The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[Beemitchcowski]

With the Search function disabled I was hoping someone here can help me. We are arriving for our 1st trip to WBC in June and was looking for a recent property map.

Could somone please post one, or direct me to an existing post?


TIA

There is a way you can still "search" the Disboards...go to google and type "Disboards______" and you will get a list of threads along with the thread title and the first few sentences of the thread!

 

[kchristopher]

With the Search function disabled I was hoping someone here can help me. We are arriving for our 1st trip to WBC in June and was looking for a recent property map.

Could somone please post one, or direct me to an existing post?


TIA

Disney Nut:

I tried to post a link, but I can't because I don't have 10 lifetime posts??? Anyway, if you go to the first post of the first page of this thread and click on the link to the first "We loooove BC thread", you will find a map.

It is the newest map I have found - and of course, the hotel is now completed.

This original post also has lots of helpful info, if you have not seen it.

 

[mom2m2j]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2114303

 

[DisneyNut_34]

Thanks for the info everyone! Very helpful. Absolutely cannot wait to try out this resort!

 

[thelionqueen]

Hi all...
so we are finally booked for our return home to WDW! I've gone 1-3 times a year for as long as I can remember..but haven't been since 2010

Anyway...we are looking forward to it immensely! Can anyone suggest a tower/room with a pool & Epcot view that is close to the main pool?

Or just a 2br view that you really enjoyed? Thanks much!

 

[mom2m2j]

Spent the past 2 days reading this thread. Thanks for all the great info.

We exchanged through RCI for a 1 bedroom the 1st week in June, does anyone know if it's possible to pay and upgrade to a 2 bedroom? If so, any idea the cost?

I also have a DD with Downs and prefer a lower floor. If we can't upgrade and stay in the 1 bedroom are they located in building 1 or 6 on lower floors?

I know that we can watch the fireworks from building 1 or 4, any other buildings that we can view them from without staying in a room on a high floor? She can't tolerate the noise of them in the parks (even with her Peltor ear muffs), and my other DD really wants to see them.

 

[luchamouse]

Hi Mom2, how old is your dd? I got some fab advice on how to secure the doors. I feel much happier now.

My advice to you is to get a deluxe and NOT a presidential as the deluxes have sliding doors that can be wedged shut.

I feel your pain re the fireworks. We made the hideous mistake of waiting for the fireworks at a Princess and Pirates party a few years ago. They started and Mollie (my dd) just ran away! I chased her down in Adventureland and had to pull her to the ground and just lie on her til my dh and ds caught up with us. Horrific!

So much planning revolves around Mol and her needs, but she loves it so much it's worth it.

(sorry for thread hi-jack)

 

[mom2m2j]

luchamouse, She is 8. I read the tips on securing the sliders, have an extra shower curtain rod that I will take in case we are higher up.

We made the mistake of booking the Fireworks Dessert Buffet at MK a couple years back. She fell asleep in her stroller, but woke up as they began. NOT fun! She slept through them entirely on our Dis Cruise the year before.

 

[macleod1979]

You cant post a link until you hit 10 posts? Thats odd.

-J

 

[JayhawkFans]

We are possible first timers to WBC with a pretty good rate thru Vacation Strategy, LLC for Sept 5-12. My concerns are parking and noise. We aren't going to want to have to drive around for 20 min looking for a parking spot or walking a long distance to get to our room. Also curious about general noise while in the villas. We aren't too picky about what view we might get ..

Can anybody shed some light on those two concerns ...

Thanks in advance....

 

[dizneechic]

We are possible first timers to WBC with a pretty good rate thru Vacation Strategy, LLC for Sept 5-12. My concerns are parking and noise. We aren't going to want to have to drive around for 20 min looking for a parking spot or walking a long distance to get to our room. Also curious about general noise while in the villas. We aren't too picky about what view we might get ..

Can anybody shed some light on those two concerns ...

Thanks in advance....

We were in building 6, and had no issues with parking. We actually used the hotels garage and got the same spot every day - we loved it!

As for noise we found the rooms MUCH quieter than our stays at the Poly or Wilderness Lodge. The only noise we ever heard were from people moving the heavy dining room chairs in the room above us, and that was a rare occasion. Since we had a 3BR with the double doors they also would vibrate but we shoved a folded piece of paper under one door to wedge it and that became a non issue. No noise from neighbors or people running through the halls at ungodly hours of the night - that was a HUGE bonus for us.

 

[Janet Hill]

We exchanged through RCI for a 1 bedroom the 1st week in June, does anyone know if it's possible to pay and upgrade to a 2 bedroom? If so, any idea the cost?

