Resort Thread Disney's Club Level (CL) Thread

[melly57x]

Don’t want to be a negative Nelly, (YC is my favorite resort) but be aware that Stormalong Bay will be closed from Jan-June 2025. It won’t stop me, I have a reservation at YC CL in March but I wanted you to be aware. The other smaller pools will be open. The ones at BC, YC and the Viilas.

Thank you! We know and it's one of the things that's kept us from booking yet. Not that we'll miss the pool, we weren't planning on swimming in Jan, but I'm afraid the construction will be loud. Thank you again!

 

[Liddypool]

All of the club rooms I have stayed in at the Boardwalk have had the sleep sofa. We usually have one of our grand children want to stay in our room with us and they love the sofa. A cast member from the Innkeepers Club with call you 5 days before your trip and you can double check with them to make sure , but I am sure you will have one. Lene will be back from vacation this week and I will text her to make sure all rooms have this and I will let you know!

That would be great if you don’t mind checking with Lene and letting me know! Thank you so much!!

 

[KerryCM]

That would be great if you don’t mind checking with Lene and letting me know! Thank you so much!!

No problem. Will let you know as soon as I can

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Hi everyone! I'm looking for advice on CL at the Beach Club. It's my absolute favorite resort and we would love to take our daughter next month for her very first trip. I can't tell you how many resorts we've booked and canceled for this trip due to construction, transportation options, recent reviews. Its actually been kind of stressful.

We never considered staying Club level, but its all that's left at the Beach Club for a 9-day stay in the middle of January. Any reviews? My husband can eat, and loves the idea of popping in and out of the lounge all day. We also think it'll be really convenient with our daughter, especially when it comes to breakfast and snacks. The only real issue is that we're pescetarians and are hoping there are enough appetizer options for us to make it worth it.

We also only plan on doing half days at the parks. We would get a quick breakfast at the lounge, head out for a few hours and get either a late brunch or lunch at the parks, and then head back for appetizers, dessert and resort time. It's just so pricey, but we figure it may actually even out since we tend to do a lot of sit down restaurants.

Just want to make sure it's worth it before we decide to spend so much. Right now we're trying to decide between resort view club level at the Beach Club, or water view over at the Yacht Club. We leave in less than a month and still don't know what to do!

I need someone to chime in who knows as I’ve lost track of the details, but I thought the YC rooms and lounge were getting a refurb early next year. Not sure if we know if that starts in January, but I’d probably want to steer clear of that.

So… a 9 day stay is pretty long at any CL. Food/offerings are generally on a three day rotation for the main offerings, with the auxiliary/side things nearly the same every day. If you’re planning on relying on all evenings for CL to be your meal, I worry a bit that’s going to get old quick. But if you’re mixing it up with other plans, then no worries.

Trying CL with such a long stay is always a risk, unfortunately. For some the convenience is totally worth it and it makes for a relaxing stay. Others worry about the cost and try to ‘get the most out of what you’re spending’ and may grow tired of the somewhat limited offerings. It’s so personal it’s impossible to predict!

For us, the convenience has always had a ton of value - coffee and breakfast items steps away, no messing around with the the BC quick service, etc. Especially if you’re not being a park commando and are around the resort more often than not. But I also want to be fair and say I haven’t totally enjoyed the quality/types of offerings lately (thinking about evenings mostly when I say this).

That said, we’re mostly all CL enablers around here so unlikely to tell you not to do it! Give it a shot and then you’ll know if CL is a good fit for you down the road.

Have fun!

 

[focusondisney]

I need someone to chime in who knows as I’ve lost track of the details, but I thought the YC rooms and lounge were getting a refurb early next year. Not sure if we know if that starts in January, but I’d probably want to steer clear of that.

Yes, I think YC is supposed to get a renovation next year. But @melly57x said she was looking to stay at BC. So the YC refurb shouldn’t be a problem for her.


Speaking of YC… we land in MCO in less than 12 hours! Spending 1 night at YC, then onto 3 nights CR Tower Club!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Yes, I think YC is supposed to get a renovation next year. But @melly57x said she was looking to stay at BC. So the YC refurb shouldn’t be a problem for her.

Her last sentence says they’re also thinking about YC, just FYI, so that’s what I was replying to with that part.

 

[Dave006]

I need someone to chime in who knows as I’ve lost track of the details, but I thought the YC rooms and lounge were getting a refurb early next year. Not sure if we know if that starts in January, but I’d probably want to steer clear of that.

It was only a DIS rumor about CL closing after the first of the year to start the YC refurb cycle. CL rooms are available on the Calendar in Jan, Feb, and March. Will a room refurb happen in 2025 maybe to likely since the last update was in 2018.

They normally start from the 5th floor and work down from there and yes it would make sense to start the room updates while SAB is down through June.

Dave

 

[Dave006]

Speaking of YC… we land in MCO in less than 12 hours! Spending 1 night at YC, then onto 3 nights CR Tower Club!

Enjoy your Christmas visit and pack something warm for the cool evenings. It is officially Winter at WDW and the evenings are going to be chilly through Tuesday and back to the lows in the 60's after that.

Dave

 

[focusondisney]

Her last sentence says they’re also thinking about YC, just FYI, so that’s what I was replying to with that part.

Oh sorry, I missed that!

 

[focusondisney]

Enjoy your Christmas visit and pack something warm for the cool evenings. It is officially Winter at WDW and the evenings are going to be chilly through Tuesday and back to the lows in the 60's after that.

