Day 2 from our refurbished room at BWV (many pics)

[AnnaS]

Thanks for the great pictures. Have a great time.

My son is checking in tomorrow - I hope he gets a refurbished room too.

 

[JACKie SPARROW]

Dave, thanks for taking time away from your vacation to post those wonderful pics. My family checks in on Sunday for 10 nights and this was just what I needed to get me through the week.

How long are you at BWV? Are you staying at any other DVC resorts?

Have a great vacation

 

[Mulan2]

Thanks for the great pictures Dave!
We'll be checking in on the 23 in a one bdrm Boardwalk view. It'll be our first time at our home resort and it looks great!

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Dave, thanks for taking time away from your vacation to post those wonderful pics. My family checks in on Sunday for 10 nights and this was just what I needed to get me through the week.

How long are you at BWV? Are you staying at any other DVC resorts?

Have a great vacation

We're moving several times this trip. We were at the Treehouse Villas last week (7 of us), Boardwalk Villas this week (4 of us), and a studio at Beach Club (2 of us) for the weekend.

 

[acejka]

Thanks for the pictures! I love the updates. I hope we get a refurbed room when we stay there in the end of Jan!!

 

[Telcogirl]

One question.............was that an OLD TV and cabinet in the studio? If so..........

I was thinking the EXACT same thing!

 

[Checkers]

Dave, what great pictures! We are hoping to change at the 7mo. window to BWVs for next May. Thanks for sharing and enjoy the rest of your vacation!!

 

[BEASLYBOO]

I'm so happy they've gotten rid of those old stoves with the delapidated burners! Yeah!

 

[DoOverDreams]

What absolutely beautiful pictures! Thanks for those.

I do have to say though, the bedspreads and sofas are just butt-ugly. I wish they would change them to something a bit plainer. Maybe something that matches the color scheme a bit? I think with the combination of the carpeting, the sofa, and the bedspread I'll need some sunglasses first thing in the morning on my next trip!

Kinda reminds of how my grandmothers house used to look though....all that's missing is the plastic slipcover over the sofa.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

One question.............was that an OLD TV and cabinet in the studio? If so..........

Yeah, we're here too soon for the new TVs. It's a bit of a let-down after the nice flat screens at the THV last week. With those, there were very convenient jacks on the front of the furniture to plug in the computer (VGA monitor jack, HDMI jack, S-Video (I think), and RCI jacks) so we could all look at the pictures from the day. Here, we have to gather around the little computer screen.

 

[RAD]

5004/5006, we had that room back in April, boy that's a long walk when you're pushing two strollers down the hall. Someone posted awhile ago that the rehab's where also supposed to include new flat panel/HDTV's but I don't see them in the pictures, has it changed and that's not going to happen?

Thanks for alll the pic's. Good to see my annual due's maintenance budget going towards something.

 

[puntagordabob]

Nice pics!!!! I realy enjoy BWV!

Love the kangaroo "towel" animal!

 

[DebbieB]

5004/5006, we had that room back in April, boy that's a long walk when you're pushing two strollers down the hall. Someone posted awhile ago that the rehab's where also supposed to include new flat panel/HDTV's but I don't see them in the pictures, has it changed and that's not going to happen?

Thanks for alll the pic's. Good to see my annual due's maintenance budget going towards something.

The cabinets that they would go in are supposedly on order. They would not fit in the current cabinets.

 

[Dizholic]

It looks like the same sofa.....

I thought BWV got new couches a couple of years ago. I remember thinking the first time I sat on them, how uncomfortable they were.

 

[DebbieB]

I thought BWV got new couches a couple of years ago. I remember thinking the first time I sat on them, how uncomfortable they were.

They are fairly new, they are the kind that are easier to pull out the bed. There was some talk about recovering them with a different design but that seems like a waste of dues money to me. I'd rather see the money go towards the new TV's. All the renovation costs come from the member dues reserve fund.

 

[Corinne]

Thanks for posting the fab pics! ) love the panoramic view! We are staying in a 2BR PV Room next week, and I want a refurbished villa! Can I request THAT?????

Couple of questions~

Did you use online check-in? If so, were you able to make your requests when you checked in online? My only request is an upper floor.

Is there a lot of scaffolding on the exterior?

Have they begun any soft openings of Kouzzina yet?

Is the BW Pizza window still open?

Thanks!

 

[DenLo]

Thanks for doing a comparison between old pix and new. I am still surprised that Disney didn't go with a duvet instead of bedspreads. I would think a simple floral throw would have kept the themed look and made it easier on the laundry. I know some of the non DVC resorts are changing to duvets.

Besides bedspreads always slide off onto the floor! Just a quirk with me, I think I got that out of my system!

 

[5forDiz]

Thanks for doing a comparison between old pix and new. I am still surprised that Disney didn't go with a duvet instead of bedspreads. I would think a simple floral throw would have kept the themed look and made it easier on the laundry. I know some of the non DVC resorts are changing to duvets.

Besides bedspreads always slide off onto the floor! Just a quirk with me, I think I got that out of my system!

Did the go with duvets at BLT ? I seem to recall bedspreads from photos posted and you'd think that would be most likely place they'd start but DVC resorts and non-DVC resorts often don't follow what one or other is doing. And for DVC $ is funded out of MFs so ~hopefully~ they did go with most cost effective option on bed toppers.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Did you use online check-in? If so, were you able to make your requests when you checked in online? My only request is an upper floor.

I didn't use it for our second week at BWV, but I did use it for our initial check-in at THV. I didn't specify any preference during the online check-in, but the ones I had made with Member Services seem to have been honored.

Is there a lot of scaffolding on the exterior?

There is scaffolding in a few locations. For the most part, it is not conspicuous. A little on the roof that you can see from the main pool. A few other places here and there. The work hasn't been disrupting.

Have they begun any soft openings of Kouzzina yet?

Haven't seen any kind of activity over there.

Is the BW Pizza window still open?

Yep.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Did the go with duvets at BLT ? I seem to recall bedspreads from photos posted and you'd think that would be most likely place they'd start but DVC resorts and non-DVC resorts often don't follow what one or other is doing. And for DVC $ is funded out of MFs so ~hopefully~ they did go with most cost effective option on bed toppers.

I was surprised to find bedspreads in the THV. They were the same as other resorts -- you know, the one's that weigh a ton. I think they get them from the company that makes the lead blankets you wear when getting x-rays.