2011 Yacht & Beach Club FAQ, Part III- DO NOT POST HERE- Summer/Fall
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How exciting!!!
I've heard it's updated here a few days into October.
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We weren't allowed in August
Refillable Mugs
Refillable Mugs may be purchased and filled at the Beach Club Marketplace (self-serve station), Beaches and Cream (CM assisted service, get into the ice cream takeout line), Hurricane Hanna's (self-serve station) and the Ale and Compass Lounge in the Yacht Club resort (coffee/tea self-service, juices and soda behind the bar).
I copied this from the first page of this thread. So it looks like you can't do it.
Have a great trip!
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Thanks! Guess we'll just get normal drinks with lunch and pick up the mugs from Hurrican Hanna's or BCM before or after that.
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I posted this on the trip-report thread but thought I'd post it here, too.
I've been to WDW probably over 30 times since I was a child but very few on-site stays. So, my DH and I decided to take DD 7 and DS 3 on a big splurge on-site stay this year.
We stayed Club Level at BCR for a week (9/17-9/24). We just returned a few days ago. We had a wonderful stay and an amazing trip overall. It literally went by faster than any vacation I've ever been on. It felt like we were there for just a couple days and we were already turning around and coming home. But we had such a great time.
We drove in from Ohio so on the second day we got there around 1 pm. We were taken right up to the 5th floor to check in. They took my two travel-weary kids into the club and got them snacks and drinks while I checked in. We were upgraded to a Deluxe level room. I'm assuming this was because it was our 10 year anniversary and my DS's 4th birthday.
We went to our room and loved it (even though it was a really long walk from the club or the lobby. But, I'm not complaining! It overlooked the quiet pool and we had a beautiful view. We went to eat at Beaches and Cream and checked out Stormalong Bay.
We stopped in at Periwigs to get my son's haircut and my daughter's nails painted but there wasn't anyone in when we stopped - even though it was during their hours. And, just as a side-note we went 3 times that week and were never able to be helped. One of the times we went they didn't acknowledge us or speak to us at any point so we just walked out. But, we didn't really care. We just moved on to other things.
After Beaches and Cream we went to Epcot and rode a couple rides. It was the kid's first time being there and they really liked it. Stayed a couple hours and went back to get some sleep.
The next day we went to DHS and unfortunately we did not enjoy this park. It's just not our thing and there wasn't a lot there that appealed to us. We rode TSM, Star Tours (which we LOVED), Movie Ride, and some others then we had lunch at Pizza Planet which was very good. After it started raining we just left and didn't return for Fantasmic or our 50's reservations. We just wanted to use the time at Stormalong Bay.
The next day was Animal Kingdom (first time for all of us). We enjoyed the park - my kids really love animals. We left at 1:30 to make reseravations at T-Rex for my son's birthday. We drove to DTD and had a great time at T-Rex. I thought the atmosphere in the restaurant was unbelievable and we had a great time there. Went back and enjoyed the pool for the rest of the day.
Day 3 was Magic Kingdom AT LAST!!!! We had a great time as we knew we would. Did most of the things on our must-do list. Ate at Pinocchio's overlooking It's A Small World and we really enjoyed watching the boats. My kids waved to every last one the entire time we were there. Rode all of the rides in Fantasyland at least once and spent most of the day there. Also did Haunted Mansion and a few others. Went back to the resort for a little pool time and ate at Cape May Seafood Buffet for dinner. It was delicious! Loved the choices. But - if you're not on the Dining Plan it is quite expensive.
Day 4 was Epot for the day. We did all of Future World and a little of World Showcase. We ate a late lunch at Mexico's counter service and sat by the water. I LOVE LOVE LOVE World Showcase. It was getting late in the day adn we were tired or we would have spent a lot more time there. And, we all really enjoyed Soarin. I wish we could have gone on several more times but there was much more to see and do. We went back and enjoyed some pool time and snacks in the Club.
