Just back from BWV 6/21 - 6/29

[carone0318]

Hi,

We just got back from BWV. We stayed in a standard studio, we had room 4099 and our friends had room 4097. They overlooked the valet parking area. I really enjoyed the room. We could see the higher fireworks from Illuminations everynight. Our son is 16 months and slept in the pack & play. The greatest thing about the studios at BWV (also the WLV & BCV) is the location of the sink. The little "nook" area was perfect for the pack & play. Our son couldn't see us and we could keep the tv on and didn't disturb him. Our friends were staying in a studio at OKW and couldn't say the same. They called member services to get a different room because their son would be up for hours because he could see them or the entire family would be in bed by 8pm. Something to think about if you have an infant or toddler and are planning to stay in a studio.

I was able to tour the open house at BCVs on 6/24. Nice facility. Very much like BWVs (room layouts and such.) The theme is definitely Cape May NJ. If you have ever been to Cape May, look at the pictures in the rooms and the common areas, you will notice some of the bed & breakfasts. I got 2 BCV pins for doing the tour.

I thought the character caravan was great at the lobby. We had different characters each time. On Mon, we had the Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit and I forget who else. On Wed, we had Mr. Smee, Jessie, Captain Hook. On Fri, we had Pluto, Goofy, Gideon and Farfellow. I may have confused some of the characters on the days, but these were the ones.

If you are going soon, check the weather. It rained everyday!!!!

Any questions or comments, will be glad to help.

I plan to post more on the restaurant and theme park forums, just thought that I'd keep it to DVC stuff.

Oh, yeah, I thought that the bus system ran pretty good. Didn't have to wait long at all. We had a PS for CRT on Sat, 6/22, and the CMs said that the first bus started at 7:30am. We went down a few minutes before 7:30 and the bus arrived right at 7:30.

Was a little concerned about how the CMs would be after reading everything on the boards and I thought that everyone was great, absolutely no complaints. All CMs were helpful and quick to respond.

 

[ktbugsmom]

Thanks for the update. We are going to BWV in December and my daughter will be in the pack-n-play and I was wondering how that would work. Can you still get to the bathroom with p-n-p there? Usually on vacations with my dd, we end up going to bed early anyway, but it sure is nice to sit up and have an adult beverage and some adult conversation!

 

[carone0318]

absolutely. I showered in the morning before he got up and easily could use the toilet. The toilet was somewhat quiet when flushed and never woke him. The only thing I couldn't do was dry my hair because he was right there.

 

[Granny]

carone0318...thanks for the report. Looking forward to seeing the BCV when we stay at BWV later this month!

 

[JudithM]

Thanks for taking the time to write about your DVC stay. I'm curious about something you said about your friends at OKW. You said, "Our friends were staying in a studio at OKW and couldn't say the same. They called member services to get a different room because their son would be up for hours because he could see them or the entire family would be in bed by 8pm. " Did they want a different studio at OKW? Aren't all the studios at OKW basically laid out the same?

 

[DeeP]

Thanks for writing the report, it was nice to hear news about BWV. I just got back 32 days ago and it seems like it was ages ago. I am counting down the days until my next trip in Sept.

 

[carone0318]

The studio layout at OKW is different from BWV, BCV and WLV. Our friends wanted out of a studio at OKW because of the layout. They ended up getting a 1 bdrm for the last 3 nights of our trip at BWV. They would of taken anything just to be out of a OKW studio.

 

[DeeP]

I know what your friends meant, the OKW studio is just like a regular hotel room with a small hallway that has a very small kitchenette. What a difference between an okw 1 br which is fantastic and the studio which leaves a lot to be desired to be considered a studio, a second br yes but not a studio.

BTW, what kind of pins did you get for the tour? Where do you go to sign up for the tour? I will have to check this out in Sept.