The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread Part 3

[luvdisney14]

How is the wifi?

 

[cammie810]

last week it was a little sketchy. good but a little slow in the condo and nonexistent by the pool.

 

[jaykorf001]

How is the wifi?

For us in Tower 6 it wasn't good. Both our phones and iPad connected easily but it was so slow to bring anything up (like Facebook or email) I gave up on it.

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[MinnieLovesMickey12]

We were on the 5th floor of tower 5 back in November of 2013 and the first day I was able to connect to the wi-fi but from day 2 on I could never get anything to connect to it. Fortunately my husband has a little wi-fi hot spot device through AT&T that we use when traveling to provide our own internet signal. Or else we would have been S.O.L on the internet. That is the only complaint I had about the place at all. And since we had our own solution I was not even upset about it.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey12]

Hi,

Next week we'll be in a 2-BR at WBC (thanks to the great advice from this board!). I've read through the "We Love WBC" threads, but wanted to get my thoughts/questions in one place...

1. As I mention above, we have a 2-BR rented. I am trying to upgrade to a 3-BR or 4-BR. I've been calling this week, and so far no availability. Is there any chance at check in I can do that?? We did our reservation through Vacation Strategies. (If someone else made your reservation for you using their points you cannot upgrade yourself to a bigger unit or longer stay. You would have to go through Vacation Strategies but if they were going to have something they would have had it by now.)

2. I'm still unclear about which tower to request (and I understand my request could very well go denied)... So, my first priority would be a newly-updated room; second priority would be proximity to kid pools; third priority a view (not necessarily fireworks, just a good view). Also, I do not want a ground floor unit. (Bonnet Creek does not honor any requests unless you are a VIP owner. So I would not even bother asking. They have your room assigned before you get there and very rarely do they change anything unless you really throw a fit and then they may make you wait a really long time to change from what they have assigned for you)

3. Speaking of views, what should I be looking for/asking for? I've seen "lake" etc. Just don't know. (They have pool view, lake view and the parking lot view is usually the view where you can see the fireworks but only from a few of the buildings. All 6 towers do not have fireworks views. We had a pool view but we do not stand out on the balcony pondering life and enjoying the view so I don't really care what view we have.)

4. Can you park near your building? Do you have to park far away and schlep? (If you are coming back late at night you may have trouble finding a parking space right near your building. In tower 5 we had to park in the parking garage one night out of 6. Otherwise we parked in the lot right in front of the building)

5. Checking in, I know we'll have a mountain of stuff. Do we just look for a bellcart and get it to our unit (that works - just want to know ahead of time). (You check in at building 1, more than most likely you will not be staying in building 1 so you pull up and get out and go in and check in first then they tell you which building you will be staying in. Once you get to your building you go right inside and they should have luggage carts in the little empty lobby right as you enter the building. Sometimes on busy check in days they won't have any)

6. Groceries - anyone ordered ahead of time at Garden Grocer? Or, does it make sense to make a WalMart run. (We always check in first because your room may not always be ready when you get there. Then once we get the car unloaded we go get groceries at Wal-Mart)

7. We have not opted for housekeeping - so that means NO housekeeping during the week - correct... I've been places where no housekeeping means beds made, garbaged emptied and that's it... Other places where "no means no". (No housekeeping means they will not enter your room for any reason during your stay. You will have to wash your own towels and make your own beds, etc.)

8. Any recent WBC visitors have the latest on the parking pass? Do I need it? Not? Have no interest/time in the sales pitch, but understand I can unplug the phone, etc. Should I just skip the parking desk all together? (You DO NOT NEED the parking pass. When you check in they will direct you to the parking pass desk, just walk right on by and out the door. To get past the guard at the gate all you do is hold your room key up and show them your room key and they wave you on in.)

9. Check in. Is there one main check in place? I understand check in begins at 4pm. We are driving and a little flexible. If we arrive at 2:30 would they consider checking us in, or would we have to wait until 4:00? (If you get there early they will check you in early. If your room is not ready they will get your number and text you when it is ready. But unless you are requesting something other than what they already assigned you, if you get there at 2 your room will probably be ready at 2)

I think that is all for now. So many thanks for all of the information you provide!!

Best,
Emme

See my answers above

 

[dismom115]

How is the wifi?

Here now. Tower 3 and wifi great. After awhile of inactivity you have to renter pass code again. Phones, iPads, computer all fine

 

[brajfamily]

I read somewhere that they show movies at night. Is this every night and do they post what movies ahead of time? We'll be there in a few weeks and just curious. Thanks!

 

[emme24]

We are staying at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Tomorrow is our first day venturing out to the parks.

Can anyone share with me the time to allow from leaving WBC in the morning to arriving at the gates in the AM? We'd like to be at the gates 20 minutes prior to rope drop each day.

Thanks!!

 

[emme24]

How is the wifi?

We're on Floor 12 of Tower 5... WiFi is very strong right now...

 

[AustinNYC]

Here now. Tower 3 and wifi great. After awhile of inactivity you have to renter pass code again. Phones, iPads, computer all fine

My wife and I are booked for Tower 3 in a couple of months... do you like it?

 

[eeyoresnr]

So not all presidential have stainless appliances. We are in a 4 bedroom in building 4 and have black appliances. Also called about a cabana for Friday and the price is $69.

 

[dismom115]

My wife and I are booked for Tower 3 in a couple of months... do you like it?

Very happy! On 8th floor. Little noise. Nice pool by building, short walk to hotel pool and bar, pirate pool, mini golf. Updated unit, no parking problems, but we are back before 9 each night so far. My dd's comment says it all "I can believe we get to stay here!"