Day 5 was Magic Kingdom again. We did Pirates, the train, Jungle Cruise and Tomorrowland. Had lunch at Pecos which we always enjoy. Shopped for souveneirs and loved being able to send them back to the resort without carrying them around. We got rained out late in the day and I'm still devastated that I left without seeing the night-time parade and Wishes. I just can't believe that I waited until the end of the week for it and missed it. If I could do the week over again that would be my do-over. I think they still ended up having it because the rain slowed down and eventually stopped. But we were already packed up and moving out of the park when I had my change of heart. I'm still trying to get over it. That's the quintessential Disney to me. That's what I remember most growing up and that's what still brings me to tears. But, I had such a great time I'm not letting it dampen anything.
Day 6 was Epcot one last time to finish World Showcase. We ate at Rose And Crown in England for dinner. They squeezed us in without reservations which we greatly appreciated. We sat by the water and saw all of Epcot at night. It was so beautiful.
Overall - we spent a lot of time in the parks but never did first thing in the morning until first thing at night. We wanted the kids to have down time and time at the pool. So, we always either slept in and swam before going or ended the evening there. It worked well for us and kept the kids from getting overly tired. We usually used SAB but once in a while we'd just run down to the Quiet Pool which was really convenient and relaxing.
Next time I would either skip DHS or do half day at DHS and half day at AK so we would have the majority of the time at Epcot and MK since those are by far our favorites. We were literally a 2 minute walk from Epcot which was so cool! I liked looking at the Boardwalk from across the water but it really didn't have anything that appealed to us. We walked over once and ate but it just wasn't our thing.
We went into the week with 4 ADRs and canceled 3 of the 4. We kept T-Rex for my son's birthday and made ADRs at Cape May Seafood Buffet. It was hard to predict where we would be when. And, without the dining plan we snacked a lot at the hotel's club and ate a lot of counter service meals.
We loved the hotel and the Club Level. The Club CMs outdid themselves all week long. They were attentive and helpful at all times. Breakfast was a bit of a stampede but we always managed to find a table. The offerings changed daily. My daughter was in the process of losing her first tooth and the CMs in the Club asked her about it every day and gave me a Cinderella pin to put under her pillow. I apologized once for wasting something that I didn't drink or eat (can't remember what it was) and they quickly said that trying new things is part of the fun and you won't like every single thing that you try. So, no pressure from anyone on things like that.
I loved the big rolls they put out with the little cups of peanut butter and jelly for the kids. The warm snacks also changed daily and were delicious. They let me in any time for drinks. We LOVED the evening cordials and desserts. We went up for this every single night. It was just such a fun way to end the each night. We still miss this.
The only negative about the hotel was that the housekeeping was not very good. Our room could have been cleaner (a lot of dark smudges on doors, walls, and light switches). And, the biggest was that we often had to clean up dishes and trays in our room even after the housekeeper was there and put it out in the hall. This was really irritating. And, a neighbor's breakfast tray sat out in the hall for 4 days. I called housekeeping about it and it still wasn't cleaned up until the next day. So, housekeepers walked past it for 4 days without taking care of it. But, it in no way dampened our vacation or our opinion of the resort. We'd stay again in a heartbeat and loved every minute of it.
It will probably be 2 or 3 years until we go back. We don't do Disney every year so we can go to other places as well. When we go back we will definitely do Club Level again and no dining plan again. I think having both would be an overkill. And, we will either stay at BCR again or try out the Poly. I need as much time in MK as I can get!
I've been to WDW probably over 30 times since I was a child but very few on-site stays. So, my DH and I decided to take DD 7 and DS 3 on a big splurge on-site stay this year.
We stayed Club Level at BCR for a week (9/17-9/24). We just returned a few days ago. We had a wonderful stay and an amazing trip overall. It literally went by faster than any vacation I've ever been on. It felt like we were there for just a couple days and we were already turning around and coming home. But we had such a great time.
We drove in from Ohio so on the second day we got there around 1 pm. We were taken right up to the 5th floor to check in. They took my two travel-weary kids into the club and got them snacks and drinks while I checked in. We were upgraded to a Deluxe level room. I'm assuming this was because it was our 10 year anniversary and my DS's 4th birthday.
