Just got back from a wonderful visit to Beach Club. Had a great room, 1507, lagoon view, and the world's quietest room. It's also as close as you can get to Epcot, but a long distance from the main lobby and transportation. It's near the secret entrance to Epcot, and at a dead end so we never heard a peep from the hallway, or the adjacent rooms. It's your choice if you want to be quick to the bus and boat, or quick to Epcot and the Boardwalk Bakery. I watched Illuminations twice because it was so easy to see it from the bridge, and hop back within 5 minutes. And the Christmas Illuminations is the best. I think the Epcot boat stop is probably closer than the Beach Club stop. My only room request was full balcony, and it was met.
We had a great breakfast at Cape May. Really enjoyed that food. We ate at the Beach Club Marketplace once, and that was one time too many. You know when you microwave a frozen pizza or sandwich and it gets that hard spot in the middle? That's how our pizza and sandwiches were. We had great meals elsewhere throughout the trip, but never tried Marketplace again. I would grab fruit, or even a muffin, but nothing else. The meal was not good.
Some advice: The pool food service has Powerade at their mug refill station, but Marketplace does not. My son bought a few Powerades until we figured that out. Whoops. Wasted some snack credits on those. We didn't get a chance to eat at the pool restaurant. I was surprised it closed at 8pm. I walked there for supper one night, and must have just missed the cut off time.
Definitely use Boardwalk Bakery for quick service meals and breakfast rolls. Great food! Plus the photo booth outside the restaurant is Photo Pass compatible. My 3YO thought it was great, even if her head only made it into half the pictures.
We took a taxi from HS to Typhoon Lagoon one day, and I intended to take a taxi back to Beach Club but the bus was right there so we took that. Big mistake. It took almost an hour to get back to Beach Club. We transferred at Epcot, and the bus was right there once again so we didn't have to wait, and I was feeling lucky. Then we stopped at all sorts of hotels on our way back to Beach Club. Spend the $15 and take a taxi instead. We were ready for afternoon naps, and the bus ride was way too long.
I hope everyone enjoys their stays at the Beach Club. I switched from GF just a week before our travel date, and I'm so glad. MK was just too busy around Christmas, so we spent a lot of time at HS and Epcot. The walks to and from HS got a little long in the heat, but it was better than waiting in the boat line.
I wish everyone wonderful stays at the Beach Club.