OKW or BWV?

[jimmytammy]

A one bedroom at OKW is really nice and will spoil you when you go back to try another one bedroom at other resorts. Very roomy. Yes, BWV is great in proximity to 2 parks. That would be a selling point for me. But knowing you have your own car at OKW makes that resort more appealing to me, as I would be driving to any destination myself at that point, rather than waiting on WDW transportation.
OKW is very quiet and a great resort to relax after a long day.
Love em both, but your circumstances lean me to OKW

 

[TiggerTrigger]

BWV 1 bedrooms have a king in the master and a queen sofabed in the living room. OKW 1 bedrooms have a king in the master, a queen sofabed in the living room plus a twin sleeper chair. From your signature, you have 2 daughters, would they be comfortable together in the sofabed? Another possibility would be bringing a blow up bed so they could split up. OKW would allow them to split up, one on the sofabed, one on the twin sleeper chair.

The girls are used to sharing a bed on vacation, but I might bring one of our big camping blow up beds for me. DH snores horribly, so I was going to sleep in the living room with the kids. It’s part of why I might upgrade to a 2 bedroom.

 

[dvc lover 1970]

We were booked in a studio at the Poly for February, but I decided to change after the refurb and closures were announced for the bulk of the Poly. I contemplated other studios because of their locations, but the main reason (after location) that I had gone with the Poly was square footage. BCV's or BWV's locations are great, but the studios seem like they'd be too small for us and all of our stuff. This is not a DVC booking, so it's $ on the brain with the decisions.

I switched us to a 1 bedroom at OKW. Room size, resort opinions from friends and family, Olivia's, proximity to Disney Springs and SSR, and the overall look of the resort swayed me. Still, I can't get over the nagging feelings about location with regard to parks. We'll have one of our vehicles with us, so it's not like we'll be relying solely on Disney transportation (although, it would be nice if they'd get the boats going to DS). Still, I'm debating about switching to a 1 bedroom BWV (I like the looks of the room better than BC's), but I'm not sure it's worth it. I've stayed at YC and the Swan before, so I know what kind of convenience you get by staying in that area. The closest we've been for lodging in the past to OKW was the one time we stayed at POR and we weren't fans, but POR also gets more crowded (from what I've heard) than OKW and I may not be as turned off to the buses in lighter crowds (especially with Covid standards right now). I may wait to see if discounts are offered and decide then if I want to make a change, but I'd love some opinions from people who have stayed at both. Alternately, if we stick with OKW, I may bump up to a 2 bedroom if discounts are offered.

How many of you will be in your party? what do you plan to do while you are there? if primarily DS - then OKW - no brainer - if you plan to spend a lot of time in epcot or hs - then I would choose BW; however, i would probably go with where i get the biggest bang for the buck if paying cash. If a two bed gives more space, I would opt for 2 bed at OKW.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

How many of you will be in your party? what do you plan to do while you are there? if primarily DS - then OKW - no brainer - if you plan to spend a lot of time in epcot or hs - then I would choose BW; however, i would probably go with where i get the biggest bang for the buck if paying cash. If a two bed gives more space, I would opt for 2 bed at OKW.

We've got five park days planned, and three of them involve HS and Epcot. So, there are definite location reasons to consider a shift to BW. Still, if hopping doesn't open up by February and we're still looking at shorter park hours and a lot of restaurant closures, we might benefit being near Disney Springs for dinner and evening plans...especially if Epcot and HS keep their 11am and 10am opening times and earlier closures.