We went to our room and loved it (even though it was a really long walk from the club or the lobby. But, I'm not complaining! It overlooked the quiet pool and we had a beautiful view. We went to eat at Beaches and Cream and checked out Stormalong Bay.
We stopped in at Periwigs to get my son's haircut and my daughter's nails painted but there wasn't anyone in when we stopped - even though it was during their hours. And, just as a side-note we went 3 times that week and were never able to be helped. One of the times we went they didn't acknowledge us or speak to us at any point so we just walked out. But, we didn't really care. We just moved on to other things.
After Beaches and Cream we went to Epcot and rode a couple rides. It was the kid's first time being there and they really liked it. Stayed a couple hours and went back to get some sleep.
The next day we went to DHS and unfortunately we did not enjoy this park. It's just not our thing and there wasn't a lot there that appealed to us. We rode TSM, Star Tours (which we LOVED), Movie Ride, and some others then we had lunch at Pizza Planet which was very good. After it started raining we just left and didn't return for Fantasmic or our 50's reservations. We just wanted to use the time at Stormalong Bay.
The next day was Animal Kingdom (first time for all of us). We enjoyed the park - my kids really love animals. We left at 1:30 to make reseravations at T-Rex for my son's birthday. We drove to DTD and had a great time at T-Rex. I thought the atmosphere in the restaurant was unbelievable and we had a great time there. Went back and enjoyed the pool for the rest of the day.
Day 3 was Magic Kingdom AT LAST!!!! We had a great time as we knew we would. Did most of the things on our must-do list. Ate at Pinocchio's overlooking It's A Small World and we really enjoyed watching the boats. My kids waved to every last one the entire time we were there. Rode all of the rides in Fantasyland at least once and spent most of the day there. Also did Haunted Mansion and a few others. Went back to the resort for a little pool time and ate at Cape May Seafood Buffet for dinner. It was delicious! Loved the choices. But - if you're not on the Dining Plan it is quite expensive.
Day 4 was Epot for the day. We did all of Future World and a little of World Showcase. We ate a late lunch at Mexico's counter service and sat by the water. I LOVE LOVE LOVE World Showcase. It was getting late in the day adn we were tired or we would have spent a lot more time there. And, we all really enjoyed Soarin. I wish we could have gone on several more times but there was much more to see and do. We went back and enjoyed some pool time and snacks in the Club.
Day 5 was Magic Kingdom again. We did Pirates, the train, Jungle Cruise and Tomorrowland. Had lunch at Pecos which we always enjoy. Shopped for souveneirs and loved being able to send them back to the resort without carrying them around. We got rained out late in the day and I'm still devastated that I left without seeing the night-time parade and Wishes. I just can't believe that I waited until the end of the week for it and missed it. If I could do the week over again that would be my do-over. I think they still ended up having it because the rain slowed down and eventually stopped. But we were already packed up and moving out of the park when I had my change of heart. I'm still trying to get over it. That's the quintessential Disney to me. That's what I remember most growing up and that's what still brings me to tears. But, I had such a great time I'm not letting it dampen anything.
Day 6 was Epcot one last time to finish World Showcase. We ate at Rose And Crown in England for dinner. They squeezed us in without reservations which we greatly appreciated. We sat by the water and saw all of Epcot at night. It was so beautiful.
Overall - we spent a lot of time in the parks but never did first thing in the morning until first thing at night. We wanted the kids to have down time and time at the pool. So, we always either slept in and swam before going or ended the evening there. It worked well for us and kept the kids from getting overly tired. We usually used SAB but once in a while we'd just run down to the Quiet Pool which was really convenient and relaxing.
Next time I would either skip DHS or do half day at DHS and half day at AK so we would have the majority of the time at Epcot and MK since those are by far our favorites. We were literally a 2 minute walk from Epcot which was so cool! I liked looking at the Boardwalk from across the water but it really didn't have anything that appealed to us. We walked over once and ate but it just wasn't our thing.
We went into the week with 4 ADRs and canceled 3 of the 4. We kept T-Rex for my son's birthday and made ADRs at Cape May Seafood Buffet. It was hard to predict where we would be when. And, without the dining plan we snacked a lot at the hotel's club and ate a lot of counter service meals.
