Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[NS8VN]

We will be staying at BLT for the first time for Mardi Gras next February. I have not read through 209 pages so forgive me if these questions have been answered. I have seen conflicting information. We are staying on rented DVC points. We will be in a lake view studio.

Do we check in at BLT or at Contemporary? We will be arriving in our own car if that makes a difference.
You can check in at the lobby of BLT.

As guests staying on rented DVC points are we allowed access to Top of the World lounge?
Official answer is no. Unofficial answer is that you can always ask the CM at the desk and see what they say.

Can we request daily towel service? Is there a charge for this? And if so how much?
When staying on points Trash and Towel service is included on the 4th day of a 7 day or fewer stay. Additional Trash and Towel for a studio is $15/day last I checked.

Are there any specific room requests we should make? I have read that some of the lake view rooms have a decent view of MK? Should I have the owner request this?
Even numbered rooms on the North side of the tower have differing views of MK. I believe the closer to the elevator the better.

Thanks in advanced!!!

Additional BLT info is found on post 14 of this thread.

 

[disneydreamer781]

I actually had a BLT Lake View Studio and if I looked to my left I could see Space Mountain and if I looked straight ahead or to my right just utter darkness at night so I actually liked the standard view room much better. A nice view of the Contemporary and Monorail!

 

[AaronInWI]

I actually had a BLT Lake View Studio and if I looked to my left I could see Space Mountain and if I looked straight ahead or to my right just utter darkness at night so I actually liked the standard view room much better. A nice view of the Contemporary and Monorail!

To be fair, if you were a few floors up from the Standard View room you had, you would have been in a Lake View room. (Refer to this thread for room views - http://goo.gl/1mpo7W)

Here's a couple photos of the view we had from our Lake View room, inside the C. The second one is looking straight ahead.

 

[whitney37354]

Hello everybody!
I have a couple questions as I am new to the Contemporary Resort. We just booked a trip for next summer 2017 in a Tower-Theme Park View. Does this guarantee that we will have a room viewing the magic Kingdom? My father has always wanted to be able to watch the fireworks from his room at night so thats why we are working really hard to make this trip happen. Also, if anyone has any suggestions for a contemporary resort first timer it would be greatly appreciated!!

You will have a room facing the Magic Kingdom. Put in your request for an odd numbered room and you can see everything from your bed. I could watch Cinderella's castle change colors when I would wake up during the night! There is also a tv station that will play the music to wishes so you can listen to it while you sit on your balcony to watch the fireworks. I do not know the station number, but you can find out from front desk CMs.

 

[Dave006]

There is also a tv station that will play the music to wishes so you can listen to it while you sit on your balcony to watch the fireworks. I do not know the station number, but you can find out from front desk CMs.

Channel #105 on the TV for the simulcast. It was posted by amycishere on the previous page.

Also to add to your comments about the rooms, the TPV rooms are all located west side. I favor the views from the rooms that are further away from the elevator section as they provide a better view of MK. The TPV rooms start at the 6th floor and the last non-Club Level floor is 11.

I would vote for floor 8-11, and request a room in the range of (xx43-xx48) they are just north of the portico. Noting the PP's comment about the odd numbered rooms allow you to view the MK Castle from your bed.

Dave

 

[WDWKOOK]

Please excuse my giddy behavior but we got our personalized package in the mail yesterday and my husband and I got soooo excited! He wants to tell the kids today and I said absolutely not!!!

We cannot wait for our first Disney trip (with kids) - but first for us in about 20+ years

I wanted to say thanks to WDWKOOK and everyone else on here that helped with information. We stayed at the CR GW in the hospitality suite 7/13-7/17. It was glorious! We had a wonderful trip. If we ever go to WDW again I would stay there. Staff was friendly and beyond helpful.

We had a really busy trip and attended a wedding in Orlando on 7/16 which took about 6 hours of our day (four of us attended while two continued with the parks). My husband and I only visited MK and Epcot and enjoyed the resort during our mid-day breaks and late evenings. We spent an evening at Trader Sam's and the CR pool. Our daughters went to all the parks and Universal. We all had dinner at BOG (delicious) and again for breakfast. We all had a PPO breakfast at Akershus (delicious). My two youngest daughters and I had an early lunch at CRT (again wonderful lol) while my husband and two oldest daughters enjoyed drinking around the world, we saw them a few times when we got to Epcot that day. We had a late lunch at the Wave on our last day.

