The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

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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)? :confused3

This happened to us last year on our first trip to WBC. We were going with very short notice, and a couple of the people recommended in this thread told us there was nothing available. I started emailing some of the ebay sellers with 100% feedback asking about our dates and was able to find what we wanted. We had a great experience and contacted the same person when we rented earlier this month.
 
We just returned from our Nov 22 - Nov 27 trip. We did not get to use all of the resort amenities that we wanted to but we LOVED the resort. We will definitely stay there again next trip and schedule more time to hang around at the resort! We were in Tower 1 room 126. Never heard any other guests noise and the room was wonderful.
 
942 in Tower 2, 949 and 950 in tower 3.



Could someone verify if these are nice areas? What kind of view etc
 
I just came back from 4 days at WBC and I wanted to share with you some observations.

First, if you plan on spending almost the entire day at Disney World it doesn't matter if you have a fireworks view. What does matter is how close you are to the bus if you plan to use it. At the end of the day, if you have to walk past three building to get to yours and your feet are killing you, you will really wish you had requested tower 6 or tower 1. Plus your kids will more than likely prefer to be in the pool instead of watching the fireworks.

Second, if your whirlpool doesn't work, check the breaker box.

Third, the the pirate ship slide is only open from 9-6. So don't tell your kids that they will get to go on the slide after a long day in Disney. They will only be disappointed.

Fourth, if you are a light sleeper, bring ear plugs. The air conditioner unit is incredibly loud. Everyone I talked to said the same thing about theirs.

Fifth, consider bringing a rolling, grocery cart to bring in groceries or use the bellhop carts they keep for guest use on the ground floor.

We stayed in Tower 4, 12th floor. One piece of furniture was obviously damaged so I called the front desk to let them know. We came to Florida with 6 days of Disney passes and planned to stay all day at the parks and swim at night. It was close to the parks and the buses were great. We would stay here again but for our family of 6 we would get a 3 bedroom. We didn't use any of the resort amenities except the pool. The place was pretty quiet and there was very little sales pressure.

Hope this helps someone.

Good to know! Thanks!
 

Hello Bonnet Creek Lovers!!

Wondering if I can get a recommendation out there from anyone who has used ebay seller "RedWeeks4Less" and how their transaction has gone. I know that Farrell and Price get good reviews, but wanted to see if anyone has used this seller.

Thanks!!
 
Hello Bonnet Creek Lovers!!

Wondering if I can get a recommendation out there from anyone who has used ebay seller "RedWeeks4Less" and how their transaction has gone. I know that Farrell and Price get good reviews, but wanted to see if anyone has used this seller.

Thanks!!

I used them for the first time for our trip in August. I got a fabulous deal for a three bedroom. I was extremely satisfied with their service. I was mailed the booking confirmation number within a few days of winning the auction, followed by a confirmation letter. I called the resort to confirm and everything went smoothly. I would use them again.
 
How late can I book? We plan on staying 3 nights May 29 leaving June 1. If we just go to SW we will be staying at Bonnet Creek if we add US we will be either doing a split stay or 6 days at PR as I really need the passes to avoid the lines. Just needed to know how soon I need to make final decision.

Thanks!
 
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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.

I also don't think this is a good deal. We once got a 2bed for $120/night during July. Another year, we got a week in April for $90/night. Those are both peak times, so you can definitely do better.
 
Just came back from BC and noticed a few changes since my last visit in March that we're a bit annoying. (Bear with me if they've already been mentioned).
Pool towels now have to be checked out and returned or you'll get charged.
The little "pool side" shops only take cash or hotel charge, no credit cards.
Housekeeping doesn't give you extra toilet paper, dishwashing detergent, dish soap, paper towels, etc. So if you run out you have to buy your own. They do sell exra down in their shop but it was a ripoff. I can understand not refilling some of those things, but toilet paper? Really? We were there for 9 nights so obviously 2 rolls of toilet paper wasn't going to last for 2 people...well maybe for my husband but I certainly can't make one roll last 9 days :laughing:
 
I'm a little late coming here to post our review, but better late than never, right?

We rented through Ken & Denise Price, and they were very nice and helpful and got us the discounted rate 60 days before arrival.

We stayed at WBC 10/19-10/27 in Building 1, facing the lake on one of the upper floors (can't remember the room #, but it was directly above the playground area, maybe 5th or 6th floor). I had requested fireworks view, but due to some unplanned travel delays, we did not check into the hotel until after midnight, and I heard the person in front of me get the last "fireworks view room". That said, we could still see the fireworks from our room, especially if you go out onto the balcony.

We arrived so late that there was nobody at the parking pass desk, and we did not get harassed at check-in to attend a presentation. I put the parking pass on the rearview mirror, and it fell and we didn't see it again until we checked out. We never had any problems with the parking pass being missing.

We did have a lot of phone calls and pressure for the sales presentation. I wish I had thought ahead of time to unplug the phone because it got very annoying, and one of the times I answered the phone the room didn't want to take no for an answer even after I told her my husband had just lost his job.

Our room was fairly clean. I've stayed in better and worse rooms. I thought the bathroom was the dirtiest, and it had what looked like black mold around the shower on the floor and by the ceiling. The furniture and appliances were in pretty good condition, except the dishwasher that looked like it was 20+ years old and did not seem like it was secured very well in the cabinet.

We did have one uninvited guest in our room the first night. A giant cockroach/palmetto bug (same thing in my mind, both disgusting) in the kitchen. I screamed for my husband, but by the time he got there it was gone. I named it Ralph, but we never saw it again the rest of the week.