We loved the hotel and the Club Level. The Club CMs outdid themselves all week long. They were attentive and helpful at all times. Breakfast was a bit of a stampede but we always managed to find a table. The offerings changed daily. My daughter was in the process of losing her first tooth and the CMs in the Club asked her about it every day and gave me a Cinderella pin to put under her pillow. I apologized once for wasting something that I didn't drink or eat (can't remember what it was) and they quickly said that trying new things is part of the fun and you won't like every single thing that you try. So, no pressure from anyone on things like that.
I loved the big rolls they put out with the little cups of peanut butter and jelly for the kids. The warm snacks also changed daily and were delicious. They let me in any time for drinks. We LOVED the evening cordials and desserts. We went up for this every single night. It was just such a fun way to end the each night. We still miss this.
The only negative about the hotel was that the housekeeping was not very good. Our room could have been cleaner (a lot of dark smudges on doors, walls, and light switches). And, the biggest was that we often had to clean up dishes and trays in our room even after the housekeeper was there and put it out in the hall. This was really irritating. And, a neighbor's breakfast tray sat out in the hall for 4 days. I called housekeeping about it and it still wasn't cleaned up until the next day. So, housekeepers walked past it for 4 days without taking care of it. But, it in no way dampened our vacation or our opinion of the resort. We'd stay again in a heartbeat and loved every minute of it.
It will probably be 2 or 3 years until we go back. We don't do Disney every year so we can go to other places as well. When we go back we will definitely do Club Level again and no dining plan again. I think having both would be an overkill. And, we will either stay at BCR again or try out the Poly. I need as much time in MK as I can get!
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Marlton Mom
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OSUgal, thanks for the great trip report. It was nice to hear about what worked and what didn't work out for you. When I stayed in a GV room in June I found housekeeping to be very responsive, both personally, when communicating with the person that would clean our room each day (different person) and when talking to the housekeeping supervisor so I'm wondering if it's more like a hit or miss problem.
I did also notice trays on the floor for too long but I have to wonder if that's housekeeping's responsibility. I would be shocked if it was since I mentioned it to a HK manager one day in passing. (He just said thank you and it will be taken care of.)
Anyway thanks for a wonderful and honest trip report!
~Marlton Mom
I did also notice trays on the floor for too long but I have to wonder if that's housekeeping's responsibility. I would be shocked if it was since I mentioned it to a HK manager one day in passing. (He just said thank you and it will be taken care of.)
Anyway thanks for a wonderful and honest trip report!
~Marlton Mom
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Thanks Dee, I probably will send them a letter. I want to make sure to point out the good as well as the bad.
I also hope no one here thought I was beating up on the YC at all. I just wanted to give an honest review, not try and convince people to stay elsewhere. Like I said, we will probably try it again in the future and hope for better plubming.
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MM, I think you're right. While I wasn't pleased with housekeeping, the trays and plates are the responsibility of private dining (though I think housekeeping is supposed to give them a heads up). I only know this because we had breakfast brought to our room one day, and while the plates did get picked up, they left us a toaster for 4 days... and housekeeping said we had to call private dining to get it.
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Thanks Dee, I probably will send them a letter. I want to make sure to point out the good as well as the bad.
I also hope no one here thought I was beating up on the YC at all. I just wanted to give an honest review, not try and convince people to stay elsewhere. Like I said, we will probably try it again in the future and hope for better plubming.
I did not take your review as beating up on the YC- you described an unfortunate situation that happened to you and your husband. You definitely had/have a legitimate complaint about how this was handled.
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Then Private dining is a mess at BC/YC because I saw way too many trays out for way too long at the BC during my 10 day stay there. We were on a fourth floor room all the way out by the Epcot side and we had to stroll the hallways all week. DS and I would comment on what the people had to eat and how long the tray would be there for.
Think people should start to take the dishes as souvenirs, then we'll see how long they fester out there!
~MM
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Funny you should say that, because when I called Private Dining about the toaster, I asked them if it was inlcuded in the cost of our meal, since no one seemed interested in getting it back.
