The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[KYoung2000]

This sounds like a pretty decent price for a 3 bedroom. Like Dizneechic says, it depends on the time of the year. I just booked a 2 bedroom with vacation strategies as well for late april and found that they were the cheapest that I could find.

 

[Brian Noble]

We do like going to WDW the first day we roll into town, but we are staying there 10 nights, so we want a good room with a nice view for our entire stay.

If it were me, I wouldn't over-optimize for the requests. The vast majority of the units have *something* interesting to look at. If you want to kick it in the parks for arrival day, do that.

 

[dprice72]

We are just finishing up our first stay - on the whole very positive. We were in building 5 and our room appeared to have been recently renovated.

Positives:
- Check-in was fine. I asked what buildings had availability and the agent offered 1, 4, and 5. I read here that 5 was recently renovated so snagged it. Unfortunately we were in a lower floor but only missed a high floor one night when we wanted to watch fireworks from here instead of the park.
- Pool area was great. Kids had a great time.
- Loved having a grill... when I could find one with gas.
- Room was GREAT. Very clean.
- The place was mostly quiet. Lots of people here but no unruly teens, etc.

Negatives:
- No wifi, but we were prepared and brought a router. Unacceptable for a newly-renovated space to not have wifi. This is 2012, after all.
- Check-in and the vultures at the "parking pass" desk. I checked the 35-49k box and the previously syrupy-sweet agent couldn't finish with me fast enough since I didn't qualify for her offer. Oh, and she was offering $75 total for both my wife and I to attend an "owner update".
- The only negative about the room was the dishwasher - it worked but was a cheaper unit and the wheels came off a couple of times.
- 3 of 4 gas grills between buildings 5-6 were sans gas. Not good.

 

[Bonniec]

Do they have wired internet?

 

[saysay]

Do they have wired internet?

Yes we always took a router from home and we were all connected in the room with no problem!

 

[haPevraftr]

We are just finishing up our first stay - on the whole very positive. We were in building 5 and our room appeared to have been recently renovated.

Positives:
- Check-in was fine. I asked what buildings had availability and the agent offered 1, 4, and 5. I read here that 5 was recently renovated so snagged it. Unfortunately we were in a lower floor but only missed a high floor one night when we wanted to watch fireworks from here instead of the park.
- Pool area was great. Kids had a great time.
- Loved having a grill... when I could find one with gas.
- Room was GREAT. Very clean.
- The place was mostly quiet. Lots of people here but no unruly teens, etc.

Negatives:
- No wifi, but we were prepared and brought a router. Unacceptable for a newly-renovated space to not have wifi. This is 2012, after all.
- Check-in and the vultures at the "parking pass" desk. I checked the 35-49k box and the previously syrupy-sweet agent couldn't finish with me fast enough since I didn't qualify for her offer. Oh, and she was offering $75 total for both my wife and I to attend an "owner update".
- The only negative about the room was the dishwasher - it worked but was a cheaper unit and the wheels came off a couple of times.
- 3 of 4 gas grills between buildings 5-6 were sans gas. Not good.

Thanks for the review! If you don't mind me asking, what size of unit did you book? Also, who did you book through and how was your booking experience?

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I read this thread all the time because I have played with the idea of staying here for years. The last few times we have been I have been so close to booking it, but chicken out and stay at POR, mainly to use dining plan.

This year is different. I have just talked DH into a trip back down for the week of Thanksgiving and I want to relax and have fun, and more importantly, have more space. I am just not wanting to cram all of us in at Riverside again. I love the resort, but I need space. Plus, it will be fun to stay somewhere new.

I have just requested a quote from vacation strategy, since reading about it on here. I have the rates from Ken too. I'm getting excited!!

 

[dprice72]

Thanks for the review! If you don't mind me asking, what size of unit did you book? Also, who did you book through and how was your booking experience?

We booked a 2BR unit; bought it from an owner on eBay. The booking experience couldn't have been easier.

 

[haPevraftr]

We booked a 2BR unit; bought it from an owner on eBay. The booking experience couldn't have been easier.

Thanks. The furnishings in your picture were very nice, so I was curious to know if it was a presidential or not. Good to know that some of the regular rooms are being updated in a similar way. Was that a sofabed in the photo?

 

[mrzrich]

Thanks. The furnishings in your picture were very nice, so I was curious to know if it was a presidential or not. Good to know that some of the regular rooms are being updated in a similar way. Was that a sofabed in the photo?

I stayed at WBC in a regular 2 bedroom unit 3 years ago and the furnishings were the same.

 

[haPevraftr]

I stayed at WBC in a regular 2 bedroom unit 3 years ago and the furnishings were the same.

Thanks for clarifying that. I had a different picture in my head of the older furnishings, but I may have confused it with research that I have been doing with our upcoming stay at SVR. So, if this is what the older rooms look like, are there roos that have been updated? Or is this what to expect for all 2 bdrm units?

 

[mrzrich]

This was our 2 Bdrm June 2009.

 

[kleldridge]

I read this thread all the time because I have played with the idea of staying here for years. The last few times we have been I have been so close to booking it, but chicken out and stay at POR, mainly to use dining plan.

