The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[snoopy5386]

Slowly making my way through the thread and I have a few questions.
We'll be staying with my inlaws (they are owners) in a 2 bedroom deluxe next month. We are going to attend MNSHHP the day we check in and we want to be at the party right at 4 pm since that day is the only time we'll be in the MK all week. Inlaws will be arriving at BC to check in around 10 am and we have no room requests, what are the chances that we'll get into our room before 4 pm? It would be much, much easier if we could get in early, get all our stuff unpacked, etc. before heading to the party instead of trying to do it after we get home from the party at 12:30 am, especially with our 6 and 2 year olds in tow.

We are planning on renting two toddler beds for the kids to sleep in with us in the 2nd bedroom. We have done this before at other Wyndham resorts and even at DVC resorts and there has been more than enough room to put the two toddler beds in the 2nd bedroom with us, usually one in between the beds and one at one end of the room. Can someone confirm for me that two toddler beds will fit in the 2nd bedroom with us?

Thanks!

 

[MickeyMickey]

We will be checking out of WBC on Oct 22nd. I wanted to see if there would be anyone else there at that time that might be interested in our Orlando Entertainment book. We will be using very few of the coupons and I would gladly pass it along to someone else who might be planning on eating off site.

We will be staying at BC from 10/20/12-10/27/12 and would love to have it!

 

[alicia080979]

We are currently booked with Disney for Nov. 24-Dec. 1 but I am hoping that there is availability for a 2 bedroom at Bonnet Creek because we would love to switch. We really enjoyed our stay there last April. Hoping to join this thread soon!

 

[KWithers]

Slowly making my way through the thread and I have a few questions.
We'll be staying with my inlaws (they are owners) in a 2 bedroom deluxe next month. We are going to attend MNSHHP the day we check in and we want to be at the party right at 4 pm since that day is the only time we'll be in the MK all week. Inlaws will be arriving at BC to check in around 10 am and we have no room requests, what are the chances that we'll get into our room before 4 pm? It would be much, much easier if we could get in early, get all our stuff unpacked, etc. before heading to the party instead of trying to do it after we get home from the party at 12:30 am, especially with our 6 and 2 year olds in tow.

We are planning on renting two toddler beds for the kids to sleep in with us in the 2nd bedroom. We have done this before at other Wyndham resorts and even at DVC resorts and there has been more than enough room to put the two toddler beds in the 2nd bedroom with us, usually one in between the beds and one at one end of the room. Can someone confirm for me that two toddler beds will fit in the 2nd bedroom with us?

Thanks!

Both times we stayed at WBC, we checked in at 8am. We had no room requests.

 

[blessedby3]

Slowly making my way through the thread and I have a few questions.
We'll be staying with my inlaws (they are owners) in a 2 bedroom deluxe next month. We are going to attend MNSHHP the day we check in and we want to be at the party right at 4 pm since that day is the only time we'll be in the MK all week. Inlaws will be arriving at BC to check in around 10 am and we have no room requests, what are the chances that we'll get into our room before 4 pm? It would be much, much easier if we could get in early, get all our stuff unpacked, etc. before heading to the party instead of trying to do it after we get home from the party at 12:30 am, especially with our 6 and 2 year olds in tow.

We are planning on renting two toddler beds for the kids to sleep in with us in the 2nd bedroom. We have done this before at other Wyndham resorts and even at DVC resorts and there has been more than enough room to put the two toddler beds in the 2nd bedroom with us, usually one in between the beds and one at one end of the room. Can someone confirm for me that two toddler beds will fit in the 2nd bedroom with us?

Thanks!

Why not just rent one toddler bed for the little one and let the 6 yr old sleep in the second bed? There are 2 double beds in the second bedroom. Saves you money and space

 

[Brian Noble]

We are going to attend MNSHHP the day we check in and we want to be at the party right at 4 pm since that day is the only time we'll be in the MK all week. Inlaws will be arriving at BC to check in around 10 am and we have no room requests, what are the chances that we'll get into our room before 4 pm? It would be much, much easier if we could get in early, get all our stuff unpacked, etc. before heading to the party instead of trying to do it after we get home from the party at 12:30 am, especially with our 6 and 2 year olds in tow.