They didn't find that as amusing as I did...but they did come and get it 5 minutes later!
Funny you should say that, because when I called Private Dining about the toaster, I asked them if it was inlcuded in the cost of our meal, since no one seemed interested in getting it back.
They didn't find that as amusing as I did...but they did come and get it 5 minutes later!
We stayed at the GF last year. Had breakfast one morning with a toaster as well. All was cleaned up when we got back to our room. I don't remember if we put it out in the hall or not. I don't think that we did. If we did we did not put the toaster out there. That is crazy that they leave that stuff out in the halls. Hopefully they will straighten that out.
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Thank you...
I took your advice and wrote up a letter today to send to the manager. Hopefully it will help them improve things for future guests!
Thank you...
I took your advice and wrote up a letter today to send to the manager. Hopefully it will help them improve things for future guests!
wdw.guest.communications@disneyworld.com
I would send your concerns to guest communications. We had serious issues our last trip at Bay Lake Towers.. I got a cast member call me back and I was very happy with the outcome.
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This by NO MEANS overshadowed anything on our trip. The BCR was wonderful and our trip was amazing overall. Apart from missing MK fireworks and parade it was nearly perfect.....sniff sniff.
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2 months from today we will be back at the Beach Club again. Dh and I really need a vacation, even though we were there in May too.
In the past 2 weeks dh van was totalled by a girl talking on her cell phone and a surgeon told me my tear duct is damaged from the radiation I had during my cancer treatment. So I need more surgery but I am waiting till the spring for that if there are no complications ahead of time.
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the holidays at Disney and cant wait to get back there for sure!!
Jut curious, do any of the cp narrators stay at the BC or YC?
Dh and I really need a vacation, even though we were there in May too.In the past 2 weeks dh van was totalled by a girl talking on her cell phone and a surgeon told me my tear duct is damaged from the radiation I had during my cancer treatment. So I need more surgery but I am waiting till the spring for that if there are no complications ahead of time.
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the holidays at Disney and cant wait to get back there for sure!!Jut curious, do any of the cp narrators stay at the BC or YC?
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We've been home a few days from our YC CL stay 9/18 - 9/24. The YC was the 3rd leg of our 3-part adventure (5-night Wilderness Lodge, 3-day Dream cruise, & 6-night Yacht Club). I'd have posted sooner but I brought home one of those lovely Disney souvenirs that keeps on giving...a lovely head cold. 
Sooooo...gotta say first and foremost that the bad juju has been broken! We made it to the YC and loooooved it! Now, coming off the Dream into the resort was kinda not the best thing in the world. I mean, come on, the Dream is brand spankin' new. Everything is like pristine-n-perfect. The YC shows a little wear around the edges but I've not been in a Disney resort yet that doesn't (yes, this includes ALL the deluxes). The contrast was most definitely noticible so I thought I'd mention it.
Being met outside and taken directly to our room at 9 a.m. was awful nice. It sure took the sting off debarkation. Check-in was super-smooth even with having to go down the elevator to fetch my brother mid-way thru. All the CMs were wonderful. Loved every bit of the experience.
Gotta send a special shout-out to our special angel, I believe her name was Sue but I could be wrong because I'm terrible with names. Our youngest thought he left his gift card that still had over $100 on it in the safe of our stateroom on the ship. I brought the receipts where I purchased the gift card and the activation to the club concierge desk and asked if there was anything we could do. Our special angel went the distance making calls and getting answers. All I had to do the next day during regular business hours was call merchandising and the card would be reissued with his existing balance. Wow! Just wow!
Our room was great. Mousekeeping was just ducky. Loved our ladies to pieces. They loved us back with hook-ups on the toiletries. The view was killer. Yes, the scaffolding was not far from us. Yes, we could hear them working during the day. No, it wasn't a problem or disturbance. No complaints.
SaB was da bomb! Holy crappy-moley! We've never been to WDW during really hot months so having SaB was a Godsend! We loved the place. So much fun even for us big kids. Each day we went back to our same spot and waited for the awesomest of awesome CM's, Miss Rocky, to come rock our socks off. Love love love and more extra special love for Rocky!
