Well, here's a link to some photos for you:
http://wdwig.com/g_bcv.htm
http://community.webshots.com/album/38011467izeXWJ
http://www.members.aol.com/suedvc/bcv.html
I personally think the BCV are better than BWV at least for us. The BCV had a slower more relaxed feel to them. There are more interior spaces available for the afternoon Florida rains or those winter cold spells with the Solarium, Drawing room, Breezway, and larger internal BC lobby areas. The harpest playing music in the BC lobby over christmas was very nice.
The room layout is much improved over the BWV layout in my opinion. WE had 7 people comfortably eating breakfast around the dining area table. We really lliked the new bathroom layout with the separate toilet area. We also like the theming of the resort much better than BWV. You can tell it is newer. The separate pool is very nice, we have been very pleased with our purchase at BCV over BWV. We found the view overlooking the pool area to be very nice and very quiet. We also really like the walk along the beachfront area looking across the lake towards the Boardwalk area over and above the opposite view. It's nice to sit on the swings in the sandy beach area or sit on the lounge chairs in the evening looking across the lake instead of the boardwalk seating areas for us. The store is more accessible for snacks and gift items at BCV. There's also the nice walk over to the YC lobby if your looking for something different inside to enjoy. Beaches and Cream is pretty good, try a kitchen sink sometime.
I know BWV owners love thier resort, there is much to like about BWV, including the nicer views of crecent lake, and the community hall and the activities there, which BCVs didn't have. There are also the advantages of using standard points to stretch your points further than BCVs. The prices at BWV are also more attractive with the availability of resales and having more units. And a big plus, is the availability of 3 bedroom grand villas at the BWV, a major omission in BCVs, and a great BWV advantage. You need the 11 month window to be able to reserve one of those. BCV owners won't be able to reserve one of those.
But the clown carney theme isn't as desirable for us as the beach theme, I don't tend to associate a circus with a clean envronment, and kindness toward animals, but that'ws probably just me. We find the BCV more attractive, more restful, and with more ammeneties that we are looking for.
You may want to consider renting some points and staying at both resorts to help you make up your mind. Both are wonderful and have nice advantages.
During our stay, we found some of the criticism of BCV to be overstated. Water pressure wasn't a problem for us. Our view was wonderful, as was the nice accessibility to the parking lot, closer access to the busses. Cooridors weren't as long as BWV because it is smaller. I like BCV having three elevators, in two separate locations twoards either end of the resort to better accomodate going to the BC activities or getting to your car and the bus area. We also prefer the choices of restaraunts on the BCV side over the Boardwalk side, but either is a nice boat ride or short walk away, providing a nice assortment for the entire crescent lake area. Stopping in at the Dolphin eateries is also nice, they have some great selections. I alos found out at my last trip that the store/buffeteria in the Dolphin is open 24 hours, which provides an option after other stores close for those willing to take a short walk over there should some personal item or snack be needed. I was sufferring from a cold, so it was nice to know that if I really needed cold medicine and didn't want to drive, it was available.
As far as missing other Disney resorts, we've found the location of both BWV and BCV to be the most desirable for us. We tend go to Epcot in the evenings for dinners, so a morning bus ride to MK is no problem, leaving a more leasurely walk to Epcot available for the eveninings. The nice air conditioned boats that go to MGM also seem nicer, cooler and more safe with young kids than the other resort boats, but that may just be us. It's nice to have Jellyrolls a short walk or boatride away as well.
I don't know if that perspective helps your decision, best wishes with your purchase. Take your time, check it out, no need for purchase regret. And of course, you can try out all the resorts in the 7 month window. Pick the one you want to stay at the most during the peak periods, those are the tougher reservations to get.
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