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

[twinklebug]

Our room was one of the remodeled ones:

Thank you for posting this, it's the first pic I've seen of the new bathroom setup... a change for the better.

Looks like your room here is a 2br dedicated? I'd love to hear a report from someone who had a studio this was done in. Interested in knowing what they did in the kitchenette area & if the counter space opposite the kitchenette is gone.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

hello blt ~owners!

a lil' followup from our first trip & earlier comments. [ & to illustrate i was
just "blowing" or attention seeking." ,

when submitted to member services, i made the point that this scooter
laying rubber, was over 3 feet long. therefore, no accident,but instead
an act of vandalism. workers informed me that they reported the
damages but the vandals were not held responsible.

can owners request a report to make sure our dues are not paying
for such damages?


second,

this door was opened many times without anyone around. there were
marks where it's been forced opened. when i looked closer, the door
no longer completely closed, & would take lil' effort to force it opened.
safety was one of our main reasons for buying. we will no longer
accept any room on the ground floor.


however, , most of the pictures,

here's a good one from our other room,

here's our precious lil' @ the mixer. [ that was a fun experience.]

& why i was shocked to witnessed some of activities/partying going
on. we are expecting a family resort. [ for example, after watching fireworks
one night, these 2 ladies dressed in revealing clothing & no under garments,
came in thru the same door pictured above. giggling/laughing, with unsteady
gaits, they decided to sit right in front of me, taking off their high heels.
they took no care in exposing themselves , as they were inebriated.] the
only way to report , is way over @ the contemp.. but i can tell you ,
those working over there do not want to be bothered with blt. & now i
understand why so many don't want on the first floor.

 

[jmarinacci]

thanks or the post the pictures are great!

 

[mzozzietj]

We stayed in room 7532 last week and it also had the renovated bathroom with the sink in the bathroom not in the kitchen area. I thought perhaps it was a partially accessible room since it was different. Didn't realize they were renovating. It was a very nice surprise.

I didn't take view pictures as I thought I had seen others on here but it has a view of the contemporary and the walkway to the right and the marina and lake to the left. We could see the water pageant at night but not a fantastic view of it.

It was a lake view studio and was in good condition, some obvious wear on the arm of the pull out sofa but nothing that looked like abuse.

 

[poohj80]

Stayed in 7838 at the beginning of the month. Sorry that the pictures aren't better. The fog was CRAZY!

7838- Studio- Lake View- View of Contemporary, Lake, Electric Water Pagaent

Our room was one of the remodeled ones:

This is the first photo I have seen of the remodeled studio and I am trying to understand it. Is the toilet where the kitchenette used to be? If so, where is the kitchenette now?

Thanks!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

This is the first photo I have seen of the remodeled studio and I am trying to understand it. Is the toilet where the kitchenette used to be? If so, where is the kitchenette now?

Thanks!

The toilet is in the same spot it's always been. What they did was move a sink into the bathroom area and removed the bathroom sink from the kitchenette area. The kitchenette still has it's own sink that was meant for the kitchen.

 

[poohj80]

The toilet is in the same spot it's always been. What they did was move a sink into the bathroom area and removed the bathroom sink from the kitchenette area. The kitchenette still has it's own sink that was meant for the kitchen.

So is where the bathroom sink used to be just a counter now in the kitchen?

Thanks again!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

So is where the bathroom sink used to be just a counter now in the kitchen?

Thanks again!

From what I've seen in pictures and heard described is that the wall was moved to adjust for the change - kind of just flipping the sink around. Here's a link to some pictures on DVC News that shows both sides. There's still some counter space on the "bathroom" side of the kitchenette but it's maybe 1/2 or 1/3rd of what it used to be.

http://dvcnews.com/index.php/news-resorts-220/1418-bay-lake-tower-villa-modifications

 

[poohj80]

From what I've seen in pictures and heard described is that the wall was moved to adjust for the change - kind of just flipping the sink around. Here's a link to some pictures on DVC News that shows both sides. There's still some counter space on the "bathroom" side of the kitchenette but it's maybe 1/2 or 1/3rd of what it used to be.

http://dvcnews.com/index.php/news-resorts-220/1418-bay-lake-tower-villa-modifications

Awesome! Thanks for the link! I hadn't heard about the locks either.

 

[work2play]

Map views updated today! Thanks for all of the contributors!

 

[lesabrowning]

What an amazingly informative thread! We are AKV owners who will be visiting BLT soon for the first time. We are booked in a 1BR LV and would like to be as close as possible to the elevator and sky bridge due to medical issues. (basically need to minimize extra walking) I say the elevators and skybridge because we will use the restaurants at the CR, the monorail and valet parking. (or hubby will go get the car and pick the rest of us up out front) I am not sure what to ask for in this situation. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

 

[vellamint]

What an amazingly informative thread! We are AKV owners who will be visiting BLT soon for the first time. We are booked in a 1BR LV and would like to be as close as possible to the elevator and sky bridge due to medical issues. (basically need to minimize extra walking) I say the elevators and skybridge because we will use the restaurants at the CR, the monorail and valet parking. (or hubby will go get the car and pick the rest of us up out front) I am not sure what to ask for in this situation. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

I had an even number on the south side and was on the 8th floor right next to the elevators. Very simple to take the elevator right down to the skybridge....