She would see us coming and have our drinks on the way! Woot! Before we left she hooked us up with her cell # so next time around we can let her know we're coming. Awesome lady thru-n-thru. Can't sing her praises enough.
We found Captain's Grill to be the biggest surprise favorite of our entire trip. The prices are right and the food is fab. I don't wanna go singin' too many praises or the place could become as hard to get into as Chef Mickeys. It's terrible! Never ever go there. Ever.
We had the Yachtsman for our anniversary dinner on 9/18. Gotta say, I was sorta surprised to see so many people walking in wearing just tshirts and shorts fresh outta the parks. I thought that was a place you were supposed to put effort into dressing for a nice meal.
Oh well. We sure decorated up the joint with our fancy-pantsy selves. LOL! My brother & hubby couldn't get waited on to save their lives over at the Crew's Cup pre-dinner. It was kinda rude. What's up with that? Our service at the Yachtsman itself was stellar but the steaks notsomuch. Definitely a let-down. Steaks weren't cut or cooked well. We didn't make a stink, tho, because it was our actual anniversary and we wanted to keep everything positive. The custom cake I had made for us by the pastry chefs at the Y&B was divine. Sooooo glad I had that done. It definitely rescued the meal for us. Later in the trip after talking to some other CMs here and there in various eateries we were told that we should make mention of our craptastic steaks to the Yachtsman management because it's important for them to know. Sooo, we got in touch and worked it all out. In the end we were able to try the steaks again and they were much, muuuuch better the second go around. I still don't feel like the Yachtsman for 5 people is worth $300 but, really, what sit-down meal at WDW is really worth the inflated price you pay? Think about it. The service and experience of the Yachtsman is a step above your standard table service on-property so that's what you pay for. The food, albeit good and definitely not your average buffet fare, isn't where the pricetag finds it's worth. I've had steaks just as good if not better at the local Roadhouse. Oh but you gotta try those sweet potato beignets! Those were TDF!
Anywhoo, that about wraps it up. My hubby has always been the die-hard Contempo fan. He loves the location & views. My brother who joined us has always been the die-hard Poly fan for the location, nostalgia, and theme. They love to dig each other every chance they get about which is superior. That said, at the end of this adventure both have said it'll be hard to stay anywhere other than the Yacht or Beach Club now. The location is awesome, SaB is amazing, and nothing in the world beats the heat like sitting in the shade chit-chatting with Rocky as she brings the next round our way...swearing those aren't doubles she's bringing........
Sooooo...gotta say first and foremost that the bad juju has been broken! We made it to the YC and loooooved it! Now, coming off the Dream into the resort was kinda not the best thing in the world. I mean, come on, the Dream is brand spankin' new. Everything is like pristine-n-perfect. The YC shows a little wear around the edges but I've not been in a Disney resort yet that doesn't (yes, this includes ALL the deluxes). The contrast was most definitely noticible so I thought I'd mention it.
Being met outside and taken directly to our room at 9 a.m. was awful nice. It sure took the sting off debarkation. Check-in was super-smooth even with having to go down the elevator to fetch my brother mid-way thru. All the CMs were wonderful. Loved every bit of the experience.
Gotta send a special shout-out to our special angel, I believe her name was Sue but I could be wrong because I'm terrible with names. Our youngest thought he left his gift card that still had over $100 on it in the safe of our stateroom on the ship. I brought the receipts where I purchased the gift card and the activation to the club concierge desk and asked if there was anything we could do. Our special angel went the distance making calls and getting answers. All I had to do the next day during regular business hours was call merchandising and the card would be reissued with his existing balance. Wow! Just wow!
Our room was great. Mousekeeping was just ducky. Loved our ladies to pieces. They loved us back with hook-ups on the toiletries.
The view was killer. Yes, the scaffolding was not far from us. Yes, we could hear them working during the day. No, it wasn't a problem or disturbance. No complaints. SaB was da bomb! Holy crappy-moley! We've never been to WDW during really hot months so having SaB was a Godsend! We loved the place. So much fun even for us big kids. Each day we went back to our same spot and waited for the awesomest of awesome CM's, Miss Rocky, to come rock our socks off. Love love love and more extra special love for Rocky!
