is just so full of fun and excitement! We had dinner at Cape May one night and loved it. Everything was delicious. I hate seafood so the perception that the seafood selections are skimpy was lost on me; I was just happy for all the beautiful veggies. Those Oreo bonbons rank right up there on the list of "best desserts at WDW" and our group consumed more than a few. It is so cool to stay at a resort where there are so many dining options right there. We spent a lot less time driving around this trip and that was a blessing since it was about 1,000 degrees out.
While I never saw any alligator in the canal, there were some very funky swimming turtles and the kids enjoyed those guys very much. We used the quiet pool some evenings and it was clean and warm. Really everything was wonderful. The couch in our room needed a good steam cleaning as it had some nasty stains on it, but that is a very minor thing. I also feel that the lower-level road-view rooms should probably cost a few points less (we never once used the balcony because all you could see was pavement) but that is just nit-picking. We had a magical stay and I am now GLAD we own our points at Beach Club. I have already made reservations for next July!
See you at WDW.
There are so many nice things about it. We think its the best.
You just made me miss it there! Hopefully I will go back next Oct. 2006. 
