Checking into beach club tomorrow after 5 days at POR. It's our first time at both resorts. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay at POR with lots of pixie dust. Hubby is a little worried we will be disappointed at BC but I'm hoping its as wonderful as POR.
Hubby and I have a date night planned for tomorrow with the little kids booked at the sandcastle club. Should we be able to definitely be in our rooms by 4 pm to get ready and if we use bell services to transfer our luggage should we be able to expect it to be here by 4? (We do not have a car). Thanks for any help!!!
If I were you I would do it this way:
Put the stuff you will need that night in a separate bag and hand carry it over to the resort when you check in.
You can then store that bag with Bell services and be on your way until you need the bag and ransom it from Bell services. Doing it this way, with just the stuff you will need for date night, will relieve you of any worries that your luggage may not be there in time for the big change of clothes in your new resort's room.
Here is how luggage transfer works between any Disney Resort:
On check out day from your 'old' resort you call Bell services and tell them you need to transfer your luggage to the 'new' resort. Bell services takes your bags, tags 'em and gives you a receipt.
HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART:
Bell services does NOT transfer your luggage from the old resort to the new one until AFTER 3:00 PM
The reason they do this is because technically Disney does not have check in until after 4pm (some resorts vary the time). Many people get confused because they MIGHT be able to get in their room early and then their TRANSFERRED luggage is no where to be found until late in the afternoon.
Knowing how luggage transfer BETWEEN DISNEY RESORTS works will help you decide how to transfer the items you will need on transfer day.
Remember, you can STORE items that YOU drop off with Bell Services and access them repeatedly during the time Bell Services is storing them for you.
This includes check out day when you can run to the parks and then, if you have time, shower at the resort or even chage into your bell services stored swim suit and go for a dip in the pool before your departure from WDW.
So there you have it! Using this information will take the worries out of your BC/YC/BCV stay and allow you to go full speed ahead with your vacation. I think some of the time that people get upset with problems at the hotel that they are staying at is because they don't understand how things really need to work.
They make
assumptions, like in this case, that since the room is ready early, the luggage should be there early. If you want your luggage available as soon as your room is available, the best thing to do is deliver it yourself to the resort as opposed to waiting for Disney to deliver it. IF YOUR ROOM IS NOT READY, BELL SERVICES WILL STORE YOUR LUGGAGE. It's true that you will have to do all the "Lugging" of the luggage but that is the price you have to pay to have it at your fingertips when you need it.
IF your room should be ready EARLY, you lugging the luggage might pay off for you.
Keep in mind that during the summer high season, early room availability becomes much more difficult to come by. This is just a fact of hotel life so please be patient with the staff at the hotel!
~NM
