The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[Disney Ella]

Just back from a trip 11/12 to 11/19. We arrived at 4pm and our room was ready in tower 4. Furniture was in bad shape. I circled the lowest income on the parking pass sheet, and after they saw that I was handed a few pieces of paper, the spa prices, directions to Target and Walmart, and bus schedule and we were on our way.

One annoyance was the internet was having serious problems. The DHCP server was unreachable Saturday night and for most of Sunday. DNS wasn't working off and on, I had to change the settings to google DNS to get out. Internet went down a few more times, but was back later. The phone system was also behaving odd. Out of curiosity I left my router open for awhile and had 9 people connect within a few hours. Then I locked it down as the DL speed is only 4 Mbps.

We also had Internet problems, but no phone problems, at least not that we noticed. The Internet went out late Thursday (November 10), was out all day Friday and was still out early Saturday morning when we left. Luckily I had paid for early bird check in at Southwest because the front desk told us Internet was out for the entire property. I would have thought they would have gotten the problem fixed sooner. We were also in tower 4.

 

[DCTooTall]

Do you get the timeshare spiels when you book through the owner directly?

If you book through an owner you are not required to listen to the timeshare spiel. they will however try to convince you to come to one when you check in. From reports here, either circling the lowest income level, or stating that you are a married couple but your spouse is not traveling with you, will usually get you out of the constant harrassment to come to the presentation.

We also had Internet problems, but no phone problems, at least not that we noticed. The Internet went out late Thursday (November 10), was out all day Friday and was still out early Saturday morning when we left. Luckily I had paid for early bird check in at Southwest because the front desk told us Internet was out for the entire property. I would have thought they would have gotten the problem fixed sooner. We were also in tower 4.

I know i was having issues in tower 6 for most of the week. sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't. The weekend was pretty much a bust. (Also glad i chose EBCI). As for getting it fixed sooner....*shrug* dunno. from working support in the past, it really depends on how their connection is set up. For all we know, they could be connected to a central Wyndham corporate WAN which then has a gateway to the internet. If there was a problem with their WAN or the corporate gateways, it could be a bit more difficult to resolve since the resort would need to get the resources at corporate involved to resolve the issue.

 

[TinkOhio]

Has anyone taken a Mears Shuttle to BC? If so, how was your trip? And what buildings did they drop you off at?

TIA!

 

[JimMIA]

If you book through an owner you are not required to listen to the timeshare spiel. they will however try to convince you to come to one when you check in. From reports here, either circling the lowest income level, or stating that you are a married couple but your spouse is not traveling with you, will usually get you out of the constant harrassment to come to the presentation.

The sales tour offer will come when you go to pick up your parking pass. The folks at that desk are what are called "body snatchers" in the timeshare industry, and they richly deserve that affectionate term.

The system most Wyndham owners use to avoid the sales weasels is to "Just say No." You may have to say it several times, and then they will ask you to "take a survey" -- which is code for sales presentation. Decline that too, and as soon as you get to your room disconnect the phone. Anyone you want to talk to has your cell anyway, so you don't need the hotel phone.

Wyndham is a very good timeshare system, but their sales organization is one of the most unethical in the industry. If their lips are moving, they're lying. Avoid them like the plague.

Also know that you can buy Wyndham contracts on eBay for $1 with free closing any day of the week.

 

[carlbarry]

The sales tour offer will come when you go to pick up your parking pass. The folks at that desk are what are called "body snatchers" in the timeshare industry, and they richly deserve that affectionate term.

The system most Wyndham owners use to avoid the sales weasels is to "Just say No." You may have to say it several times, and then they will ask you to "take a survey" -- which is code for sales presentation. Decline that too, and as soon as you get to your room disconnect the phone. Anyone you want to talk to has your cell anyway, so you don't need the hotel phone.

Wyndham is a very good timeshare system, but their sales organization is one of the most unethical in the industry. If their lips are moving, they're lying. Avoid them like the plague.

Also know that you can buy Wyndham contracts on eBay for $1 with free closing any day of the week.

Hear hear from a Wyndhan owner. The only thing I disagree with is that it is a "very good timeshare system." It used to be, but Wyndham keeps making it less and less owner friendly.

 

[lindsey]

We have just returned from our 3rd stay at WBC. We had previously been in Tower 4 and Tower 5, but this time Tower 2. The living room area in this room was smaller than Tower 4 or 5, but still more room than a hotel room. We had a 2-bedroom unit and it was very clean. We used the busses all week with no problems. I do agree it seemed like our area (towers 1, 2, and 3) was alot less busy. Plenty of parking spaces and no wait for the elevators.

 

[thelawnet]

Does anyone know about receiving packages at the resort? We live in the UK, and I'm wondering about getting our Christmas shopping packages delivered to the resort.

 

[kayrosek]

I wonder if you guys could answer a question for me. I have a friend who is constantly trying to get me to rent his BC timeshare since he knows I love WDW. The other day he called me wanting me to commit right away to a "steal" of a deal he was offering. He was saying 7 days end of June beginning of July checking out on the 4th. for just over 1,300 is this a pretty typical price? I couldn't commit then and told him so but I am definatley wondering if this is a good deal.

