I'm at BWV now, 6/22-7/1!

wdwmouse

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Hello all!
I'm at BWV right now and we are loving it. I haven't read all the pages of the other thread, but I'll tell you what our experience has been.

We are in a one bedroom sv on the 5th floor. We were very excited to get a brand new renovated villa! I swear, I think we may have been the first ones in this villa. We could smell the new carpet when we walked in. Not bad, just new smelling. It's only a few doors down from the elevators, which is great, too. I love the decor, nice paint colors and drapes. The carpet is very well padded. If I had one complaint, and it's not a biggie, it's the refrigerator. The shelves are not very strong-two gallons makes them dip. We moved shelves around so that the gallons were on the bottom, on top of the bins. That solved that problem. The door doesn't seem to shut real well, we always double check to see that it's closed. Other than that, everything is awesome!

We have a new flat top stove and new washer and dryer. We have been using the w/d alot! Love having it!

Renovations here: The first and second floor standard hallways and doors were being redone when we got here. We looked in those hallways, and they were laying carpet. They have been painting/replacing the outside of the villas on the quiet pool side. There is scaffolding that went up the other day over there. (preferred view) Also on the end villas that seperate the quiet pool and the main pool, if you can picture that.

We haven't heard any noise from the renovation work. Saw some trucks along the canal, one with the new chair cushions in it. It's pretty busy along the canal with workers.

There must be a lot of rooms without guests when you consider the first and second floor standards being finished inside, and the rooms with scaffolding.

We love BWV! Location is so wonderful. We haven't used the busses much, so I can't comment on that. We went through Epcot to go to Magic Kingdom, and haven't done AK or DTD yet.

We are fairly new members (2.5 yrs) so maybe we still have rose colored glasses on, but we feel like this was the absolute best thing we could have done for our vacations. Our kids are 17 and 12 and it's great having access to so much so easily. Having a one bedroom is perfect, since they have their own tv and we can have our own space.

I can try to answer any questions. I know how much I appreciated any info. prior to our trip.

Have a magical day!
 
I was aware they were doing renovations - we own there but rarely stay there - but I'd love to see some pics.

Thanks- Diane:cool1:
 
Thanks so much for the report - especially for the info on the renovations. I laughed at the refrigerator since we usually have the same problem, although not for milk, LOL. Guess the refrigerators aren't all being replaced with the renovation. :)

We also love the location of BWV. Staying at BLT on our next trip (first time not at BWV since we bought in 1999) and wondering how much we will miss the EPCOT/DHS easy access.

Enjoy your trip and keep cool!
 
I do have pictures, but am not sure how to post them or if I can. What is the rule for posting pictures?
 

I do think the refrigerators are new, too and probably the dishwasher. Everything seems BRAND new. The lamps are awesome, tea cups and stacked luggage. I know I saw some photos in a thread on here before I left home. If I can't manage to post photos myself, search for that thread. The villa looks just like those photos.

Forgot to mention, we can see the fireworks from our balconies, too! Even sitting in the living room, if the curtains are open, you can sit on the sofa and see them.

The only room request I made was "upper floor" and we got a super room! I know it's just luck, but boy are we glad!
 
Please post pics or a link to some. I've seen the pics of the hallways, drapes, etc. but not any of the new furniture, tv, etc. Would love to see what our "Disney" home looks like now.
 
So happy to hear about the new washers and dryers. I think that you are the first to post that info. Does the dryer work better than the old one? Are they any quieter? Lucky you! Enjoy!
 
The dryers are pretty noisy, especially the buzzer! But I found they work pretty well if you just set a time rather than use automatic dry. I set it for slightly longer than I think it should take.
 
I do have pictures, but am not sure how to post them or if I can. What is the rule for posting pictures?

I use tinypic.com to upload pics, you can choose bulletin board resizing when you do... you get a URL, then you can post here using a link and that URL.

Would love to see pics of outside rennovations around the quiet pool, that's where we requested to be (facing pool in 1BR) when we get there Aug 20 for 2 weeks!
 
This is our (DH) first try at adding pictures. They are in a google web album below. If this works, we can add more pictures.

Let us know if you can see them.

http://picasaweb.google.com/paulstec1/DVCRenovations?feat=directlink

DH and sons noted that the TVs are old style thick tubes. (Don't know if newer ones are planned.) We also had to ask housekeeping for a DVD player, but that was probalby just forgotten when they renovated this 1 BR.
 
Here is an attempt to make it easier to see the pictures. Hope it works.

Kitchen - Fresh paint, new appliances, perfect tile work

DVCRenovations
 
New flat panel TVs were supposed to happen. Maybe they ran short for your villa or maybe they are being replaced a bunch at a time. Does the TV cabinet look new or redone?
 
I'm glad to read your report! Continue to have a great time enjoying your BWV stay!

Bobbi:goodvibes
 
Jean, It looks like the tv cabinet has been redone/repainted. Maybe they didn't bother with the dvd player because when the new tvs come, they'll have built in dvd players?

I do feel badly for those that got a run-down villa (like in the other thread), but the great news is, they are doing a fantastic job on the refurb. I feel good about the use of our MFs.

:cheer2:
 
The birthday flowers are adorable! Love the pics, thank you! Enjoy the rest of your trip. :goodvibes
 
Glad your having such a nice trip! Thanks for posting pictures. :)
 
Thanks for the report and pics. We love BWV and are glad to see the refurb is underway!
 
Jean, It looks like the tv cabinet has been redone/repainted. Maybe they didn't bother with the dvd player because when the new tvs come, they'll have built in dvd players?

I do feel badly for those that got a run-down villa (like in the other thread), but the great news is, they are doing a fantastic job on the refurb. I feel good about the use of our MFs.

:cheer2:
Thanks for taking your vacation time to post all your info!
Regarding your flowers and the Disney florist: I received a similar arrangement from a friend. Later in the same trip another friend sent the same arrangement and Disney florist realized it. They changed the flowers slightly and made sure that the second mug was a Mickey instead of a Minnie, so I have a matched set. Pretty amazing when you think of how many orders they take!
Happy Birthday!
 
Beth,

Great photos, thanks for sharing! Love the bday flowers!!!!!!!!!
 













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