Just enjoyed 12 nights at the BWV over the end of July and Beginning of August this year: 2BR Villa on the 5th floor.
1) Self- parking was easy. Never, never had to go beyond the very first row for a spot and we did a lot of in and out use of the car. Definitely different than it was in the days before Magical Express magically made so many cars disappear...
2) Our room was on the 5th floor -standard view-if you did not know- the 5th floor only exists in some of the BWV- ours was about half way down away from the elevators towards the tennis courts...I had specifically asked if this was NEAR the tennis courts and was told it was...it was not. It was half way to the tennis courts. The buildings truly near the tennis court end only have 4 floors. This was not ideal - was not what we asked for- and was not what the desk clerk told me we were getting. Did it ruin things? No. But it created challenges I hoped to avoid... for future reference don't believe anything they tell you at the desk without checking yourself.
The problems here are- on the 5th floor you may want to be near an elevator at the very least for grocery lugging unless you want to use bell services for every trip for groceries. As I said we were in and out alot, so it was a lot of time up and down stairwells or waiting for elevators. Also the mid building location meant you could not enter easily from the tennis court end--the stairs there also only go to the 4th floor, and of course we were midway from either end. It was good to walk the stairs straight down to the pools. In future I would prefer a SV room on a lower floor ALL the way down near the tennis courts. Easier access to buses, car lot, tennis, etc.
3) THE HALLWAYS ARE WAAAAAAY TOO COLD! As a guest it was usually uncomfortably cold coming home to those hallways. As a member it is uncomfortable thinking about the energy bill they are running up on me cooling those hallways to 65 or 55 or 35 or whatever ridiculously low temp they have them.
4) Maintenance was good, and what was not right or not there they promptly fixed or brought up. (a wobbly, noisy fan, a cookie sheet, dishtowel, etc.)
5) ON a 12 night stay the full clean on days 4 and 12 with trash and towel on day 8 was a bit silly...I mean we left on day 13 and then they had to just do another full clean...and we really needed the full clean more on day 8 than on day 4....
6)The model rooms for AKV seen at SSR are gorgeous--I love the 1br/2 bath set up. I can see staying there in the future if possible.
7)Internet access--even though we are members they tried to charge us for using the Internet...I had to call to have the charges removed....Either call in the beginning or plan on calling at the end. This is something I hear over and over on these boards.
1) Self- parking was easy. Never, never had to go beyond the very first row for a spot and we did a lot of in and out use of the car. Definitely different than it was in the days before Magical Express magically made so many cars disappear...
2) Our room was on the 5th floor -standard view-if you did not know- the 5th floor only exists in some of the BWV- ours was about half way down away from the elevators towards the tennis courts...I had specifically asked if this was NEAR the tennis courts and was told it was...it was not. It was half way to the tennis courts. The buildings truly near the tennis court end only have 4 floors. This was not ideal - was not what we asked for- and was not what the desk clerk told me we were getting. Did it ruin things? No. But it created challenges I hoped to avoid... for future reference don't believe anything they tell you at the desk without checking yourself.
The problems here are- on the 5th floor you may want to be near an elevator at the very least for grocery lugging unless you want to use bell services for every trip for groceries. As I said we were in and out alot, so it was a lot of time up and down stairwells or waiting for elevators. Also the mid building location meant you could not enter easily from the tennis court end--the stairs there also only go to the 4th floor, and of course we were midway from either end. It was good to walk the stairs straight down to the pools. In future I would prefer a SV room on a lower floor ALL the way down near the tennis courts. Easier access to buses, car lot, tennis, etc.
3) THE HALLWAYS ARE WAAAAAAY TOO COLD! As a guest it was usually uncomfortably cold coming home to those hallways. As a member it is uncomfortable thinking about the energy bill they are running up on me cooling those hallways to 65 or 55 or 35 or whatever ridiculously low temp they have them.
4) Maintenance was good, and what was not right or not there they promptly fixed or brought up. (a wobbly, noisy fan, a cookie sheet, dishtowel, etc.)
5) ON a 12 night stay the full clean on days 4 and 12 with trash and towel on day 8 was a bit silly...I mean we left on day 13 and then they had to just do another full clean...and we really needed the full clean more on day 8 than on day 4....
6)The model rooms for AKV seen at SSR are gorgeous--I love the 1br/2 bath set up. I can see staying there in the future if possible.
7)Internet access--even though we are members they tried to charge us for using the Internet...I had to call to have the charges removed....Either call in the beginning or plan on calling at the end. This is something I hear over and over on these boards.
I love that resort! thanks for all of the observations and comments.
