Bay Lake Rip-off!

[Cmbar]

Ok guys, I am done. This is silly. I love my new resort and don't like it being called an ugly hotel on a man made lake, so if I insulted owners of AKV by saying I hate the hot flat savannah and started some kind of resort war, I am sorry. It is just not my cup of tea but I know it is great resort for everyone who owns there. As one person said they don't care where they own, just that they do.

Everyone have a nice day! And BWVdreamin..... BLT will be the new "I hate it" resort for a while so your safe! By the way loved the Boardwalk except for the lack of quick service food. Anyway you owners can fix that??

By the way this is exactly what the OP wanted when they wrote the "rip off" comment. So I say it worked.

 

[TLSnell1981]

I kind of agree. I'm waiting for the Polynesian DVC to add some more points

The Poly is my all time favorite!!!! But, I think I'll be too old by the time PV comes to fruition.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

MG How do I have it wrong? I said what you just said. To you or some others the location to have is remote, but obviously I am not wrong that close to the parks is considered "location" at Disney. Otherwise why would WL or AK or OKW or SSR be less points and certainly less cash cost at the Disney resorts?

Diane started by saying that the actual close location to MK is what turns her off. The Remote location of AKV or okw is what she likes.

I am willing to concede that a great "location" varies based on what is important to each DVC member, but it is kinda not a fair statement to say that "location, location, location doesn't obviously mean physical location. According to Disney prices the Monorail resorts and BWI and BC all have higher costs than the other resorts. There is a reason for that and that is their physical location to the parks. Just defending my statement not trying to argumentative.

Well it looked like you alluded to that point of view until your second paragraph. You started that by saying Diane wanted remote more than "location, location, location". Thus my point that remote IS location for some of us.

MG

 

[Richyams]

This is so much fun. Just like the good old days. Resort wars!

Richyams, we miss you.

Ah so good to know that people still remember my honey

I miss him so much - sometimes I just come on the board to read his old posts, but when I see his name mentioned like this, it's an added bonus (so thanks for that!).

Lisa

 

[bjakmom]

Ah so good to know that people still remember my honey

I miss him so much - sometimes I just come on the board to read his old posts, but when I see his name mentioned like this, it's an added bonus (so thanks for that!).

Lisa

Lisa - I still think of your Rich and chuckle to myself every single trip to BWV (last just two weeks ago) as I'm walking down that looooong hallway to check into my room - thanks for sharing him with us - he was a gem and I still miss him here, too!
Would have loved his take on all the new resorts!

 

[Muushka]

Ah so good to know that people still remember my honey

I miss him so much - sometimes I just come on the board to read his old posts, but when I see his name mentioned like this, it's an added bonus (so thanks for that!).

Lisa

Awwwww, hello Lisa

 

[lugnut33]

Right now any Disney resort would beat what I have outside, which is 10" of snow on the ground and a temp of 7 deg. F.

 

[RookieMouse]

Right now any Disney resort would beat what I have outside, which is 10" of snow on the ground and a temp of 7 deg. F.

I hear that!! We don't have 10" of snow (only a couple), but the temp this morning is -34C, with a windchill somewhere in the neighbourhood of -40.

Right now I would definitely NOT be choosy about which DVC resort to be at!


John

 

[disneynutz]

We just got home last night and this trip we decided to do the resort tour. We stayed at BWV, Jambo Concierge, Kidani. and BLT, one bedroom at BWV and BLT, two bedrooms at the AK's.

Like others have posted, each resort has it's pluses and minuses and each has DVC Members who love them. For us BLT doesn't have the same homey feel that we enjoy at some of the other resorts, but that's just us.

If you love the MK, you can't beat BLT for it's location. As I posted on other threads, our Bay Lake view was more of a Contemporary pool view, but it was still a nice view.

Bill

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Which resort was your overall favorite and why? Second?

We just got home last night and this trip we decided to do the resort tour. We stayed at BWV, Jambo Concierge, Kidani. and BLT, one bedroom at BWV and BLT, two bedrooms at the AK's.

Like others have posted, each resort has it's pluses and minuses and each has DVC Members who love them. For us BLT doesn't have the same homey feel that we enjoy at some of the other resorts, but that's just us.

If you love the MK, you can't beat BLT for it's location. As I posted on other threads, our Bay Lake view was more of a Contemporary pool view, but it was still a nice view.

Bill

 

[disneynutz]

Which resort was your overall favorite and why? Second?

BWV continues to be our favorite. Location, theming, and overall feel around the resort.

Kidani would be next. Seems better lighted than Jambo and is quieter and has a slower homey feel compared to Jambo. At Jambo they were singing in the lobby until midnight.

BLT would be last.

After this trip, we have decided to book our favorite resorts based upon what we our intended to do/visit.

MK with Fireworks View = BLT
MK = VWL
Epcot/DHS = BWV or BCV in that order
DTD = SSR or OKW in that order
AK = Kidani/Jambo in that order

So I guess this year our favorites in order are:
BWV
VWL
SSR

Bill

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Thanks for the info! Your preferences are the same as mine! I actually wanted VWL but bought BLTfor the MF's and will use them for VWL at 7 mos. (that's the plan anyway!)

BWV continues to be our favorite. Location, theming, and overall feel around the resort.

Kidani would be next. Seems better lighted than Jambo and is quieter and has a slower homey feel compared to Jambo. At Jambo they were singing in the lobby until midnight.

BLT would be last.

After this trip, we have decided to book our favorite resorts based upon what we our intended to do/visit.

MK with Fireworks View = BLT
MK = VWL
Epcot/DHS = BWV or BCV in that order
DTD = SSR or OKW in that order
AK = Kidani/Jambo in that order

So I guess this year our favorites in order are:
BWV
VWL
SSR

Bill

 

[tinkerfan1]

Then don't stay there. As somebody else said, Disney offers something for everybody. Personally, I don't really care that much about the decor. I enjoy being within walking distance of the Magic Kingdom, on the monorail, having excellent customer service and friendly CMs, shopping at the CR, and simply being at Disney World. It's about the experience not the hotel.

 

[DVCGeek]

I stayed at BLT two weeks ago for the first time. Like anything, it has pros and cons for me. I purchased there for low dues and because I wanted to be on the monorail + walking to MK & it's bus stop. Short walk was great and I did it MANY times, as was quick access to that park's bus stop to get busses direct to other resorts. I like the water taxi to Wilderness Lodge; we love Whispering Canyon and the decor there. Skybridge is good for access to food and mono, but not perfect. On part of our trip the wind blew rain in and it was a little chilly. My ideal for that would probably be AKV Jambo so I could be in the same building as multiple food options and activities. A covered walkway (like VWL) is a close alternative, and it is wider than the bridge and seemed more effective when I stayed there. However, I don't like the idea of being bus-locked @ AKV for everything (I choose not to drive @ WDW; I like getting away from that as part of my vacation escape). The BLT decor is a toss up; I like all the hidden Mickeys everywhere. Some of the color scheme is iffy; I prefer WL, Poly, and AKL. BLT's building itself looks neat from the outside. Lighting in our studio was a little dim by the sofa, but that wasn't a huge deal. Halls have pretty neat carpet + cool room numbering, but overall Wilderness Lodge has my favorite lobby and VWL have great carpet in the halls & nice Mickeys in the ceiling corners. However, no Mickeys in our studio...

So do I have a perfect resort? Not at WDW. At DL yes- VGC meets pretty much everything I love + DW prefers it's craftsman architecture over my preferred lodge. In building food access: yes. Close to park(s)- essentially in one! Nice (to us) decor: yes. Only drawback is that it isn't in FL where we visit much more frequently!