You won't know for sure until it happens. Have you already bought the Party tickets? Is there another night you could go? If so, it might be worth re-scheduling; for a variety of reasons, trying to do a late, non-refundable event on a travel day is risky.

 

[Nixb19]

Hi All...so I keep reading everywhere that unless you check in after the parking pass desk people leave, don't have your spouse, or lie about your income you have to deal with them trying to give you a hard sell on the time shares.

Does this happen to people who already own the timeshare? If so, what time does the parking pass people usually leave? We probably won't be at our hotel until around 6-6:30pm since we get in at 5:15 but got to get our car rental (yes we went with a rental for those of you who remember my previous posts ) then we will probably go grocery shopping before we check in to save some time.

Thanks all!

 

[KWithers]

Hi All...so I keep reading everywhere that unless you check in after the parking pass desk people leave, don't have your spouse, or lie about your income you have to deal with them trying to give you a hard sell on the time shares.

Does this happen to people who already own the timeshare? If so, what time does the parking pass people usually leave? We probably won't be at our hotel until around 6-6:30pm since we get in at 5:15 but got to get our car rental (yes we went with a rental for those of you who remember my previous posts ) then we will probably go grocery shopping before we check in to save some time.

Thanks all!

We never had an issue with them. The last time, they asked if we wanted to attend the tour and we declined. Never heard about it again. That was in April. Is this hard sell situation new or did we just luck out both times we stayed?

 

[Nixb19]

I just thought of another question...does the bus schedule come out monthly or is it standard for most months? I am trying to plan my vacation as much as possible and would love any advice about it, thanks! Sorry for all the questions all, just excited & glad I get control this time.

 

[Nixb19]

We never had an issue with them. The last time, they asked if we wanted to attend the tour and we declined. Never heard about it again. That was in April. Is this hard sell situation new or did we just luck out both times we stayed?

Yeah I kept reading on other threads about WBC that they are pretty annoying with their trying to sell the time shares to people and how they will not only bother you at the desk but continually call your room phone. Not sure if the people who have had these issues were TS holders or if they just booked not using points.

 

[thelionqueen]

You won't know for sure until it happens. Have you already bought the Party tickets? Is there another night you could go? If so, it might be worth re-scheduling; for a variety of reasons, trying to do a late, non-refundable event on a travel day is risky.

I agree with Brian. To get the most out of MNSSHP you really need to stay until the bitter end (people clear out and you have the entire park to yourself mostly). If you haven't bought your tickets yet, and can, I'd switch nights. It is SUCH an awesome event, you should be rested before going. I couldn't imagine going on the day of arrival, but that's just me.

If you have to go on that night, and you can't get into your room until 4, I would say to pack a bag of clothes and relax at the pool until the party or until the room is ready. enjoy!

 

[snoopy5386]

You won't know for sure until it happens. Have you already bought the Party tickets? Is there another night you could go? If so, it might be worth re-scheduling; for a variety of reasons, trying to do a late, non-refundable event on a travel day is risky.

It's complicated (of course!). It isn't our immediate family's travel day. We arrive Saturday and will be staying Saturday night in our DVC timeshare. SIL lives locally and will be coming over on Sunday. Due to her work schedule, we can only do the halloween party with her on Sunday night and we all want to do it together. It is MIL and FIL's travel day, but they are on the first flight out so I am optimistic that they will get there in time. There in no way in heck I would be doing the halloween party after getting on a 7:30 am flight, but they are ok with it.

We haven't bought tickets yet, but I do get a DVC advance purchase discount so I will be buying them in advance, probably on Saturday while we are staying at AKL.

