cantwaitvaca09
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Thank you. I thought it was odd.
so here's a question I just thought of. when you check in (AKL) it is my understanding that concierge actually walks you to your room, is that correct? if so, do you tip them or is that a no no. I don't want to do it wrong......![]()
I don't remember a designated person for alcoholic beverages.... Interesting... Can he/she keep up with the demand?
I've been watching for you room number. Did I miss it? Aren't you the one that got a standard room with a full balcony and a daybed? Is the room fairly quiet? Last time, we were too close to the lounge. The staff woke us up preparing to open the lounge in the morning, and people were right outside our room talking (but fortunately, that room is now part of the new lounge).
Hi there! Could you please add me to the Club Level Roster at BWI from June 7 to June 13, 2015? It will be our first time at the BWI CL. We loved our 2 stays at WL CL and are looking forward to the Epcot Resort experience this time.
Does anyone recall if the Innkeepers Club has a "regular" schedule of what hot appetizers they have each night?
What does adding ourselves to the CL "roster" do?
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They clean up and are done by the closing time which annoys me. If I walk in at 9:50pm after illuminations there should still be some desserts out. Instead there is mass chaos of people hurrily cleaning up, taking away the desserts and nothing left.
The first full day it was 6:35pm and I asked what these cups of sauce were and she said "well they went with rolls but we don't have anymore." Okay - no big deal at the time but it has just felt like that the whole time. Like if you aren't there 7am, 5pm or 8pm - you are out of luck.
And yes, they have someone doing all alcohol and you just wait your turn. I guess to cut back getting multiples or taking 2 bottles of beer at a time. They handle the bottles/glasses/pouring and hand it to you. That honestly doesn't bother me though.
And they missed our room once for day cleaning and 3 out of 5 times for turn down service. My husband asked tonight when we left at 5pm for Epcot if they could add a few more towels when they come tonight (we have 5 people and only 4 towels given daily) and came back to no turn down service and no towels. So yeah, a little annoyed.
But we'd love the proximity to Epcot and the pool. Beaches & Cream was great and Cape May dinner was pretty decent. I just don't think we would stay CL again at this hotel. It doesn't seem that well put together and it is tight/chaotic. We are here 2 more nights. I will update more when we get back.
DH and I just had a discussion about the Grand Floridian - RPC...
He said: "Honestly, I could do without the band... And we can visit the lobby as much as we want for no extra charge... I don't think that I will appreciate the Main Building as much as I should. I don't want to feel forced to spend more time there just because we paid a lot of money to be there. I would feel much more comfortable with the "smaller" Club Level. If there was availability in the Sugar Loaf, especially since the food and drinks are the same, I think I would prefer to be there instead."
O.k. ...
A few weeks ago, there was no availability at SL when the special offer got out and it's the reason I switched to Main Building for no extra charge (I had originally booked it at rack rate).
Tonight, there was a room available at SL. The GF CL is a birthday gift for my husband. In the end, if what he wants is the Sugar Loaf, I want him to get the Sugar Loaf. So, we switched back to SL. I'll get a refund.
Deep down inside, I know I (too) will feel more comfortable there. I know the value of RPC... Just not sure it was really for us... And tbh, we won't know what we're missing either!
I'm excited to be back to the CL that I know we are going to appreciate the most.
Let's other DIS members know who is going to be there at the same time as they are. In case anybody wants to meet up or just say hi and put a face to a screen name.
Where do you view the roster?
And they missed our room once for day cleaning and 3 out of 5 times for turn down service. My husband asked tonight when we left at 5pm for Epcot if they could add a few more towels when they come tonight (we have 5 people and only 4 towels given daily) and came back to no turn down service and no towels. So yeah, a little annoyed.
I really liked the sugar loaf CL when I was there May 2014. Didn't mind the walk and for some reason thought that would burn all the extra calories I was eating....not so much !Hope they still have the cupcakes with mickey sprinkles on them ! Yup that was definitely the cause of my weight gain !
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Were you in your room between around 4:30 & 5:30 pm with the "do not disturb" sign on your door? If so, that's probably why you didn't get turn down service. I have no idea why they do turn down so early, but that's when they to it. We usually have dinner ADRs for 7pm-ish. We are usually still resting or getting dressed around 5-5:30, & by the time we leave our room at around 6, we have missed turn down. Not a big deal, but it is annoying to always miss a service you are paying extra to get. Now this is st Yacht Club, but I'm sure it is the same at BC since they have the same management team.
I hope the rest of your trip stays quiet!
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They clean up and are done by the closing time which annoys me. If I walk in at 9:50pm after illuminations there should still be some desserts out. Instead there is mass chaos of people hurrily cleaning up, taking away the desserts and nothing left.
The first full day it was 6:35pm and I asked what these cups of sauce were and she said "well they went with rolls but we don't have anymore." Okay - no big deal at the time but it has just felt like that the whole time. Like if you aren't there 7am, 5pm or 8pm - you are out of luck.
Hit send by accident.
They clean up and are done by the closing time which annoys me. If I walk in at 9:50pm after illuminations there should still be some desserts out. Instead there is mass chaos of people hurrily cleaning up, taking away the desserts and nothing left.
The first full day it was 6:35pm and I asked what these cups of sauce were and she said "well they went with rolls but we don't have anymore." Okay - no big deal at the time but it has just felt like that the whole time. Like if you aren't there 7am, 5pm or 8pm - you are out of luck.
And yes, they have someone doing all alcohol and you just wait your turn. I guess to cut back getting multiples or taking 2 bottles of beer at a time. They handle the bottles/glasses/pouring and hand it to you. That honestly doesn't bother me though.
And they missed our room once for day cleaning and 3 out of 5 times for turn down service. My husband asked tonight when we left at 5pm for Epcot if they could add a few more towels when they come tonight (we have 5 people and only 4 towels given daily) and came back to no turn down service and no towels. So yeah, a little annoyed.
But we'd love the proximity to Epcot and the pool. Beaches & Cream was great and Cape May dinner was pretty decent. I just don't think we would stay CL again at this hotel. It doesn't seem that well put together and it is tight/chaotic. We are here 2 more nights. I will update more when we get back.
It's been a tiny while since we stayed at BWI, they've since changed the restaurant downstairs, but most CL's are now the same. Over time, all CL's have transitioned form glass bottles of Evian, to a water dispenser that has Natura brand water. If you look at lounge images from the start of this thread you'll see what I mean. The image from the Beach club has a clear image. Some of the lougnes have slightly different style dispensers. Since the Innkeepr's club was remodeled, it is almost certainly has something similar to the Beach Club one.I searched for information on the bottled water situation at the Innkeeper's Club and I'm reading about having to fill your own personal water bottle from a larger one that is available in Club level. Could some one give me more information about this. I'm thinking that I have to bring refillable H2O bottles and I want to figure out the best way to go about that. Thanks everyone!
~NM