Baby at the Boardwalk

[ercrbc]

We just returned from a long weekend at the BWV. This was our first trip to our home resort and we were not disappointed! It was also our first trip as a family of 5, my baby is 5mo (big kids are 3 and 6). We had a boardwalk view 2BR on the second floor. It was awesome. We had a clean bright room with a gorgeous view. We all loved the boardwalk atmosphere everywhere. And since we had a baby with us, I was surprised and THRILLED to discover the size of the master closet!

Had I known we could fit the port-a-crib (slightly larger than a pack n play) in the closet I would have been fine with the 1BR. But it was really really nice to put the big kids in bed and have the living room to ourselves.

There is a sliding door to that closet and it was easy to put the noisemaker directly under the crib with it plugged into the bathroom outlet. The big kids made noise in the living room and the studio side and she still slept well. She even napped for 2hrs each afternoon while one of us to the big kids to the pool. (the weather was beautiful this weekend!)

The other obvious advantage of the BWV with a baby is location! It was so nice to walk to Epcot each afternoon after nap/pool time. I took my 6yo to go ride rides at night, we walked back after the fireworks and she was still in bed before 10. One night I was brave and took the baby, we left at 6:50, walked from our room to Maelstrom and even with a 30 min wait to ride (and extra magic hour crowds!) I had both back in the room by 8pm.

There was some noise from the boardwalk on the 2nd floor, but nothing that bothered the baby or any of us. My big kids liked watching the fireworks and the performers from the window/balcony.

We had a great trip and can't wait to go back to the BWV

 

[ascardino]

Thanks for your review. Going in June for the first time with our 15 month old and daughters 6 & 11. Staying in a one bedroom - garden/pool view as the boardwalk view is not available. Have stayed here before and agree, that Epcot hotels are the best location!

 

[WendyinNC]

We also used the closet as a baby's bedroom during our first trip to BWV. That was about 5 years ago.

 

[moredisneyplease]

HA! We did that with our kiddos too!!! OKW and BWV have the biggest closets so we used to put them in the closet/washer and dryer room (OKW)! FUNNY! Oh and we love BWV for the babies because of the kiddie pool!

 

[ercrbc]

HA! We did that with our kiddos too!!! OKW and BWV have the biggest closets so we used to put them in the closet/washer and dryer room (OKW)! FUNNY! Oh and we love BWV for the babies because of the kiddie pool!

We considered OKW knowing the crib would fit in the laundry room! I had some serious anxiety prior to the trip trying to figure out what the best sleeping set up was going to be at the BWV. I am going to have a tough time staying anywhere besides OKW or BWV until baby is in a big bed

This is a small thing, but the mirror wall behind the kitchen table was also a big hit. I put baby in the bumbo on that table while I did dishes, made breakfast whatever. She was happy as can be watching her reflection from that mirror!

I do hope this is helpful for anyone debating whether the BWV is a good choice with an infant. We loved it and can't wait to head back in Oct!

 

[MinnieGi]

Love the pix of the crib in the closet! Also love the size of BWV's closet! BWV is our home resort and I'm always disappointed in other resort's main bedroom closet b/c I'm used to BWV's. Now OKW's sure doesn't disappoint either, but we prefer to be close to Epcot and boating to DHS.