*** Bay Lake Tower Owners Group***

[pwiedower]

Mrs B.,

Do you have any pictures from your villa? We are taking my brother-in-law and his family in September for their first visit to WDW and we are staying in a 2BR MKV as well. I can hardly wait!!!

 

[MrsBlovesDisney]

Mrs. B: Your special needs child sounds like a good hang to me! I could sit and ride -- or watch -- the monorail all day, too. My wife thinks I'm a weirdo. When I was a kid, growing up in South FL, my favorite part of visiting Disney was riding the monorail. After a day at the MK, I always made my parents get off at the Contemporary on the way back to the TTC so I could walk around for a few minutes. I always wanted to stay where the monorail was. Now that I have BLT points, I'm in heaven . . . it's just a short walk away. Hehe. Hope you got some good pictures! Feel free to post them if you have time.

Heehee!! Spacemonkaay.....you're HIRED!!!! Between DH and myself we probably ride the monorail at least 20 loops per day including the Epcot line!! .....although sitting on our balcony....I could have done that all day!!!

This purchase sounds like a dream come true for you too....congrats! We have been in absolute love with the Contemporary for many years....almost 20 years ago we used to admire it from afar, and could only afford to do one night visits at the end of our trips....then we caught the "bug". Needless to say WE GOT HOOKED!!! We were actually worried we wouldn't love the BLT as much as the CR. Even the first night of our trip we questioned our DVC purchase (I think only because we used to stay CL, and now there is no guarantee on how high our room is going to be). But boy....waking up to that view....WOW!!! We're GOOD!! We are very happy!! WE KNOW YOU WILL BE TOO!!! I love to hear stories like yours....about admiring the CR
at a younger age....then many years having your dreams come true...that's Disney Magic at its best!!

We unfortunately didn't use our camera (although DD15 did take hers....I will have to check) ...we took mostly video (which is at Walgreens getting turned into a DVD - )....but if I do come across any...I will DEFINITELY post them!!

See you on the Monorail!!!!

 

[thelionqueen]

Little bump to push BLT to the top (where it is for me )

 

[bigtgravez]

Howdy,

First time poster, short time reader. I have to be honest that I've been to this site sparingly in the past but after finally joining DVC (paperwork is en route as I type) I'm addicted to this site and am reading as much about DVC as I can. We're in the process of become BLT owners which should be finalized soon. We returned from WDW 4 days ago and I'm already counting the days until we return to use our new DVC plan! So, rock on BLT's! If the model rooms only do BLT 1/2 the justice, it will still DEFINITELY be worth it!

BigT

 

[mousefan1972]

Yay! I'm so glad I found this thread. DH and I bought into DVC last week when we were in Disney. We purchased 450 Bay Lake Tower points. Our first trip home will be next April. We're very excited!

 

[work2play]

Congrats to new owners! Don't forget to check out the BLT views thread here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2257082

 

[mousefan1972]

Congrats to new owners! Don't forget to check out the BLT views thread here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2257082

I just started reading that thread. Thanks for putting it together! I do have a question.... but I'll post it on there rather than here.

 

[spiceycat]

well welcome everyone!!! BLT is the BEST!

 

[Nancy F]

And we just loved it!! We stayed in room 8128 MKV Studio. I was afraid that it would feel cramped. But it was more than enough room for me and the hubby. We paid $30.00 per day for Mousekeeping (and it was well worth it). All the things that seemed to bother so many people were non-issues for us. The galley setup didn't bother us. Neither did the sliding bathroom door. And we only needed our key for the room and the pool. I couldn't have been happier staying there. And the view was great. The view from our balcony was the Grand Floridian dead center with the Magic Kingdom a little to my right and The Contemporary to left. We were high enough that the monorail wasn't in the way of our view. I can't wait to go back in Dec.

Nancy

 

[BWV Dreamin]

And we just loved it!! We stayed in room 8128 MKV Studio. I was afraid that it would feel cramped. But it was more than enough room for me and the hubby. We paid $30.00 per day for Mousekeeping (and it was well worth it). All the things that seemed to bother so many people were non-issues for us. The galley setup didn't bother us. Neither did the sliding bathroom door. And we only needed our key for the room and the pool. I couldn't have been happier staying there. And the view was great. The view from our balcony was the Grand Floridian dead center with the Magic Kingdom a little to my right and The Contemporary to left. We were high enough that the monorail wasn't in the way of our view. I can't wait to go back in Dec.