Let me know specific questions and I'll help you best I can.

 

[Upatnoon]

So not all presidential have stainless appliances. We are in a 4 bedroom in building 4 and have black appliances. Also called about a cabana for Friday and the price is $69.

The prices of the cabanas have been different on every trip. They probably have some formula based on occupancy and the weather forecast.

 

[aaronandterri]

Do you know if its ok to have something mailed to the resort, are thy ok about this sort of stuff.

would it just be the usual hotel desk and mark it with there reservation number and date, hubby go in 3 weeks, would it be ok to order something a week ahead for delivery?

 

[lillygator]

So very hard to choose....

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as you can see from my signature, we have stayed in quite a few Disney resorts....having found Bonnet Creek, we have been staying there for the past couple of years at $100-$120 a night for a 2 bedroom, full kitchen, great pools and on property, that is HARD to beat.

we are heading back in August and the kids really want to stay on property and especially at AOA, my son is in love with Cars and even kissed the screen when I was showing him photos of the resort. We'll have PAP's and not worried about the dining plan as we have TIW and I don't think the dining plan is any value whatsoever. The kids want the magic bands, but I think we'll get them anyway as a passholder.

I just can't wrap my head around the prices!! A week at BC is $840, a week at AOA thru WDW is $1849.43 but with Orbitz deal is $1537.10 - almost another week at BC!! I did price out others on Orbitz, $887.10 at CRS, $1256.70 AKL, etc...but that is for standard rooms, where it's 2 beds and you are falling over each other.


Has anyone gone from BC back to the WDW resorts - how did you fare? My kids are ages 11, 9 and 2 and we do go a lot during the year. We let our AP's lapse last Oct since I knew during the school year we'd only go for a weekend or two here or there and wanted to wait until our next weekly vacation to buy tickets.

We do tend to stay a day or so at the resort during the week and like to rope drop and head back to the resort after lunch and go back out to dinner and fireworks.

 

[eangel12]

With how much your son loves Cars, I would splurge and do AOA.

 

[tristyp]

I am looking for a little help. I was wondering if anyone has used tripbound to book Bonnet Creek and if so were they good to deal with?

 

[Upatnoon]

So very hard to choose....

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as you can see from my signature, we have stayed in quite a few Disney resorts....having found Bonnet Creek, we have been staying there for the past couple of years at $100-$120 a night for a 2 bedroom, full kitchen, great pools and on property, that is HARD to beat.

we are heading back in August and the kids really want to stay on property and especially at AOA, my son is in love with Cars and even kissed the screen when I was showing him photos of the resort. We'll have PAP's and not worried about the dining plan as we have TIW and I don't think the dining plan is any value whatsoever. The kids want the magic bands, but I think we'll get them anyway as a passholder.

I just can't wrap my head around the prices!! A week at BC is $840, a week at AOA thru WDW is $1849.43 but with Orbitz deal is $1537.10 - almost another week at BC!! I did price out others on Orbitz, $887.10 at CRS, $1256.70 AKL, etc...but that is for standard rooms, where it's 2 beds and you are falling over each other.


Has anyone gone from BC back to the WDW resorts - how did you fare? My kids are ages 11, 9 and 2 and we do go a lot during the year. We let our AP's lapse last Oct since I knew during the school year we'd only go for a weekend or two here or there and wanted to wait until our next weekly vacation to buy tickets.

We do tend to stay a day or so at the resort during the week and like to rope drop and head back to the resort after lunch and go back out to dinner and fireworks.

We go to the disney resorts, like AOA, all the time -- to walk around and eat dinner.

Then we go back to our much larger space at Bonnet Creek.

However, unlike other people visiting Disney, we have stayed in many of the on-site resorts, and we have visited Disney many times, so we don't feel like we are "missing out" on anything by staying at Bonnet Creek.

 

[supergoofy]

So very hard to choose....

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as you can see from my signature, we have stayed in quite a few Disney resorts....having found Bonnet Creek, we have been staying there for the past couple of years at $100-$120 a night for a 2 bedroom, full kitchen, great pools and on property, that is HARD to beat.

we are heading back in August and the kids really want to stay on property and especially at AOA, my son is in love with Cars and even kissed the screen when I was showing him photos of the resort. We'll have PAP's and not worried about the dining plan as we have TIW and I don't think the dining plan is any value whatsoever. The kids want the magic bands, but I think we'll get them anyway as a passholder.

I just can't wrap my head around the prices!! A week at BC is $840, a week at AOA thru WDW is $1849.43 but with Orbitz deal is $1537.10 - almost another week at BC!! I did price out others on Orbitz, $887.10 at CRS, $1256.70 AKL, etc...but that is for standard rooms, where it's 2 beds and you are falling over each other.


Has anyone gone from BC back to the WDW resorts - how did you fare? My kids are ages 11, 9 and 2 and we do go a lot during the year. We let our AP's lapse last Oct since I knew during the school year we'd only go for a weekend or two here or there and wanted to wait until our next weekly vacation to buy tickets.

We do tend to stay a day or so at the resort during the week and like to rope drop and head back to the resort after lunch and go back out to dinner and fireworks.

Can you do a split stay?

Can you do a short trip and just stay at AOA?

If you did a short trip now and could do one later in the year you could do Bonnet Creek.

 

[aaronandterri]

Do you know if its ok to have something mailed to the resort, are thy ok about this sort of stuff.

would it just be the usual hotel desk and mark it with there reservation number and date, hubby go in 3 weeks, would it be ok to order something a week ahead for delivery?

Does anyone know?