Concierge/Club Level Information - Part III (October 2010)

[Angel16]

I check into BC CL next Saturday so I will get the low down with pictures when I am there!!!

Thank you, I really look forward to your thoughts and pictures. Wishing you a fantastic trip with some extra pixie dust sprinkled around you.

Happy Planning....or should I say Happy Packing!!

I'll be happy to provide that info...just give me a couple of weeks

Heather

Thank you Heather, I am getting so excited for all these trips everyone has planned.
Safe travels and much joy for your vacation.

We'll be leaving in 11 days (ticker says 12, but I added a day) and I'll be sure to get a detailed list for you of CL offerings ...and plenty of pictures, too

This thread should be really busy with all that are heading off or CL stays. Thank you hstrickland, looking forward to your list and pictures. It is now 10 days....WooHoo Have a fantastic time and wishing you all great weather.

Angel16

 

[KatieKat]

We are so looking forward to our trip this September/October. We will be staying at BC/CL and AKL/CL. Is there any recent reviews and or pictures of the food offering for both of those resorts.

We have stayed at AKL CL before and love, love it! However it will be two years since our last visit. Beach Club resort is our first stay.

Any help would be so appreciated.

Angel16

Here is my review from April when we stayed at BC CL. We loved it!

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2921500

 

[disney777]

We'll be leaving in 11 days (ticker says 12, but I added a day) and I'll be sure to get a detailed list for you of CL offerings ...and plenty of pictures, too

I'll be staying AKL CL at the end of August for 9 days. Looking forward to your report on the CL food offerings. My first CL stay, so excited.

 

[hstrickland]

I'll be staying AKL CL at the end of August for 9 days. Looking forward to your report on the CL food offerings. My first CL stay, so excited.

Hopefully AKL CL won't disappoint The IPO, Don, has been wonderful...very helpful and super quick with his emails. Maybe this is a good sign We get back from our trip on June 29th...I'll hopefully get started on the TR that weekend.

Happy Planning!
Heather

 

[WDWKOOK]

Just to piggy back on this, I would also definitely use online check in with CL. All 3 check ins so far have been very fast and done by the CL CMs, not the front desk. We also got major pixie dust twice, so I don't think you lose anything by checking in in advance.

I think "Major" might be an understatement. This is an excellent point you make. So many guests worry that if they do OCI, they'll be no possibility of being upgraded and you've proven this just isn't so. The room assignor is still a human being who just now works in conjunction with a computer program that also assigns rooms. The room assignor still assigns room about 3 days prior to arrival, whether you do OCI or not. Thanks for pointing this out to everyone who may have been concerned about OCI.

I also tried OCI for the first time in March for just our BWI/CL stay and other than putting in my credit card number online (I think this pre-paid our balance due on our room-only reservation which you usually pay at check-in), I didn't notice any difference - good or bad, so I recommend doing it if you want since it makes the trip more "official" and if you don't want to, that's fine, too.

I never noticed your reviews in your signature before. They were great. Thank you. I am going to have to try WL at some point because it really sounds amazing. I didn't even think about WL when we made our reservations but now I really wished I had asked about it. Either way, BWI still looks lovely and I am excited about going and trying the CL there. THanks again for your reviews and photos. They are really helpful.

You're welcome. I think that WL/CL is an undiscovered gem so don't tell anyone about it

Hopefully AKL CL won't disappoint The IPO, Don, has been wonderful...very helpful and super quick with his emails. Maybe this is a good sign We get back from our trip on June 29th...I'll hopefully get started on the TR that weekend.

Happy Planning!
Heather

 

[Mousemommy1]

I asked WL IPO whether I should do online check-in and they said that doing online check-in doesn't hurt my chances of getting my room requests. They listed all of the requests I had and said that they would do their best to honor those online check-in or not. Still undecided on whether to do it or not. Such silly things to obsess over...

 

[WDWKOOK]

I asked WL IPO whether I should do online check-in and they said that doing online check-in doesn't hurt my chances of getting my room requests. They listed all of the requests I had and said that they would do their best to honor those online check-in or not. Still undecided on whether to do it or not. Such silly things to obsess over...

Do it! You know you want to

 

[Mousemommy1]

Do it! You know you want to

Oh I do, I do, I do!!!!!! I always do online check in, I love it!!!

 

[hstrickland]

Do it! You know you want to

Oh I do, I do, I do!!!!!! I always do online check in, I love it!!!

I second that! Do it! In fact, Don, one of the IPOs, told me yesterday to go ahead with online checkin....and I did He's like the best!!! A wealth of info and quick to answer request without the whole form letter deal.

 

[bluejasmine]

I know last June we did online check in, it wasnt for CL but we were shocked when our room was ready at check in 730 am June 15 2011!!

I was hesitant to do online check in just b/c previous CL stays we were told not to but they have defanitely changed their views on that so I did it, we check in around 730 am at GF Fri morning.. I may try and get on here when we take our aftermoon break and let you know how it went!

 

[hstrickland]

I know last June we did online check in, it wasnt for CL but we were shocked when our room was ready at check in 730 am June 15 2011!!

I was hesitant to do online check in just b/c previous CL stays we were told not to but they have defanitely changed their views on that so I did it, we check in around 730 am at GF Fri morning.. I may try and get on here when we take our aftermoon break and let you know how it went!

I know...2 years ago at the Poly, they specifically told me not to do online check-in. Now, Don said to do it....so I did. If you get a chance, do let us know how your check-in goes. We'll be leaving next Wednesday and will check in around noon.

Happy Packing!!!
Heather

 

[Angel16]

Here is my review from April when we stayed at BC CL. We loved it!