She would see us coming and have our drinks on the way! Woot! Before we left she hooked us up with her cell # so next time around we can let her know we're coming. Awesome lady thru-n-thru. Can't sing her praises enough. We found Captain's Grill to be the biggest surprise favorite of our entire trip. The prices are right and the food is fab. I don't wanna go singin' too many praises or the place could become as hard to get into as Chef Mickeys. It's terrible! Never ever go there. Ever.
We had the Yachtsman for our anniversary dinner on 9/18. Gotta say, I was sorta surprised to see so many people walking in wearing just tshirts and shorts fresh outta the parks. I thought that was a place you were supposed to put effort into dressing for a nice meal.
Oh well. We sure decorated up the joint with our fancy-pantsy selves. LOL! My brother & hubby couldn't get waited on to save their lives over at the Crew's Cup pre-dinner. It was kinda rude. What's up with that? Our service at the Yachtsman itself was stellar but the steaks notsomuch. Definitely a let-down. Steaks weren't cut or cooked well. We didn't make a stink, tho, because it was our actual anniversary and we wanted to keep everything positive. The custom cake I had made for us by the pastry chefs at the Y&B was divine. Sooooo glad I had that done. It definitely rescued the meal for us. Later in the trip after talking to some other CMs here and there in various eateries we were told that we should make mention of our craptastic steaks to the Yachtsman management because it's important for them to know. Sooo, we got in touch and worked it all out. In the end we were able to try the steaks again and they were much, muuuuch better the second go around. I still don't feel like the Yachtsman for 5 people is worth $300 but, really, what sit-down meal at WDW is really worth the inflated price you pay? Think about it. The service and experience of the Yachtsman is a step above your standard table service on-property so that's what you pay for. The food, albeit good and definitely not your average buffet fare, isn't where the pricetag finds it's worth. I've had steaks just as good if not better at the local Roadhouse. Oh but you gotta try those sweet potato beignets! Those were TDF! Anywhoo, that about wraps it up. My hubby has always been the die-hard Contempo fan. He loves the location & views. My brother who joined us has always been the die-hard Poly fan for the location, nostalgia, and theme. They love to dig each other every chance they get about which is superior. That said, at the end of this adventure both have said it'll be hard to stay anywhere other than the Yacht or Beach Club now. The location is awesome, SaB is amazing, and nothing in the world beats the heat like sitting in the shade chit-chatting with Rocky as she brings the next round our way...swearing those aren't doubles she's bringing........
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So I just received an email from YC IPO... This isn't a surprise since our upcoming trip is at YC and has the services of IPO. I booked the Platinum plan GV... what this comes with is the IPO, turn down and all the food you could possible eat including Victoria and Alberts plus snacks, mugs, spa visits, Cirque, Fireworks Cruise most of the Disney tours plus the added wine plan. I did not book the CL because I didn't think we needed anymore food and was receiving all the other services of CL though I don't think I would be on the CL floor... I am paying an arm and a leg for this trip, but really wanted to do it and am happy I'm doing now that DD has moved. Anyway I just received an email saying we have the use of the CL woohooo more food! I'm excited about this why.... I have no idea! I feel that if you are paying the price I'm paying for the trip it should include the CL floor... maybe I'm a CL snob Must be it!!! Ok well just needed to share
I'll be posting live while I'm there... I'll post on this thread if that's ok??? Let me know if thats ok or if I should be figuring out how to post on the Live Thread Board.. is there a live thread board?? I don't stray too far from this thread!! Feel at home here so I stay here!!
So excited and still in the Bronx!! Not for long though!!
~Nannette
Must be it!!! Ok well just needed to share I'll be posting live while I'm there... I'll post on this thread if that's ok??? Let me know if thats ok or if I should be figuring out how to post on the Live Thread Board.. is there a live thread board?? I don't stray too far from this thread!! Feel at home here so I stay here!!
So excited and still in the Bronx!! Not for long though!!
~Nannette
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