Owned at BWV more than 11 years (now also own at AKV). We hit BWV two to three times a year. Someone mentioned above that they thought the carpeting was "recently" replaced. It was actually about 6 years ago, when they did a major makeover, including repainting the rooms and replacing a lot of worn stuff; new matresses and couches came later. If you follow the hotel resorts, the same occurs at all of them -- about every 6 to 8 years they do significant stuff in waves for about a year, including painting the rooms. Thus, BWV should be getting close, within next couple years, to having that happen again, but yes you can see some wear and tear now. (Back in the old pre-DVC days, I remember staying at Poly once not long before a redo and it showed substantial wear and tear, came back 1 1/2 years later and everything had been repainted and much of the furnishings replaced, came back 4 years later and wear and tear had returned.)
I like AKV a lot, but BWV is still our favorite. We invariably get boardwalk view although did not have it a couple times before it became a booking category. We are among those who highly prefer being part of a hotel with hotel services available, including valet (we always rent a car) and room service. Have never run into an unpleasant CM at BWV. Boardwalk view, if you can get it, is the best view of any of the WDW DVC resorts. We like the pool, although from my vantage point I just like having an umbrella table right near the pool bar where, fortunately or unfortunately, the bartenders have for several years recognized me when I arrive and immediately start the tab with what they know I will request -- two of the bartenders there have been there for as long as I can remember. The long walk from the lobby area to many of the rooms really is not that long (about 1 1/2 minutes at its longest) and if you think that is long you ain't seen AKV Kidani yet; even the walk from the Jambo lobby to an end room at Jambo is as long as a boardwalk trek. The restaurants there are good, particularly Flying Fish and Spoodles, and ESPN for food and sports at the same time. Ideal location obviously because you can walk to both Epcot and Studios, and those along with all the resorts around there give you over twenty restaurants you can walk to (in fact, that is one the biggest things I miss when staying at AKV, although I could probably spend many days in Boma's).
). I'm really excited to stay at a DVC resort with so much hustle and bustle, that is one thing I didn't really like about BCV. I like the hotel, but I felt so far removed from everything over in the villas. I had the same problem at VWL. I think I like OKW and SSR better because there isn't a central hub that I feel like I'm missing out on when I'm in a villa and not a hotel room. 
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