The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

[Upatnoon]

When they added blackout dates previously, those who were already fully booked were grandfathered in and not in danger of getting bumped. However, fully booked means that the owner has already sent the renter's name to Wyndham. Some owners take their time sending in the name (possibly for good reasons dealing with refundability or such). I would not expect the January 29 weekend to be added (January is a slow period for travel to Orlando), but then most people were surprised by the other blackout dates. It could happen again.

There are some ways around the blackout dates. From the Wyndham website:

"You can travel with your guests to these resorts during the dates listed below and may use two guest confirmations per year during the restricted dates when not travelling with your guests."

The key thing is trusting that the person you are renting a reservation from knows about the Wyndham blackout rules and knows what they are doing.

The blackout dates and rules are well-known by the people renting reservations, especially those doing it as a business. There may be a smaller owner that rarely rents that may not know, but I think that is unlikely.

Of course, It doesn't hurt to ask if you are renting during a blocked-out time. You want to be confident in your reservation.

 

[Aimeedyan]

We check in Sunday for the first time! Would anyone recommend any of the onsite dining options for a casual lunch? We have a young toddler with us and sometimes, grabbing food that doesn't involve a carseat is extremely helpful but only if the food is decent/easy to get.

 

[Jnjtrio]

We check in Sunday for the first time! Would anyone recommend any of the onsite dining options for a casual lunch? We have a young toddler with us and sometimes, grabbing food that doesn't involve a carseat is extremely helpful but only if the food is decent/easy to get.

We had a couple meals at the little outdoor restaurant by tower 4 & 5 next to the lazy river. We enjoyed both of those meals.

 

[twocat]

We check in Sunday for the first time! Would anyone recommend any of the onsite dining options for a casual lunch? We have a young toddler with us and sometimes, grabbing food that doesn't involve a carseat is extremely helpful but only if the food is decent/easy to get.

I've eaten at 2 of the outdoor restaurants at BC. The food was good at both andI would definitely recommend for the convenience alone.

The first outdoor venue is near buildings 5 and 6 and is part of the Wyndham hotel. Can't remember the name...Barefoot something or other??? Someone will come along with the answer.

The other place is right by building 5 where the lazy river is located. Escudo's I think. Food was also good. They also have drink specials daily and if you showed your wristband you got 10% off your bill.

The convenience of having several restaurants onsite is a big plus for me and I was very happy with the meals I had at these 2 outdoor venues. Think sandwiches, salads, burgers, apps not steak, pasta, entrees with sides. Bar food.

There are also a few restaurants/food outlets inside the hotel itself but I can't tell you about those as I never tried them.

I think there's a pizza place on the Club grounds but didn't try it. There's also an ice cream parlor near the check-in building that serves a few sandwiches.

Edit to add - I was at BC in May of 2021and Nov of 2020. Both of these restaurants required you to either use a credit card or charge to you room/unit account. No cash was accepted. I don't know if this has changed,

 

[tinkerbelletreasure]

Ok my next question. My grand daughter has sensory issues and fireworks bother her a lot! Our plan right now is that they will leave the park prior to fireworks starting. I know a lot of reviews mention seeing fireworks from your balcony. Can you hear them as well? And also, many reviews mention aggressive sales tactics and required presentations. Is that still the case? We stayed there 8 years ago, but we didn’t have to go to the presentation because the room was booked by my mil with her points.

 

[jrsharp21]

Ok my next question. My grand daughter has sensory issues and fireworks bother her a lot! Our plan right now is that they will leave the park prior to fireworks starting. I know a lot of reviews mention seeing fireworks from your balcony. Can you hear them as well? And also, many reviews mention aggressive sales tactics and required presentations. Is that still the case? We stayed there 8 years ago, but we didn’t have to go to the presentation because the room was booked by my mil with her points.

They still do have the sales people in the lobby. They are behind a desk/counter off to the side of the check in desk. When we were there a few weeks ago, they also had an employee in the lobby that made sure you went over to the sales desk instead of just walking off. He hangs out near the registration desk with a tablet. My guess is he is watching the check in process and gathering your data. Once your check in is done, the front desk people direct your to him. He comes over and grabs you regardless. Then walks you over to the sales desk people so you can grab your bracelets. I basically gave the sales people five minutes out of courtesy. After that, I told the sales guy politely that I was not going to sit in any sales meetings and no matter what he offered me the answer was going to be no. He then just handed over the bracelets and I was on my way.

 

[dioxide45]

The checkin agent will tell you to go over to another desk to get your wristbands. These "wristband people" are the ones that work for the marketing department and will ask you to sign up for a presentation. I wouldn't say they are aggressive, but they are persistent and their income is based on you signing up. The more signups they get, the more bonuses. Just politely tell them no, it may take one no or it may take more. But just be firm. There is no requirement for a presentation unless you have purchased a special stay that requires a presentation. Renting from another owner or using your own Club Wyndham ownership doesn't require a presentation. Though these "wristband people" might tell you it is. Just keep saying no.

