The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread! (pics and reviews)

[Royal Duke of Epcot]

Ok...*I've* never been to ANY resort before that *wouldn't* let you check in early, except for WBC. I'm glad you didn't have a wasted vacation day, but it sounds like me and many others have the same experience at WBC.

I've been to WBC many times and have never been denied early check in. I usually get into town at around 11, head right to the resort hoping for the best, and have always been in my unit by 1. I will say that i've never attempted this at a busy time of year.

WBC is much different vibe when dealing with staff, etc. when its slow season.

Oh and if you have never been to a resort that doesn't allow early check-ins, well, maybe you haven't taken an appropriate sample size. Bonnet Creek is no different than anywhere else...sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.

 

[DBBN]

I'll confess - I haven't read through the 2700 posts.

I have a friend who might consider a villa rental at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Who is best able to manage a 7 night rental in a 3 bedroom villa? Thank you.

 

[2ofUs]

Perhaps the differences arise from the guest level? We are not owners, but we buy points from close friends who are Platinum owners and have never booked a Wyndahm propertie outside of this arrangement. Also worth noting is we generally travel 'against the grain' by staying during non-peak times.

We have visited many Wyndham properties (Oceaside, CA, Sedona, AZ, San Antonio, TX, Las Vegas, NV) both with and without our friends and have never experienced any check-in (or pre-check-in) difficulties. We do tend to arrive early, leave our luggage and HOPEFULLY a good impression of friendliness with the staff, and wait for a call that our room is ready.

Though our room is generally not ready until the stated check-in time, sometimes it is. As the above poster stated, we have left our phone number and been called as early as 1:30 by WBC.

 

[Justbranches5]

I've been to WBC many times and have never been denied early check in. I usually get into town at around 11, head right to the resort hoping for the best, and have always been in my unit by 1. I will say that i've never attempted this at a busy time of year.

WBC is much different vibe when dealing with staff, etc. when its slow season.

Oh and if you have never been to a resort that doesn't allow early check-ins, well, maybe you haven't taken an appropriate sample size. Bonnet Creek is no different than anywhere else...sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.

I completely agree. I'm thinking there may have been some attitude given. Honey works better than vinegar. I've gotten into Disney Resorts a little early and had to wait til check in there too.
BTW, I've seen way more (hundreds) of positive reviews about Bonnet Creek on here than negative ones (a handful...mostly by the same couple of people). Hmmmm...wonder why this thread is named the "We LOOOOVVVVVVE Bonnet Creek" thread? Yikes!

 

[Momma2PrinceNPrinces]

I started another thread about this, but has anyone used sun or snow vacation rentals to book at this resort? It's one of those places that if you book at least 60 days out the rate drops drastically...

 

[Deb123]

I have 2 more questions: (You guys are Great!)

1-WHERE are the pickups located at when you are leaving the parks returning to Bonnet Creek, I have heard a report that they are in the middle of the parking lot???

2-Where can I find pics of a 1 bedroom? We will be staying here 2 times, once in April in a 2 bedroom, and then August in a 1 bedroom. I've seen plenty of pics of 2 BR, but none of 1 BR?

Thankyou again, I hope to fall in love with BC like all of you

 

[Justbranches5]

YAY!!!
We are officially booked at Bonnet Creek in May! I got my week on Ebay...hopefully everything will go smoothly (seller had great feedback).

I am trying to get a feel for how big the resort is and how far of a walk it is from pool to pool. Can anyone tell me how long it would take to walk once around the whole resort? I am so hoping to be granted a request for tower 4 or 5 because we will probably only use the lazy river pools as my kids are older...but in case that doesn't work out, I'm trying to figure a worst case scenario (I'm thinking towers 2 & 3 would be the farthest from the lazy rivers?).

Also, is there anywhere outside on the property that you can see the fireworks if you don't have a fireworks view?

You guys are the best! SO excited to stay at this beautiful resort!!!

 

[Justbranches5]

2-Where can I find pics of a 1 bedroom? We will be staying here 2 times, once in April in a 2 bedroom, and then August in a 1 bedroom. I've seen plenty of pics of 2 BR, but none of 1 BR?
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http://bonnetcreek1.shutterfly.com/26

I found these of a Deluxe 1 BR unit from earlier in this thread. I know...there are so many posts on Bonnet Creek! I just figured out how to use the "Search this Thread" button PIX 139-157 are of the 1 Bedroom unit...

