Hi all! We just got back from an AMAZING week at Beach Club, CL. We had booked a standard/garden view room, and got upgraded to the BEST view imaginable! We were in room 5687, next door to the Nantucket Suite! We had a frontal lagoon view, with SAB right below us, the BWI across, and the YC, S/D to the right. It was so nice! We had requested a room with a daybed (although we are only a party of 4) for our son with autism. The IPO staff was SO helpful and friendly over emails prior to the trip, and they assured me that they would have a hand in the room assignment. Did they ever! They rock!
I was under the impression that there were no rooms with daybeds that had a Water View, (maybe there are only a handful, which is why they are not bookable for parties of 5...), so I NEVER expected to open the drapes and be hit with such an amazing view!
Overall, we give the BC CL an A+!
The lounge, although small, was very nice. The staff in the lounge was so friendly and helpful. I always felt weird asking for things (bottles of water, extra food or cups, etc.) but they NEVER acted put out or anything. They did everything with a smile on their face and went that extra mile again and again for us. One of our sons is 4, and he LOVED those Swedish Fish. Well, one afternoon, we got back too late, and the lounge was closed after the "snacks" time, and our son started crying because it had become routine to run to the lounge after returning to the parks and grabbing some snacks (he's sort of a brat that way).
Well, the CM at the desk fussed over him and promised she'd have gummy fish out during the 5-7pm appetizer hour. I told her over and over that it was okay, not necessary, etc. Well, later as we came back to our room after swimming, there was a little baggie of gummy fish tied to our room door handle! Wow! Talk about personalized service.
The food was great too! We actually ate the majority of the time in there, and only ate "real" meals a couple of times all week. There was plenty (IMO) to make a big, filling breakfast daily as well as a substantial dinner off the evening offerings. We don't eat big, hearty meals generally (we're more snackers, light meal eaters), so it was perfect for us. We loved the evening desserts every night, and all week, I only bought ONE treat (a cheesecake brownie from BW Bakery). We bought a total of 4 ice creams for our kids all week too, because they LOVED the desserts in the lounge and got their fill in there. Gotta love all you can eat cookies that run $2.79 each in the parks...
. For the whole week, for our family of four, our "room charge" totaled $612, and that included a $100 meal for two at Bluezoo as well as all our souvenirs and random purchases. We charged EVERYTHING to the room, and the CL was most definitely a huge value for us, food/drink/treat wise.
Our mousekeeper, Fenelita, was fabulous as well! Our room was always freshly made up (she was watching us, and figured out our "normal" routine). We never caught her making up our room. She was very stealth. Always vacuumed up our kid's crumbs from eating in the room.
Always replenished towels, toiletries, etc. and cleaned our room until it shone. And, left us more chocolate every night than we could eat! We brought back a ziploc bag full.
We NEVER came back to a room that had not been serviced, and loved the daily turndown service too. She was great.
Overall, we found the BC to be an outstanding family resort. LOVED SAB! We have found our new home, and will be returning to BC CL many times in the coming years!
Such a gorgeous place. I love the atmosphere there. Poly is wonderful too and gives you lots of options (beach, boat and monorail transportation, lots of restaurants close by...) but AKL has an ambiance that is just very unique. The animals, Jiko, WINE, firepits, gorgeous pool area, beautiful landscaping... I think you'd love it. Plus AKL has a really great CL lounge 
