Ok, here's my first report, I'm posting here because I can't find anything in room reports for BCV.
I'm including everything, some may see just positives, others the negatives but want everyone to know we had a great time, we never let little problems or issues affect our Disney vacation, so here goes.
Checked in Beach Club for our free week, and was way at the end with quiet pool, had the benefit of being close to Epcot but a good walk to SAB, no problem the quiet pool and Hot Tub was nice, Beach Club seems to getting a little run down.
Checked into Room 328 (Handicapped) although we are not on 7/7 to 7/13. The room was a locked off studio on the 3 floor with a huge balcony, one of the big round turrets when looking up from the pool. Plenty of room for handicapp to wheel out onto. I liked the double locks on the doors leading out to balcony to avoid little ones from going out alone, however the door was very hard to close and appeared cheap to me.
While on that topic, there were several things that gave me the impression that they rushed to complete BCV, they include...
... Areas under the balconies not painted
... The heating system kicked on in the hallways one day when it was 90, that was fixed within a couple hrs.
... Broken door latch
... Carpeting pulling back from the tile in the bathroom, to the point where the nails were showing.
... Absolutely no pressure from the Shower, but that happens at every place I stay at.
... The main door in the lobby was broke one day.
... The elevator was out on more than one occasion
Those are just the resort related items, I feel all minor and fixable just it was noticeable.
Now for my little issues regarding the room,
... Wish we had not had a handicapped room, but that's my fault, should of asked for a change.
... The floor in the bathroom will flood... trust me, put down towels
... No ironing board, again no big deal
... I didn't like how the kitchette was arranged, in the model you had more room, this one the microwave was not on shelf but on the counter itself, left for very little room.
... No counter space at all in batroom, this is because it was a handicapped room I think.
... Yep, you guessed the pull out sofa is not comforable, it's not the mattress as much as the incline, maybe because its new.
OK, now the room itself had a great view of the pool, and we felt that the placed appeared empty. Everyone we met was very nice. The hallways and interior are absolutely beautiful, the wood doors make it that much more nice.
Now for some other tidbits ...
... The pool is not quiet, people were in it all hours of the morning and you could hear them up to 1 to 2 in the morning, this does not bother us as we enjoy seeing people having fun, but if you want quiet I would consider the back of the resort.
... It looks like you can see some fireworks at Epcot, but it's such a short walk so this is not a big deal for us.
... Dunes Cove and the Hottub were great, hardly used until late at night
... The store was getting stocked pretty good with food and the bare necessities if you know what I mean. CM's very friendly.
... I didn't think the crowds were that bad at SAB or the parks for that matter, I've seen worst.
... BCV is gorgeous and seems pretty tranquill.
... I did not see the alligator everyong keeps talking about, and I looked and looked, but I did see some workers installing lights in the tall grass near the canal, better them than me.
... Oh yes, the toilets are power flushers, please hold onto your children when flushing.
... Nice electronic temperatures controls in the rooms, although I wish my was higher so DD could reach it, was she figured it out, I had to constanstly reset it.
... Fireworks and Hula dancers were awesome, but my 2 favorites this time was the Motor Cars parade and the breakfast at Cindy's Castle, as they say "priceless".
... SAB was pretty crowded but still plenty of room for everyone, beaches and cream was packed but still was able to eat there at least 6 or 7 times.
... Ariel looks great outside of BCV
All in all a great trip and great resort, next time it's a 1 bedroom for me.
Rating from 1 to 10 is a 10, even with all the little stuff I mentioned, see things can not always be 100 percent, it's all about attitude and how you want to control it.
Everyone that is going to BCV in the upcoming months will really enjoy this resort, hope you all have great vacations and magical memories with your families.
Have a great week
RayJay
I'm including everything, some may see just positives, others the negatives but want everyone to know we had a great time, we never let little problems or issues affect our Disney vacation, so here goes.
Checked in Beach Club for our free week, and was way at the end with quiet pool, had the benefit of being close to Epcot but a good walk to SAB, no problem the quiet pool and Hot Tub was nice, Beach Club seems to getting a little run down.
Checked into Room 328 (Handicapped) although we are not on 7/7 to 7/13. The room was a locked off studio on the 3 floor with a huge balcony, one of the big round turrets when looking up from the pool. Plenty of room for handicapp to wheel out onto. I liked the double locks on the doors leading out to balcony to avoid little ones from going out alone, however the door was very hard to close and appeared cheap to me.
While on that topic, there were several things that gave me the impression that they rushed to complete BCV, they include...
... Areas under the balconies not painted
... The heating system kicked on in the hallways one day when it was 90, that was fixed within a couple hrs.
... Broken door latch
... Carpeting pulling back from the tile in the bathroom, to the point where the nails were showing.
... Absolutely no pressure from the Shower, but that happens at every place I stay at.
... The main door in the lobby was broke one day.
... The elevator was out on more than one occasion
Those are just the resort related items, I feel all minor and fixable just it was noticeable.
Now for my little issues regarding the room,
... Wish we had not had a handicapped room, but that's my fault, should of asked for a change.
... The floor in the bathroom will flood... trust me, put down towels
... No ironing board, again no big deal
... I didn't like how the kitchette was arranged, in the model you had more room, this one the microwave was not on shelf but on the counter itself, left for very little room.
... No counter space at all in batroom, this is because it was a handicapped room I think.
... Yep, you guessed the pull out sofa is not comforable, it's not the mattress as much as the incline, maybe because its new.
OK, now the room itself had a great view of the pool, and we felt that the placed appeared empty. Everyone we met was very nice. The hallways and interior are absolutely beautiful, the wood doors make it that much more nice.
Now for some other tidbits ...
... The pool is not quiet, people were in it all hours of the morning and you could hear them up to 1 to 2 in the morning, this does not bother us as we enjoy seeing people having fun, but if you want quiet I would consider the back of the resort.
... It looks like you can see some fireworks at Epcot, but it's such a short walk so this is not a big deal for us.
... Dunes Cove and the Hottub were great, hardly used until late at night
... The store was getting stocked pretty good with food and the bare necessities if you know what I mean. CM's very friendly.
... I didn't think the crowds were that bad at SAB or the parks for that matter, I've seen worst.
... BCV is gorgeous and seems pretty tranquill.
... I did not see the alligator everyong keeps talking about, and I looked and looked, but I did see some workers installing lights in the tall grass near the canal, better them than me.
... Oh yes, the toilets are power flushers, please hold onto your children when flushing.
... Nice electronic temperatures controls in the rooms, although I wish my was higher so DD could reach it, was she figured it out, I had to constanstly reset it.
... Fireworks and Hula dancers were awesome, but my 2 favorites this time was the Motor Cars parade and the breakfast at Cindy's Castle, as they say "priceless".
... SAB was pretty crowded but still plenty of room for everyone, beaches and cream was packed but still was able to eat there at least 6 or 7 times.
... Ariel looks great outside of BCV
All in all a great trip and great resort, next time it's a 1 bedroom for me.
Rating from 1 to 10 is a 10, even with all the little stuff I mentioned, see things can not always be 100 percent, it's all about attitude and how you want to control it.
Everyone that is going to BCV in the upcoming months will really enjoy this resort, hope you all have great vacations and magical memories with your families.
Have a great week
RayJay
