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

[hkeller27]

Great thread!

We check-in next Thursday to a MK view studio. I am praying for a good view of the Castle - it will be the first MK resort stay for the girls, and I want them to see as much Castle as possible!!! I've already requested an upper floor room - any other special requests I should make? TIA!!!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Over Christmas we stayed at BLT again. This time we had a one bedroom lake view. Our room was on the 14th floor, #8434. The room was generally in excellent shape. We did find that someone allowed their little one (at least I hope it was a kid) to write the name "Claudia" on the front of one of the dresser drawers in the bedroom in marker. The banquette also had the wood veneer chipped off, which I thought might be due to a vacuum hitting the bottom of it considering the locale of the chip. Overall though, we were very happy with the room and once again enjoyed all that BLT had to offer.

Here are pics of our view:

If we leaned a little over the balcony, we could see the MK train station and the beginning of the shops on Main Street, but I really wouldn't advise doing that. Definitely no castle view, but it was a wonderful location anyway. We also had an excellent view of the movie that was shown in the evenings behind the CR-no sound, but just something to note.

 

[work2play]

very nice pictures! thank you for sharing them!

 

[cinderella73]

Help! My family has never stayed onsite before and I really want to get a MK view but here are none available.

We are booked for a 1bdr lakeview. BUT.... I am not big on heights. I would like to be 5 floor (or lower) . But at what floor level do lakeview rooms officially start?

Do I have this right???? If you have a 1bedroom lakeview ask for a even numbered northfacing room?

Has anyone stayed in a 1 bedroom lakeview 5th floor (or lower) and gotten a partial MK view?

Also when you say even numbers does that mean the last two numbers only and not all three?

The chart is great but it also confuses me. Once I stay there I am sure it will make perfect sense.

 

[DonnaL]

The even numbers you're looking for will be the last two digits. If you would like a partial MK view in your Lake view room you will need to be an even numbered room on the north side of the tower. I don't really know what floor the Lake and MK views begin, however, be advised the lower you are the less view you will have. We were on the 8th floor and had a great view of both Bay Lake and MK, however, if we looked down we saw parking lot and the loading area for housekeeping (towels, bedding,etc.) It didn't bother us at all because looking straight out we had a marvelous view. Very early every morning a tractor trailer pulled up and loaded all the dirty laundry carts for processing. Therefore, the lower the floor the more aware you will be what is going on below you.........I would think a 5th floor or lower would be very aware.......since you're probably right at the treeline right around that point.

 

[2010Goofy]

We stayed in 7718 over the weekend. This is a studio on the 7th floor with an MK view.

I'll post pictures when I hit 10 posts

 

[cinderella73]

Thanks Donna. I think my family is not so thrilled that I wanted a lower floor. I guess I will just try to suck it up and try to cope with my fear for 2 weeks so we dont end up with a terrible view.

I did this morning get up and go back to look at the charts and it makes much more sense now. (I was at at 2 am last night trying to decipher everything with no luck. )
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It did look like the balconies had higher walls. But do the sliding doors have child safety locks?

I am thinking I wont request a certain floor just ask for a even numbered , north facing room. I just DONT want to face the other rooms! That would set off my fear of heights. And since we have to have the VIP clean for medical reasons we cant change rooms once we get one even if we hate it. So I am a bit nervous.

 

[cinderella73]

We were booked for a Lake View 1-bedroom the second week of December. I was hoping against hope that we'd get one of the almost-Magic-Kingdom-view LV rooms, but what we got barely even qualified as a "lake view"...

We got Room 8611, on the 16th Floor. I think they thought they were doing us a favor giving us a top-floor room, but I was so incredibly disappointed. I knew there was only a slim chance we'd get a Lake View room that also included a bit of the MK, but I figured at least we would have a gorgeous view of the lake either way. Instead, we got a view of other people's rooms.


View from the bedroom:

View from the living room:

Where the room is, from the outside:

You could see the lake if you stood at an angle all the way to one side of the room:

As it turned out, it was so foggy both of the mornings we were in the room, the view didn't really matter!

