Split Stay Question

[jnncooke]

Hi! I am currently booked in kidani animal kingdom but really want bay lake tower because of convenience. I will have my 20 month daughter with us and she will need afternoon naps. I called today and they can do the second two nights of our 3 night trip in bay lake tower. I thought I would do that but they said I won't be able to check in to BLT until 4 pm on second day and that would completely mess up afternoon nap which is why I want blt in the first place. Does anyone know how likely it is to be able to check in earlier??
Thanks!

 

[erionm]

You can 'check-in' anytime after the resort systems roll to the next day which is around 6 or 7 in the morning. Room ready is after 4 pm. You will be able to occupy the room as soon as housekeeping is done with it.

 

[jnncooke]

Oops. Guess I phrased that wrong. Do you know the likelihood of getting in the room shortly after lunch??

 

[jnncooke]

One other thing....if we have garden grocer delivering perishable items to AK for first night of stay will bellhop move those to BLT also and if so would there be a way for them to stay cold??
Thanks!

 

[cvjw]

We have stayed at BLT a couple of times, and neither time our villa was ready before 4:00. One time, it was after 5:00 before it was available. With a child that small, and only staying at Disney for 3 nights, I would plan to stay the whole time at one resort. I would rather ride the bus to and from Kidani Village, than have to pack up, move resorts, wait for the new room to be ready, and then unpack again at BLT. As you can probably tell, after multiple split stays, we aren't big fans of the whole process.

 

[jnncooke]

Thanks cvjw!! That was my hesitation also...would it be worth the trouble. I'm thinking we will just stay at Kidani unless all nights open at BLT.

 

[mousefan1972]

I agree with PP that moving during such a short stay would be more hassle than it is worth.

Did you waitlist all 3 nights at BLT? Now that I would do. Good luck!

 

[DebbieB]

Thanks cvjw!! That was my hesitation also...would it be worth the trouble. I'm thinking we will just stay at Kidani unless all nights open at BLT.

I would not move on a 3 night trip.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Hi! I am currently booked in kidani animal kingdom but really want bay lake tower because of convenience. I will have my 20 month daughter with us and she will need afternoon naps. I called today and they can do the second two nights of our 3 night trip in bay lake tower. I thought I would do that but they said I won't be able to check in to BLT until 4 pm on second day and that would completely mess up afternoon nap which is why I want blt in the first place. Does anyone know how likely it is to be able to check in earlier??
Thanks!

The time your villa is ready can run the gamut. We checked in once at 7AM and our villa wasn't ready until nearly 6PM. Another time I checked us in around 8AM (left the guys sleeping) and there was a vacant villa at that time that I could move into.

Many times, though, we have been able to get in when we checked in around 2 or 3PM.