BLT rooms and views with picture links! Last update of post #1 10/21/2015

[andee515]

We are booked for March 9-16 in 1 bedroom lakeview. We have 3 small children and most nights will need to be in early. So I would love to be able to see MK fireworks from the balcony. For room requests, I gather if I have any hope of that happening I need to ask for an even numbered room. Is there any other suggestions that may help?

Thanks

 

[work2play]

We are booked for March 9-16 in 1 bedroom lakeview. We have 3 small children and most nights will need to be in early. So I would love to be able to see MK fireworks from the balcony. For room requests, I gather if I have any hope of that happening I need to ask for an even numbered room. Is there any other suggestions that may help?

Thanks

Ask for north facing and you will probably get a view of the MK fireworks.

 

[wdrl]

Bump

 

[kevmag]

We just did our first DVC stay last week, stayed Sunday night October 11th in OKW studio, then over to our home resort Bay Lake Tower from Monday October 12th to Friday October 16th!
(and I should mention I am writing this sitting in our kitchen in Hilton Head...we tacked on a few days to the end of our vacation)!

Thanks so much to Work2play for the tremendous thread she has going here.
We reserved a 1BR, Lake View back in September (as soon as we bought into BLT). Based on what we learned from this thread, I called and asked for a marina view, on the outside. That was EXACTLY what we got!

We checked in about 1 PM Monday, and I had a printout of the room grid with me. When they told me we were in room 7942, I already knew (from Work2play's map) that it was perfect for us. The last rooms on the end of the outside "C" end in "44" and are all 2 BRs. The rooms next to them end in "42" and are all 1 BRs, and we were in one of them.

We loved BLT! I'll list some pros (and cons to balance it out), but honestly there is very little not to love about it.

PROS

1. Magic Kingdom and EPCOT are our 2 favorite parks. We walked to MK almost every time we went, and the proximity to the Contemporary made catching the monorail to EPCOT a piece of cake.
2. The views are incredible. I will post some links at the bottom of this post.
3. Watching the fireworks from TOWL was pretty incredible.

CONS

1. Contrary to other posts I've seen on here (during the same time frame we were at BLT), I did not have to use my room key a single time to enter the pool area. It was unlocked every single time we entered the pool, which was usually twice a day.
2. The already mentioned lack of sheer curtains. It was not a factor for us, because we were facing the Contemporary marina, so we never drew the curtains the entire trip. I can see that it would be a problem for rooms on the inside of the "C".

Here are links to my posts with pictures. Not that we are experts, but if anyone has questions, I'll try my best to answer....

Pictures when we first walked in the room...
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312552

Pictures of the views from the room and sunrise....
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312558

Pictures of the fireworks as seen from TOWL.....
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312568

Pictures of the exterior of BLT, and of the Electrical Water Pageant, as seen from the balcony.....
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312573

Here are a few of the pics from the above threads also....

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[work2play]

We just did our first DVC stay last week, stayed Sunday night October 11th in OKW studio, then over to our home resort Bay Lake Tower from Monday October 12th to Friday October 16th!
(and I should mention I am writing this sitting in our kitchen in Hilton Head...we tacked on a few days to the end of our vacation)!

Thanks so much to Work2play for the tremendous thread she has going here.
We reserved a 1BR, Lake View back in September (as soon as we bought into BLT). Based on what we learned from this thread, I called and asked for a marina view, on the outside. That was EXACTLY what we got!

We checked in about 1 PM Monday, and I had a printout of the room grid with me. When they told me we were in room 7942, I already knew (from Work2play's map) that it was perfect for us. The last rooms on the end of the outside "C" end in "44" and are all 2 BRs. The rooms next to them end in "42" and are all 1 BRs, and we were in one of them.

We loved BLT! I'll list some pros (and cons to balance it out), but honestly there is very little not to love about it.

PROS

1. Magic Kingdom and EPCOT are our 2 favorite parks. We walked to MK almost every time we went, and the proximity to the Contemporary made catching the monorail to EPCOT a piece of cake.
2. The views are incredible. I will post some links at the bottom of this post.
3. Watching the fireworks from TOWL was pretty incredible.

CONS

1. Contrary to other posts I've seen on here (during the same time frame we were at BLT), I did not have to use my room key a single time to enter the pool area. It was unlocked every single time we entered the pool, which was usually twice a day.
2. The already mentioned lack of sheer curtains. It was not a factor for us, because we were facing the Contemporary marina, so we never drew the curtains the entire trip. I can see that it would be a problem for rooms on the inside of the "C".

Here are links to my posts with pictures. Not that we are experts, but if anyone has questions, I'll try my best to answer....

Thank you for the photos! I love that view! It is great to see so many people getting what they are asking for!