Sorry to be a post hog but that is exactly the view I was talking about that would make me feel dizzy! I dont mind planes or certain heights but looking down or across at other buildings seems to really affect me.

Its the same room type we are getting but I noticed that the room ended in 11 so 10 would have been facing away from there ? I want to avoid being on that inner wraparound facing in.

 

[Calissto31]

Hey all!

I'm not a DVC member "yet" but I frequent the boards a lot. We are actually driving to BLT now and will be there in a few hours. This is our first stay there so I am excited but nervous because I already spoke to a cast member and from the sound of it I might have a south facing room. We are staying in a studio lake view and requested north facing even number so let's see if I get some pixie dust thrown my way. I promise to take lots of pictures and if anyone is looking for any kind of picture feel free to ask or pm me and I will do my best to get it. If anyone is there now let me know and maybe we can meet up.

 

[kamikazecat]

I would love to know about whether there is a child safety lock on the balcony door as well.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

I would love to know about whether there is a child safety lock on the balcony door as well.

Yes there is. Unfortunately I don't have a photo, but they are there.

 

[Calissto31]

I would love to know about whether there is a child safety lock on the balcony door as well.

I spoke to a cast member and they say there is one at the very top of the door in the center of the door but honestly I am looking at the door and for the life of me don't see it. I am however in a handicap accessible room (7714) so I don't know if that may affect there being one on. I'm going to post some pics of the room now so you guys can not only see it and the view but also you can get an idea of how tall the balcony is which I would say is the same height as all the other disney hotels we've stayed at. I would say that if you have kids definitely make sure to have it on because a turn of the knob locks and unlocks the door. Hope this helps

 

[Calissto31]

Here's an update. We checked in yesterday afternoon to find that we had been assigned pretty much the complete opposite of what we requested (north side/facing, high floor, even numbered room in the lake view category) and we were assigned a 2nd floor south side room facing the contemporary but hey it was even numbered. Thanks to the trusty chart on the first page and a super helpful cast member we were moved to 7714 a north facing higher floor with awesome views. The room is handicap accessible which based on other accounts has me thinking that all rooms ending in 14 are handicap accessible. The bathroom sink is in the bathroom instead of infront of the kitchenette and apparently according to the bell hop the room is slightly more spacious. The bathroom also has a stand up shower and separate bathtub as can be found on another post. Here are some pics and I'll try to get some more from all around.

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Kitchenette

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View straight out

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View looking right

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View looking left

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Zoomed in

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Very zoomed in

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Straight down

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Extreme far left (DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THIS)

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Enjoy....and yes the crane is up but hey I can be creative. I'll try to get some night shots but my camera is not the best

 

[kamikazecat]

Thanks for answering my question about the lock. Is there a way to request a non accessible room?

 

[work2play]

Thank you for the nice pictures! We will be back next month, and I can't wait! At this point I pretty much have all of the room locations memorized so hopefully I will be able to negotiate a good view.

 

[Calissto31]

Thanks for answering my question about the lock. Is there a way to request a non accessible room?

I don't see why not. Especially if you emphasize in the request that you have a small child and NEED a child safety lock

 

[flipflopmom]

This thread should come with a warning! After reading all 42 pages, I took my dog out the back door and thought, " man we didn't get a castle view". I need to get off disboards!!!!!

So, we have a Mk view studio booked. Am I correct that a higher floor, center, non-ha room would be good??

 

[Uncleromulus]

Good one!
We're taking a picture postcard of the Castle which we'll tape to the window, just in case we don't get that certain view.

 

[WDWKOOK]

Has anyone had an issue with elevator noise?

Just wondering if it's worth requesting (amongst other more important requests) "Away from elevator" or if it's a non-issue.

TIA and many thanks to the OP for a fabulous resource for BLT room info.

 

[kamikazecat]

I called today and made the request for the non-handicapped accessible room because we needed the safety lock and the cm insisted that I wouldn't get the room unless I requested to have one. She felt the request was unnecessary but I insisted she put it in. Is there a way to check the request online or should I call back and talk to a different cm to make sure it is there?