Resort Thread Disney's YACHT & BEACH CLUB Resorts

[natebenma]

Are guest surveys still a thing?

Please reply only if you have received a survey to complete following a Disney stay in the past year.

I have a section devoted to the importance of the surveys in the FAQ post, but I suspect this is outdated info.

 

[focusondisney]

Dumb question but if you book a normal room through Disney reservations do they also not have the lotion or pen/paper or this is a DVC thing. If I booked the BCV through Disney reservations I know the mousekeeping is included but are there other things that are different than if I was a DVC member staying on points? I actually use the pen paper a lot in rooms.

I have never stayed in a DVC room. I have had 3 stays at WDW this year.... 2 in YC club level rooms & 1 at AS Movies. None of those rooms had the pen & paper. Our stays at YC were before the lotion was removed. There was no lotion at Movies in August, but I don’t know if they ever provided it.

 

[Best Aunt]

Are guest surveys still a thing?

Please reply only if you have received a survey to complete following a Disney stay in the past year.

I have a section devoted to the importance of the surveys in the FAQ post, but I suspect this is outdated info.

I got a survey after my August 2019 BCV stay (cash resie booked through CRO, not points stay booked through DVC).

However... Disney has cast members in the parks who are stopping people and asking for their email address. I gave it to one of them. So the survey may have resulted from that rather than from staying at a Disney hotel.

I don't recall the questions. If you want to know what the survey questions are, you might want to ask people to screen shot the questions as they complete the survey.

 

[Crazyhorse]

When is your trip?

All YC CL Standard View rooms are on the 5th floor (top floor of the resort) and have full balconies. There is just one YC CL room, water view room 4163, I believe, that does not have a balcony.

Maybe close to lobby. If I recall correctly some of the further YC CL rooms have pretty awful views.

Question...I thought all YC CL water view rooms were on the 5th floor? Are there CL rooms on the 4th floor? We're booked YC CL Water View....we've gotta have a full balcony!!!

 

[Crazyhorse]

Are guest surveys still a thing?

Please reply only if you have received a survey to complete following a Disney stay in the past year.

I have a section devoted to the importance of the surveys in the FAQ post, but I suspect this is outdated info.

We went last December and did receive a survey to complete. It was huge! It took me forever to just wander through and score the things we did. It's very extensive, almost to be point of annoyance.

 

[shoreward]

Are guest surveys still a thing?

Please reply only if you have received a survey to complete following a Disney stay in the past year.

I have a section devoted to the importance of the surveys in the FAQ post, but I suspect this is outdated info.

I've received a WDW survey, a WDW resort survey, and a Hollywood Studios food and beverage survey. All were received fairly recently.

 

[KMarston]

I have two questions. We leave tomorrow for the Dolphin for one night before our YC stay. Is it a fairly easy walk with luggage between the two or should we Uber?

Secondly, since our room won’t be ready until the afternoon, we intended to pack our swim suits in our backpacks to enjoy the pool after checking out GE in DHS. I thought I read that there are lockers I. The changing rooms to store our backpacks. Are these pretty easy to get? Thanks for any advice!

 

[UmmGooD]

I have never stayed in a DVC room. I have had 3 stays at WDW this year.... 2 in YC club level rooms & 1 at AS Movies. None of those rooms had the pen & paper. Our stays at YC were before the lotion was removed. There was no lotion at Movies in August, but I don’t know if they ever provided it.

Thanks! It won't kill me if I don't get it just is a nice to have. I am just used to using the paper if something crosses my mind or something along those lines. My wife packs so much stuff I don't think we'll need the lotion but I was going to try to inspire her to use the hotel provided stuff but now I probably won't bother. We're going on a couples trip and I was hoping to get her into a carry on but I don't think that'll happen.

 

[shoreward]

I have two questions. We leave tomorrow for the Dolphin for one night before our YC stay. Is it a fairly easy walk with luggage between the two or should we Uber?

Secondly, since our room won’t be ready until the afternoon, we intended to pack our swim suits in our backpacks to enjoy the pool after checking out GE in DHS. I thought I read that there are lockers I. The changing rooms to store our backpacks. Are these pretty easy to get? Thanks for any advice!

You can drop your bags at the Dolphin bell station and ask that they transfer the bags to the YC for you. There is no fee for the service, but a tip is very appropriate. Even when I can get a late check-out at the Swan, I drop my bags off on my way out in the morning, so that the transfer occurs ASAP. You can either walk to the YC or take a short, relaxing boat ride, which will get you there in just a few minutes.

There are free lockers at the YC, if that's what you are asking about.
https://www.disboards.com/threads/d...-on-page-1-post-1-13-14.3400342/post-60475551

 

[UmmGooD]

Ok my next question. Can you walk on both sides of the lagoon (whatever it's called) to get to DHS from BCV? Or do you have to walk around to the BW side to get there? Is there a bridge farther down to cross over?

 

[Crazyhorse]

Ok my next question. Can you walk on both sides of the lagoon (whatever it's called) to get to DHS from BCV? Or do you have to walk around to the BW side to get there? Is there a bridge farther down to cross over?

Only one path to HS. You'll see BWI on the way.

 

[EasternShoreGal]

Sorry for all you have gone through with your mom. I hope she is doing well and is settled now.