 

[MrsBlovesDisney]

Map views updated today! Thanks for all of the contributors!

Thank YOU work2play for updating!!!!!

 

[work2play]

What an amazingly informative thread! We are AKV owners who will be visiting BLT soon for the first time. We are booked in a 1BR LV and would like to be as close as possible to the elevator and sky bridge due to medical issues. (basically need to minimize extra walking) I say the elevators and skybridge because we will use the restaurants at the CR, the monorail and valet parking. (or hubby will go get the car and pick the rest of us up out front) I am not sure what to ask for in this situation. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

I agree that your best options are on the southside. You want a room that ends in one of these numbers:

XX34, XX36 (faces towards the Contemporary and marina)
XX35 (faces toward the pool and lake)
XX21, XX27 (faces pool and lake between the two elevator banks)

Ask at the desk when you check in to see if they can get you one of those.

Good luck!

 

[searlproudbottom]

Here are some pics from our room 7632. We loved the room and it was as close to the elevator as you can get. We could not hear the elevator at all. The room was 1 floor above the sky bridge. What was really great about the room is I could watch my kids cross the bridge when they walked to the Contempo Cafe to refill there drinks.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34139060&postcount=361

 

[dbprimeaux]

We will be staying at BLT for the first time May 22-30. We have a 2 bedroom dedicated LV reservation. I will be very upset if our room is in "bad shape" being that it is costing us some many points. Can someone tell me if the 2 bedroom dedicated units have a lot of "wear and tear" on them?

On what floors are the 2 bedroom dedicated units located? What are the best room numbers?

Thanks!!

 

[work2play]

We will be staying at BLT for the first time May 22-30. We have a 2 bedroom dedicated LV reservation. I will be very upset if our room is in "bad shape" being that it is costing us some many points. Can someone tell me if the 2 bedroom dedicated units have a lot of "wear and tear" on them?

On what floors are the 2 bedroom dedicated units located? What are the best room numbers?

Thanks!!

I have stayed in a 2 BR dedicated with very little damage. I think it just depends on the room you get, in general, there has been minimal damage in any of the rooms that I have stayed in. If you look at the first post, you can see from the map that dedicated 2 BR LV rooms are on all floors except the first floor (they are orange in color on the map). You can click on specific rooms and see pics of the views, so it depends on what you consider to be "best".

 

[dbprimeaux]

I have stayed in a 2 BR dedicated with very little damage. I think it just depends on the room you get, in general, there has been minimal damage in any of the rooms that I have stayed in. If you look at the first post, you can see from the map that dedicated 2 BR LV rooms are on all floors except the first floor (they are orange in color on the map). You can click on specific rooms and see pics of the views, so it depends on what you consider to be "best".

Thanks!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

though we only been once with 2 rooms, i think this represents
2 type of issues. one is normal wear & tear. [ i hope is the
majority] , & the second is vandalism.

i did not report how extensive the vandalism was in that room.
when we started adding all the damages up, was when
the pattern became evident. see the door stop in one
picture? ours were completely bent over & the other was
missing. what they did...was squeezed one of those scooters
between the "island" and the stove, fridge, dishwasher
& hit the gas. those dents can't be fixed. the wood trimmed
in front of the stove was gone..so they must have destroyed it.


talking with workers was interesting. they told about a table
top covered with nail polish..and some guests removing
the showers head...overhead. [ must have stood on a scooter
to get @ it.] air mattress they loaned, the so call guests
took them home. * when i met with a dvc manager , he stated
they do not loan air mattress. i believe the workers.

one may wonder why we didn't demand another room? mostly,
because of the outstanding efforts we received from the dvc
satisfaction team. we were there during 2weeks during the holidays.
we have been @ wdw @ this time, & know how tight the rooms
can be. also we see our dvc membership as a "partner-ship"
& know disney does problem solving. & for the record, i know
i am not perfect, nor do we expect disney, 100% of the time.

our 2 concerns from this trip..are safety, & who pays for the
vandalism & stealing. i met with several contemp. managers.
no one came over as they promised. i sorta think they knew
how bad this room was. again , there's a big difference between
wear & vandalism. it is vandalism. as for this room, we would have
been very impressed if it hadn't been abused.

hope your is everything you 're expecting. if it isn't vandalized, i think
it will!

 

[Kazooie01]

We just made our first reservation for January 2012. We will be staying in a one bedroom theme park view. The kids can’t wait. This thread was just what I needed to help decide on a room. Thanks!