We just returned from our Aug 8-11 vacation at Bonnet Creek and we loved it! We had a 2 bedroom deluxe in Tower 2, 3rd floor (above the pizza bar and pool with the blue slide). My daughter (8) and son (6) loved the pools, mini golf, ping pong, and other activities at the resort. My son was too small for the slide at the pirate pool by Tower 6, but quickly got over it by playing in the lazy river by Tower 5. We only set aside a day and a half for resort activities, but could have easily spent another day or two relaxing by the pools. There is a ton of things to do there.
Here are some other notes from our trip:
- Checked in at 9:30 a.m. and they had a room ready. We could have waited for a better location, but jumped at an early checking in.
- The "parking pass" sale was easy. Less than 5 minutes and no hard sell. Maybe it was because we were so early that all the sale people were on the phones setting up timeshare meetings for later that day.
- I looks like they are building a new grill area between Towers 1 and 2. Looks like there will be 4 grills and a picnic area there.
- Our room was updated with granite counter tops and newer furniture. It was clean with no sightings of bugs of any kind. The only minor issues were the shower door in the master bathroom stuck, the bathroom got a little warm when the dryer was going, and the garbage disposal was very loud. Also, the shampoo provided does smell like a pine forest, so you might want to bring your own if that isn't your preferred scent.
- I will warn that if your are light sleepers or outside noises bother you, you might want to steer clear of rooms near the pizza bar and pool area between Towers 2 and 3. It seemed to be the resort's social center at night with Karaoke, dance classes, trivia, etc. Activities usually wrapped up by 10:00 or so. We were right next to it on the 3rd floor and it didn't bother us, but I could see how some people might not care for it.
Thank you to all of the folks who have posted on the Bonnet Creek threads. I booked through Vacation Upgrades because of the posting on this board, and Ken and Denise were great. No problems at all.
Here are some other notes from our trip:
- Checked in at 9:30 a.m. and they had a room ready. We could have waited for a better location, but jumped at an early checking in.
- The "parking pass" sale was easy. Less than 5 minutes and no hard sell. Maybe it was because we were so early that all the sale people were on the phones setting up timeshare meetings for later that day.
- I looks like they are building a new grill area between Towers 1 and 2. Looks like there will be 4 grills and a picnic area there.
- Our room was updated with granite counter tops and newer furniture. It was clean with no sightings of bugs of any kind. The only minor issues were the shower door in the master bathroom stuck, the bathroom got a little warm when the dryer was going, and the garbage disposal was very loud. Also, the shampoo provided does smell like a pine forest, so you might want to bring your own if that isn't your preferred scent.
- I will warn that if your are light sleepers or outside noises bother you, you might want to steer clear of rooms near the pizza bar and pool area between Towers 2 and 3. It seemed to be the resort's social center at night with Karaoke, dance classes, trivia, etc. Activities usually wrapped up by 10:00 or so. We were right next to it on the 3rd floor and it didn't bother us, but I could see how some people might not care for it.
Thank you to all of the folks who have posted on the Bonnet Creek threads. I booked through Vacation Upgrades because of the posting on this board, and Ken and Denise were great. No problems at all.
