Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[ChrisNY2]

Hello all,,, We will be visiting 1/28/15 - 2/5/15 We will be staying in Bay Lake Towers. We have not been to DW since 1988. We have a 1 bedroom villa and a 1 bed studio. There are 6 of us. I hope we made a good choice since we have never stayed here. Is the chance for a discount good for here or not? Many people have said it is usually excluded. I would hate to scramble to find another place for 6 of us. Thanks for any information!

I can't speak to the discounts question, but with regard to picking a good hotel, I think you did a good job! I've stayed in the 1 bedroom villas at BLT before and I love it. It's great that there are two full bathrooms. And the sofa bed and sleeping chair provide a lot of options.

Enjoy!

 

[johnsonet]

johnsonet ~ Only 4 more days for you

Thank you! Bags are being packed... lists are being made... pets are beginning to get suspicious...

It's almost time, johnsonet! Can't wait for you to get there…and hopefully, report back to us LIVE

Yes ma'am, I will be posting live for sure Please let me know of any photo needs for the FAQ!

Congrats, GoHawks2015. You have chosen wisely Hope you do end up getting a discount.
A LOT has changed since 1988

 

[mickeynut1]

It's almost time, johnsonet! Can't wait for you to get there…and hopefully, report back to us LIVE

Same here.....and also hoping for live reports .

Thanks! We are going for the Princess Half Marathon weekend so the monorail is going to be perfect since the races start in the area! My cousin and I are doing the 5k, and then she is going on a monorail tour to catch me running past in the MK, TTC, and then the finish at Epcot for the half!

Sounds like you have a great trip planned . Good luck to you both in the 5k and to you in the half .

Hello all,,, We will be visiting 1/28/15 - 2/5/15 We will be staying in Bay Lake Towers. We have not been to DW since 1988. We have a 1 bedroom villa and a 1 bed studio. There are 6 of us. I hope we made a good choice since we have never stayed here. Is the chance for a discount good for here or not? Many people have said it is usually excluded. I would hate to scramble to find another place for 6 of us. Thanks for any information!

I can't answer your question about discounts, but wanted to say I hope you have a great trip .

Thank you! Bags are being packed... lists are being made... pets are beginning to get suspicious...

Yes ma'am, I will be posting live for sure Please let me know of any photo needs for the FAQ!

Yay for bags being packed and lists being made . LOL on the pets, but I know just what you mean .

I will be looking forward to your live reports .

 

[sktjcox]

Hi everyone, just booked our first stay at the Contemporary (we usually do mods) - Tower with a theme Park View from March 16-20!!! We're tacking on 4 nights following a 3 night Dream Cruise. So excited - this is a celebratory / splurge vacation for us! Can't wait to go through this thread.

 

[johnsonet]

Yay for bags being packed and lists being made . LOL on the pets, but I know just what you mean .

I will be looking forward to your live reports .

thanks!

Hi everyone, just booked our first stay at the Contemporary (we usually do mods) - Tower with a theme Park View from March 16-20!!! We're tacking on 4 nights following a 3 night Dream Cruise. So excited - this is a celebratory / splurge vacation for us! Can't wait to go through this thread.

Great choice and what a fun trip you have planned. Cruise followed by CR TPV - can't beat that

 

[chuckml]

Right with you johnsonet. Checking in Friday and CAN NOT WAIT. Just trying to muddle through work until Thursday at lunchtime. Not at all into it to be honest.

On a side note, when do the Epcot buses start running in the a.m. since the monorail doesn't start until 9:00? I would assume no later than 8:00 right?

 

[johnsonet]

Right with you johnsonet. Checking in Friday and CAN NOT WAIT. Just trying to muddle through work until Thursday at lunchtime. Not at all into it to be honest.

On a side note, when do the Epcot buses start running in the a.m. since the monorail doesn't start until 9:00? I would assume no later than 8:00 right?

Woohoo, my CR buddy Try and enjoy these last few days of anticipation. It's one of the best parts, I think

I have read on Transportation board that buses from monorail resorts to Epcot will run from 7:30-9 and then monorails begin at 9am

 

[chuckml]

Woohoo, my CR buddy Try and enjoy these last few days of anticipation. It's one of the best parts, I think

I have read on Transportation board that buses from monorail resorts to Epcot will run from 7:30-9 and then monorails begin at 9am

Thanks for the info on the busses.
The last few days are kind of fun. It just seems like once I get something done, I think of 3 more things that need to be done before we leave. Work really gets in the way of my vacation prep.

 

[sktjcox]

Hi, I have a dumb question. If you booked CR theme park view, are you guaranteed to be able to see wishes from your balcony?? I was reading on touring plans that some look out over the convention centre? I'd hate to expect to see wishes and pay for it and be disappointed!! Thanks in advance to the vets.

 

[johnsonet]

Work really gets in the way of my vacation prep.

