The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread Part 3

[Mouse House Mama]

We just got back from our trip to Disney World and stayed a BC for a week. We had a wonderful experience and booked through VS. The front desk was very accommodating while trying to honor our prior requests. We had a 2 bedroom deluxe on a high floor in Tower 5 with a firework view and it was perfect!! While it would have been nice to have a lake view, we enjoyed looking out to Epcot everyday and seeing the fireworks at night when we were in our room. Also, the lake view could have been loud when the pools were busy, so it was nice and peaceful on the balcony having an Epcot view.

We drove our own car and never used the shuttle. We loved coming and going on our own schedule and not having to wait for the shuttle. We also had our AAA parking pass which was wonderful at saving time when getting the parks. You just had a quick walk to the gates or the TTC which saved time when park hopping.

The pools were wonderful! Our favorite spot was the Lazy River behind the check in area. It was less crowded which was nice!

The room was SUPER clean and the kitchen was stocked with pots,pans and dishes that looked brand new.

We also loved how you never had to leave the "bubble" of Disney World. Once we figured out where everything was it was so easy to get around to the parks and DTD. We only left the bubble twice to go to Walmart, which was a short drive. It was nice not to have to get on I-4 after a long day walking the parks.

As I said, we just got back last night and are already booking another trip for December. We will never stay anywhere else besides Bonnet Creek! It was perfect for our family!

I am glad you had a great trip! Can you tell me how you got a AAA parking pass? I have a AAA membership but I don't know how to get the parking pass. Do I just call them and request it? Do I have to buy my park tickets from them? Thanks!

 

[chekhovgirl]

We are going to be at Disney with my parents, using their car, and my mom has handicapped plates. Is the handicapped area closer than the Diamond parking area?

I am glad you had a great trip! Can you tell me how you got a AAA parking pass? I have a AAA membership but I don't know how to get the parking pass. Do I just call them and request it? Do I have to buy my park tickets from them? Thanks!

 

[snappy]

I have not used VS. I have booked through Ken and Denise 9-10 times, 4 times in a presidential. I have always gotten the inside 60 day price. I like presidential units with specific views and layout (found out they vary), and Ken patiently finds them for me. For my upcoming trip he was not able to give the cheaper price due to full occupancy, right up until 30 days prior to arrival. Tells me he was continuing to look to save me money even though I had paid in full. I am not going to receive that type of service anywhere else.

I will continue to book through Ken and Denise.

 

[nifferearly]

AAA diamond parking pass is available if you purchase your tickets through AAA. The spots are next to the handicapped section. If you have a handicapped person in your party, I would park in that area. When we were at Disney the week after Easter, we were not allowed to park in the AAA section every day. MK was blacked out on the pass that week, but the other parks were not. The parking people told us it was too busy, though, at AK and HS and they weren't allowing it. But the spots are great when you can use it!

 

[SYDCOLEMOM]

We are planning a trip next Easter and plan to stay at BC. We found Ken Price first and can rent a 2 BDRM Deluxe for $840/wk. But then my wife found Vacation Strategy and we rent a 2 BDRM Deluxe (I assume probably potentially the exact same unit) for $625/wk. I am not a dummy....that is $215 difference..that is a TS meal & a day's worth snacks for our family of 5 and still maybe some left over.

We would love to hear from those that have rented thru Ken Price and/or VS. Hopefully someone on here has rented from both and can give us some insight as to why we would pay the extra $200+ to go with Ken. We would kinda feel bad if we go with VS because Ken has been very helpful thus far (answered a few emails), but $215 is a lot of obey that would be well spent somewhere else.

So any info....better service with Ken? Horror stories from VS?

Thanks for any help!

Here is another vote for Vacation Strategy. We used them last year with zero issues and have booked again with them for this year (leave in 2 weeks). We priced every option I could find and did tons of research last year before booking because I was skeptical due to the low price. I have yet to hear one bad review of Vacation Strategy and will continue to use them in years to come.