Thank you! Yes she is settled now and doing better. And thank you for adding us to the BOG list. We have another trip planned in the spring but are still finagling dates so will wait.

I feel a little guilty. We stay so often at the villas (both studios and one bedrooms) and I always forget to take pics of the views to post. I will try to do better.

 

[Cluelyss]

Ok my next question. Can you walk on both sides of the lagoon (whatever it's called) to get to DHS from BCV? Or do you have to walk around to the BW side to get there? Is there a bridge farther down to cross over?

You can walk on the YC side of Crescent Lake, if that’s what you’re asking, but for getting to HS you’ll end up having to cross over to the Boardwalk anyway, as that’s the only path to the park. But yes, you can get there from either side.

 

[KMarston]

You can drop your bags at the Dolphin bell station and ask that they transfer the bags to the YC for you. There is no fee for the service, but a tip is very appropriate. Even when I can get a late check-out at the Swan, I drop my bags off on my way out in the morning, so that the transfer occurs ASAP. You can either walk to the YC or take a short, relaxing boat ride, which will get you there in just a few minutes.

There are free lockers at the YC, if that's what you are asking about.
https://www.disboards.com/threads/d...-on-page-1-post-1-13-14.3400342/post-60475551

Thank you for the information! I was worried about not getting my luggage in time to change for dinner! We may try walking with it!

 

[EasternShoreGal]

Ok next question. When taking Magical Express to the resort is it usually a drop off in a certain order or do they randomly stop? Is there an estimate to how long it takes to get to BCV after landing from MCO? We are pretty fast walkers so we tend to get through the airports quick (I do a lot of business travel for a living).

We don’t usually take the DME from the airport as when we fly (we most often drive when staying a week or more) we usually rent a car. But a couple of times it was cost prohibitive to rent or I was meeting a local friend for a weekend who
was driving in. Just to show that the experiences can certainly vary, I arrived solo on an early morning flight (think arrival time was around 8 am), walked down to the DME loading area which was empty, was immediately boarded and we left as soon as I stepped on the bus. And I was the only passenger. Apparently the bus driver was going off shift. Went straight to BC where I unloaded and went straight to check in. It took no longer than an Uber would have. Another early morning flight, while I wasn’t riding solo, we left right after I boarded and BC was still first stop. Hubby has ridden in the evening (DD and I had arrived earlier separately) and his experience was closer to average. We ended up picking him up at CB as we were headed to DS. Once the whole fam was riding (I think this was at Easter) and it took us closer to 2 hours from landing to resort. So you just never know.

 

[shoreward]

Thank you for the information! I was worried about not getting my luggage in time to change for dinner! We may try walking with it!

Drop bags early in morning and they should arrive early afternoon. You would need to either stop at YC bell stand for bags or call from room to have them delivered.

It is about a 10-12 minute walk.

 

[EasternShoreGal]

I got a survey after my August 2019 BCV stay (cash resie booked through CRO, not points stay booked through DVC).

However... Disney has cast members in the parks who are stopping people and asking for their email address. I gave it to one of them. So the survey may have resulted from that rather than from staying at a Disney hotel.

I don't recall the questions. If you want to know what the survey questions are, you might want to ask people to screen shot the questions as they complete the survey.

When did not visit the parks on my last trip (staying at BCV) and I did get a survey.

Ok my next question. Can you walk on both sides of the lagoon (whatever it's called) to get to DHS from BCV? Or do you have to walk around to the BW side to get there? Is there a bridge farther down to cross over?

You will need to cross the bridge near the Swalphin to th

 

[Maxie86]

Are guest surveys still a thing?

Please reply only if you have received a survey to complete following a Disney stay in the past year.

I have a section devoted to the importance of the surveys in the FAQ post, but I suspect this is outdated info.

I received one from our Poly stay in July. The Poly was the 1st of a 3 resort split and didn't have time to reply to it. I didn't receive any from our May YC/GF trip.

 

[Maxie86]

Just booked YC CL Standard view for 6 nights. We had to book 2 rooms, so our first request is to have the rooms near one another, the second request was to have balconies. Should I put in for a third request? How are the CL Standard view rooms and do they all have full balconies? Are all CL located higher?

In your case I would request close to the lounge and a room on the large shared balcony. I know a lot of people don't like that large balcony but we love it especially when traveling with friends. The view is one of the best standard views at the YC...some of them are pretty bad. Make sure to let them know you have two rooms and would like them on that balcony...that request is pretty easy to get since most people don't want that balcony.

 

[PCFriar80]

Ok my next question. Can you walk on both sides of the lagoon (whatever it's called) to get to DHS from BCV? Or do you have to walk around to the BW side to get there? Is there a bridge farther down to cross over?

Trick question!! You can walk both sides, but on the "non BW" side or the Swan/Dolphin side you will need to go up to the main road via a path, cross over the overpass via sidewalk, and then back down to the BW side via a path to pick up the walkway to DHS. It's a little out of the way and adds more time but doable. Your best bet is to stick with the BW side. I will add that the Swan/Dolphin side is more treed and offers shade, but that would be offset by the detour to get to the other side. BTW I was actually kidding about the "trick question"!