On our last stay at Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, I beleive the checkin agent gave us a room key card, so there was no actual requirement to get wristbands, but I did find them quite handy and was able to walk away from the "wristband people" without signing up for a presentation. A presentation of course does not mean you have to purchase a timeshare. We go to lots of presentations to get the freebies, but then again, we spend many weeks a year in timeshare.

 

[OneHungryPoboy]

This week we put a deposit down for our stay next March! Huge shout out to disboards for making me aware of this place.

 

[cammie810]

We will be there Oct 26-Nov 1. Wondering if there is anything fun or different going on Halloween weekend. Will there be trick or treating? Should I bring candy?

 

[cammie810]

We will be there Oct 26-Nov 1. Wondering if there is anything fun or different going on Halloween weekend. Will there be trick or treating? Should I bring candy?

I was wondering the same thing!

 

[chickenlittle81]

We are staying at JW Marriot in Bonnet Creek the 3rd week of November! Has anyone been?

This is a surprised last minute trip for my husband, just the two of us! and its his first time ever going to Disney. I have been plenty but not in serval years...Any recommendation close by that we shouldn't miss out on?

 

[missingdisneymore]

We are staying at JW Marriot in Bonnet Creek the 3rd week of November! Has anyone been?

This is a surprised last minute trip for my husband, just the two of us! and its his first time ever going to Disney. I have been plenty but not in serval years...Any recommendation close by that we shouldn't miss out on?

This is a thread about Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, the timeshare property. Possibly a thread dedicated to the JW Marriot hotel or an online search would provide you specific information about your hotel! The info here is about Wyndham condos. Have a great time at Disney!

 

[chickenlittle81]

This is a thread about Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, the timeshare property. Possibly a thread dedicated to the JW Marriot hotel or an online search would provide you specific information about your hotel! The info here is about Wyndham condos. Have a great time at Disney!

Oh my gosh! Thank you. Only saw Bonnet Creek.

 

[BostonEd]

Does anyone who the mod is for the Orlando Hotels forum? I think he/she should be able to change the thread title to "Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek thread" pretty easily. There is a lot more in the Bonnet Creek area now, than when part 1 of this thread started.

EDIT: THEY DID IT! Just goes to show you the power of complaining to the right people! Thank you mods and admins!

 

[missingdisneymore]

Does anyone who the mod is for the Orlando Hotels forum? I think he/she should be able to change the thread title to "Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek thread" pretty easily. There is a lot more in the Bonnet Creek area now, than when part 1 of this thread started.

@GADisneyDad14

Possible?

 

[GADisneyDad14]

@GADisneyDad14

Possible?

Unfortunately I’m not a mod on this board so I can’t edit thread titles here. If I’m not mistaken there isn’t a specific moderator of this board, so a webmaster can assist. Tagging @WebmasterDoc, @WebmasterMaryJo. Thanks!

 

[Kmpcfp]

Unfortunately the owner that we had booked through said Wyndham is not allowing checkouts on April 15th, we had to change our reservation to check out on the 14th. Has anyone else heard of this policy? I am a little annoyed as we already have plane tickets booked, and really don't want to move hotels for one night.

We have been to Disney 5-6 times in the past 10 years on site and off and somehow I just discovered that Wyndham Bonnet Creek is "rentable" and fell in love. Then I saw the owners only weeks: https://clubwyndham.wyndhamdestinat...rces/reservations/owner-priority-reservations

We are looking at April 8-15, 2022 and the blackout week for Easter is April 15-24, 2022 we should be okay as the 15th is our checkout day, correct?

 

[BostonEd]

It seems to me that usually you could check out on the day that blackouts start. But if the owner said otherwise, whaddaya gonna do?

I just checked that site, and currently pretty much the whole summer (June 1 - Aug. 15, 2022) is blocked off!!!!!! What the heck!

 

[CarolynFH]

Unfortunately the owner that we had booked through said Wyndham is not allowing checkouts on April 15th, we had to change our reservation to check out on the 14th. Has anyone else heard of this policy? I am a little annoyed as we already have plane tickets booked, and really don't want to move hotels for one night.

From reading on TUG, I know that Wyndham has changed the actual blockout dates a few times since the new policy was announced, so I wouldn’t be entirely surprised, but hopefully a Wyndham owner who has access to the rules will chime in here.

 

[ibob52]

Unfortunately the owner that we had booked through said Wyndham is not allowing checkouts on April 15th, we had to change our reservation to check out on the 14th. Has anyone else heard of this policy? I am a little annoyed as we already have plane tickets booked, and really don't want to move hotels for one night.

VS had the checkout on April 15th (Friday) available last month . the price was peak dollars for a week ending on April 15th