The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[gamomof2]

we were there the first week of april and ate at Deep Blu which is in the wyndham hotel part. great food. We're back again the second week of may and the last week of july.

 

[saysay]

we were there the first week of april and ate at Deep Blu which is in the wyndham hotel part. great food. We're back again the second week of may and the last week of july.

I haven't been since the hotel opened, off to search menus! Thinking though too pricey for my husband. Oh well.....its great there are now options walking distance other than what is on the resort!

 

[JayhawkFans]

The extra $25 per night is a tough a tough call. We were in building 3 that has not been renovated but it was still very nice. No flat panel tvs or granite counter tops but come on?!? I think I would probably pay an extra $175 for a week to have a little larger room and a little better fireworks view. But 6th floor of building 3 was pretty sweet.

Concerning the parking....I think the worst WBC parking would be about equal to the best onsite parking. Some of the onside properties have a HUGE walk. At WBC you will always be parked right outside of your building.

Thanks for your reply. Put my mind at ease. I think for the $175 that we could be spending on the room we will put towards parking expense and food. Nice to hear that parking at WBC might not be as much of a nightmare as I am imagining it to be given it's such a big complex.

 

[trishwal]

With those who have used Vacation Strategy for their rentals, how many days before your check in did you get your confirmation from WBC? I'm hoping for one any day now since we're now in the 20-50 day window.

 

[Tracey123]

We put down our deposit for a 2br for 9 nights in October for $913...GREAT deal! Were going to stay @ Art of Animation resort which would have been $290 MORE and over 1,000 LESS square footage! Not even a mini-fridge. The room @ AoA was like 247sq ft and the 2br @ BC is over 1200sqft. Quite a no-brainer!

I couldn't agree more!! Everyone is so brainwashed by Disney that they can't think outside of the "bubble". I'm spoiled now and can't go back to a hotel room for longer than a weekend!!!

As far as parking goes at the resort it was never an issue when we were there last May.

 

[dtum]

I couldn't agree more!! Everyone is so brainwashed by Disney that they can't think outside of the "bubble". I'm spoiled now and can't go back to a hotel room for longer than a weekend!!!

As far as parking goes at the resort it was never an issue when we were there last May.

Agree 100% (Just don't tell that to the die-hard on-site people because they will bite your head off) After staying at WH last year, we will never go back to onsite. Thinking about staying at WBC in the fall if things work out.

 

[thelionqueen]

Agree 100% (Just don't tell that to the die-hard on-site people because they will bite your head off) After staying at WH last year, we will never go back to onsite. Thinking about staying at WBC in the fall if things work out.

I'm thinking the DIS has yet changed my mind and pocketbook again..WOOT WOOT

I am one of "those" who only stays on Disney property and previously only @ Disney hotels. I own DVC and LOVE the large accommodations! After being in such a big room with amazing grounds and amenities..it's pretty hard to go back to just a hotel room.

Now that I've found Bonnet Creek I think I've found exactly what we need! My parents own over 1 million points as Wyndham owners..but banked them for this year since we canceled our June trip (which is now in October). She banked them after I decided we weren't going in June..didn't know she'd put them all into next year..UGH! Anyway...my initial thought is just to book a Disney hotel and "bite the bullet" until I found this thread, Vacation Strategies and all the BC lovers! YAY!!!! thank you all!!

Completely changed our vacation..and I'm thinking..the way we're going to enjoy DisneyWorld in the future!!!

 

[Brian Noble]

She banked them after I decided we weren't going in June..didn't know she'd put them all into next year..UGH!

Wyndham "banking" (aka "Credit Pooling") doesn't work the some way that "banking" does with DVC. With DVC, if e.g. you bank your 2012 UY into 2013, you can only use those points in 2013.

With Wyndham, if you Credit Pool any particular set of points, those points are good for reservations starting from the day they were placed into the pool, until three years from that date. So, if you e.g. banked January 2013 points today, they would be good for any reservation starting between 4/24/2012 and 4/24/2015. So, you can still make that October reservation.

 

[Teacher03]

With those who have used Vacation Strategy for their rentals, how many days before your check in did you get your confirmation from WBC? I'm hoping for one any day now since we're now in the 20-50 day window.

I was going to ask the same question. Would also like to know how soon we can expect to hear.

 

[Beemitchcowski]

Agree 100% (Just don't tell that to the die-hard on-site people because they will bite your head off) After staying at WH last year, we will never go back to onsite. Thinking about staying at WBC in the fall if things work out.

Oh my goodness YES!....You can't talk like that on the "Resort Side". We are looking forward to our upcoming Bonnet Creek stay! It will be our first time there and our second offsite stay (Have never stayed onsite as a family yet..only as a kid...and we only came for one day). I am sure the Disney "bubble" is nice..and I am sure that being able to not think about transportation or food prices (if you are on the DDP) is nice...but its not for everyone.

 

[my3kids143]

I was going to ask the same question. Would also like to know how soon we can expect to hear.

I got our confirmation 6 weeks before our trip

 

[wdwmom0f3]

With all the talk about fire work views, I thought I would ask my kids what they thought was more important to them, pool/lake view or fireworks? My 14 year old said we are in the park for the fireworks anyway mom, give me a view of the "hot guys at the pool". Guess I will put in a request for that!