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2921500

Thank you Katie, this was great photos and discription. It help to get me even more excited...didn't think that was possible.

Ann

 

[i_heart_the_mouse]

I posted a review of our recent 4 CL stays here.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2941085

I'd love it if anyone would like to come check it out.

 

[hstrickland]

I posted a review of our recent 4 CL stays here.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2941085

I'd love it if anyone would like to come check it out.

Great job on the review! Sorry to hear about the CR...while I've never stayed CL there, I love the resort. We've always wanted to try it, though...now I'm not so sure GF is a must do!!!

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Back from a YC CL stay. We did not do on-line check in however the process still only took 5 minutes since everything was printed and ready for us anyway. They just needed to process payment. We arrived around 11am and the room was NOT ready, but they were at full capacity. We received the text around 1pm that the room was ready. All my room requests were met, so we were pleased.

And here's what I received from the BWI IPO in response to the same question:

Our nightly menu rotates nightly. As of now, here is what we carry each day. Things change and there probably will be new items added to our menu by October when you are staying with us.
Breakfast
Fruit: Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Honeydew
Pastries:, Muffins, Flavored Loafs, Danishes, Croissants, Bagels
Cereal: Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops, Raisin Bran
Beverages: Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Coffee, 2% Milk, Skim Milk, Chocolate Milk, Evian, specialty teas
Oatmeal w/dried cranberries, sliced almonds, raisins, brown sugar & hardboiled eggs
Snacks
Cookies: Chocolate Chip/Sugar cookies w/Mickey sprinkles
Snacks: House-made Potato Chips w/ Red Pepper Ranch dipping sauce, Swedish Fish, Banana Chips, Yogurt Covered Pretzels, Spicy Bar Mix
Beverages: Cranberry Juice, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee, Evian, Perrier, specialty teas, select canned sodas
Upon Request: Chocolate Milk, Soy Milk, Rice Milk, Yogurt
Hors D'oevoures (rotated nightly)
Cold Items: (2 rotated nightly) Tomato Mozzarella w/Balsamic Reduction,Orzo Pasta Salad ,Seaweed and Seared Tuna, Green Mussels, Wild Rice Salad, Shrimp Salad, Broccoli Slaw , Greek Salad,Cous Cous Salad, Potato Salad, olives & peppers, Lobster Salad, vegetable crudité, Calamata Olive Hummus, Sundried Tomato Pesto, Ranch dipping sauce, house-made whole wheat bread, cracker assortment
Cheese: 2-3 different Cheeses every night
Hot Items: (2 rotated nightly) Vegetable Spring Rolls w/Sweet Chili Sauce, Chicken Skewers w/Yogurt Cucumber Sauce, Red Pepper and Goat Cheese w/ Pepper Ranch Sauce, Pork Pot Stickers w/ Chili Sauce, Conch Fritters w/ Cajun Remoulade, Brie and Raspberry en Croute, Crab Rangoon w/ Sweet Chili Sauce,Bacon-wrapped Scallops w/Mustard Dipping Sauce, Potato and Pea Samosas w/ Mango Chutney
Child Options: Peanut Butter & Jelly w/rolls, Apple Slices w/Carmel dipping sauce
Beverages: Cranberry Juice, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee, Evian, Perrier, specialty teas, select canned sodas
Beer/Wine: Bud Light, Heineken, Yuengling, Sam Adams Seasonal,
Longhammer, Columbia Crest Chardonnay, Mirassou Pinot Noir, Penfold’s Merlot, Beringer’s White
Desserts
Pastries: (2 patries inspired by our chefs nightly)
Cordials: Amaretto, Amarula, Grand Marnier, Kahlua, Courvoisier
Beverages: Cranberry Juice, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee, Evian, Perrier, specialty teas, select canned sodas
Upon Request: Chocolate Milk, Soy Milk, Rice Milk,
yogurt

This matches the YC CL offerings exactly.

 

[debrapagliasotti]

Has anyone ever had IPO book Candlelight Processional package for you? I definately DO NOT want to sit on the phone for possibly 90 minutes and would love for BW IPO to do this for me, so I'm just wondering if you had a good experience when IPO booked this for you? How many "options" did you give them?

 

[Nancyg56]

Has anyone ever had IPO book Candlelight Processional package for you? I definately DO NOT want to sit on the phone for possibly 90 minutes and would love for BW IPO to do this for me, so I'm just wondering if you had a good experience when IPO booked this for you? How many "options" did you give them?

I booked it myself the last time we were there but since the BC IPO is willing I have placed a request with them. I think I have a better chance of getting what I want if I leave this in their hands. I hope I am right!

 

[Angel16]

Has anyone ever had IPO book Candlelight Processional package for you? I definately DO NOT want to sit on the phone for possibly 90 minutes and would love for BW IPO to do this for me, so I'm just wondering if you had a good experience when IPO booked this for you? How many "options" did you give them?

When we did CP last My DH booked it through IPO at AKL, Don is fantantic. This was a booked as a surprise for me. He was able to get exactly what my DH had requested without a problem. We had dinner at Coral Reef (it was superb) and we had great seat for the processional.

 

[Nancyg56]

When we did CP last My DH booked it through IPO at AKL, Don is fantantic. This was a booked as a surprise for me. He was able to get exactly what my DH had requested without a problem. We had dinner at Coral Reef (it was superb) and we had great seat for the processional.

Hi Angel! How are you?

 

[gwynne]

Any thoughts/advice on the IPO booking the Party for the Senses, or is it better to just wait on the phone myself?

Thanks for any and all advice.