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

[kamikazecat]

We are making our first trip to BLT next week. We are driving to WDW and will get there on Sunday, and will check into BLT on Monday, 3/1/2010. We have booked an MK view studio and have done the online checkin. Are there any photos we should take, or anything you want us to check out while we are there?

I would love to see a picture of the balcony door lock and a picture that shows if there is a childproof security lock or something like that.

 

[sissy_42]

Is it imposable to get a MK view at the seven month mark? I am planing an October trip in a studio.

 

[PinkTink63]

Is it imposable to get a MK view at the seven month mark? I am planing an October trip in a studio.

I guess it would depend on what time of year you are going. I could have had one for Aug. at the 7 month mark, but I chose a standard view instead.

 

[nikkistevej]

Is it imposable to get a MK view at the seven month mark? I am planing an October trip in a studio.

I got a MK studio for a few days on the Week of Aug 25, and a 1 bdr MK view for a few days for the week after Labor day. I just called as soon as they opened on the 7 month mark. But neither of these times is super busy- I think I lucked out. October might be OK.

 

[supersuperwendy]

I've decided not to make a request...I want to see what I get and be surprised!

 

[SorcererJim]

We stayed in Room 7614 .. it was a Studio room, Lake View ... it was a Handicap Accessible room, so there was no "kitchenette" room, but had 2 showers one glass enclosed shower and another was the normal bathtub shower. Sink was in the bathroom as well.

We had a nice view of the castle, space mountain, monorail track and was able to watch Wishes from our balcony with an excellent view!

 

[triciari]

This is exactly what I needed to know! Thanks for posting!

 

[triciari]

We just got back from staying at BLT for a week in a dedicated two bedroom. We had a little drama checking in. There was one "lake view" ded. 2 bedroom left when we checked in about 8:00pm. We were given 7329. I had read this entire thread before I left and knew that the 3rd floor was not the best, but what could we do?? We got up to our room and I immediately called back to the desk. We didn't have a lake view. We were looking at trees. You could see the pool between the branches if you looked hard enough. I was told that we had booked a water view. If you can see water it is considered a water view. I told her I couldn't see water only trees. After about 30 minutes on the phone she told me that we could switch rooms the next day for a $60 cleaning fee. We agreed to that. She also said she understood our frustration...the bamboo was too high when planted in her opinion. She told us that we would be 5th floor or higher on the inside or somewhere on the outside. I told her that we would really appreciate the outside since that is what we had requested originally. She told me that she'd see what she could do. Her name is Mary and she was wonderful to work with! Once we 'checked out' of that room, BLT was great to store all of our luggage and groceries until the afternoon. We got moved to room 7944 and LOVED it. It was so much more spacious. Yes, the inside rooms have a laundry room but with three little ones running around we need more living space. The laundry closet was just fine with us. I really feel like DVC is going to have to add a couple of different categories for the inside/outside rooms. I got really mad thinking that we almost stayed on the inside for the same number of points as the outside rooms. The outside rooms are wider and you have two bar stools at the counter which we needed with 8 people. We couldn't have all eaten together in the inside rooms. Also, the outside rooms, at least on the
9th floor have unobstructed views of the Lake. It's not fair that the inside rooms have to look through trees for the same number of points. I really think that this is going to become a big issue the more time people spend at BLT. Don't get me wrong. I loved staying that close to the Magic. Seeing the fireworks from top of the world was unbelievable. I just feel like there needs to be more than standard, lake and MK views to be fair at this DVC resort.

THIS is exactly what I needed to know!
thanks,
Tricia

 

[work2play]

Hi all! I have updated the "views reported" map, and I have added information on specific rooms as well as the posting number if there are pictures!

Sorry to be away for awhile! I managed to have my BLT stay cancelled due to Snowmaggedon 2010! At least they reinstated my points, but I am soooo dissappointed! Probably will not be able to get into BLT until the Fall! Boo hoo! Keep those pictures coming!

 

[wdrl]

Sorry to be away for awhile! I managed to have my BLT stay cancelled due to Snowmaggedon 2010! At least they reinstated my points, but I am soooo dissappointed! Probably will not be able to get into BLT until the Fall! Boo hoo! Keep those pictures coming!

Sorry to hear that your trip had to be cancelled! I don't mean to rub it in, but we are here at BLT right now. We are in 8028, a studio with an MK View on the 10th floor. We'll post some photos of the view in a few days. I'll also post some photos of some BLT odds & ends, like the lock on the balcony door, the laundromat, community hall, etc.

 

[PurpleTurtle]

Hi all! I have updated the "views reported" map, and I have added information on specific rooms as well as the posting number if there are pictures!

Sorry to be away for awhile! I managed to have my BLT stay cancelled due to Snowmaggedon 2010! At least they reinstated my points, but I am soooo dissappointed! Probably will not be able to get into BLT until the Fall! Boo hoo! Keep those pictures coming!

Thanks for doing all the work on this. Great thread. I hope you get to BLT soon!

 

[work2play]

Sorry to hear that your trip had to be cancelled! I don't mean to rub it in, but we are here at BLT right now. We are in 8028, a studio with an MK View on the 10th floor. We'll post some photos of the view in a few days. I'll also post some photos of some BLT odds & ends, like the lock on the balcony door, the laundromat, community hall, etc.

wdrl! Glad to see that you made it to BLT! I hope you have a great view! Please post some photos, it will have to tide me over!