This year is different. I have just talked DH into a trip back down for the week of Thanksgiving and I want to relax and have fun, and more importantly, have more space. I am just not wanting to cram all of us in at Riverside again. I love the resort, but I need space. Plus, it will be fun to stay somewhere new.

I have just requested a quote from vacation strategy, since reading about it on here. I have the rates from Ken too. I'm getting excited!!

We had always stayed at POFQ but needed to look at booking two rooms to have enough space. Since we found Bonnet Creek, we have been so happy with the extra room and the price, we will likely never stay onsite as a family again.

 

[southbound]

We are planning a trip to Florida in October and are very interested in this resort. Was originally going to book at Cypress Pointe, but WBC looks like a lot more fun for our 5 year old. I've read hundreds of posts about this resort and want to thank everyone for all their time and effort to help those of us less experienced folks out!

I have sent out a few emails for quotes/information and am still waiting to hear back. It seems to me that getting a 2 bedroom unit for mid October shouldn't be a problem, so I'm wondering if I should wait until were a couple months out and try and book then??? Also, something I haven't seen is people staying here through either Vacation Upgrades or Vacation Strategy for 14 nights. I've looked at a lot of different timeshare resorts and found the majority only rent out for 1 week at a time. Big question is, can we get a unit for 14 days, or would we have to get 2 - 1 week stays? I'd hate to have to switch over half way through our holiday. We did this years ago at Orange Lake, and it wasn't fun, but it was broken up by going to Daytona Beach for a couple days.

I'm not very Disney savvy, and so find it sometimes difficult to follow all the abbreviations. Any and all information regarding this resort, would be very much appreciated. We will definitely be renting a car, so we won't be using the shuttle service. I'm still wondering if it's even worth requesting a particular room/view as we will probably be checking in much later than the 4pm check-in! Our flight won't get in until 5pm (if it's on time) and by the time we get our luggage, get the rental car sorted, and drive to the resort... it'll be a couple hours later. It seems that it's really first come, first serve with the views. And I'm not even sure what view we want. Yes, it would be brilliant to see the fireworks from our balcony, but it would also be great to be as close to the pools as possible. I would really like to be close to the pirate ship pool and think I remember reading something about there being a pool bar close by??? Also, I take it you can't fill up a soft-sided cooler with your own beer and bring it to the pool area??? I figure this is a no-no with most resorts.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give... I'm sure with so many months to go until our trip, I'll be posting a few more times.

Now I just have to find out how to add one of those vacation ticker tape countdowns!

 

[My2Monkeys]

We are just finishing up our first stay - on the whole very positive. We were in building 5 and our room appeared to have been recently renovated.

Positives:
- Check-in was fine. I asked what buildings had availability and the agent offered 1, 4, and 5. I read here that 5 was recently renovated so snagged it. Unfortunately we were in a lower floor but only missed a high floor one night when we wanted to watch fireworks from here instead of the park.
- Pool area was great. Kids had a great time.
- Loved having a grill... when I could find one with gas.
- Room was GREAT. Very clean.
- The place was mostly quiet. Lots of people here but no unruly teens, etc.

Negatives:
- No wifi, but we were prepared and brought a router. Unacceptable for a newly-renovated space to not have wifi. This is 2012, after all.
- Check-in and the vultures at the "parking pass" desk. I checked the 35-49k box and the previously syrupy-sweet agent couldn't finish with me fast enough since I didn't qualify for her offer. Oh, and she was offering $75 total for both my wife and I to attend an "owner update".
- The only negative about the room was the dishwasher - it worked but was a cheaper unit and the wheels came off a couple of times.
- 3 of 4 gas grills between buildings 5-6 were sans gas. Not good.

Thanks for the review! Appreciate the info regarding wifi and the grills.

Is building 5 the best choice for the "pirate" pool? I think I recall reading that somewhere. I have 2 boys who will love it so would like to be close.

 

[dprice72]

Is building 5 the best choice for the "pirate" pool? I think I recall reading that somewhere. I have 2 boys who will love it so would like to be close.

It is... actually, either 5 or 6 will be good. The pool at 6 was 50 yards (ish) from 5 with a connecting path. Kids were regularly going back and forth.

Oh, and that was a sofabed in the pic.

 

[My2Monkeys]

It is... actually, either 5 or 6 will be good. The pool at 6 was 50 yards (ish) from 5 with a connecting path. Kids were regularly going back and forth.

Oh, and that was a sofabed in the pic.

Great...thanks! I will definitely request building 5 or 6...fingers crossed!

 

[Brian Noble]

It's a relatively compact resort, and now that the hotel is completed and you can walk a complete circle around the lake, nothing is super far from anything else. Even if you end up in another building, the pirate pool should be easily accessible.

 

[Bonniec]

We are going to be in building 3 facing the lake on the 9th floor (got a pres so found out ahead of time).

Anyone know what's in that area or what the view is like?

 

[katallo]

We are going to be in building 3 facing the lake on the 9th floor (got a pres so found out ahead of time).

Anyone know what's in that area or what the view is like?

It should be a great view. We were in Bldg 3 on an upper floor and the lake and fireworks were wonderful!