 

[Martijo]

Just wondering....
I am hoping to book 4 nights the second week in July at BC in a 2BR. VS has no availability for my dates, and I am holding out the 4 days to my 60 day window before I contact VU. Anyone have any luck getting a room booked within 60 days for that busy time of year? Hoping for a little reassurance that it will all work out while i wait 4 looonnngg days!

 

[Momma2PrinceNPrinces]

Just wondering....
I am hoping to book 4 nights the second week in July at BC in a 2BR. VS has no availability for my dates, and I am holding out the 4 days to my 60 day window before I contact VU. Anyone have any luck getting a room booked within 60 days for that busy time of year? Hoping for a little reassurance that it will all work out while i wait 4 looonnngg days!

Not the same dates but when we're going in June VS and VU were both booked. Farrell had availability during our dates but he never responded after I told him we were ready to book, so I found another renter on vrbo...Jeff Hudson. He's been incredible to work with!

 

[ibob52]

WIFI Only at Wyndham Bonnet Creek ...

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I just returned from my vacation @ Wyndham Bonnet Creek (timeshare).

Sorry to say ... WiFi only

The option for High Speed Internet connection (via phone or otherwise)
and bring your own router ... is no longer available.

Informaion was given at Front Desk ... Main Building and Building 6

I can confirm this info is correct in Tower 4 and Tower 6
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By the way if you get an inferior suite location (own preference)
you can pay a housekeeping fee ($99.00) to move the next day ...
to a room location that may become available.

Bell service will make the move for you ... no problem
(if you have other plans for the day)

This option (room change) appears to be a semi standard request
and operates very smoothly within their system ... for a fee.

 

[JessB320]

Just wondering....
I am hoping to book 4 nights the second week in July at BC in a 2BR. VS has no availability for my dates, and I am holding out the 4 days to my 60 day window before I contact VU. Anyone have any luck getting a room booked within 60 days for that busy time of year? Hoping for a little reassurance that it will all work out while i wait 4 looonnngg days!

I looked on the Wyndham owner website and it looks like BC is booked solid for the second week of July. Your best bet may be to look on eBay, quite often you can find someone who has already booked specific dates and then auctions it off.

 

[robinb]

AAA diamond parking pass is available if you purchase your tickets through AAA. The spots are next to the handicapped section. If you have a handicapped person in your party, I would park in that area. When we were at Disney the week after Easter, we were not allowed to park in the AAA section every day. MK was blacked out on the pass that week, but the other parks were not. The parking people told us it was too busy, though, at AK and HS and they weren't allowing it. But the spots are great when you can use it!

I also wanted to point out that you still need to pay to park with the AAA parking pass. It just gets you closer to the gate.

 

[FairyCC]

I apologize if this has been asked before, but does BC offer fullsized baby cribs or only pack n plays? We can't go with the pnp or a "wait to see if it's available" scenario, we WILL need a crib when we get there (so if they don't have them, I will be renting one).... Thanks!

 

[DCTooTall]

I apologize if this has been asked before, but does BC offer fullsized baby cribs or only pack n plays? We can't go with the pnp or a "wait to see if it's available" scenario, we WILL need a crib when we get there (so if they don't have them, I will be renting one).... Thanks!

If that's the case, I'd recommend going ahead and renting one.

I'm honestly not sure what the crib/pack&play situation is at the resort, but since it's a timeshare resort and not a hotel, i wouldn't expect a lot of extras like you might get at a regular full-service hotel.

 

[Upatnoon]

I apologize if this has been asked before, but does BC offer fullsized baby cribs or only pack n plays? We can't go with the pnp or a "wait to see if it's available" scenario, we WILL need a crib when we get there (so if they don't have them, I will be renting one).... Thanks!

They have pack 'n' plays and they high chairs.

If you want a full crib, I would rent. I've stayed in a lot of Orlando hotels and never seen a full crib.