 

[dizfan]

Sorry to hear that your trip had to be cancelled! I don't mean to rub it in, but we are here at BLT right now. We are in 8028, a studio with an MK View on the 10th floor. We'll post some photos of the view in a few days. I'll also post some photos of some BLT odds & ends, like the lock on the balcony door, the laundromat, community hall, etc.

wdrl, glad to hear you made it and that you got a higher floor. Hopefully the view of MK meets your expectations.

 

[Muhlenberg]

We just got back, and stayed in room 8106 on the 11th floor, Lake View room. It was a regular studio...there were 3 adults...and we survived! The bathroom door wasn't a problem, but my 85 yo mom decided that the kitchenette must have been designed by a man.

Anyway...here is the view... no leaning involved.

Looking straight out... (this one may have been zoomed to look at the boat)

Looking to the left...

Looking to the right...

Overall, we enjoyed our stay, and enjoyed analyzing what they COULD have done with the studios.

 

[wdrl]

Here we are at BLT in an MK view studio. This is our first trip to WDW as DVC members. We did online check-in and had requested a higher floor. When we arrived at 7:05 AM, our packet was ready and we were anxious to find out which floor we were on. The CM said she had a villa on the 10th floor, so we were very happy. Of course, the room wasn't ready yet, so we gave the CM a cell phone number to call us. We self-parked at BLT, then went to MK and had breakfast at the Crystal Palace and rode several rides (crowds were light to moderate and wait times were all under 30 minutes). About 2:30 PM we got the call that our room was ready, so we headed back to BLT.

8028 is to the right side of BLT's front as you look at the building. When you sit on the bed, you can see the Grand Floridian, the monorail station at MK, and the top of Town Hall. The Castle and Space Mountain are too far to the right and are out of view. When you sit on the left side of the sofa, you can see the Castle. When you stand on the balcony, you have a great view of EVERYTHING! You can see Space Mountain, the Castle, the fireworks, the monorails, the Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, and even Tower of Terror, Mount Everest, the Swan & Dolphin, and HS's Water Tower.

The room is in good shape. No stains, scraped furniture, etc. We had to call maintenance because the safe was open but in a locked position. We have an iHome, but I can't figure how to dock my iTouch; it doesn't seem to fit. We hooked up our Apple Airport Express, so we have true WiFi in our room.

Here are some photos. Our room is just a couple doors down the hallway from the south elevators.

The view from the balcony. I call this my "Is it half full or is it half empty?" photo. Some people notice only the parking lot. We notice the Castle, Space Mountain, the monorails (we've seen almost all the monorail colors that are currently operating). Things really seem closer than this photo indicates. Note how much space there is for self-parking at BLT.

The view to the left from our balcony. If you zoom in on the horizon just to the left of the CR, you'll see Mount Everest.

The Castle at night. Our camera doesn't do it justice.

This photo shows the extra child lock on the balcony door. Ironically, my wife and I had a heck of a time opening the balcony door when we first checked in. We pulled, pushed, lifted the door up and down, and moved both locks in all different directions. I was ready to find a 3-year-old who would probably open it in no time. My wife was on the phone calling maintenance when the door finally popped open. We haven't had problems with it since.

I'll post some more photos later. If there is anything you want us to post, let us know.

 

[dreaming4disney]

Wow! Thanks for the photos. Photos are all I have till my trip this November.
Michelle

 

[wdrl]

Here are some more photos of odds and ends around BLT

Here is the laundromat at BLT. It has 3 washers and 6 dryers and is located on the first floor next to the north elevator alcove.

The TV has hookups for most electronic gear. We plugged in our digital cameras and viewed our photos on the flat screen TV. Its nice that the hookups are right up front and not on the back or side of the TV.

Here is the vanity area. I'm 5'11" and have no problem with the height of the mirror. However, little kids, or anyone under 5' might find the mirror is too high. I wonder if a little kid could stand on a purple owner's locker in order to brush their hair??

Here are the lockers and the bathrooms at BLT's pool.

Here is one of the gates at BLT's pool. To open the gate, you need to pull up on the knob on the top of the post while pushing on the gate. I'd hope little kids would not be able to open the gate by themselves.

Here is a photo of BLT's beach. This photo doesn't do it justice, but I'm not sure ANY photo could do it justice. Suffice to say that Magens Bay won't be supplanted by BLT as one of the world's great beaches.

Gotta run... will post more later.

 

[mickeys girl 52]

I am doing a "Sister Trip" Sept 26th to Oct 3rd with my 4 sisters and really looking forward to it. I just did a split stay and changed the last 3 days to BLT to be close to Magic Kingdom and at BCV to be close to Epcot. I think I read that a good request for LV was North building with even numbered rooms. Did I get that right?

 

[Tinks "SS"]

We stayed in 8437 feb 12 through the 19th. Here is the only view pic i took. it was the first day and it was cold and rainy. Really wish it had been warmer so we could have enjoyed the balcony more. My boys loved it though.

 

[goofy370]

We are just back from our vacation at BLT. We were in room 8205. We had a Lake View and it is a 2 bedroom. We had a FANTASTIC view. We could see Illuminations from our balcony at night. I will post some pics later that I took of the pool, lake, Epcot and MGM from our balcony. I was ready for the view to stink and boy it was a surprise to see how great it was!!