BoardWalk Inn: Standard View. Room Request Recs?

[Missoutandabout]

Calling all BoardWalk Inn experts! (We usually stay "across the water" so I'm more clueless than normal when it comes to the BWI. )

Anyone know of a good room request for a quieter area of the resort? We've booked a standard view. (We have had absolutely BRILLIANT standard view rooms at both AKL and BC before, so I know it's possible to luck out and get something lovely.) We're booked for a short stay during F&W and really looking forward to being in the Epcot area again.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dreamsdocometrue9112]

We requested a courtyard view. It was met and we got a perfect view of the Eiffel tower in EPCOT.

 

[Missoutandabout]

We requested a courtyard view. It was met and we got a perfect view of the Eiffel tower in EPCOT.

Oh NICE! That's considered Standard and not Garden? That would be a sweet view, indeed.

 

[DisneyFansInNYC]

We stay at the BW all the time. We love staying over the boardwalk. It seems like it would be loud it it is not. Not sure what view that is but we love the views of the water.

 

[DebbieB]

Oh NICE! That's considered Standard and not Garden? That would be a sweet view, indeed.

Boardwalk doesn't have garden view. Standard or Water. Courtyard is part of standard, along with the front driveway.

http://www.mousesavers.com/2013-boardwalk-inn-room-rates-season-dates/

 

[MichiganDVC]

Boardwalk doesn't have garden view. Standard or Water. Courtyard is part of standard, along with the front driveway.

http://www.mousesavers.com/2013-boardwalk-inn-room-rates-season-dates/

Unless you're staying at the Boardwalk villas on the other side of the resort? In which case you will have standard, preferred, and then Boardwalk views.

 

[DebbieB]

Unless you're staying at the Boardwalk villas on the other side of the resort? In which case you will have standard, preferred, and then Boardwalk views.

Right, but the thread title was Boardwalk Inn.

Villas do have the views you listed for DVC reservations. CRO only books standard and are usually given pool/garden views.

 

[flamark]

I really really am not this guy but, "did you check out earlier posts". That guy always bugged me. He's on any forum about any subject. The reason I mentioned that is that I too am looking for a good std view room for our trip at the end of this month and the BWI info thread on here has a very lengthy reply on it describing rooms and views. HTH and I am monitoring this thread to steal any ideas that folks suggest. Also we visited BWI yesterday to scout out and I spoke at length with a front desk person and was informed that no matter where you stay you have to come back through the lobby to get to the boardwalk itself and therefore EPCOT. He also said that on the uppermost floor(5th I think he said) the 2 rooms closest to the lobby have water views through a window (no balcony) but are still considered std view. Others may know differently but that is what the gentleman told me.

 

[kirby428]

I really really am not this guy but, "did you check out earlier posts". That guy always bugged me. He's on any forum about any subject. The reason I mentioned that is that I too am looking for a good std view room for our trip at the end of this month and the BWI info thread on here has a very lengthy reply on it describing rooms and views. HTH and I am monitoring this thread to steal any ideas that folks suggest. Also we visited BWI yesterday to scout out and I spoke at length with a front desk person and was informed that no matter where you stay you have to come back through the lobby to get to the boardwalk itself and therefore EPCOT. He also said that on the uppermost floor(5th I think he said) the 2 rooms closest to the lobby have water views through a window (no balcony) but are still considered std view. Others may know differently but that is what the gentleman told me.

Wow the lobby only access to the boardwalk will surely add some distance to the trip to the Epcot Gate, eh? How many thought there was an exit door at the northern most edge? I did. Puts BC and YC a closer walk to Epcot. The SE corner of BC is only 600ft to the Epcot gate. That's about like walking from one side of a Super Walmart to the other side. I'd better rent an ECV.

 

[flamark]

As I said, I most certainly could be wrong, but that is what the cast member told me. Your comment just got me thinking about how scooters, wheelchairs, etc. get down from the lobby level to the boardwalk level. I am sure there is an elevator but I certainly didn't see it, either coming out or passing back through when we were leaving.

 

[Wood Nymph]

As I said, I most certainly could be wrong, but that is what the cast member told me. Your comment just got me thinking about how scooters, wheelchairs, etc. get down from the lobby level to the boardwalk level. I am sure there is an elevator but I certainly didn't see it, either coming out or passing back through when we were leaving.

There is an exit door on ground level near the Flying Fish restaurant. We had a ground floor room on the courtyard side and in order to get out to the boardwalk we had to go up a floor, down some hallways, and then back down again. There was an elevator to use. It was very inconvenient since there aren't any exit doors that are close to Epcot.

Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

 

[DebbieB]

As I said, I most certainly could be wrong, but that is what the cast member told me. Your comment just got me thinking about how scooters, wheelchairs, etc. get down from the lobby level to the boardwalk level. I am sure there is an elevator but I certainly didn't see it, either coming out or passing back through when we were leaving.

It's near the restrooms on the second floor off the lobby on the Inn side. Near the store on the villa side.

 

[kirby428]

As I said, I most certainly could be wrong, but that is what the cast member told me. Your comment just got me thinking about how scooters, wheelchairs, etc. get down from the lobby level to the boardwalk level. I am sure there is an elevator but I certainly didn't see it, either coming out or passing back through when we were leaving.

Rooms at the northern most part of BWI behind ESPN measure about 2000 ft to the EPCOT gate considering a need to exit the lobby at the center of the lake side. That's not quite a half mile and about the same as a walk to the MK from the CR.