We rode all the rides we wanted to numerous times with FP+ and stand by. The heat was stifling but we managed. Thanks again for all the info provided here.

Thank you for the kind words and for following-up about your stay, @LadyLion4life

Planning to just chill at the resort the morning of MNSSHP and considering the water activities (renting a boat or Sea Raycer, or even parasailing). Can we (should we?) reserve any of this in advance? And if so, how and how far out? Thanks for any info!!

You can't reserve a Sea Raycer, but we've rented many times from WL and CR and we've never had a problem getting a couple. It's a really nice "spur of the moment" activity.

Yay! Just got another one of my wait lists filled. The other was a 3 night boardwalk view studio for December and now I got another for one night at a BLT Lake View studio I wanted after I added on a night to that same trip. Really wanted that night at BLT!

I'm doing fiiiine on !

Congratulations!

We will be staying at BLT for the first time for Mardi Gras next February. I have not read through 209 pages so forgive me if these questions have been answered. I have seen conflicting information. We are staying on rented DVC points. We will be in a lake view studio.

Do we check in at BLT or at Contemporary? We will be arriving in our own car if that makes a difference.

As guests staying on rented DVC points are we allowed access to Top of the World lounge?

Can we request daily towel service? Is there a charge for this? And if so how much?

Are there any specific room requests we should make? I have read that some of the lake view rooms have a decent view of MK? Should I have the owner request this?

Thanks in advanced!!!

Welcome to the thread, @tinkerbellybutton!

Does anyone have an up to date list of private dining options for the wishes specialty cruise? How close is the deadline for ordering food?

Thanks!

Bumping your question.

From what I could find on the interwebz, you place your order from the Private Dining menu at the resort from which you depart. HERE is the Private Dining menu for CR. I couldn't find an answer to your question of when the order must be placed.

 

[teddygurl28]

Hi all, I have searched around but can't seem to find an answer. My lo may be too big for the pnp this trip and since we are staying at Blt our only Option is the sofa bed. Does anyone know if the bed rails will fit on the sofa bed?

 

[WDWKOOK]

Hi all, I have searched around but can't seem to find an answer. My lo may be too big for the pnp this trip and since we are staying at Blt our only Option is the sofa bed. Does anyone know if the bed rails will fit on the sofa bed?

Welcome to the thread. @teddygurl28! I found THIS THREAD which should help. It seems they won't fit on the sleeper sofa, however, the ones from housekeeping should work on the sleeper chair.

 

[teddygurl28]

thanks! i had checked that out but the only solution seemed to be the pool noodles and i have not seen them for sale. oh well we will figure something out!

 

[disneydreamer781]

To be fair, if you were a few floors up from the Standard View room you had, you would have been in a Lake View room. (Refer to this thread for room views - http://goo.gl/1mpo7W)

Here's a couple photos of the view we had from our Lake View room, inside the C. The second one is looking straight ahead.

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Nice view! Only had a view of water and total darkness when looking ahead. Kind of creepy. I must have been on the outer side of the building and wasn't impressed with the view. More than happy with the hotel though. I have a night here this December which is all I could get it seems.

 

[disneydreamer781]

 

[disneydreamer781]

Thank you for the kind words and for following-up about your stay, @LadyLion4life



You can't reserve a Sea Raycer, but we've rented many times from WL and CR and we've never had a problem getting a couple. It's a really nice "spur of the moment" activity.



Congratulations!



Welcome to the thread, @tinkerbellybutton!



Bumping your question.

From what I could find on the interwebz, you place your order from the Private Dining menu at the resort from which you depart. HERE is the Private Dining menu for CR. I couldn't find an answer to your question of when the order must be placed.

BTW, I'm checking out your Wilderness Lodge & Villa thread this very moment. We will also be staying there in December. Very excited to stay there particularly during the holiday season!

