The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[AeroKU]

O.K. I am tech impaired and I am not sure if I get this, so can I just do it the Old fashioned way and plug in a phone jack thingy? I am O.K. with not being wireless for a week, just want to be able to transfer money...KWIM?

Yes, you can just plug the internet cable directly into your laptop for a wired connection to the internet.

 

[kkandaj]

Thanks Rosebud for the pic!! The one I'm wondering about is the one with the pop jets, sprinklers, spray cannons etc... Not a pool but water play area. Anyone know about that one?

That play area is at the main pool. If you are standing in the breezeway of the main building and looking towards the pool, it will be to the far right, past the lazy river.

 

[aseyrick]

I had read somewhere that the welcome breakfasts is just WBC way of luring into their sales pitch. Is this true? Can we go & have breakfast without listening to the timeshare pitch?

 

[Upatnoon]

I had read somewhere that the welcome breakfasts is just WBC way of luring into their sales pitch. Is this true? Can we go & have breakfast without listening to the timeshare pitch?

If you want the FREE breakfast you pay for it by listening to the sales pitch. They offer things like breakfasts, gift cards and theme park ticket discounts to drive people to their time share presentations. You don't have to go to any of these things.

All you have to do is pay for your own breakfast and not worry about it.

 

[Upatnoon]

Not too late at all...thanks. I found a place that sells refurbished ones and they have 2 that are wirelessG and only $10. So I'm hoping to get one. This place sells out of things pretty fast.

Anyone think I will have a problem with a G instead of an N ? We only need to access email and probably do a little surfing.....the kids might want to download a few things from ITunes but they don't need to.

That is plenty speedy for what you want to do

 

[aseyrick]

If you want the FREE breakfast you pay for it by listening to the sales pitch. They offer things like breakfasts, gift cards and theme park ticket discounts to drive people to their time share presentations. You don't have to go to any of these things.

All you have to do is pay for your own breakfast and not worry about it.

That's what I was afraid of. I found a copy of their weekly activities schedule, and it indicated a "Welcome Breakfast" on Thursday mornings. There's also a "Farewell Bonfire" event on Thursday evenings. Has anyone attended that and, if so, can tell me if that's a sales gimmick too? (My DS loves bonfire and marshmellow toasts.)

Thanks!

 

[DCTooTall]

O.K. I am tech impaired and I am not sure if I get this, so can I just do it the Old fashioned way and plug in a phone jack thingy? I am O.K. with not being wireless for a week, just want to be able to transfer money...KWIM?

Yes, There is a cable/connection on the back of the main phone you can plug your computer into. These instructions/suggestions were for people who wanted to set up a wireless network within their room by connecting their own router to the existing wired connection available in the room.

Not too late at all...thanks. I found a place that sells refurbished ones and they have 2 that are wirelessG and only $10. So I'm hoping to get one. This place sells out of things pretty fast.

Anyone think I will have a problem with a G instead of an N ? We only need to access email and probably do a little surfing.....the kids might want to download a few things from ITunes but they don't need to.

Not at all. MOST devices you see actually use the 802.11b or 802.11g formats since they are the ones that have been standardized the longest. 802.11n was not officially standardized for the longest time so it's not as widely available in consumer electronics. All of the different standards are backwards compatible (N works with G which works with B), and the biggest differences were increases in speed.

I had read somewhere that the welcome breakfasts is just WBC way of luring into their sales pitch. Is this true? Can we go & have breakfast without listening to the timeshare pitch?

Most of the time when they ask you about attending the breakfast it's going to be for the timeshare spiel. and the breakfast? a juice machine (apple/Orange juice), Coffee, and some pre-packaged pastries. It's not that great a breakfast and you'll probably enjoy just having a bowl of cereal in your room MUCH better than what they offer.

 

[eeyorepixie]

AeroKU and DCTooTall thanks for answering my question

 

[dsmith72]

We leave tomorrow for our 1st 12 night stay @ WBC. I am trying to get a final list of things that are or are not replenished. Should I bring more toilet paper, soap, dish and laundry detergent, shampoo? Anything else, please!!!! Thank you!

 

[Echo queen]

We leave tomorrow for our 1st 12 night stay @ WBC. I am trying to get a final list of things that are or are not replenished. Should I bring more toilet paper, soap, dish and laundry detergent, shampoo? Anything else, please!!!! Thank you!

Bring shampoo and laundry detergent if plan on doing quite a few loads, if you use dryer sheets bring them.
Have a great trip.

 

[aseyrick]

Most of the time when they ask you about attending the breakfast it's going to be for the timeshare spiel. and the breakfast? a juice machine (apple/Orange juice), Coffee, and some pre-packaged pastries. It's not that great a breakfast and you'll probably enjoy just having a bowl of cereal in your room MUCH better than what they offer.

