Resort Thread Disney's Club Level (CL) Thread

[Clarigirl10]

Currently sitting in a very quiet Innkeepers Lounge at the Boardwalk Inn. Very different from last year so far with the chaos in the lounge. Hoping it stays this way. We got back late into the 5-7 service last night as well which might account for less crowds. I will try to give an update once in awhile while we are here the next ten days.

Yay! We’ll be there next Thursday- hopefully it stays that way.

 

[mickeynut1]

Currently sitting in a very quiet Innkeepers Lounge at the Boardwalk Inn. Very different from last year so far with the chaos in the lounge. Hoping it stays this way. We got back late into the 5-7 service last night as well which might account for less crowds. I will try to give an update once in awhile while we are here the next ten days.

I love the Innkeepers lounge. I was there for 5 days in June and while I can't compare it to past stays as it was my first BWI CL stay, we were in the lounge quite often all times of the day and it was pretty quiet every time. One day during the 5-7 service it got a little crowded, but nothing terrible. I hope you have a great time with lots of quiet time in the lounge .

Mickeynut

Yay! We’ll be there next Thursday- hopefully it stays that way.

Hope you have a great trip!

 

[Rachel GB]

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Yep iced tea, lemonade, tropical juice aka POG and milk in silver one on right. Water is far left.

I add the trop juice to my wines and champagne and dh mixed the Iced tea and lemonade to make his own Arnold Palmer.

@trishadono , per your recommendation, I had a ‘Pogmosa’ more than once a day, and can’t wait to do it again!

 

[Maxie86]

Trish What a nice comparative...enjoyed reading your thoughts!

sfbank BWI.. enjoy! and what a nice long stay...Looking forward to your updates!

Mickeynut

As for all of this "carding" to get an adult beverage..my niece who is most definitely and obviously over 21...(late 30s....but you didn't hear it from me...lol...) was also carded at Hurriccane Hanna's ....I mean really...who carries ID in their swim suit cover up??? Nor did she even have it at the pool with her... so she had to make the trek back to the room to get it.......kind of overkill IMO....

Nobody asked me for an ID...I was prepared just in case...

trishadono thanks for the comparison in CL's. We have never stayed at CR...may have to try it, if I can convince DH.

 

[sfbank]

We did sleep in a bit this morning but it is once again quiet in the lounge. Last night even in the first hour of the 5-7 service it was pretty quiet. Everyone has places to sit.

 

[BlueSkies]

@trishadono , per your recommendation, I had a ‘Pogmosa’ more than once a day, and can’t wait to do it again!

..aren't they delicious! and I think might count as a daily fruit serving!

Nobody asked me for an ID...I was prepared just in case...

trishadono thanks for the comparison in CL's. We have never stayed at CR...may have to try it, if I can convince DH.

Well I am not sure how you got away without having to show your ID... do you maybe frequent the bar so ae know to the bartenders!!???? ..I kid!

So~ Where are the AP rates for the early winter...waaaiiiitttiiinnngg.....

 

[trishadono]

@trishadono , per your recommendation, I had a ‘Pogmosa’ more than once a day, and can’t wait to do it again!

Awesome!

 

[sfbank]

Afternoon offerings

 

[KerryCM]

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Jim loves those little meat sandwiches!

 

[AngiTN]

Jim loves those little meat sandwiches!

And the chips, the chips are sooooo good. With the sandwiches and a nice cold beer. We just booked a night at Labor Day. Only one but it's better than nothing.

 

[mickeynut1]

And the chips, the chips are sooooo good. With the sandwiches and a nice cold beer. We just booked a night at Labor Day. Only one but it's better than nothing.

Omg yes....those chips are delicious!! And I agree.....adding those sandwiches and a cold beer is a perfect combination .

 

[Beauty&TheBooks]

My family and I stayed Club Level at the Wilderness Lodge in June and I thought I would share some of the photos of the new lounge ad its offerings. I'm going to post pictures of all of the offerings but I thought I would start with breakfast. Also, apologies in advance for any blurry photos.


Starting off, here are the breakfast drink options as well as some bagels and toast. Also, one morning a very nice CM was walking around offering guests in the lounge mimosas. He said it was "the right way to start the morning".


They would switch up the "offerings daily but every day there would be a muffin, croissant, toast, and danish/cinnamon roll. My personal favorite was the carrot muffin, but I was really glad to see variety every morning a breakfast.

There was also a steel cut oatmeal station with a large variety of toppings like raisins, almonds, cinnamon, etc. Every morning there was yogurt in the fridge, a fresh fruit station, and fresh coffee and teas. Overall, I was really happy with all of the breakfast options, and I would say that the offerings are probably my favorite (over snack, appetizers, and desserts).
*Let me know what you think and if you have any questions! Thanks for reading my semi-lengthy post*

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

 

[sjs314]

My family and I stayed Club Level at the Wilderness Lodge in June and I thought I would share some of the photos of the new lounge ad its offerings. I'm going to post pictures of all of the offerings but I thought I would start with breakfast. Also, apologies in advance for any blurry photos.

