jennybobenny
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Had a wonderful time! We stayed in a standard view 1-bedroom (room 1109). It was on the ground floor and looked out on the front of the Boardwalk, closer to the bridge than to the actual front entrance. Without making this a trip report, let me see if I can list a few relevant points:
~Check-in was a breeze. We arrived around 3:30pm and were on our way to the room by 3:35pm. I honestly can't remember if we got a 'welcome home' but the very nice CM did wish us a 'Happy Anniversary'. We did have to ask for the list of DVC discounts and the folder with brochures/park info, but I think rather than it being an oversight on the CM's part, she probably thought since this wasn't our first visit that we wouldn't need or want the added paperwork.
~Our room was great - and I went over it with a fine tooth comb.
Everything was clean and well-stocked. No funny smells, mold or bugs. About the only thing I could find that was 'off' was that most of the spoons were sugar spoons rather than teaspoons. There was also a tear in the carpet in front of the door to the studio next door. Dh said it looked as though someone had moved the big heavy tv armoire in front of the door and as they were dragging/pushing, it snagged the carpet and made the tear.
~The room was a fair distance from the elevators but since we were at ground level we found ourselves using the other doors to come and go. It was actually easier to get to the bus stop by going out the door at the far end of the hallway, rather than going back toward the elevator and thru the lobby area.
~We didn't have any trouble at all with the busses. The longest we waited was about 20 minutes for a bus to Animal Kindgom in the middle of the afternoon. We also took the Animal Kingdom Lodge bus from AK (had PS at Boma) and then took a bus to the MK from AKL. No problems. There are several new busses in the fleet. They seem longer, with fewer seats in the front (more standing room) but more seating in the back (which is a step or 2 higher than the rest of the bus). The wheelchair access looks to be alot quicker as the bus driver only needs to lower a ramp rather than mechanically lift the chair onto the bus. I still don't understand why 5 resorts need to share the MK bus (Swan, Dolphin, Yacht Club, Beach Club & Boardwalk). It makes for a lonnnng ride back to the BW, but we smartened up and next time got off at the Swan and walked over.
~Construction at the Boardwalk was underway on the front entrance and in the back on the veranda/patio. The entrance 'tower' was completely surrounded by scaffolding but we never heard any of the construction. The gazebo across from the ESPN Club was also completely fenced in although I couldn't tell what exactly they were doing.
~There were 2 very big cranes over at the Beach Club Villa Construction site. We could see the framing of the resort thru the trees and bushes near the walkway to Epcot.
~Spent some time at the Quiet Pool, and it was definately peaceful. A few times we were alone there, but when we weren't there was never more than a half dozen people either swimming or sunbathing.
~I was very surprised (and happy) to see that Luna Park was entirely surrounded by white fencing. There were 2 access areas (next to Leaping Horse Libations and behind the Keister Coaster) where CMs asked to see everyone's resort id. There were even signs posted around the perimeter stating that only resort guests would be allowed into the pool area. We had to show our ids even though it was obvious we were only going in to take a few pictures (we didn't even have our bathing suits on). The CM also had to stamp our hand with a bright red LUNA PARK stamp. I took a few pictures of the fencing and the signs - I'll post them later in the week after they're developed.
~As we were walking along the Boardwalk we came across a couple looking for something thru the slats of wood. Turns out the husband had dropped his platinum wedding band and it fell thru the boardwalk onto the sand below. We stopped to help them look for a while, as did a few other passersby, but with no luck. When we left there were 2 CMs there, one with rolls of 2 sided sticky tape and the other with a long narrow pole. Apparently they weren't successful because the next morning the entire area was marked off with cones and 2 CMs were pulling up the boards! They did finally find the ring
- after the 8th board! I took a few pictures of the CMs replacing the boards and then later as they were painting them.
~On our first and second nights we found very nice cards and cute little gifts in our room, wishing us a happy 10th anniversary.
~And last, but not least, we didn't have any unexplained phone calls on the morning we were checking out. I made sure to keep the inside latch locked too, in case housekeeping opened the door to check on us (this happened several times last November), but they never did.
