Do I Have Worst Boulder Ridge Room?

[carlbarry]

After 12 years with DVC, I am now making my first stay at Boulder Ridge, Deluxe Studio.
I am in room 3562. which is the last room of a very long hallway.
I asked for upper level, lake view.
This room has a view of the laundry facility! It is now almost 11 pm, and the facility is still lit up; I'm guessing it runs 24 hours a day.
I assume there are 5 floors of rooms that have this view.
I think it is a lot of nerve to give people who paid DVC for a "deluxe experience" a room with a view of laundry bins and a factory.

 

[Sandisw]

After 12 years with DVC, I am now making my first stay at Boulder Ridge, Deluxe Studio.
I am in room 3562. which is the last room of a very long hallway.
I asked for upper level, lake view.
This room has a view of the laundry facility! It is now almost 11 pm, and the facility is still lit up; I'm guessing it runs 24 hours a day.
I assume there are 5 floors of rooms that have this view.
I think it is a lot of nerve to give people who paid DVC for a "deluxe experience" a room with a view of laundry bins and a factory.View attachment 701562

I had that room one of the times we stayed there.

I do think it’s commonly referred as the dumpster view room.

 

[carlbarry]

I had that room one of the times we stayed there.

I do think it’s commonly referred as the dumpster view room.

I just got an email from a friend of mine who wrote her family once got the "dumpster room." So I guess that is what it is infamous for.

 

[bluecruiser]

This exact room was discussed on last week's episode (dated September 5) of The Disney Dish podcast (hosted by Jim Hill and Len Testa). A listener wrote in about it (and sent a picture) and her description is a spot-on match with your description/picture (except her picture was taken at night and there were "dozens and dozens" of laundry containers).

By the way, Len Testa from Touring Plans agrees with you: "It has to be one of the worst hotel room views I have ever seen." That's saying a lot considering Touring Plans has a database of over 35,000 room view photos on their website.

The person complained and eventually they got moved to a different room with a much better view.

My question is: can you hear any equipment noise from the laundry or carts at night?

Adding: I did some searching and found where Len Testa posted the picture they were sent on the VWL Groupies thread - link to his post.

 

[carlbarry]

This exact room was discussed on last week's episode (dated September 5) of The Disney Dish podcast (hosted by Jim Hill and Len Testa). A listener wrote in about it (and sent a picture) and her description is a spot-on match with your description/picture (except her picture was taken at night and there were "dozens and dozens" of laundry containers).

By the way, Len Testa from Touring Plans agrees with you: "It has to be one of the worst hotel room views I have ever seen." That's saying a lot considering Touring Plans has a database of over 35,000 room view photos on their website.

The person complained and eventually they got moved to a different room with a much better view.

My question is: can you hear any equipment noise from the laundry or carts at night?

Adding: I did some searching and found where Len Testa posted the picture they were sent on the VWL Groupies thread - link to his post.

Thanks for the link.
It's now 6:19 am and the string of carts is actually longer than what's shown in the linki's night picture.
I do not hear any noise from the facility. However, the lights are left on all night.
The second time I came to Disney World, in December 2006, I stayed rfor 2 nights at a Howard Johnson's on the Irlo Bronson. That room had a view of a dumpster in the parking lot. But the room was $30 per night.

 

[Stargazer65]

I'm sorry you got a bad room view.

I asked for upper level, lake view.

For future reference, I asked for "near the elevator, highest floor available" on my last trip to avoid the dumpster and laundry and had a good view.

 

[Someone28624]

Disney world: matches Tower of Terror paint to Morocco pavilion

Also Disney World: thinks this view is okay for a deluxe room (or 5)

Like couldn't they plant some hedges?

 

[carlbarry]

I'm sorry you got a bad room view.

For future reference, I asked for "near the elevator, highest floor available" on my last trip to avoid the dumpster and laundry and had a good view.

Yes, that's what I would ask for. I mean, they only have one ice machine per floor, and that's near the elevator. I went for ice. The machine on my floor had none or was broken. I went down to the second floor.
Round trip took 8 minutes! For ice!

 

[carlbarry]

Disney world: matches Tower of Terror paint to Morocco pavilion

Also Disney World: thinks this view is okay for a deluxe room (or 5)

Like couldn't they plant some hedges?

Exactly. It's uncoscionable for a company promising a deluxe experience to have this view.

 

[ITGirl50]

We got this view once too. Thought it was very strange they wouldn’t do a better job with hiding this, but it seems once the points are sold they really don’t care about providing a deluxe resort experience. If these were cash rooms they would care.

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

That’s insane

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Ah, but they promise "home" for DVC not a deluxe resort experience.

And I don't know about you but my teenager didn't take the trash out

 

[Geomom]

Sadly that view is still better than the view we had at Grand Floridian Villas a couple years ago...at least you can see some trees here. At VGF we had the Porte Cochere roof view...sit on the balcony and look at the roof eaves. But truly sorry you got the worst Boulder Ridge view!

 

[Narcoossee11]

You got a Famous Room.
There are all kinds of views.
Once you were asked to move. It depends on availability. As you mentioned, there are 5-10 rooms with this view.

Close the drapes.

 

[LynJ]

I stayed in that first room over Christmas last year. We came planning to decorate the window. Decided not to waste the effort. Lol

 

[Sammie]

Every resort has at least one room with a horrible view. Old Key West and Saratoga Springs due to having individual buildings probably has the fewest. That room is a rate of passge with DVC, eventually everyone gets it. At Beach Club Villas we have had the first floor view of the smoking bench and the sidewalk for the laundry train.

 

[Disney World Dad]

For these rooms, it would be nice if they offered them as Value Studios at a lower point per night basis so at least you knew going in you weren't getting a spectacular view or anything. Lower the point per night by even just a little compared to a normal Studio and they would all be gone right at the 11 month mark with no complaints from guests.

 

[DonMacGregor]

Fellow BRV owner here, and I pray I never get that room. However, if it makes you feel any better, there are quite a few cash rooms at GCH that have even worse views than the GFV porte cochere view shown above. Not that it makes your experience any better, but maybe knowing that there are folks who paid a grand for their room last night and are looking out onto a barren rooftop will ease the pain a little.

Maybe.

 

[RoseGold]

My Jambo club level view was the thatched roof, and it made the room so dark. If you craned over the whole balcony you could kinda see the pool.

I totally get why they assigned those to DVC, cash guests would be furious.

 

[Simba's Mom]

One time we were at the front desk listening to people complain-they'd gotten the only room at Boulder Ridge with no balcony. Now I don't know which is worse-no balcony or dumpster view.