 

[MichaelColey]

1-WHERE are the pickups located at when you are leaving the parks returning to Bonnet Creek, I have heard a report that they are in the middle of the parking lot???

Shuttle pickup/dropoff is the same for ALL hotels or timeshares outside of Disney. They're all fairly close to the park entrances, with the exception of Magic Kingdom.

For Magic Kingdom, non-Disney shuttles drop off and pick up at the Ticketing and Transportation Center. From there, you take either the Monorail or Boat to Magic Kingdom. (That's the way Walt wanted it.) If you're staying on-site at Disney, their shuttles drop off and pick up directly outside of Magic Kingdom.

 

[Candit98]

This may be a strange questions, but my husband and I will be at Bonnet Creek May 13-20. We would like to purchase some groceries to save some money, but we live in Iowa and are flying. What do most people do with stuff left over that you can't take with you? Like ketchup, mustard, milk, pop, etc? I hate to spend all the money to purchase these items and then have to let them go to waste if we don't use them all.

 

[#4'smom]

I have 2 more questions: (You guys are Great!)

1-WHERE are the pickups located at when you are leaving the parks returning to Bonnet Creek, I have heard a report that they are in the middle of the parking lot???

2-Where can I find pics of a 1 bedroom? We will be staying here 2 times, once in April in a 2 bedroom, and then August in a 1 bedroom. I've seen plenty of pics of 2 BR, but none of 1 BR?

Thankyou again, I hope to fall in love with BC like all of you

I found a great video on YouTube of the 2 Bedroom Presidential Suites - Building #6 you might be interested in. Possibly there might be video of 1 bedrooms, if you do a search. Here's the link for the 2 bedroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TdFBMj2y0

 

[katallo]

This may be a strange questions, but my husband and I will be at Bonnet Creek May 13-20. We would like to purchase some groceries to save some money, but we live in Iowa and are flying. What do most people do with stuff left over that you can't take with you? Like ketchup, mustard, milk, pop, etc? I hate to spend all the money to purchase these items and then have to let them go to waste if we don't use them all.

Last year, several DIS members (including myself) decided to start a thread about sharing things. When we checked out, we left a box at the front desk for an incoming family. We coordinated through this board. It worked out great. We left staples, plus cleaning items such as Clorox Wipes, Purell (we learned the incoming family had kids, so we bought a few fun things for them. We are checking in on April 9th, so I'll follow this to see if anyone is interested. BTW, front desk was fine with holding things for the incoming family.

 

[Disneyforus]

Last year, several DIS members (including myself) decided to start a thread about sharing things. When we checked out, we left a box at the front desk for an incoming family. We coordinated through this board. It worked out great. We left staples, plus cleaning items such as Clorox Wipes, Purell (we learned the incoming family had kids, so we bought a few fun things for them. We are checking in on April 9th, so I'll follow this to see if anyone is interested. BTW, front desk was fine with holding things for the incoming family.

Great! We check out on the 8th of April, sooooo I will gladly leave you any non perishables we have left over!! How should we work this? You could PM me your name so I know what name to leave on the box.

Anyone checking out on April 1 or before? Let me know!!

Should we make this a new THREAD, instead of buried in here?

 

[cam&chris]

We will be at WBC from May 14 - 21 for the first time and I'm very excited after reading through this whole thread.

A couple of questions -

Is there construction still going on of the new hotel between buildings 3 and 6? Can you walk all the way around the lake or is it restricted/blocked by the construction?

We are travelling from Canada and I don't want to bring much cash. Will the front desk cash travellers cheques? I don't mean for use at WBC but just so that I would have cash money for that day at the parks. If not, is there a place in the Disney parks where they will do it for me?

 

[MichaelColey]

This may be a strange questions, but my husband and I will be at Bonnet Creek May 13-20. We would like to purchase some groceries to save some money, but we live in Iowa and are flying. What do most people do with stuff left over that you can't take with you? Like ketchup, mustard, milk, pop, etc? I hate to spend all the money to purchase these items and then have to let them go to waste if we don't use them all.