 

[glvsav37]

To be fair, if you were a few floors up from the Standard View room you had, you would have been in a Lake View room. (Refer to this thread for room views - http://goo.gl/1mpo7W)

Here's a couple photos of the view we had from our Lake View room, inside the C. The second one is looking straight ahead.

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ahhhhh......few more days and I'll have that exact same view....cant wait to be "home"

 

[AaronInWI]

Nice view! Only had a view of water and total darkness when looking ahead. Kind of creepy. I must have been on the outer side of the building and wasn't impressed with the view. More than happy with the hotel though. I have a night here this December which is all I could get it seems.

It certainly does seem to be a crapshoot when it comes to room views at BLT, particularly with Standard and Lake view. Depending on the luck of the draw, you might have a view of virtually nothing like you had; one like mine; or even one of Magic Kingdom. We did have to "fight" for this view, though. We requested high floor, inside the C. (All our previous stays were at the CR in a Lake View room, and we really wanted a similar view at BLT.) We were originally given 4th floor, outside the C. So standing next to Columbia Harbour House, we called the BLT front desk (or whoever it is that we actually spoke to) and got moved to the 14th floor, inside the C. Perfect!

ahhhhh......few more days and I'll have that exact same view....cant wait to be "home"

How exciting! Hope you end up with exactly the view you're hoping for! In exactly 28 weeks, I'll be checking in to BLT myself!

 

[disneydreamer781]

It certainly does seem to be a crapshoot when it comes to room views at BLT, particularly with Standard and Lake view. Depending on the luck of the draw, you might have a view of virtually nothing like you had; one like mine; or even one of Magic Kingdom. We did have to "fight" for this view, though. We requested high floor, inside the C. (All our previous stays were at the CR in a Lake View room, and we really wanted a similar view at BLT.) We were originally given 4th floor, outside the C. So standing next to Columbia Harbour House, we called the BLT front desk (or whoever it is that we actually spoke to) and got moved to the 14th floor, inside the C. Perfect!


How exciting! Hope you end up with exactly the view you're hoping for! In exactly 28 weeks, I'll be checking in to BLT myself!

I will do some research on rooms and will perhaps make a request, as I would love a higher floor myself. We only have one night though so if I don't get exactly what I want, it's no big deal since we'll be moving over to the WL for the next 5 nights.

 

[WDWKOOK]

BTW, I'm checking out your Wilderness Lodge & Villa thread this very moment. We will also be staying there in December. Very excited to stay there particularly during the holiday season!

Feel free to post any questions you have over there and you also might want to check out the WL DVC Expansion thread HERE

ahhhhh......few more days and I'll have that exact same view....cant wait to be "home"

 

[WDWKOOK]

Good morning!

 

[glvsav37]

beautiful...cant wait....5 more days!!!

@WDWKOOK ...where are you that the riverboat is so close?? do they dock them elsewhere after park close?

 

[WDWKOOK]

beautiful...cant wait....5 more days!!!

@WDWKOOK ...where are you that the riverboat is so close?? do they dock them elsewhere after park close?

I was at the beach area right in front of the Garden Wing when the ferry came from the ferry barn (over past BLT near MK), through the canal, on its way to "work" at the TTC. It was so exciting seeing the empty ferry up so close like that.

I hope you'll check-in with us LIVE if you can - safe travels! Are you doing a split with AKL?

 

[glvsav37]

I was at the beach area right in front of the Garden Wing when the ferry came from the ferry barn (over past BLT near MK), through the canal, on its way to "work" at the TTC. It was so exciting seeing the empty ferry up so close like that.

I hope you'll check-in with us LIVE if you can - safe travels! Are you doing a split with AKL?

yes...AKL (1st time) from 8/2 > 8/6 then BLT (our 4th stay) 1 bedroom villa from 8/6 > 8/14. Will def check in whenever I can. From what I hear about the heat and the increased crowds, I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time at the resort LOL

funny about the ferry boat, I just assumed they parked them at the TTC at the end of the night? Unless it was off getting some maintenance. Great shot regardless!!