 

[JimMIA]

I wonder if you guys could answer a question for me. I have a friend who is constantly trying to get me to rent his BC timeshare since he knows I love WDW. The other day he called me wanting me to commit right away to a "steal" of a deal he was offering. He was saying 7 days end of June beginning of July checking out on the 4th. for just over 1,300 is this a pretty typical price? I couldn't commit then and told him so but I am definatley wondering if this is a good deal.

For what size villa?

For a 4 bedroom Presidential, that might be a decent price.

For a two-bedroom deluxe, it might be approximately DOUBLE what you could rent one for from another owner. 2 BRs typically rent for $100-$120 per night.

Your friend is probably giving you what he considers to be a great deal, but he's probably not aware of the real market prices of these units.

Whatever size unit you need, I'd check with one of the established rental outfits mentioned frequently on this board and get an actual quote from them.

 

[DCTooTall]

Does anyone know about receiving packages at the resort? We live in the UK, and I'm wondering about getting our Christmas shopping packages delivered to the resort.

If you are talking about having items shipped UPS/Fedex/DHL.... I'm pretty sure you can do it without any major issues. The General rule is to make sure they include both your name (which the reservation is under) and checkin date on the package where the resort can see them when receiving the packages so that they know what they are and who they are for.

If you are shipping them to arrive before you do, Generally I'd say to try and plan the delivery not more than a day or 2 before you are set to arrive to avoid any problems.

If You are shipping them internationally, I'd also make sure that there would be no customs fees or other COD charges or special requirements that could cause the resort to refuse the package.


And of course.... To be absolutely sure, You may want to try and contact the resort directly since they may have some special procedures or resort specific requirements that I'm not aware of. The resort itself can be reached at 407-238-3500. I'm pretty sure the resort confirmation letter I've received my past couple trips also included a direct email address for the resort... unfortunately I don't have one of them handy at the moment so if you don't have one someone else may be able to help.

 

[vettechick99]

thelawnet, I had a package delivered to me from Gap. I called the front office prior and they gave me an address to use. The front deck never told me the package was there so I just checked every afternoon.

 

[DCTooTall]

The REAL Bonnet Creek is the Hilton Bonnet Creek.

The property are amazing. The Lazy River is great for family's.

The Wyndham Timeshare resort actually pre-dates the Hilton/Waldorf complex by several years.


BUT.... from what I've heard/seen, There really isn't a bad option available in that area. The Hilton, Waldorf, and Wyndham Grand are all great hotels. the Wyndham Vacation Ownership resort is also amazing. Between all 4, You can't make a wrong choice.

 

[Janet Hill]

I wonder if you guys could answer a question for me. I have a friend who is constantly trying to get me to rent his BC timeshare since he knows I love WDW. The other day he called me wanting me to commit right away to a "steal" of a deal he was offering. He was saying 7 days end of June beginning of July checking out on the 4th. for just over 1,300 is this a pretty typical price? I couldn't commit then and told him so but I am definatley wondering if this is a good deal.

This maybe the best deal he can offer given what his points are costing him. He may be a regular member. The folks who are renting points for half this cost are VIP plat owners and they get significant discounts that they pass on.

It also depends on the type unit he's offering for this price.

 

[thereallolo]

The REAL Bonnet Creek is the Hilton Bonnet Creek.

The property are amazing. The Lazy River is great for family's.

Great addition to the thread

Do you work for Hilton or something??

 

[kayrosek]

For what size villa?

For a 4 bedroom Presidential, that might be a decent price.

For a two-bedroom deluxe, it might be approximately DOUBLE what you could rent one for from another owner. 2 BRs typically rent for $100-$120 per night.

Your friend is probably giving you what he considers to be a great deal, but he's probably not aware of the real market prices of these units.

Whatever size unit you need, I'd check with one of the established rental outfits mentioned frequently on this board and get an actual quote from them.

The unit he was offering was a two bedroom.

 

[Belle5]

Any idea what the cost would be for a 3 or 4 bedroom unit for 7 nights in mid-May? Which brokers rent that size unit? Thanks!

 

[Bonniec]

Edited: Okay, I see the deluxe is just the standard rooms. There are no presidentials left for the week we are going (January 21). The price I am getting for the normal rooms is reasonable, however the prices on ebay are a LOT lower. I am guessing it's because they are last minute? I am assuming at this point, we are better off just waiting until the last minute and grabbing whatever comes open. I really wanted a presiential but just couldn't swing it in time.

 

[Bonniec]

Im also confused because on ebay, there is a presidential open for the week I wanted. I was under the impression that once they are full, they are full.

So if Farrell tells me there are none available, would others still have them open (like ebay)?

 

[shalom]

So if Farrell tells me there are none available, would others still have them open (like ebay)?

Yes. If someone else reserved them before Farrell could, they could offer them up on Ebay.

 

[Upatnoon]

Im also confused because on ebay, there is a presidential open for the week I wanted. I was under the impression that once they are full, they are full.

So if Farrell tells me there are none available, would others still have them open (like ebay)?

Remember, these are all individual people grabbing reservations. Some of these people have made a good business grabbing reservations to rent on ebay.