 

[LMO429]

Of the towers which one is the newest and most up to date? we are staying with rci points and its just myself and my husband in a 1 bedroom. where would you suggest we stay we will have a car

 

[skylizard]

If anyone is looking for a room at BC, shoot me a PM. I'm an owner there and have some extra points that I won't be using this year. I can try to book something for you and give you the best deal I can. Payment can be handled thru Paypal so it's all safe.

 

[talulabelle]

Oh my goodness YES!....You can't talk like that on the "Resort Side". We are looking forward to our upcoming Bonnet Creek stay! It will be our first time there and our second offsite stay (Have never stayed onsite as a family yet..only as a kid...and we only came for one day). I am sure the Disney "bubble" is nice..and I am sure that being able to not think about transportation or food prices (if you are on the DDP) is nice...but its not for everyone.

I have never stayed offsite - but we are planning on WBC this summer. On-site is wonderful for not thinking about parking and just using the transportation, and back when the dining plan wasn't a total rip-off - that was wonderful to have too. But you know, unless you really spend the bucks and are on a monorail resort - you are still wagon-hauling it everywhere you go. Our family of 7 was squeezed into a little one bedroom cabin last time and into 2 little "motel_rooms" (value resorts) the time before. And I spent WAY more on both of those places than I will be with WBC. So yeah - on-site is nice, but I am just no longer willing to pay about 6 times as much for the same space. or 2-3 times as much for much less space. Nope.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I have never stayed offsite - but we are planning on WBC this summer. On-site is wonderful for not thinking about parking and just using the transportation, and back when the dining plan wasn't a total rip-off - that was wonderful to have too. But you know, unless you really spend the bucks and are on a monorail resort - you are still wagon-hauling it everywhere you go. Our family of 7 was squeezed into a little one bedroom cabin last time and into 2 little "motel_rooms" (value resorts) the time before. And I spent WAY more on both of those places than I will be with WBC. So yeah - on-site is nice, but I am just no longer willing to pay about 6 times as much for the same space. or 2-3 times as much for much less space. Nope.

This is exactly how I feel about it now. For years we have stayed on site but my kids are older now and we need the space. I love Riverside and I will miss it, but I really think that BC is a better fit for us now. I can't wait to get there and see it for myself this Nov, but from the pictures, reviews and loads of information on these threads I am sold!

 

[thelionqueen]

Wyndham "banking" (aka "Credit Pooling") doesn't work the some way that "banking" does with DVC. With DVC, if e.g. you bank your 2012 UY into 2013, you can only use those points in 2013.

With Wyndham, if you Credit Pool any particular set of points, those points are good for reservations starting from the day they were placed into the pool, until three years from that date. So, if you e.g. banked January 2013 points today, they would be good for any reservation starting between 4/24/2012 and 4/24/2015. So, you can still make that October reservation.

Hmmmm...very interesting! My mom is the one who told me they "banked" their points into next year and also used a portion to pay for dues? Again, I know DVC but not Wyndham..so I am going to ask again just in case. I don't think she is very savvy with the membership..so double checking can't hurt. Thanks for the advice as these will be my points someday...ahh...can't wait to pay dues on that many points

 

[Rosebud123]

Of the towers which one is the newest and most up to date? we are staying with rci points and its just myself and my husband in a 1 bedroom. where would you suggest we stay we will have a car

Just came back from a 10 night stay - 1/2 of which was in Bldg 5 and 1/2 was in Bldg 2. Bldg 5 had a ripped "leather" sofa, but the other furnishings were nice. We had a view of the parking garage, so between that and the ripped sofa I wasn't too thrilled. Bldg 2 was gorgeous! Super pretty green sofa, yellow leather chair, same pretty white bedding that was in Bldg 5. We had an amazing view of the lake, the main bldg and its pool, and the fireworks at both Epcot and MK.

IMO, Bldg 2 is the best (even the parking lot side of that building has a gorgeous view of a golf course), followed by the main building then building 1. Pretty sure that Bldg 3 hasn't been updated.

Parking was never an issue for us in either building.

 

[Disneyforus]

Just came back from a 10 night stay - 1/2 of which was in Bldg 5 and 1/2 was in Bldg 2. Bldg 5 had a ripped "leather" sofa, but the other furnishings were nice. We had a view of the parking garage, so between that and the ripped sofa I wasn't too thrilled. Bldg 2 was gorgeous! Super pretty green sofa, yellow leather chair, same pretty white bedding that was in Bldg 5. We had an amazing view of the lake, the main bldg and its pool, and the fireworks at both Epcot and MK.

IMO, Bldg 2 is the best (even the parking lot side of that building has a gorgeous view of a golf course), followed by the main building then building 1. Pretty sure that Bldg 3 hasn't been updated.

Parking was never an issue for us in either building.

So, was the move to another building because you were unhappy with your unit or because you had 2 reservations and they couldn't keep you in the same unit? I ask because we have an 11 nt reservation, 7nts and 4nts and are hoping we won't have to switch units.

 

[casper_jj11]

Has anyone stayed at WBC and used Garden Grocer? Just wondering how it works there.