I can understand that

 

[mickeynut1]

Hi everyone, just booked our first stay at the Contemporary (we usually do mods) - Tower with a theme Park View from March 16-20!!! We're tacking on 4 nights following a 3 night Dream Cruise. So excited - this is a celebratory / splurge vacation for us! Can't wait to go through this thread.

Sounds like a great trip .

thanks!

Checking in Friday and CAN NOT WAIT. Just trying to muddle through work until Thursday at lunchtime. Not at all into it to be honest.

Have a great trip .

The last few days are kind of fun. It just seems like once I get something done, I think of 3 more things that need to be done before we leave. Work really gets in the way of my vacation prep.

I agree....the anticipation the last few days are fun , but I also know how you feel about always finding something else to do when you think everything is done. LOL on work getting in the way of vacation prep .

Hi, I have a dumb question. If you booked CR theme park view, are you guaranteed to be able to see wishes from your balcony?? I was reading on touring plans that some look out over the convention centre? I'd hate to expect to see wishes and pay for it and be disappointed!! Thanks in advance to the vets.

I always thought you were guaranteed to see fireworks from your balcony, but it's interesting what you saw on touring plans. We've never stayed at the CR, but I have been reading up on it as we are hoping to try it next year, so I would also like to see a response to your question. Hopefully someone else will be able to explain about those rooms that overlook the convention center .

 

[notwifezilla]

MH and I are both big planners, and even though our trip is over a year away, we both are in high research mode. We want to stay BLT 1 bdrm villa but realize not being DVC members we'll have to wait to secure a reservation. How long does it usually take to find out if there are available spots? Will we have the chance to be as selective (i.e. high # theme park view) as we would with other resorts?

We've made our initial reservation at AOA just to hold a date, but really want BLT!

 

[Grand Admiral]

I always thought you were guaranteed to see fireworks from your balcony, but it's interesting what you saw on touring plans. We've never stayed at the CR, but I have been reading up on it as we are hoping to try it next year, so I would also like to see a response to your question. Hopefully someone else will be able to explain about those rooms that overlook the convention center .

Edit: Sorry, the previous image I found was huge.

You can see by this image, the convention center doesn't obstruct any of the balconies, so I should think you can see Wishes no matter what room you're in. The xmas tree might be a little annoying though.

 

[darthtatty]

Just a couple more days until we check in. Getting so excited now

 

[runnerchick]

Trying to book Contemporary for Sept 2015 - Garden Wing Standard View. It seems as though there is no availability for any room type in the Garden Wing for any date in Sept 2015 - anyone able to book a room in this category?? Kindest Thanks!

 

[mickeynut1]

MH and I are both big planners, and even though our trip is over a year away, we both are in high research mode. We want to stay BLT 1 bdrm villa but realize not being DVC members we'll have to wait to secure a reservation. How long does it usually take to find out if there are available spots? Will we have the chance to be as selective (i.e. high # theme park view) as we would with other resorts?

We've made our initial reservation at AOA just to hold a date, but really want BLT!

I'm not familiar with the villas as we've never booked one, but hopefully others more familiar with DVC will be able to give a time frame for booking those .

Edit: Sorry, the previous image I found was huge.

You can see by this image, the convention center doesn't obstruct any of the balconies, so I should think you can see Wishes no matter what room you're in. The xmas tree might be a little annoying though.

Thanks so much for this!! You can definitely see by this pic that the TPV rooms are not obstructed by the convention center . LOL about the Christmas tree, though .

Just a couple more days until we check in. Getting so excited now

Have a great trip .

Trying to book Contemporary for Sept 2015 - Garden Wing Standard View. It seems as though there is no availability for any room type in the Garden Wing for any date in Sept 2015 - anyone able to book a room in this category?? Kindest Thanks!

Not sure what your dates are, but I just plugged in random dates in September and while the first half of September wasn't showing any GW availability, there were GW rooms showing for September 18th through the end of the month . It's strange that the first half of the month shows nothing available, unless there's a convention or something that needed rooms blocked this far in advance . With that said, I'd keep looking checking back .

 

[Cluelyss]

Trying to book Contemporary for Sept 2015 - Garden Wing Standard View. It seems as though there is no availability for any room type in the Garden Wing for any date in Sept 2015 - anyone able to book a room in this category?? Kindest Thanks!

I was looking at rates last week and noticed the same thing. However, when I switched my search to a package, rooms were suddenly available.

 

[runnerchick]

Thanks so much! I'll keep checking back - fingers crossed early Sept opens up! Cheers!

 

[sktjcox]

Edit: Sorry, the previous image I found was huge. You can see by this image, the convention center doesn't obstruct any of the balconies, so I should think you can see Wishes no matter what room you're in. The xmas tree might be a little annoying though.

Thank you!! As I'm going in March no worries on the tree

 

[trishadono]

Hey kook add me to the rail!

I looked several times a day for a TPV room with passholder. Today an atrium club TPV showed up. Oh well if I must!
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