Same amount of points, just a different view category.
Bill
Hey Bill - we rented points, kind of a crazy one off question but do you think they would call the member we rented from? or us since we already 'checked in' online?DVC guests are being moved from their Boardwalk View rooms for some type of maintenance.
You're funny. I'll send an email to the DVC member we rented from to give him a heads up he might be contacted. thanks!Could be either, Disney isn't the best in these areas.
On May 7th, I was scheduled to check into a Boardwalk view room and was super excited 
I packed up, checked with the front desk in person on the off chance that my room would be ready and since it wasn't, I left my bags with bell services and headed out to walk over to Hollywood Studios 
On the way, I received a call from Judy at Boardwalk Operations who told me I couldn't be moved into my Boardwalk view room due to "engineering problems" 
I asked if everyone in that view category had to be moved and she said "No, they could stay." I let her know I was very disappointed since this was my first time at the Boardwalk Villas and I was very much looking forward to the Boardwalk view 
She said rather rudely, that my choices were to stay in the room I just left or get assigned another garden/pool view category room 
Since my room has a lovely view of the Village Green and partial view of the lake, I decided to stay but let her know I was not a happy camper 
She called back later in the day and during that conversation, she mentioned that the resort was "overbooked" so I don't know the real story 
I was just at the Boardwalk Villas from 5/5 to 5/13 with two different reservations with rented points
I understand your frustration. Back in 2009 I reserved a 2 bedroom villa BW view with my points when I was a DVC member. When we checked in at the desk I was told that I would be in a garden/ pool room due to the roof being replaced. I asked if every room was out of inventory and was told no just a few so I guess I was the unlucky few not getting my view.I was just at the Boardwalk Villas from 5/5 to 5/13 with two different reservations with rented points
Boardwalk is beautiful...we've really started liking it too! So is there still construction at the main entrance...on the street/driveway I think I read?? I'm hoping we can still be dropped off at the main entrance when we arrive on Saturday??
I didn't see any construction. We were able to drive up to the main entrance to check in yesterday. Today's our relaxing day walking around the resort and haven't seen any sort of construction. They were painting in the hallway by our room, but nothing more than a touch up. You should be fine on Saturday
I think the longest we ever waited was 15 minutes.
Our small family of three have been dipping our toes in several DVC resorts over the last two years: a week at BLT (studio), a week at Animal Kingdom Lodge (one-bedroom), and we just returned from a week at the Boardwalk (studio). Of the three resorts, all three of us LOVED the Boardwalk the most.
I had some trepidation about room requests at Boardwalk that I didn't have at the other two resorts -- especially since we only book standard view rooms. At BLT I was able to get a partial view of the park, at AKL I was able to get a partial Savannah view. But at BWV, the room views from Touring Plans didn't seem so obvious. If I learned anything from my past experiences with room requests, it was to place more value on rooms closer to the lobby: I'm still grimacing at carrying my daughter from the AKL lobby to our eventual room last year -- whew! We ended up with the exact room I requested using Touring Plans: this room was less than a two minute walk from the lobby and -- for those of you familiar with the resort -- right above the Wyland gallery -- just a beautiful, partial view of the boardwalk.
What sets this resort apart from the others is its accessibility: we were an 8-minute walk from Epcot and a 15-minute walk from Hollywood Studios. BWV also provides accessibility to entertainment that we were just not accustomed to -- especially after coming back late from a closed park. There is a photo booth near the Boardwalk Bakery that we used at the end of each day -- my daughter was so excited to use it and kind of catalog our trip at the end of each long HOT day. We also played some of the carnival games that are open late.
When we went to parks that required bus transportation, we had great luck with buses -- like leaving our room at 7:35am and making an 8:05am Crystal Palace reservation.
Two of our family's biggest highlights for the week (granted, my daughter is 8) were Trattoria al Forno for the Bon Voyage breakfast and the Disney Family Magic Tour at the Magic Kingdom (little known but highly recommended).
BWV is actually making me consider buying a DVC resale -- or maybe I just need to allow a little more time between this recent trip and reality.
Hi there,
I am a brand new DVC Member, and we are using our points to plan a big family trip in December. Our home resort is Old Key West, but we were hoping to see if there would be availability at BWV at the 7 month window, as that is where the rest of our family will be staying.
Does anyone know how availability looks for late January 2018 for 2bdrm Villa for 10 night stay?
Any help or info would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hi there,
I am a brand new DVC Member, and we are using our points to plan a big family trip in December. Our home resort is Old Key West, but we were hoping to see if there would be availability at BWV at the 7 month window, as that is where the rest of our family will be staying.
Does anyone know how availability looks for late January 2018 for 2bdrm Villa for 10 night stay?
Any help or info would be appreciated.
Thanks
Thanks! My DD18 and bff just graduated from HS and we wanted their arrival to be at least a little special so I'm glad they won't be jackhammering the entrance!
Sorry, my bad. Not looking for exacts, just trying to get an idea on the likelihood of any rooms at the 7month window being available for longer stays.
