Just back, AHHHH the BW!!!!!

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Hi everyone! We are just back from a great stay at the world! We split this trip with 3 resorts! I already wrote a short review of our 1 night stay at POR. Now for my review of our 5 night stay at the BW!!
We had a studio at the BWV. It was a BW view and we were so excited to just get to our room to see that view!! We checked in at 10am and brought over our luggage ourselves from POR. We drove from NY so we had our own car. Anyway, we had rented points from someone on these boards and when we checked in recieved a big welcome home as if we were DVC members!!! Well we felt like we were home because we love the BW and this was our 4th time here! Our room was ready and we were off to our room. I haven't unpacked yet, we just got home at 5am this morning! If someone wants to know the exact room# I'll have to find it later, but I do have it somewhere. Anyway, our room was on the 4th floor and we were right over the Big River Grill. First I want to say that the resort looked abosolutely beautiful! All the X-mas decorations were up. Our first impression when we opened the door to our room was WOW, now this is our kind of place! The room was immaculate, it even smelled good. The view was to die for! A perfect view of Epcot, the whole area of the lake and other resorts. Just awesome! We spent alot of nights just sitting on the balcony people watching!

Now there has been some people here that have said a BW view room is noisy. Here's my opinion on that. Much of the crowd noise would dissappear when the doors were shut. However, when that bell rang when people were playing the water gun game, you could hear it no matter what! It really wasn't too often so it didn't bother us. There were 2 times we heard someone, obviously drunk at like 1am yelling! It quickly stopped in a manner of 2 min. So, if someone is screaming and it is crowded with alot of people playing that game, you could get bothered by the noise. It didn't bother us at all.

We spent some time at the quiet pool. We used the community hall, we spent many nights on the BW, we rented boats from the YC and we walked to and from MGM and Epcot. It was always faster for us. When you take the boat to MGM it goes to YC/BC first, then Swan/Dolphin, then to MGM. We walked there faster and actually enjoy the walk.

Overall, it was a wonderful stay here and of course we will go back!! Any questions just ask!
 
I will be splitting my stays between two hotels for the first time. Could you explain to me the process?
 
We will be there in January, I can't wait. We like to try a different resort every trip.
 
Thanks for your review! I just bought into DVC at the Boardwalk Villas and I can't wait to take my first trip home in May!

Karen
 

We had our own car so we just transferred our luggage ourselves. However, when you are ready to check out you just call bell services on your room phone. Tell them you will be checking out and they will ask you where you are going, or if they don't you could tell them! They will pick up your stuff from your room and "tag" everything with stickers that have numbers on them. They will give you a card receipt that has the same #'s. They will transfer your stuff but you may get there before your luggage does. If your room isn't ready and you and your things are at the resort and you want to get something you can. You just ask bell services and they will escort you to the "holding room" for luggage and you can get what you need. We switched from POR, to BWV, then to WL with no problems at all. We did have charging privilages on our room cards so we recieved express check out so no waiting in lines when we were ready to go. Also, when we were leaving bell services also pulled our car up for us. We always valet parked it at BW and WL. The service at both these resorts was top notch!
 
We love DVC too and we just bought at Saratoga on this trip!! We are finally members!! I can't wait for my first official welcome home!!!
The BW will always be my favorite!!!
 


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