unless you are handicapped.
We just returned from 12 nights at BCV. Boy were we disappointed as we stepped into our 1BR at BCV and rounded the corner into the kitchen. I said to DH "This looks different than last year" but he said "looks the same to me". As he went down to our rental car to get all of the food we purchased for the next 12 days - I walked into the bathroom. I was so-ooooooooooo disappointed.
Maybe I'm weird but I'll never forget when DH and I went to the Boardwalk to see DVC units and decide if we wanted to buy in. Let me tell you, when we first walked into the 1BR we were wowed! But when we ever saw that bathroom with the jetted tub, the great big corner glass shower, two vanities and the separate toilet area - that attached to a KING sized bed -we were SOLD!!!
The bathroom has a small grey tiled walk in shower with stainless steel handicapped rails and stainless/plastic chair that folds down from the wall. There is no glass just a shower curtain. There are no vanities so a wheel chair can fit under it - so there is almost no space to put your toiletries such as makeup, hairspray, toothbrush and paste ,etc... since there were no drawers or cabinets. DH walked in and said "It looks like a locker room at the gym" my response was "I think it looks like a fancy bathroom at the hospital"
The bed is lower than a regular bed as well as the kitchen also has no cabinets under the sink to accomodate a wheelchair (so your garbage is out in the open) and all of your counter tops are much lower. The big chair is also missing to accomodate for the wheelchair. Also there no slider with a terrace in the BR - just a window.
We understand that requirement that Disney needs to meet handicapped codes. But this was booked 12 months in advance and was only our 2nd trip home to our home resort. We promptly called down to the front desk but were told that there was only handicapped rooms available. We checked in at 4pm and all the non-handicapped rooms are gone? After several conversations with the manager - we were told that we could switch the next day. We would be allowed to keep all food in the room until we checked into the next room the following day. She also provided us a letter which is good for 1 night in a 1BR at BCV next year. That was nice of her - but it sure would have been easier if we could have just settled in.
FYI - we received a phone call @ 8:30am asking us if we would like to still switch rooms- which we did - and needed to have everything ready for pickup by the bellmen by 11am . NO such deal as keeping everything in the room till the next checkin - they did keep the stuff we needed to frozen or refrigerated in a cooler for us.
Other than that - the trip was great. Some DIS'ers like to look for views - we'll always ask for no handicapped rooms PLEASE!
We just returned from 12 nights at BCV. Boy were we disappointed as we stepped into our 1BR at BCV and rounded the corner into the kitchen. I said to DH "This looks different than last year" but he said "looks the same to me". As he went down to our rental car to get all of the food we purchased for the next 12 days - I walked into the bathroom. I was so-ooooooooooo disappointed.
Maybe I'm weird but I'll never forget when DH and I went to the Boardwalk to see DVC units and decide if we wanted to buy in. Let me tell you, when we first walked into the 1BR we were wowed! But when we ever saw that bathroom with the jetted tub, the great big corner glass shower, two vanities and the separate toilet area - that attached to a KING sized bed -we were SOLD!!!
The bathroom has a small grey tiled walk in shower with stainless steel handicapped rails and stainless/plastic chair that folds down from the wall. There is no glass just a shower curtain. There are no vanities so a wheel chair can fit under it - so there is almost no space to put your toiletries such as makeup, hairspray, toothbrush and paste ,etc... since there were no drawers or cabinets. DH walked in and said "It looks like a locker room at the gym" my response was "I think it looks like a fancy bathroom at the hospital"
The bed is lower than a regular bed as well as the kitchen also has no cabinets under the sink to accomodate a wheelchair (so your garbage is out in the open) and all of your counter tops are much lower. The big chair is also missing to accomodate for the wheelchair. Also there no slider with a terrace in the BR - just a window.
We understand that requirement that Disney needs to meet handicapped codes. But this was booked 12 months in advance and was only our 2nd trip home to our home resort. We promptly called down to the front desk but were told that there was only handicapped rooms available. We checked in at 4pm and all the non-handicapped rooms are gone? After several conversations with the manager - we were told that we could switch the next day. We would be allowed to keep all food in the room until we checked into the next room the following day. She also provided us a letter which is good for 1 night in a 1BR at BCV next year. That was nice of her - but it sure would have been easier if we could have just settled in.
FYI - we received a phone call @ 8:30am asking us if we would like to still switch rooms- which we did - and needed to have everything ready for pickup by the bellmen by 11am . NO such deal as keeping everything in the room till the next checkin - they did keep the stuff we needed to frozen or refrigerated in a cooler for us.
Other than that - the trip was great. Some DIS'ers like to look for views - we'll always ask for no handicapped rooms PLEASE!
Fortunately, after making the trek back to the front desk, a different CM was able to quickly change my room assignment. 
