The I Love BWV (yes, Hallways and Clown Pool too!) Thread

[bobbiwoz]

#4. Last year, I mailed a Disboard Christmas tree to BWV and didn't have to pay to collect it.

 

[lilpooh108]

Thanks Jean and bobbiwoz!

Do you know whether a room with a view of the quiet pool is very far from the elevators and/or bus stop?

Is there a good compromise for a quiet room with the added bonus of being close to the elevators/bus stop?

As you can see, we're trying to avoid the long hallways since we're anticipating that someone in our party will need assistance with a wheelchair.

TIA~

 

[jekjones1558]

Thanks Jean and bobbiwoz!

Do you know whether a room with a view of the quiet pool is very far from the elevators and/or bus stop?

Is there a good compromise for a quiet room with the added bonus of being close to the elevators/bus stop?

As you can see, we're trying to avoid the long hallways since we're anticipating that someone in our party will need assistance with a wheelchair.

TIA~

With a wheelchair you will want to be close to the one and only set of elevators, which is located in the above photo at the small gap between the green line and the red line. If you have a studio booked then "Village Green view" would be the request that would get you very close to the elevators. Those rooms (all studios) are represented in the photo by the small red line between the blue line and the green line. Village Green rooms overlook the grassy area between the lobby and the boat dock. They provide a partial boardwalk view but they may or may not be as quiet as other pool/garden rooms. You may want to just request "Need close to elevator for medical reasons."

 

[jamerican]

With a wheelchair you will want to be close to the one and only set of elevators, which is located in the above photo at the small gap between the green line and the red line. If you have a studio booked then "Village Green view" would be the request that would get you very close to the elevators. Those rooms (all studios) are represented in the photo by the small red line between the blue line and the green line. Village Green rooms overlook the grassy area between the lobby and the boat dock. They provide a partial boardwalk view but they may or may not be as quiet as other pool/garden rooms. You may want to just request "Need close to elevator for medical reasons."

You are an amazing wealth of information on this resort! I am in awe!! We will most likely book a studio...do you know - I am just sure you do!! - where to request to have a view of Epcot - I LOVE EPCOT!! I only spent one day there this past March!! NOT ENOUGH!! My kids 7 and 8 love it too - as does the hubby! Our first and only trip was in March ever! And we stayed at and loved OKW! But we want to try somewhere new and CLOSE to my love EPCOT! I have seen a picture posted somewhere of a view from the fourth floor - I believe is what it said - looking at Spaceship Earth! How can I get that view??

Thanks again for sharing all this information and the aerial photo is great!

 

[jekjones1558]

You are an amazing wealth of information on this resort! I am in awe!! We will most likely book a studio...do you know - I am just sure you do!! - where to request to have a view of Epcot - I LOVE EPCOT!! I only spent one day there this past March!! NOT ENOUGH!! My kids 7 and 8 love it too - as does the hubby! Our first and only trip was in March ever! And we stayed at and loved OKW! But we want to try somewhere new and CLOSE to my love EPCOT! I have seen a picture posted somewhere of a view from the fourth floor - I believe is what it said - looking at Spaceship Earth! How can I get that view??

Thanks again for sharing all this information and the aerial photo is great!

Sounds like you want a BW view room. You can see Spaceship Earth and the high fireworks from Illuminations from all of the BW view rooms. Here is a photo from a BW view room:

We always book BW view. But be forewarned that some of the BW view rooms are a hike from the elevators and if you are on your BW view balcony during Illuminations you will definitely hear loud blasts 3 different times. Also be aware that if you do not own points at BWV then you will be booking at 7 months out and BW view rooms can be hard to get (they are only about 20% of the total villas, and that 20% includes studios and 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms). If you love Epcot then I hope that you are able to try a BW view room some day. Good luck!

 

[jamerican]

Sounds like you want a BW view room. You can see Spaceship Earth and the high fireworks from Illuminations from all of the BW view rooms. Here is a photo from a BW view room:

We always book BW view. But be forewarned that some of the BW view rooms are a hike from the elevators and if you are on your BW view balcony during Illuminations you will definitely hear loud blasts 3 different times. Also be aware that if you do not own points at BWV then you will be booking at 7 months out and BW view rooms can be hard to get (they are only about 20% of the total villas, and that 20% includes studios and 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms). If you love Epcot then I hope that you are able to try a BW view room some day. Good luck!

Oh my - I am dying over the view!
I am not an owner - I am very appreciative of the owner that rented to us in March and am hopeful to find someone as wonderful in 2013 when we return...I am a compulsive planner!! So, yes, already at the computer "studying" for my next "test" on my favorite subject

BW View - got it...will try to find a BWV owner! So, November of 2012 - I will be on the hunt for an owner

Again - THANK YOU!! I am sure I will be posting more questions in my plan-a-thon over the next 744 days

http://www.happycountdown.com/Brown's Magical Return/index.cfm

http://web.me.com/photographybyann/Magical_Trip_2011/Magical_Journey_2011/Magical_Journey_2011.html

 

[jekjones1558]

Oh my - I am dying over the view!
I am not an owner - I am very appreciative of the owner that rented to us in March and am hopeful to find someone as wonderful in 2013 when we return...I am a compulsive planner!! So, yes, already at the computer "studying" for my next "test" on my favorite subject

BW View - got it...will try to find a BWV owner! So, November of 2012 - I will be on the hunt for an owner

Again - THANK YOU!! I am sure I will be posting more questions in my plan-a-thon over the next 744 days

http://www.happycountdown.com/Brown's Magical Return/index.cfm

http://web.me.com/photographybyann/Magical_Trip_2011/Magical_Journey_2011/Magical_Journey_2011.html

I am sure you will find a BWV owner who can call right at 11 months and get you a BW view studio. It sounds like you will be going in October of 2013 during Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, a fantastic time to be at BWV. That is one of the hardest times to book BW view so you are wise, indeed, to be planning ahead.
Here is a not-that-great daytime photo from a BW view room. I have better ones but recently cleaned up my hard drive and archived a lot of my photos. But you get the idea.

