"STORMIN THE BEACH" BCV Owners- and GROUPIES WELCOME HOME !!

[JLS]

Nice photos. We own 300 BCV points. Love this place. Fell in love with the BC after staying in the hotel and 2 years later we bought DVC BCV. I am totally happy there, never want to stay anywhere else.

 

[AnnaS]

I'm in ROFR for a 200 point contract. Hopefully it comes through before the points become second class!

I am assuming you passed since you have a reservation in October? Congrats

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Love all the pics. We traded into BCV via RCI for 2 full weeks this September. I'm looking forward to an amazing first trip to WDW!!!!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

We will be there Sunday! We are staying at a value for the first time just for the overnite when we arrive.

I also own at OKW and loved it there. But we also now love the easy access to Epcot which is where we dine. The studios are so close and the pool is the best.

We have gotten BCV at F&W two years in a row. Never had a problem getting a room.

 

[Dee77]

So glad to see this thread get a bump again, May 1st isn't getting here fast enough for us.

 

[franandaj]

I am assuming you passed since you have a reservation in October? Congrats

Our contract closed at the end of February and the points appeared in our account earlier this month. I was able to make my reservation for F&W well before the 7 month mark (4 more days) and get a 1 BR. We stayed at the hotel 10 years ago (when they were building the Villas) and it was wonderful, I'm looking so forward to returning there now that I can call it home!

 

[toniosmom]

We are two short weeks from our very first BCV stay, made extra special by the fact that we are also owners. I am so excited that I could burst!

 

[gk90]

Here's a picture of the Master bedroom in a 2BR, Room 407, taken August 2009. Do they still have the same comforters?

 

[Best Aunt]

This was Room 309, a 1 bedroom at BCV, on 03/20/2011:

 

[ChrisAlli]

We finally decided to buy into DVC last summer. we knew we only wanted BCV because of F&W and location. We had only stayed there once in 07, but loved it!!!

So we bought re-sale and used some banked points to stay at Kidani last Nov. No way were we getting into BVC with two months notice.

Anyway, this October will be our first trip "home". We are doing a split stay with WLV, but the end of the trip is 5 nights in a 1 bedroom at BCV. So excited.

Just curious, what kind of room request to make? I don't want to be on the first floor with a patio, I would like a room facing Epcot , but the pool looks fine as well.

Should I just request higher floor and see what we get?

 

[BCV513]

We finally decided to buy into DVC last summer. we knew we only wanted BCV because of F&W and location. We had only stayed there once in 07, but loved it!!!

So we bought re-sale and used some banked points to stay at Kidani last Nov. No way were we getting into BVC with two months notice.

Anyway, this October will be our first trip "home". We are doing a split stay with WLV, but the end of the trip is 5 nights in a 1 bedroom at BCV. So excited.

Just curious, what kind of room request to make? I don't want to be on the first floor with a patio, I would like a room facing Epcot , but the pool looks fine as well.

Should I just request higher floor and see what we get?

My request is usually "higher floor with a full balcony." I don't mind the first floor too much, but I HATE the little balconies.

 

[franandaj]

My request is usually "higher floor with a full balcony." I don't mind the first floor too much, but I HATE the little balconies.

Which rooms have little balconies? We have a 1 br reserved for Oct. I don't mind a ground floor room but would like a large area to sit with a glass of wine in the evenings when we are in the room cooking dinner.

 

[BCV513]

Which rooms have little balconies? We have a 1 br reserved for Oct. I don't mind a ground floor room but would like a large area to sit with a glass of wine in the evenings when we are in the room cooking dinner.

I think it's mainly the rooms facing the quiet pool. Those balconies have room for just the two chairs and the table and are kind of on top of each other. I jump like a little kid when I get the balconies that stretch from the bedroom to the living room. I've only seen those in the back though.

I'm so homesick for the Beach Club! We bought the year they were building and have been twice a year since. We're not going this year. It's a combination of my dad having two knee and two hip replacements and saving our points so my fiance and I can go to Hawaii on our honeymoon next year.

 

[toniosmom]

We'll be there in two weeks when the shuttle Endeaver launches on 4/19. I have never seen a shuttle launch live, so I was wondering if you can see it from BCV? Or---is there a better place anywhere on WDW property where we should be?

TIA!

 

[robhawk]

We were there President's week. People were watching the launch from the Friendship boat dock.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We'll be there in two weeks when the shuttle Endeaver launches on 4/19. I have never seen a shuttle launch live, so I was wondering if you can see it from BCV? Or---is there a better place anywhere on WDW property where we should be?

TIA!

I've seen a shuttle launch from WDW and one from down by the Indian River. If a main purpose of the trip is to experience one of the last launches then head over towards the Cape. What you will see from WDW is interesting in that there is a bright light and big vapor trail but it's no comparison, IMO, to being close enough to feel the shuttle launch. It will no doubt be crazy though.

You should be able to see it from most anywhere on WDW property. The first one I saw was out in front of the Swan.

 

[toniosmom]

I've seen a shuttle launch from WDW and one from down by the Indian River. If a main purpose of the trip is to experience one of the last launches then head over towards the Cape. What you will see from WDW is interesting in that there is a bright light and big vapor trail but it's no comparison, IMO, to being close enough to feel the shuttle launch. It will no doubt be crazy though.

You should be able to see it from most anywhere on WDW property. The first one I saw was out in front of the Swan.

The purpose of the trip has nothing to do with the shuttle launch. We just got lucky that there will hopefully be a launch while there. We won't have a car, so heading over to the Cape is not an option for us. I agree that it will probably be crazy there, too. I believe it's an evening launch (around dusk), so we should be able to see the light from the rockets, I guess. Hopefully, we will be able to see it, but if we don't, disappointing, but not a problem.

 

[Dee77]

We only have 2 more days until we are there in person at BCV's! Thank you to everyone on this thread that have submitted such great pictures for me to stare at over the past 7 months, I never thought this trip would get here.

 

[bobbiwoz]

We only have 2 more days until we are there in person at BCV's! Thank you to everyone on this thread that have submitted such great pictures for me to stare at over the past 7 months, I never thought this trip would get here.

Have a great time! Your vacation is almost here!

Bobbi

 

[franandaj]

We only have 2 more days until we are there in person at BCV's! Thank you to everyone on this thread that have submitted such great pictures for me to stare at over the past 7 months, I never thought this trip would get here.

Please keep them coming! While I will be there in two weeks, we're not scheduled to stay at BCV until October! We'll be at OKW and BLT this trip, can't wait for BCV and F&W!