Dave

Thanks! It’s 6° in Buffalo as I sit at the airport, we definitely have jackets, gloves & long sleeve shirts.

 

[trishadono]

Thanks! It’s 6° in Buffalo as I sit at the airport, we definitely have jackets, gloves & long sleeve shirts.

Ya it’s only 7 degrees here in Binghamton area. Disney cold just isn’t cold for us Upstate NYers!

Enjoy your stay! Send pix if can too!

 

[trishadono]

Bounce back and CL? Wow if you have patience you can find a deal. I was able to book my birthday weekend in April in the Tower King room cl at CR at 35% off.

It seemed most off the dates I found were like Aug and Sept but I did find other CL’s with the 35% vs only 10% they have been offering GP and AP.

I just checked and I have Halloween at BWI cl with 35% off.

I booked 4 BB and now can just cancel or change/move as needed. ( 2 cl and 2 value as place holders)

It’s so much easier now!

 

[mrsap]

Good Morning from AKL CL!!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Briefly discussed this several pages back, but finally tried the Garden Cottages.

No issues or comments on the stairs, they seem normal/fine to me. If they had not been discussed around here I probably wouldn't have had a second thought about them? No, I did not measure them.

They are very cute, if not a bit impractical for some. But a unique way to experience a Disney resort. Ours was one of the ones without a balcony, but upon peering around at others I think we might have liked having one with a balcony better. Not sure though.

Disney couches are often very stiff but the first floor couch was super comfy - great to kick back and watch a game.

Would have sat outside but the outside table/chairs were a little uncomfortable (metal) and our room was next to some sort of exterior vent that gave off a bit of noise. They were doing work on the leisure pool in that area, which also created some construction noise. Talk about a beautiful/well landscaped area though. Just lovely.

We did enjoy having two bathrooms (one full, one half) - made getting up early without bothering the other a little easier.

I didn't find the distance/trek to the lounge bothersome at all, pretty much a non-issue for us. I could see why some don't like it, but for us it was not really different than say, being in a CR Garden Wing suite or AK CL. Or a WL Deluxe room. The only difference being the outside part, which wouldn't be great in inclement weather (the two umbrellas in the room are a nice touch).

I suspect at one point the blinds/drapes on the second floor windows were able to open via electric switch(?), but in my room they were permanently down. Makes the second floor a little dark - more natural light would be better.

Room looked barely used (if used at all) and still smelled new.

Furniture, fixtures, and color scheme were all lovely.

Room was a little "echo'y" - noise seems to bounce around and it's hard to be quiet with all the hard surfaces and open space. Disney's current style of bed frames seem a little prone to creaks.

There were signs posted warning of this but there was a power outage 2am-4am one night. Woke up 3'ish as it was getting a tad warm - wow, with no power/light bleed from the downstairs blinds, it was DARK. Without the HVAC you can oddly hear more extraneous noise than you'd think at that hour.

We received a call from a 407 number a few days in advance welcoming us, in the VM they said to go straight to the room or 4th floor upon arrival. Nothing notable upon check-in in terms of a lobby greeting.

I had not stayed at BWI CL in a bit - probably have to go back to 2019 or so, I think. The renovations are quite nice, both modern and still turn of the century Boardwalk'ish.

The food/beverage offerings were fine/consistent with other CLs, if not maybe a bit pedestrian? I know they don't do the chef station like years ago, seems a shame and lost something that made it unique. In general they sort of seemed 'less interesting' than before? As I don't have a ton of BWI experience I'm not sure if that's a fair comment or not, that's just the feeling we had. They seem to have a problem with some of warming/heating lights - both breakfast and evening we had things that looked good, but were cold/barely warm. In fairness we weren't in the lounge a ton, more just brief in/out periods. So much to do in the area we never really spend all that much time in the Crescent Lake resort CL lounges.

So - Garden Cottages - wouldn't be my first choice, but a fine experience I'd do again in the right circumstances. If those rooms were a little more reliable in terms of a lower cost they'd be more interesting, I think. As is I can pay around the same and get a balcony/view somewhere, which is what often gets our dollars.

Happy to answer any questions!

 

[KerryCM]

I have a BWI resort view CL room booked for an upcoming stay. Do all of these rooms come with the sofa that folds down into a daybed? My 7 year old loves to sleep on these beds (and he moves so much in his sleep it’s better than him sharing a bed lol). I’m getting ready to make a room request and trying to figure out if I need to include daybed in the request.

Just heard from Lene. Not all rooms have the sleep sofa. She said you can request a room with one through SS. I would also request it through the cast member when they call you before your trip.

 

[mrsap]

Breakfast AKL

 

[Liddypool]

Just heard from Lene. Not all rooms have the sleep sofa. She said you can request a room with one through SS. I would also request it through the cast member when they call you before your trip.

That is good to know and so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to check!!!

 

[mrsap]

AKL Afternoon Snacks

 

[KerryCM]

That is good to know and so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to check!!!

Not a problem. Please make sure you introduce yourself to Lene. She is such a sweetheart and a good friend. Her husband, Brian, is the new GM at the Poly.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Her husband, Brian, is the new GM at the Poly.

Ha, no way. I met him briefly the other day. First time I had actually seen a Poly GM out and about on Poly grounds (other than 7/4 and 12/31) in years. Seemed like a good person.