 

[mecllap]

lil if you have enough people in your group to wrangle your luggage, you can certainly drop them and it off without using bell services to take it to your room. I usually drive and don't travel light (with food boxes, cooler, and other various supplies besides the wheeled luggage), and I'm older and creaky -- my BWV trip was me and my grandson, so we had to unload with valet/bell services.

If you might need a wheelchair, you should take a look at the Disabilities thread for tips, including having an off-site rental place deliver a chair to the resort. I don't think you can rely on the resort having one that you can use for several days, including park visits. The elevators are quite a ways away from the bus stop (and a lot of the rooms), and it's kind of uphill coming back from the bus stop at the end of the day.

 

[jamerican]

I am sure you will find a BWV owner who can call right at 11 months and get you a BW view studio. It sounds like you will be going in October of 2013 during Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, a fantastic time to be at BWV. That is one of the hardest times to book BW view so you are wise, indeed, to be planning ahead.
Here is a not-that-great daytime photo from a BW view room. I have better ones but recently cleaned up my hard drive and archived a lot of my photos. But you get the idea.

OMGosh! That is incredible!! Now to wait!

Yes, Food and Wine Fest and MNSSHP...so excited!! AND the Fantasyland expansion should be done if not nearly all completed! Don't want to wish our lives away - but I can't wait!!

Thanks so much!!

 

[lilpooh108]

lil if you have enough people in your group to wrangle your luggage, you can certainly drop them and it off without using bell services to take it to your room. I usually drive and don't travel light (with food boxes, cooler, and other various supplies besides the wheeled luggage), and I'm older and creaky -- my BWV trip was me and my grandson, so we had to unload with valet/bell services.

If you might need a wheelchair, you should take a look at the Disabilities thread for tips, including having an off-site rental place deliver a chair to the resort. I don't think you can rely on the resort having one that you can use for several days, including park visits. The elevators are quite a ways away from the bus stop (and a lot of the rooms), and it's kind of uphill coming back from the bus stop at the end of the day.

Thanks for the advice! I will definitely look into offsite wheelchair rentals as well and will check out the disabilities board.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Thanks for the advice! I will definitely look into offsite wheelchair rentals as well and will check out the disabilities board.

We stayed at BWV a couple of times with my mother who used a manual wheelchair. We always rented one from Care Medical so we were certain we had a chair the whole time. They deliver to bell service so it's waiting for you when you arrive. If cost is a concern you could wait and see if the resort had one for you to use and if not one of the rental services should be able to deliver a chair the next day if not sooner.

With a manual wheelchair we also liked to be as near as possible to the elevator since the carpeted hallways make it harder to push the chair.

 

[jamerican]

With a wheelchair you will want to be close to the one and only set of elevators, which is located in the above photo at the small gap between the green line and the red line. If you have a studio booked then "Village Green view" would be the request that would get you very close to the elevators. Those rooms (all studios) are represented in the photo by the small red line between the blue line and the green line. Village Green rooms overlook the grassy area between the lobby and the boat dock. They provide a partial boardwalk view but they may or may not be as quiet as other pool/garden rooms. You may want to just request "Need close to elevator for medical reasons."

Are "Village Green Rooms" categorized as "preferred" or "standard" view?

Thanks!

 

[jekjones1558]

Are "Village Green Rooms" categorized as "preferred" or "standard" view?

Thanks!

Village Green view is a part of preferred category.

 

[jamerican]

Village Green view is a part of preferred category.

Jean - I am seriously going to let you plan my trip! You are the best!

 

[jekjones1558]

Jean - I am seriously going to let you plan my trip! You are the best!

It is entirely possible that DH and I will be at BWV in October, 2013 and if that happens maybe we can compare notes in person!

 

[lilpooh108]

Hello BWV lovers...I found this link on the Disney Resort thread showing nice pictures of a 1BR at BWV. Just wanted to share:

http://www.oyster.com/orlando/hotels/disney-boardwalk-villas/photos/one-bedroom-villa/show/

 

[Splashboat]

Hello BWV lovers...I found this link on the Disney Resort thread showing nice pictures of a 1BR at BWV. Just wanted to share:

http://www.oyster.com/orlando/hotels/disney-boardwalk-villas/photos/one-bedroom-villa/show/

Very nice ~ thanks for sharing!

 

[horselover]

4 more days til I'm home!

 

[gojoe]

4 more days til I'm home!

5 Days 20 hrs till we board our flight home to Boardwalk.

 

[GranJan]

Hello BWV lovers...I found this link on the Disney Resort thread showing nice pictures of a 1BR at BWV. Just wanted to share:

http://www.oyster.com/orlando/hotels/disney-boardwalk-villas/photos/one-bedroom-villa/show/

Thank you for this link! We just booked BWV this morning & we were able to get a 2 bed in boardwalk view at 7 mo. I didn't want to do too much research until I knew for sure it would be available. Standard view was also available but we had already transferred points thinking it wouldn't be, so since we had the points we decided to go ahead & get the boardwalk view. Now that I've got it booked, I'm ready to find out all I can. I can't wait after seeing these pictures...the new colors are so pretty.