We called the front desk after first seeing Ralph and one other minor problem I can't remember, but it took 3 tries to get through to a live person. We were on hold for over 10 minutes, disconnected twice, then the person did not seem at all concerned with Ralph being in the room. They told us to call back the next day when we left so someone could come to the room to check it out, but when we called back we couldn't get through again.

The pool and lazy river were both nice. The lazy river is heated and was a nice temp, but the kiddie pool is not and the water was freezing! There was a cute little playground and giant chess set right in front of our building that the kids loved. I did find the renting of pool towels a bit odd and inconvenient, but not awful

We did have quite a bit of noise around our room, even though we were at the end of the hall. I think it may have just been one very noisy neighbor with a lot of kids, but I didn't say anything because I think my kids may have been just as noisy a couple of times.

The wifi was not too reliable like others mentioned. As for housekeeping, I think someone came by on the 7th day and changed the sheets and gave us fresh towels. But the sheets were only changed on one of the beds not the other, which was kind of weird. They did give us extra toilet paper, dish soap, and coffee. The tp was just in time too. But we did make it 6 days with 4 people on what they had supplied us, so it must have been more than 2 rolls.

After weighing all the plusses and minuses, I think we would stay there again. The value of the rooms at WBC just cannot be beat on property.
 
Woot, I got my reservation for a 4 bedroom presedential in January. SO excited for this!

We are 9th floor facing lake in tower 3. I called the front desk and they said it was firework view too.
Does anyone know if tower 3 has the Bose surround sound? I read some of them do.
 
The wifi was not too reliable like others mentioned. As for housekeeping, I think someone came by on the 7th day and changed the sheets and gave us fresh towels. But the sheets were only changed on one of the beds not the other, which was kind of weird. They did give us extra toilet paper, dish soap, and coffee. The tp was just in time too. But we did make it 6 days with 4 people on what they had supplied us, so it must have been more than 2 rolls.

I wonder why we didn't get any kind of service on the 7th day? When I called housekeeping I was told they could only give us fresh towels, nothing else. So I just assumed it was just a new policy and didn't question it.
And our wi-fi was out completely for 4 days on the entire property. That was pretty annoying.
 
I'm arriving earlyish on my check-in day. Will I be allowed to check in? I don't need to get into the room but didn't know if it's like Disney where you can go ahead and get checked in early or if they're strict about the time.

Thanks!
 
Staying in a 3 bedroom as a Wyndham VIP owner in May, this will be our first time staying at BC.
Have all the towers been redone? How old are tower 5 and 6?
 
Woot, I got my reservation for a 4 bedroom presedential in January. SO excited for this!

We are 9th floor facing lake in tower 3. I called the front desk and they said it was firework view too.
Does anyone know if tower 3 has the Bose surround sound? I read some of them do.

Woot! Congrats. :cool1: I believe all of the Presidentials have Bose systems, I *could* be wrong there but in the video tour of the 4br Pres they tout that as a feature of that type of unit. :thumbsup2
 
I'm arriving earlyish on my check-in day. Will I be allowed to check in? I don't need to get into the room but didn't know if it's like Disney where you can go ahead and get checked in early or if they're strict about the time.

Thanks!

I would not count on being able to check in before 4pm. You can always ask or try earlier, but I don't believe you can check in until rooms are ready/available.

If you are checking in on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday which are the main 3 turnover days, I'd say odds of being able to check in early are slim-to-none. Mon-Thursday you are more likely to be able to get into the room earlier than 4.

Staying in a 3 bedroom as a Wyndham VIP owner in May, this will be our first time staying at BC.
Have all the towers been redone? How old are tower 5 and 6?

Tower 6 is about 1-1.5yrs old at this point. (It was still under construction on my Nov 2009 trip.... but I don't remember when in 2010 it opened). Tower 5 would be about a year or so older than 6. (Don't recall it being open yet in June 2008 when I toured the property, but I know I stayed in it on my November 2009 trip).

I know that Tower 2 was going thru a refresh project when I was there in October (outside painting), but I don't know what the status of completion for all the units in Towers 1-3 are. These are the oldest towers. I know in October I still had a CRT TV in a 2bdrm in Tower 3.
 
I would not count on being able to check in before 4pm. You can always ask or try earlier, but I don't believe you can check in until rooms are ready/available.

Does Wyndham let you check in early in the sense of being able to use the amenities (swim in the pool, join in on making tie-dyed t-shirts...)? It isn't likely we'd be early, but it could happen I suppose. Hubby loves being able to dump the rest of us at the resort and go grocery shopping on his own, so we have food to cook when official check-in time rolls around and we can actually get into the unit. :p
 
Woot! Congrats. :cool1: I believe all of the Presidentials have Bose systems, I *could* be wrong there but in the video tour of the 4br Pres they tout that as a feature of that type of unit. :thumbsup2

Thanks!

Just to put my mind at ease, I got it off an eBay seller resort-rentals. The man's name is Adam. Good feedback. He has been very responsive which is great! He said he would email the confirmation in about a week.

Is that a typical time frame?
 
Does Wyndham let you check in early in the sense of being able to use the amenities (swim in the pool, join in on making tie-dyed t-shirts...)? It isn't likely we'd be early, but it could happen I suppose. Hubby loves being able to dump the rest of us at the resort and go grocery shopping on his own, so we have food to cook when official check-in time rolls around and we can actually get into the unit. :p

I'd like to know too! I was hoping to dump the car and catch the shuttle to the parks. I don't need to get into a room.
 
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