 

[snoopy5386]

Why not just rent one toddler bed for the little one and let the 6 yr old sleep in the second bed? There are 2 double beds in the second bedroom. Saves you money and space

But then DH and I would have to share a double!! We sleep in a king at home so sleeping in a double is like torture. Plus the kids would fight over who gets to sleep in which bed.

 

[blessedby3]

But then DH and I would have to share a double!! We sleep in a king at home so sleeping in a double is like torture. Plus the kids would fight over who gets to sleep in which bed.

I understand completely
What about having the kids sleep with you...one in each bed? Or are they horrible to sleep with? I have one dd that is a pain to sleep with, but the youngest is fine. We just use a bedrail with the youngest and one of us sleeps with her.
Not sure about the space in the bedroom since our first trip to BC will be in a month Hopefully it will work out for you.

 

[laborrn2]

We are staying at BC in November in a 4 BR Presidential (11 of us)....

We will be shopping on arrival... what kinds of things do I need to buy for a 7 night stay? (besides obviously groceries...)

Do I need extra TP? Are there enough bowls and spoons for cereal in the am or should I get disposable? Laundry detergent?

Thanks!

 

[DCTooTall]

We are staying at BC in November in a 4 BR Presidential (11 of us)....

We will be shopping on arrival... what kinds of things do I need to buy for a 7 night stay? (besides obviously groceries...)

Do I need extra TP? Are there enough bowls and spoons for cereal in the am or should I get disposable? Laundry detergent?

Thanks!

There is usually enough silverware/bowls/etc in a unit for the maximum capacity of the unit (Same for towels/ etc). You may want to consider bringing (or packing) dish washer detergent and/or laundry detergent so you can start a load when you leave the room for the day. If you don't want to buy something while down there, you could always get some of those self-contained packets/pod things at home, then throw some in a ziplock bag in your luggage for the trip.

 

[snoopy5386]

I understand completely
What about having the kids sleep with you...one in each bed? Or are they horrible to sleep with? I have one dd that is a pain to sleep with, but the youngest is fine. We just use a bedrail with the youngest and one of us sleeps with her.
Not sure about the space in the bedroom since our first trip to BC will be in a month Hopefully it will work out for you.

They are pretty horrible to sleep with! Kicking and rolling and grinding teeth. Bed hogs!! We've done the toddler bed thing before and it really is the best way for us all to get some sleep. Well worth the money to rent them!

 

[leeer1]

We are staying at BC in November in a 4 BR Presidential (11 of us)....

We will be shopping on arrival... what kinds of things do I need to buy for a 7 night stay? (besides obviously groceries...)

Do I need extra TP? Are there enough bowls and spoons for cereal in the am or should I get disposable? Laundry detergent?

Thanks!

There will be plenty of tp. And there will be extras tucked in the room.

Silverware, depending on the size of the room, should be enough for one meal for everyone. but there may not be enough for another meal without washing some dishes. There it's usually detergent under the sink in the kitchen for a few washes. More can be picked up from housekeeping if needed.

From the places I have started in, there us usually 1 packet of laundry detergent already in the room. I think more can be picked up at the front desk or housekeeping had some,I think.

 

[KWithers]

There will be plenty of tp. And there will be extras tucked in the room.

Silverware, depending on the size of the room, should be enough for one meal for everyone. but there may not be enough for another meal without washing some dishes. There it's usually detergent under the sink in the kitchen for a few washes. More can be picked up from housekeeping if needed.

From the places I have started in, there us usually 1 packet of laundry detergent already in the room. I think more can be picked up at the front desk or housekeeping had some,I think.

I believe they charge for extra laundry detergent. We brought our own last time.

 

[SalandJeff]

Does anyone know if they sell Disney DVDs in the store at WBC? The new tinkerbell movie comes out on 10/23 when we will be at WBC. The 23rd is dd's birthday, so I would love to be able to get it for her.

As an alternative, I wonder if we could get a package from Amazon while there ... has anyone done this?