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Starting off, here are the breakfast drink options as well as some bagels and toast. Also, one morning a very nice CM was walking around offering guests in the lounge mimosas. He said it was "the right way to start the morning".
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They would switch up the "offerings daily but every day there would be a muffin, croissant, toast, and danish/cinnamon roll. My personal favorite was the carrot muffin, but I was really glad to see variety every morning a breakfast.
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There was also a steel cut oatmeal station with a large variety of toppings like raisins, almonds, cinnamon, etc. Every morning there was yogurt in the fridge, a fresh fruit station, and fresh coffee and teas. Overall, I was really happy with all of the breakfast options, and I would say that the offerings are probably my favorite (over snack, appetizers, and desserts).
*Let me know what you think and if you have any questions! Thanks for reading my semi-lengthy post*

The breakfast offerings sound good at WL, although hard boiled eggs would be a nice option
Thx for sharing

 

[WalkDisneyWorld]

Hi everyone! As of today, I feel like I can “officially” post on this thread. I’ve been trying to snag a “Magical Holidays” room offer for Poly Garden View CL this November for quite a while now & today, when I checked, it was “magically” there!

After checking every day to no avail, I was so excited to see it pop up that I could hardly stand it!


We’ve been going to WDW each year in either Nov. or Dec. since my DD was one. This year we will be there for her 16th birthday, which was why I wanted this reservation so badly. We’ll be staying at the AKL that week, but adding this day as a surprise addition means that now she won’t be traveling to Disney on her birthday; she’ll be waking up in Poly CL! Yippee! None of us have ever stayed at the Poly, so that simple fact is exciting by itself! (Side note: I’ve always wanted to stay there. One year our annual WDW trip was cancelled. I thought my children would be crushed, but my sweet kiddos, who were about 10 & 7 at the time, decided to cheer me up about the cancellation; they surprised me by turning my bedroom at home into what they thought a Polynesian room would look like(bc they knew it was a resort I’d always hoped to try) complete with leis, a mickey towel animal, Stitch stuffies, & even a surfboard room number taped to the door. It was such a sweet, thoughtful surprise & one of my favorite “Disney” memories. But now it’s my turn to do the surprising!!)

This will be our second time staying CL. Last November we stayed at AKL CL for one night prior to our Free Dining week. I booked one night to “try out” CL since we usually have the Dining Plan, but since we were staying at the AKL on our next ressie, too, it felt like we had 2 days! It was amazing. We were greeted by name by a CM at the door with an iPad who escorted us upstairs to check in. I checked us in while DH & the kids were invited to partake of the breakfast offerings. As I was completing check-in, DH leans in from behind & whispers, “This was a mistake.” My immediate thought was, “Oh no! What in the world has gone wrong so quickly?” But instead, I said, “Why?!” His response said it all: “”Because now I’m not ever going to want to stay anywhere else but Club Level.” And we hadn’t even made it past check-in yet! My internal response that time was, “Yessss!”

Realistically, CL will most likely be a treat for our family here & there, not an every trip occurance. DH really likes having the Dining Plan so that is the route we usually take. However, I have read this entire thread over the past year & I would love to get the opportunity to eventually try out each resort’s CL to find the one we love the best. I appreciate all of the helpful and kind contributions each of you make to this thread and the way you all consistently update it. You are truly the Club Level Experts!! I look forward to spending some time here learning even more about Poly CL before our trip!

 

[sjs314]

First I want to say welcome to this thread and congratulations on the Poly CL Reservation!
I totally understand your excitement at finally being able to book your stay at the Poly. I booked our first CL stay at AKL for the end of October the day discounts were released but keep checking to see if WL or Poly might be available for our dates.

 

[WalkDisneyWorld]

First I want to say welcome to this thread and congratulations on the Poly CL Reservation!
I totally understand your excitement at finally being able to book your stay at the Poly. I booked our first CL stay at AKL for the end of October the day discounts were released but keep checking to see if WL or Poly might be available for our dates.

Thank you so much! I think you’ll love AKL CL! We truly did. I had also been looking to add AKL CL again if it happened to show up instead, but Poly showed up first! I would’ve been totally happy with AKL CL again though (AKL is our favorite resort) so I would tell you to keep it. However, like you, I had been constantly checking for discounts & beginning to wonder if there really was a chance that one might just “show up”— but it did! So, if you have your heart set on one of the other two, I encourage you to not give up & keep checking! You may check one day at just the right moment!