Unfortunate, but good to know. Thanks!

 

[nancy155]

I just returned from D.C. and now to finish up things at my current place of employment before I begin my new job on June 8th. In between all of this trying to get my excel spread sheet all completed for our vaca at the best place in the World! DISNEY!!! It cannot come too quickly, however I want the entire week we are there to go VERY S..L..O...W!

 

[skateshome]

Hope I get in that tower!!!!!

We were in tower 3 and loved it. Went back and forth myself on trying to decide. Tower 3 is not updated yet but was still very nice. I don't have to have a flat panel tv.

Great fireworks view in tower 3 as well....maybe a little higher than 2.

Biggest bonus was being a little closer to tower 6. Why? Because the shuttle stops at tower 6 first and then goes to the main building. At busy times first thing in the morning it was nice to be first on the bus. Also if you ever take The Grand shuttle it's right next door to tower 3.

Btw when you check in jthey will say to take the main building bus but tower 6 is closer and easier.

 

[Disneyforus]

We have had a wonderful 11 night stay at Bonnet Creek in tower 4. We check out in the morning. A few items to share.

-my kids loved the lazy river, so being on this side of the resort was perfect
-the pools were very warm, almost too warm
-we had 2 times where housekeeping came in and spruced up, left new towels.
We didn't request this, they did it at our 7 day and 9 day..no fee.
- used the buses twice and they were on time
- lots of furniture being moved in and out of building 4
-had a few ants in our room
-dryer takes forever to dry
-our room needed refurbishing but, didn't affect our overall enjoyment of our stay

We will be back, for sure!!

 

[Bootxn]

We were in Tower 3 as well last week. Loved it!! We didn't mind that it wasn't updated either, because the room was just beautiful inside! We also received a new leather chair during the week. They knocked on the door the day before we left and said that our room would be getting new furiniture. It was a fabulous week!! No complaints here

 

[carlbarry]

A friend needs 1 night at BC, June 28, in a 1 BR. Will the people mentioned here who rent out rooms provide a room for 1 night? Does anybody have an idea what the cost would be? Thanks.

 

[trishwal]

Glad to see I am not the only one doing this. We are staying 3 weeks in August at WBC (our 4th visit). we wanted to visit Universal and found it to be a lot cheper to book one night at Hard Rock than to buy the fast passes. So we are sending the night on 13th August. will check in really early so we can go to Harry Potter. will stay till early afternoon and then back to the Hard Rock pool then back to park in the evening then do it all again thenext day. We won't check out of WBC, won't even tell them we won't be there that night, no need to.

I don't know how excited we will be to go to Harry Potter the first day - Actually think that the whole Universal experience will probably be overwhelming. If we don't go the first day of check-in we will definitely take advantage of the early admission the second day.

In the meantime our Bonnet Creek Villa won't have any AC, right? Will it get really hot, like enough to melt chocolate? I still don't understand the whole motion sensor thing. Will it get hot every day we're out (because we WILL be gone during the days)...?

ooooh sooo close.....

 

[Disneyforus]

In the meantime our Bonnet Creek Villa won't have any AC, right? Will it get really hot, like enough to melt chocolate? I still don't understand the whole motion sensor thing. Will it get hot every day we're out (because we WILL be gone during the days)...?

ooooh sooo close.....

The first day we were gone all day and forgot to fix the AC do it wouldn't turn off and it was a little warm and stuffy but not chicolate melting hot.
When you get there press and hold the button on the side of the thermostat until you see "f6", (it will display in Celsius) and it will not turn off if it doesn't detect motion.
We turned on the thermostat fan and both ceiling fans and it was pefect!

Have fun!

 

[Echo queen]

The first day we were gone all day and forgot to fix the AC do it wouldn't turn off and it was a little warm and stuffy but not chicolate melting hot.
When you get there press and hold the button on the side of the thermostat until you see "f6", (it will display in Celsius) and it will not turn off if it doesn't detect motion.
We turned on the thermostat fan and both ceiling fans and it was pefect!

Have fun!

Thanks for the tip, we were ther for 7 nights last August and the room was never warm after returning.

 

[Upatnoon]

I don't know how excited we will be to go to Harry Potter the first day - Actually think that the whole Universal experience will probably be overwhelming. If we don't go the first day of check-in we will definitely take advantage of the early admission the second day.

In the meantime our Bonnet Creek Villa won't have any AC, right? Will it get really hot, like enough to melt chocolate? I still don't understand the whole motion sensor thing. Will it get hot every day we're out (because we WILL be gone during the days)...?

ooooh sooo close.....

Never had any AC issues or had to fiddle with the therostat in the rooms we have been in