Official Bay Lake Tower Photo Thread

[nyisles84]

2 adults, 2 teens, 7 days, 1br.villa, NJ week. The pictures you are seeing her are deceptive. Some places look better in pictures and some photos just don't do the place justice. The lobby is much smaller than it appears in most pictures. Ditto for the pool. The views, on the other hand, are way more spectacular than these photos show. Rooms are beautiful with a subdued modern touch. Wooden doors are heavy, level of finish in bathrooms is fabulous. Closets are small but there is plenty of drawer space. Kitchen is adequate outfitted but bring plastic bags for leftovers. Appliances are all wonderful.
Pull out couches are very comfortable to sleep on but awful to sit upon. TV remotes are temperamental. DVD works fine. Bedding is heavenly, balconies are small and lighting is dim. Bath products are adequate, plenty of towels. Overall the place is very clean… I had no problems walking barefoot and allowed the kids to do so as well sit on the floor. Loved the large kitchen table.. plenty of room to spread out and eat.

Hospitality suite offered varied activities for kids. Many activities had a cost associated with them, so we avoided those. Kids loved pin trading. Movies on the beach in the evening with s’mores were also a nice treat.

If you have teens and they can go down to the Contempo to refill their mugs, then it’s a no-brainer. If you have little ones that you always need to be with, it’s a drag to constantly have to go to the CR for everything. We were on the top floor and I timed it… 10 minutes up and back to refill mugs.

If you are staying on points, I highly suggest viewing the fireworks from the deck at the top of the world. Breathtaking. If you are an early riser, grab a cup of coffee and go up to watch the MK waking up. Very relaxing way to start the day.

Getting around was easy. Never a problem with buses or monorail or walking to MK. Can never leave your room without your room key, so make plans to always have it handy. Staff was all very helpful, though we didn’t interface with them much. We rarely saw people, to be honest. Never had crowded elevators, no noise from hallways and rarely even saw people in our hallways.
We don’t eat in restaurants, so I can’t speak to the crowd levels there.

Get psyched…you are going to love BLT.

Awesome review. I can not wait! Not only is this our first DVC trip in our new home, but it's also my first stay in what you could consider a deluxe resort. We were always Mods and even stayed off site last year. Thanks god that'll never have to happen again!

Glad your trip and stay went well!

 

[khanna]

Thanks for the review! Can't wait for our next trip!!!

 

[gonesaleing]

More to know…

Second bathroom has retractable clothes line for drying bathing suits. Overhead ‘rain’ shower was really nice, as was steam shower in general. Can’t use over the door shoe holder for organizing bathroom as the doors are too thick. We attached it to a hanger instead and kept it in the closet. Bathroom has drawers and cubbies for storing things. Jacuzzi was wonderful after a long day at the parks. Sometimes the nozzles came off but would snap back into place. Bring plastic cups to hold toothbrushes, as there isn’t a lot of extra glassware. Not enough places to hang things, so bring 3M removable hooks for things like backpacks/purses/robes.
Finding which lights go with what light switches is tricky. Others complain about the thermostat but we had no problem with it. Washer/dryer is extremely quiet. Triangular plates are silly but go with the theme. If you like to make juice from concentrate or iced tea, then bring a large pitcher, as the one they have is too small.
Benches around the table and ottoman in living room have storage inside so use it if you need it to store sofa pillows when sleeping. Black chair is uncomfortable so switch it out for the yellow chair in bedroom. Much more comfy. Bring power cord for charging cameras/ipods etc. There is one there but doesn’t have enough plugs. Request outside crescent room whenever possible. Better view, less noise, more privacy. Laundry room has large shelves for storing suitcases. There are no buses to Epcot, so you must take the monorail.
Mousekeeping was efficient but came at all different times, sometimes as late as 4 pm. If you have little ones napping, it can be a problem.
Something I found invaluable was a purse with an outside compartment to hold my KTTW. I used a vera bradley mini hipster. Highly recommend it.

We are getting ready for a major snowstorm to hit tonight. sigh... Being in Disney right now would be wonderful...

 

[crcurton]

gonesaleing, That was a great review that I enjoyed very much!!!

 

[RNtheRN]

What a lovely buildings. It must have cost 2 or 3 million dollars to put that thing up.

 

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some pics from our Dec 2009 stay st BLT

 

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[WDWKOOK]

Thank you for posting your photos!

Just curious, did you play or see anyone using the shuffleboard court?

 

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