Nancy

I am reconsidering that MK view!! Can you post any pics of your view?

 

[LouisianaDisneyFan]

And we just loved it!! We stayed in room 8128 MKV Studio. I was afraid that it would feel cramped. But it was more than enough room for me and the hubby. We paid $30.00 per day for Mousekeeping (and it was well worth it). All the things that seemed to bother so many people were non-issues for us. The galley setup didn't bother us. Neither did the sliding bathroom door. And we only needed our key for the room and the pool. I couldn't have been happier staying there. And the view was great. The view from our balcony was the Grand Floridian dead center with the Magic Kingdom a little to my right and The Contemporary to left. We were high enough that the monorail wasn't in the way of our view. I can't wait to go back in Dec.

Nancy

There's another thread that was talking about how worn everything is looking at BLT... already. Did you find this to be the case with your room? I was a little worried after reading all of those complaints since we just purchased at BLT. Thanks for any info!

 

[disneynutz]

There's another thread that was talking about how worn everything is looking at BLT... already. Did you find this to be the case with your room? I was a little worried after reading all of those complaints since we just purchased at BLT. Thanks for any info!

We spent a few days at BLT in December and our room looked worn. Marks on the walls and ceiling. Broken lamp fixture above the chipped dining table. We are worried about the cost to keep the rooms looking nice.

Bill

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

We bought 160 points, BLT back in March. Our first trip home is next week. Can't wait!!!

 

[thelionqueen]

To us the room didn't look worn, but just showed wear. Since the furnishings are dark and contemporary (stainless, etc.) fingerprints and scratches seem worse than they would on other materials.

Our room was amazing and only had scratches on the dining room table, other than that..perfect!

 

[Nancy F]

There's another thread that was talking about how worn everything is looking at BLT... already. Did you find this to be the case with your room? I was a little worried after reading all of those complaints since we just purchased at BLT. Thanks for any info!

The rugs had a couple of spots. (I think they should have gone with a different color.) But everything else looked great. And I'm used to staying at GF concierge level. It could be that people with children probably request the larger rooms so the studios may not get as "lived in" if you know what I mean. Not that my husband hasn't been known to spill things LOL.
Nancy

 

[LouisianaDisneyFan]

To us the room didn't look worn, but just showed wear. Since the furnishings are dark and contemporary (stainless, etc.) fingerprints and scratches seem worse than they would on other materials.

Our room was amazing and only had scratches on the dining room table, other than that..perfect!

How long has BLT been open for guests? I thought it was relatively new... And how long before other DVC properties typically do refurbishing? I'm wondering if we have purchased into a maintenance-heavy resort or if this is fairly normal. Anyone with more experience in DVC have ideas on this?

 

[Nancy F]

I am reconsidering that MK view!! Can you post any pics of your view?

But I'm not the best picture taker. LOL. I took a ton of photos. Maybe one or two came out good.

Nancy

 

[dizfan]

There's another thread that was talking about how worn everything is looking at BLT... already. Did you find this to be the case with your room? I was a little worried after reading all of those complaints since we just purchased at BLT. Thanks for any info!

We were there in December and our room was in good shape.

The one thing we noticed is that there was so much natural light coming (at least the 1BR living room area) in that it makes it easy to spot finger prints, dust, etc. When we built our current house, we noticed rooms with large windows tend to expose any smudge, etc.

 

[spiceycat]

How long has BLT been open for guests? I thought it was relatively new... And how long before other DVC properties typically do refurbishing? I'm wondering if we have purchased into a maintenance-heavy resort or if this is fairly normal. Anyone with more experience in DVC have ideas on this?

many of these things happened the first week it was open. Don't know if intentional (some of them definitely seem that way) out of jealous - since they did have lower price rooms for a short time. or just accidents. but there were a heck of alot of accidents.

or worst - DVC brought the stuff knowing it would be easy to hurt.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Checked in today.....one bedroom MK view (# 7926) on the 9th floor. Great view !!! Room wasn't ready until 4:45 pm though.......kind of a bummer, but worth it now that I'm in it

Maria