RCI exchanges technically cannot be upgraded. The folks getting the upgrades are booking directly from owners.

Can't hurt to try though

 

[kwhite1022]

I will chime in on the noise.....it was non exsistant for our trip! Such a change from the crazy sounds we had when we stayed at POP, and even when we stayed at POR.

 

[nancy155]

RCI exchanges technically cannot be upgraded. The folks getting the upgrades are booking directly from owners.

Can't hurt to try though

Are you a Prime member? If so upgrades can be had about 2 weeks out, if available. Just a thought...

 

[bettybork]

Hello everyone, I rented a 2BR from an owner and will be going in May. How do you request your room/tower preference? Do I do it? Or will the owner have to do it?? Or is it just luck what you get, the day you check in? Thank you.

 

[JayhawkFans]

Looking to rent for the first time at WBC but worried about our late arrival time. The earliest flight available for us has an arrival of 10:45 p.m. which means after a Walmart stop it will be close to 1:00 a.m. before we arrive to check in. Any forseeable problems with arriving so late in early Sept???

Staying somewhere else that first nite really isn't appealing to us b/c we'd have to go all day with having our stuff in our rental car .. still have to make a perishable food run after checking in .. etc ...

Because we are first timers we aren't too concerned with getting the best view so location of the room really isn't of great concern to us.

 

[NHDisneyFan]

Looking to rent for the first time at WBC but worried about our late arrival time. The earliest flight available for us has an arrival of 10:45 p.m. which means after a Walmart stop it will be close to 1:00 a.m. before we arrive to check in. Any forseeable problems with arriving so late in early Sept???

Staying somewhere else that first nite really isn't appealing to us b/c we'd have to go all day with having our stuff in our rental car .. still have to make a perishable food run after checking in .. etc ...

Because we are first timers we aren't too concerned with getting the best view so location of the room really isn't of great concern to us.

Skip Wal-Mart that night, send an adult alone in the early morning.

 

[katallo]

Hi all...
so we are finally booked for our return home to WDW! I've gone 1-3 times a year for as long as I can remember..but haven't been since 2010

Anyway...we are looking forward to it immensely! Can anyone suggest a tower/room with a pool & Epcot view that is close to the main pool?

Or just a 2br view that you really enjoyed? Thanks much!

We just returned from Tower 4. We had requested Tower 2 but did not have a choice of locations. Tower 4 is close to the main pool and activity center. We faced the lake. I would suggest anyone going to Tower 4 ask to see the unit first. Evidently, there is a major issue with the furniture in the deluxe units. We checked in and the sofa and loveseat were a disaster. Everything was peeling. The front desk said the furniture is due to be replaced and admitted there were problems with it. I thought is was our unit, but after speaking to many owners it appears its throughout the property. The owners said they were aware of the problem but it has taken a long time to resolve. They seemed quite frustrated! The only other problem we had was none of the electrical outlets in the master bathroom worked. They had to replace a part that wasn't in stock, so that took two days. The downside for us was we invited first time guests to join us. After hearing how much we loved BC, it was disappointing to have a unit in such poor condition. Pools and outside areas were great.

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

We just returned from Tower 4. We had requested Tower 2 but did not have a choice of locations. Tower 4 is close to the main pool and activity center. We faced the lake. I would suggest anyone going to Tower 4 ask to see the unit first. Evidently, there is a major issue with the furniture in the deluxe units. We checked in and the sofa and loveseat were a disaster. Everything was peeling. The front desk said the furniture is due to be replaced and admitted there were problems with it. I thought is was our unit, but after speaking to many owners it appears its throughout the property. The owners said they were aware of the problem but it has taken a long time to resolve. They seemed quite frustrated! The only other problem we had was none of the electrical outlets in the master bathroom worked. They had to replace a part that wasn't in stock, so that took two days. The downside for us was we invited first time guests to join us. After hearing how much we loved BC, it was disappointing to have a unit in such poor condition. Pools and outside areas were great.

That's terrible, Katallo.

I hope you were able to enjoy the other parts of your vacation (and I'm sure you did judging by your comments on the pools/outside areas).

Hopefully they'll get their act together and put some real effort into the refurbishments - or I'm afraid it will affect future guest rentals. I'll be waiting to hear more news about the upkeep, but we're already locked into our June/July rental.

Thanks for posting and keeping us advised.

 

[Chelley00]

Skip Wal-Mart that night, send an adult alone in the early morning.

Or order from GardenGrocer or WeGoShop. They'll deliver And it will be there waiting on you. So nice not to have to fight the grocery store and let someone else do it.