Sorry this was so long. We had a great time - not one complaint about the resort or CMs. Dh commented several times that buying into DVC/BWV was one of the best decisions we've ever made. I almost reminded him it was all *my* idea but I figured since it was our anniversary I'd let him take half the credit.
~Check-in was a breeze. We arrived around 3:30pm and were on our way to the room by 3:35pm. I honestly can't remember if we got a 'welcome home' but the very nice CM did wish us a 'Happy Anniversary'. We did have to ask for the list of DVC discounts and the folder with brochures/park info, but I think rather than it being an oversight on the CM's part, she probably thought since this wasn't our first visit that we wouldn't need or want the added paperwork.
~Our room was great - and I went over it with a fine tooth comb.
Everything was clean and well-stocked. No funny smells, mold or bugs. About the only thing I could find that was 'off' was that most of the spoons were sugar spoons rather than teaspoons. There was also a tear in the carpet in front of the door to the studio next door. Dh said it looked as though someone had moved the big heavy tv armoire in front of the door and as they were dragging/pushing, it snagged the carpet and made the tear. ~The room was a fair distance from the elevators but since we were at ground level we found ourselves using the other doors to come and go. It was actually easier to get to the bus stop by going out the door at the far end of the hallway, rather than going back toward the elevator and thru the lobby area.
~We didn't have any trouble at all with the busses. The longest we waited was about 20 minutes for a bus to Animal Kindgom in the middle of the afternoon. We also took the Animal Kingdom Lodge bus from AK (had PS at Boma) and then took a bus to the MK from AKL. No problems. There are several new busses in the fleet. They seem longer, with fewer seats in the front (more standing room) but more seating in the back (which is a step or 2 higher than the rest of the bus). The wheelchair access looks to be alot quicker as the bus driver only needs to lower a ramp rather than mechanically lift the chair onto the bus. I still don't understand why 5 resorts need to share the MK bus (Swan, Dolphin, Yacht Club, Beach Club & Boardwalk). It makes for a lonnnng ride back to the BW, but we smartened up and next time got off at the Swan and walked over.
~Construction at the Boardwalk was underway on the front entrance and in the back on the veranda/patio. The entrance 'tower' was completely surrounded by scaffolding but we never heard any of the construction. The gazebo across from the ESPN Club was also completely fenced in although I couldn't tell what exactly they were doing.
~There were 2 very big cranes over at the Beach Club Villa Construction site. We could see the framing of the resort thru the trees and bushes near the walkway to Epcot.
~Spent some time at the Quiet Pool, and it was definately peaceful. A few times we were alone there, but when we weren't there was never more than a half dozen people either swimming or sunbathing.
~I was very surprised (and happy) to see that Luna Park was entirely surrounded by white fencing. There were 2 access areas (next to Leaping Horse Libations and behind the Keister Coaster) where CMs asked to see everyone's resort id. There were even signs posted around the perimeter stating that only resort guests would be allowed into the pool area. We had to show our ids even though it was obvious we were only going in to take a few pictures (we didn't even have our bathing suits on). The CM also had to stamp our hand with a bright red LUNA PARK stamp. I took a few pictures of the fencing and the signs - I'll post them later in the week after they're developed.
~As we were walking along the Boardwalk we came across a couple looking for something thru the slats of wood. Turns out the husband had dropped his platinum wedding band and it fell thru the boardwalk onto the sand below. We stopped to help them look for a while, as did a few other passersby, but with no luck. When we left there were 2 CMs there, one with rolls of 2 sided sticky tape and the other with a long narrow pole. Apparently they weren't successful because the next morning the entire area was marked off with cones and 2 CMs were pulling up the boards! They did finally find the ring
- after the 8th board! I took a few pictures of the CMs replacing the boards and then later as they were painting them. ~On our first and second nights we found very nice cards and cute little gifts in our room, wishing us a happy 10th anniversary.
~And last, but not least, we didn't have any unexplained phone calls on the morning we were checking out. I made sure to keep the inside latch locked too, in case housekeeping opened the door to check on us (this happened several times last November), but they never did.
Sorry this was so long. We had a great time - not one complaint about the resort or CMs. Dh commented several times that buying into DVC/BWV was one of the best decisions we've ever made. I almost reminded him it was all *my* idea but I figured since it was our anniversary I'd let him take half the credit.