 

[yekcoh_99]

Great info

 

[sabrinadv1]

We have a 1-bedroom lakeview booked in May. Do you think asking for a room ending in a 10 or 12 is a good way to do the room request? I am not sure how to word it?

 

[work2play]

We have a 1-bedroom lakeview booked in May. Do you think asking for a room ending in a 10 or 12 is a good way to do the room request? I am not sure how to word it?

I think asking for an even numbered room, north facing would get you what you are looking for, there are only three 1 BR rooms per floor that meet that criteria.

 

[mamaprincess]

We booked a 1 bedroom standard view for December. Should I request an even numbered north facing room for the best chance at fireworks or is there a different request for standard view rooms?

Do standard views stop on the 3rd floor or do they go higher?

What should I request to avoid the rooms with no chairs at the kitchen island?

Thanks for the help!

 

[dvc_john]

Room 8221 1-br is lake-view. (Fantastic view I might add.)

 

[helloconnie]

We have a 2BR MK view booked for May 29 - June 5. We requested a high up room. Will we be overlooking the tops of the castle and Space Mountain? Should be request a mid-level floor?

Can anybody recommend the best room to get the fullest view of the MK as possible?

 

[work2play]

We have a 2BR MK view booked for May 29 - June 5. We requested a high up room. Will we be overlooking the tops of the castle and Space Mountain? Should be request a mid-level floor?

Can anybody recommend the best room to get the fullest view of the MK as possible?

All of the MK view rooms on the same floor have an equally good view of the MK. Because of the trees and the monorail I would probably recommend something above the 9th floor for the best views. You can see more of the MK that way.

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

Here are links to my posts with pictures. Not that we are experts, but if anyone has questions, I'll try my best to answer....

Pictures when we first walked in the room...
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312552

Pictures of the views from the room and sunrise....
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312558

Pictures of the fireworks as seen from TOWL.....
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312568

Pictures of the exterior of BLT, and of the Electrical Water Pageant, as seen from the balcony.....
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312573

Here are a few of the pics from the above threads also....

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Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing.

 

[katep]

we just got back from BLT and stayed in room 7244, a dedicated 2 bedroom LV. We accepted the 2nd floor since we were able to check in at noon. At first I was worried the view wouldn't be great, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved being at the end of the hall next to the staircase. The view was lovely. Lake, marina, electrical parade were all there. I could sit on the balcony in the morning with my coffee and the sun was to the left, not directly in my face. I would pick this view again even if it meant being on a lower floor.

Will try to post photo in a few.

 

[DenLo]

There is a thread that has some interesting information regarding the differences between even and odd numbered dedicated 2 bedrooms. It appears the even number rooms have a larger kitchen island with two stools for dining. And the odd number rooms have a laundry room with shelves and a side by side washer and dryer (versus the stacked pair).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2315568

 

[work2play]

We booked a 1 bedroom standard view for December. Should I request an even numbered north facing room for the best chance at fireworks or is there a different request for standard view rooms?

Do standard views stop on the 3rd floor or do they go higher?

What should I request to avoid the rooms with no chairs at the kitchen island?

Thanks for the help!

Yes there are some rooms on the 4th and 5t floor that have been reported as standard view, but not the whole floor, there is also at least one room on the 2nd floor reported as lake view. It really depends on how they classified the view. As DenLo posted I think the island with no chairs was the odd numbered dedicated 2 BR rooms. I don't think they were 1 BR...

 

[work2play]

Hi all! I updated the maps again. Looking at the latest info, I think I will change the guess on 7240 and 7242 to be lake view in the next map update, it fits with the two reported rooms 7238 and 7244 which were reported as lake view.

 

[Snurk71]

Just got back from room 7136 - 1BR standard view. We had a view of the CT to the right, the marina area straight out, and a little of the lake to the left (could see the water parade from the patio). Wasn't thrilled with the 1st floor (couldn't leave the blinds open - there was a decent amount of foot traffic walking by) - but the CM said that was all that was available.

We didn't make it to TOW - seemed like we were always in a park at night. The pool and slide were good for us (we only did it one day though - again, seemed to be in the parks a lot). Parking was nice and close (compared to the ridiculous self parking situation at GF).

All in all, we liked it. It was our 1st DVC stay so we didn't have other DVC stays/resorts to compare it to - just our cash stays at GF (about 10 of them). We were a little afraid we'd miss GF, or things like daily maid service. But we didn't. I think the 1BR space more than makes up for some of "perks" you get as a cash guest.

 

[spiceycat]

7506 - standard view studio.

It was lovely!

 

[Pig Pen]

7709 studio lake view (over shuffleboard courts). We spent 90% of our awake room time on the balcony. What we found amazing is that most of the time we were the ONLY people on the balcony!