mathgeek
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We were at BCV the week of 3/30 (6 nights), and I have to say, we had a great stay! It is not our home resort, we own at both BWV and SSR and have stayed at both properties, but this was our first time at BCV. We felt really lucky when we made our ressie that there was availability since it was spring break time.
First, we stayed in a studio that looked out on to the road, which was fine. We didn't make any room requests b/c not having stayed there before we really didn't know what to request. It was fine - quiet except for when Illuminations was going on. We could also hear The British Invasion from our balcony in the afternoon. And our room was ready when we checked in after being dropped off by ME at about noon. We used the villas check-in area to check in - very nice and efficient.
We had glasses and mugs in our room. It did say clearly on the list of things you're supposed have in the room that these are not washed up to the restaurant standards (not the correct terminology, but you know what I mean). I just made sure to wash them before I used them with the dish soap, sponge, and dish towel provided. The only complaint about our kitchenette was that the previous occupant had not cleaned up well after having coffee and it really smelled like stale coffee when we first went into the room. I did end up washing the coffee pot, maker, and counter thoroughly and we had no problems after that.
There were a couple of nicks on the coffee table and one of the drawers didn't work well, but I figured that's to be expected with the amount of use these rooms have. Otherwise the room was very nice. A couple of things got left behind in corners from previous occupants, but that was OK (ex - water bottle behind the sofa).
We loved the Dunes Cove pool - it was really nice and relaxing. I really expected to like Stormalong Bay better than I did after all of the hype about it, but I kind of missed the smaller size and the slides at Luna Park and High Rock Spring pools.
We really enjoyed being that close to Epcot, but after staying at BWV we really had to decide whether to walk or take the boat to Studios since it was a little longer distance. The bus transportation to the other parks was fine too - we had one long wait coming back from TL, but we get that at least once every trip no matter where we stay.
We also got good use of the Marketplace being so easily accessible, especially when we got back from the parks at night it was great to get a quick snack there.
DH really wants to stay there again, and I'd like to as well. So we'll definitely be back as availability lets us!
First, we stayed in a studio that looked out on to the road, which was fine. We didn't make any room requests b/c not having stayed there before we really didn't know what to request. It was fine - quiet except for when Illuminations was going on. We could also hear The British Invasion from our balcony in the afternoon. And our room was ready when we checked in after being dropped off by ME at about noon. We used the villas check-in area to check in - very nice and efficient.
We had glasses and mugs in our room. It did say clearly on the list of things you're supposed have in the room that these are not washed up to the restaurant standards (not the correct terminology, but you know what I mean). I just made sure to wash them before I used them with the dish soap, sponge, and dish towel provided. The only complaint about our kitchenette was that the previous occupant had not cleaned up well after having coffee and it really smelled like stale coffee when we first went into the room. I did end up washing the coffee pot, maker, and counter thoroughly and we had no problems after that.
There were a couple of nicks on the coffee table and one of the drawers didn't work well, but I figured that's to be expected with the amount of use these rooms have. Otherwise the room was very nice. A couple of things got left behind in corners from previous occupants, but that was OK (ex - water bottle behind the sofa).
We loved the Dunes Cove pool - it was really nice and relaxing. I really expected to like Stormalong Bay better than I did after all of the hype about it, but I kind of missed the smaller size and the slides at Luna Park and High Rock Spring pools.
We really enjoyed being that close to Epcot, but after staying at BWV we really had to decide whether to walk or take the boat to Studios since it was a little longer distance. The bus transportation to the other parks was fine too - we had one long wait coming back from TL, but we get that at least once every trip no matter where we stay.
We also got good use of the Marketplace being so easily accessible, especially when we got back from the parks at night it was great to get a quick snack there.
DH really wants to stay there again, and I'd like to as well. So we'll definitely be back as availability lets us!