 

[sjs314]

Thank you so much! I think you’ll love AKL CL! We truly did. I had also been looking to add AKL CL again if it happened to show up instead, but Poly showed up first! I would’ve been totally happy with AKL CL again though (AKL is our favorite resort) so I would tell you to keep it. However, like you, I had been constantly checking for discounts & beginning to wonder if there really was a chance that one might just “show up”— but it did! So, if you have your heart set on one of the other two, I encourage you to not give up & keep checking! You may check one day at just the right moment!

AKL is also our favorite resort and I chose it as our first CL since we are planing on only doing 1 Park day and we find AKL so relaxing when we stay there.
Poly is a “ dream” resort for me as I have never stayed there and WL CL gets such wonderful reviews I have the urge to try it too, we have stayed there twice before.
I should just book for 2019 now lol

 

[CT Disney]

Hi everyone! As of today, I feel like I can “officially” post on this thread. I’ve been trying to snag a “Magical Holidays” room offer for Poly Garden View CL this November for quite a while now & today, when I checked, it was “magically” there!

After checking every day to no avail, I was so excited to see it pop up that I could hardly stand it!


We’ve been going to WDW each year in either Nov. or Dec. since my DD was one. This year we will be there for her 16th birthday, which was why I wanted this reservation so badly. We’ll be staying at the AKL that week, but adding this day as a surprise addition means that now she won’t be traveling to Disney on her birthday; she’ll be waking up in Poly CL! Yippee! None of us have ever stayed at the Poly, so that simple fact is exciting by itself! (Side note: I’ve always wanted to stay there. One year our annual WDW trip was cancelled. I thought my children would be crushed, but my sweet kiddos, who were about 10 & 7 at the time, decided to cheer me up about the cancellation; they surprised me by turning my bedroom at home into what they thought a Polynesian room would look like(bc they knew it was a resort I’d always hoped to try) complete with leis, a mickey towel animal, Stitch stuffies, & even a surfboard room number taped to the door. It was such a sweet, thoughtful surprise & one of my favorite “Disney” memories. But now it’s my turn to do the surprising!!)

This will be our second time staying CL. Last November we stayed at AKL CL for one night prior to our Free Dining week. I booked one night to “try out” CL since we usually have the Dining Plan, but since we were staying at the AKL on our next ressie, too, it felt like we had 2 days! It was amazing. We were greeted by name by a CM at the door with an iPad who escorted us upstairs to check in. I checked us in while DH & the kids were invited to partake of the breakfast offerings. As I was completing check-in, DH leans in from behind & whispers, “This was a mistake.” My immediate thought was, “Oh no! What in the world has gone wrong so quickly?” But instead, I said, “Why?!” His response said it all: “”Because now I’m not ever going to want to stay anywhere else but Club Level.” And we hadn’t even made it past check-in yet! My internal response that time was, “Yessss!”

Realistically, CL will most likely be a treat for our family here & there, not an every trip occurance. DH really likes having the Dining Plan so that is the route we usually take. However, I have read this entire thread over the past year & I would love to get the opportunity to eventually try out each resort’s CL to find the one we love the best. I appreciate all of the helpful and kind contributions each of you make to this thread and the way you all consistently update it. You are truly the Club Level Experts!! I look forward to spending some time here learning even more about Poly CL before our trip!

Congrats on the Poly CL reservation! We are checking into Poly CL later next week and I will try to post a lot of pictures when we get home! On that note, if anyone wants pics of anything specific, please let me know and I will do my best. We have stayed Poly CL before and the overall atmosphere can't be beat

Also, I love what your kids did for you when you had to cancel your last trip...so sweet!!

 

[mickeynut1]

My family and I stayed Club Level at the Wilderness Lodge in June and I thought I would share some of the photos of the new lounge ad its offerings. I'm going to post pictures of all of the offerings but I thought I would start with breakfast. Also, apologies in advance for any blurry photos.

Thanks for your review and all of the great pics. We stayed WL CL years ago and loved it, it's such a great resort/CL. Glad you had a great time .

Hi everyone! As of today, I feel like I can “officially” post on this thread. I’ve been trying to snag a “Magical Holidays” room offer for Poly Garden View CL this November for quite a while now & today, when I checked, it was “magically” there!

After checking every day to no avail, I was so excited to see it pop up that I could hardly stand it!

Welcome to the CL thread

Congrats on snagging a discount for Poly CL! The Poly is an amazing resort, you're going to love it! Happy planning .

if you have your heart set on one of the other two, I encourage you to not give up & keep checking! You may check one day at just the right moment!

I agree! It pays to be diligent as you never know if/when something might become available .

We are checking into Poly CL later next week

Have a great time!