 

[Rosebud123]

We are planning a trip next Easter and plan to stay at BC. We found Ken Price first and can rent a 2 BDRM Deluxe for $840/wk. But then my wife found Vacation Strategy and we rent a 2 BDRM Deluxe (I assume probably potentially the exact same unit) for $625/wk. I am not a dummy....that is $215 difference..that is a TS meal & a day's worth snacks for our family of 5 and still maybe some left over.

We would love to hear from those that have rented thru Ken Price and/or VS. Hopefully someone on here has rented from both and can give us some insight as to why we would pay the extra $200+ to go with Ken. We would kinda feel bad if we go with VS because Ken has been very helpful thus far (answered a few emails), but $215 is a lot of obey that would be well spent somewhere else.

So any info....better service with Ken? Horror stories from VS?

Thanks for any help!

I rented with Ken last year, and I just booked through him for Easter of next year. I know VS is usually cheaper, but Ken & Denise have been around for years and years and I've never heard one bad thing about them. They respond to emails ASAP, and I just really like feeling like they are 100% trustworthy. I know that more people use VS now and everything seems to work out, but I've read lots of posts about people not hearing back from emails, especially right before a trip. If you don't stress easily, VS is probably a good choice. To me, it wasn't worth the $150 (we're going for 10 nights) to be worried. I have total confidence that VU is still going to be around 11 months from now.

 

[tammyroo]

To ease any ongoing worries for anyone who has booked with VS
We are due to arrive late on Thurs, May 16 and I called the resort today to notify them of our very late arrival. We were in the system and the front desk person made a note of our arrival time.
We haven't received any confirmation info from VS but they have obviously followed through with our reservation and I don't anticipate any issues.

 

[chekhovgirl]

What dates are you staying? When I inquired about Easter, I was quoted $120/night.

We are planning a trip next Easter and plan to stay at BC. We found Ken Price first and can rent a 2 BDRM Deluxe for $840/wk. But then my wife found Vacation Strategy and we rent a 2 BDRM Deluxe (I assume probably potentially the exact same unit) for $625/wk. I am not a dummy....that is $215 difference..that is a TS meal & a day's worth snacks for our family of 5 and still maybe some left over.

We would love to hear from those that have rented thru Ken Price and/or VS. Hopefully someone on here has rented from both and can give us some insight as to why we would pay the extra $200+ to go with Ken. We would kinda feel bad if we go with VS because Ken has been very helpful thus far (answered a few emails), but $215 is a lot of obey that would be well spent somewhere else.

So any info....better service with Ken? Horror stories from VS?

Thanks for any help!

 

[DisneyFlash]

What dates are you staying? When I inquired about Easter, I was quoted $120/night.

We are staying 4/18-4/25, so right at Easter. $840/wk translates into $120/night.

Now if you were asking about VS prices then all I can say is the $625 was an online we received after inputting the dates mentioned above.

After reading a bunch on this board and even corresponding with Ken about the difference we have decided overwhelmingly to book with Ken... Even though we will pay more. Peace of mind being one reason and Ken's professionalism and timeliness in his communication for another!

It really boils down to what each person is comfortable with and what factors in the most fir your decision making.... Kinda like "onsite vs. offsite".... What's important to ya?

We have our dates, we have our place and now just about 347 days or so til we arrive! So, we are happy thus far.

Good luck on your decision!

 

[chekhovgirl]

Sorry, yes, I was referencing the VS price. We have a reservation with them for February, but were thinking about Easter as well. FWIW, so far our experience with VS has been good. They gave us a quote via e-mail and somebody called us and left a direct extension number. When I called with a few questions he said that I had been misquoted and I thought that it would be more, but it was slightly less, so that was good! I feel comfortable booking with them.

 

[DianaPrince]

Im not sure this has been asked before,but, do they have any disney info tv channels here i.e. Stacy? Also,what are the pools like,as far as which ones are better for kids under like 10? Thanks

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Can anyone tell me if you have to pay the 14.99 to join redweek to contact owners? Thanks!