We timeshare about 10-20 weeks a year, so we're getting it down to a science.

We pack and bring several nonperishable things that we know we won't use an entire container of: salt, pepper, steak seasoning, garlic salt, cinnamon, ketchup/mayo/mustard packets, tea bags, sweetener, bouillon cubes (great seasoning for green beans), etc.

We try to plan meals that use minimal ingredients and that use many of the same ingredients. Things like hamburger meat, cheese, eggs, bacon and tortillas are very versatile. We don't mind eating quick, simple meals in the room and splurging once or twice when we eat out.

Easy spaghetti, for instance: brown a pound of hamburger, and mix with a jar of sauce and a can of diced tomatos.

Then we try to buy exactly what we'll use. We seldom have much that we waste or have to make an extra trip to the store. The last day is usually a hodge podge of things. French Toast is a good way to use up the leftover bread, eggs and milk.

 

[Upatnoon]

YAY!!!
We are officially booked at Bonnet Creek in May! I got my week on Ebay...hopefully everything will go smoothly (seller had great feedback).

I am trying to get a feel for how big the resort is and how far of a walk it is from pool to pool. Can anyone tell me how long it would take to walk once around the whole resort? I am so hoping to be granted a request for tower 4 or 5 because we will probably only use the lazy river pools as my kids are older...but in case that doesn't work out, I'm trying to figure a worst case scenario (I'm thinking towers 2 & 3 would be the farthest from the lazy rivers?).

Also, is there anywhere outside on the property that you can see the fireworks if you don't have a fireworks view?

You guys are the best! SO excited to stay at this beautiful resort!!!

It might take 15 minutes to walk all the way around the resort at a very leisurely pace. it is quite compact. It is nothing compared to the walking you will do at the theme parks.

To see the fireworks, you can go to the area in your tower where you ride the elevator and look out the windows. You can look out of both sides of the tower from there. You can also ride the elevator to the top floor and look out of the window there if you want a better view.

From the ground, you may be able to see a little of the Epcot fireworks, but trees would block most of it. It is much better viewed from high up. Bonnet Creek is very close to the Epcot World Showcase where they have the illuminations show.

 

[act1980]

Is Ken the best person to book Bonnet Creek?

If I book something now, will they reduce the price when it gets to the 60 day point or refund the difference?

Please add contact details of the best people to contact.

Many thanks!

 

[Upatnoon]

We will be at WBC from May 14 - 21 for the first time and I'm very excited after reading through this whole thread.

A couple of questions -

Is there construction still going on of the new hotel between buildings 3 and 6? Can you walk all the way around the lake or is it restricted/blocked by the construction?

We are travelling from Canada and I don't want to bring much cash. Will the front desk cash travellers cheques? I don't mean for use at WBC but just so that I would have cash money for that day at the parks. If not, is there a place in the Disney parks where they will do it for me?

You can walk all the way around the lake no problem.

I haven't seen any traveler's checks in years, as you can use debit and credit cards for pretty much everything. I rarely use any cash at all at Disney and you see less and less cash there as everyone is using some sort of plastic.

A long time ago, someone asked a question about traveler's checks in this thread, but I don't recall a good answer as to whether or not there is a place that will cash them.

 

[katallo]

Great! We check out on the 8th of April, sooooo I will gladly leave you any non perishables we have left over!! How should we work this? You could PM me your name so I know what name to leave on the box.

Anyone checking out on April 1 or before? Let me know!!

Should we make this a new THREAD, instead of buried in here?

I pm'd you Thanks

 

[clshirk]

Last year, several DIS members (including myself) decided to start a thread about sharing things. When we checked out, we left a box at the front desk for an incoming family. We coordinated through this board. It worked out great. We left staples, plus cleaning items such as Clorox Wipes, Purell (we learned the incoming family had kids, so we bought a few fun things for them. We are checking in on April 9th, so I'll follow this to see if anyone is interested. BTW, front desk was fine with holding things for the incoming family.

We are also checking in April 9th! But leaving April 13th...anyone checking in before or after that? I see you already got one taker for someone leaving on the 8th!!