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

[DizMom11]

Do the shuttles drop you off where the Disney buses do at the parks, or is the drop off/pu at a farther away location. TYVM

 

[saysay]

Do the shuttles drop you off where the Disney buses do at the parks, or is the drop off/pu at a farther away location. TYVM

I posted this question yesterday and response was it was near the charter buses at the TTC...so you will need to take a boat or monorail to main gate.

 

[Sugar Jones]

We are here now, just checked in Sunday afternoon.
The shuttles are great in my opinion. I don't like to drive either, and it saves the $14 parking and gas too!
We took the shuttles to MK yesterday....they were great, not crowded, and on time. The only thing I would recommend is being there at least 10 mintues early because they do not wait long and are sometimes early (We did miss one at MK and had to wait a hour before the next one came, but didn't matter cause the kids were asleep in the stroller anyways). They have spread out times returning from the parks in the afternoon, so plan accordingly for that..(12, 3, 5, 6, 7)... but the evening the shuttles come much faster (every 20 mintues after 7pm). I think you could get away without a car... we have ours here (drove from GA) but haven't gotten in it since we got on site. We have dinner reservations at the Grand Floridian tonight and plan to take the shuttle in to MK, then the monorail over to the GF. Why drive? and the kids think its fun not having to be in their car seat

Overall, its been a WONDERFUL stay. My family has timeshare with Wyhndam and this is by far the best one I've ever stayed at. The units are HUGE, nicely laid out and the pools are great!!
I requested either tower 4 or 2 with a fireworks view on a high floor, and got tower 4, 10th floor (#1064--3bd deluxe) and we have a PERFECT view for the fireworks which is awesome since we are not going to the parks every day. It is a parking lot view, but doesn't matter, cause I love looking out and seeing disney
The pools have been great, not too crowded so far, and the kiddie pools have been a big hit for my two! We will definitly be back!

Thank you so much. I am now for sure going to present Bonnet Creek as an option to my Mom & MIL.

 

[grandmadebby2]

Do the shuttles drop you off where the Disney buses do at the parks, or is the drop off/pu at a farther away location. TYVM

Shuttles from Bonnet Creek drop off for MK and TTC and where other resort buses are for the other parks. It is not nearly as close as the Disney buses but still probably not as far as parking in the parking lot with a car.

 

[gigm99]

We are staying at Bonnet Creek for the first time this September. We are Wyndam owners, but have not been to this particular resort. We booked a 4 br pres. It looks awesome. We have three little ones (they will be 4, almost 3 and 18 months as of Sept) so we will likely not be in the parks late enough to see fireworks.

Any advice on which building to request? I have read through the posts, but I'm still unsure which buildings have the 4 br presidentials.

Thanks so much everyone. We are so excited!

Nicole

 

[two*little*birds]

You know what we need on this forum/board? A thread for "WBC Room Views". Similar to what they do on the Disney Resort Forum... especially since there are always so many questions about "what view/what building should we pick?".

Posters could upload their room view pics, building they stayed in and room #.

What does everyone think? I could start a new thread if enough people are interested.

 

[SalandJeff]

You know what we need on this forum/board? A thread for "WBC Room Views". Similar to what they do on the Disney Resort Forum... especially since there are always so many questions about "what view/what building should we pick?".

Posters could upload their room view pics, building they stayed in and room #.

What does everyone think? I could start a new thread if enough people are interested.

I think this is a great idea! I would love to see the views. I don't have anything to share right now, but I am hoping to stay here in Nov and would post then. Thanks for offering!

 

[Tracey123]

Any advice on which building to request? I have read through the posts, but I'm still unsure which buildings have the 4 br presidentials.

All of the 4 bedroom presidential suites are located in bldg 6. You would want to request a fireworks view and an upper floor.

 

[two*little*birds]

I think this is a great idea! I would love to see the views. I don't have anything to share right now, but I am hoping to stay here in Nov and would post then. Thanks for offering!

Done!

Who is going to be first?

Link can be found here.

 

[Janet Hill]

All of the 4 bedroom presidential suites are located in bldg 6. You would want to request a fireworks view and an upper floor.

There are 4BR presidential in some of the older buildings as well (maybe even all of the other bldgs - I forget). BC has had 4BR presidentials since the resort was opened. The addition of the smaller unit presidential units were all done in bldg 6. I believe that all 4BR pres are on the top floor in the older bldgs, not sure about in bldg 6.

 

[ClanHarrison]

All of the 4 bedroom presidential suites are located in bldg 6. You would want to request a fireworks view and an upper floor.

There are 4BR presidential in some of the older buildings as well (maybe even all of the other bldgs - I forget). BC has had 4BR presidentials since the resort was opened. The addition of the smaller unit presidential units were all done in bldg 6. I believe that all 4BR pres are on the top floor in the older bldgs, not sure about in bldg 6.

That's correct! We just stayed (4/16-4/23) in a 4 b/r Pres. suite in bldg. 1, and were on the top floor (7th), rm. 725. We had a view of the (beautiful) golf course (is this Disney's, Waldorf's or Hilton's courses, I'm not sure ), parking lot (didn't bother us since we were up so high) & Pop Century, beyond the golf course in the distance. We were originally assigned to rm. 720 with a lake/fireworks view but checked in late (8:30 pm) and they must have given it to someone else.

The 4 b/r Pres. across the hall from us (724 maybe?) was used for the timeshare tours and left open for our building to view the nightly fireworks (a tip for those staying in bldg. #1 ).

I'll post a pictures of both room views on the photo thread when I get a chance.

 

[Justbranches5]

Just got back from awesome fireworks view on 12th floor of building 5.

When I made my reservation with Lori at Sun or Snow Vacation Rentals, I asked her to make a request for Fireworks View near a zero entry pool. I called BC the day before our reservation to confirm it and asked if we could request what we wanted and I stated I knew that wasn't guaranteed. He was nice about it and said it was in the system.

When we checked in there was not a room available at that time to meet our request, but we were given an option to wait until 6pm at latest for the room type requested which we did. NOW, sad thing they called us right after we got through the Parking pass line and when we got up to our room, a mistake had been made by housekeeping it wasn't quite ready, BUT they moved all our stuff for us to another room which met our request.

Good luck, I did the same thing last year and got a room on 8th floor in building 5 with a good view - my DD loves seeing those fireworks!

Anyone know if there is anywhere in building 5 to view fireworks from if you are on the lake view side? I mean, can you go up to an upper floor and watch from a hallway window or anything if you are staying in the building?

 

[saysay]

Anyone know if there is anywhere in building 5 to view fireworks from if you are on the lake view side? I mean, can you go up to an upper floor and watch from a hallway window or anything if you are staying in the building?

I don't think so....

The elevators and hallway window are lakeside and have the pool view. There is a stairwell that was across from our room that was outside the building, but it was also on the poolside/lakeside. I could be wrong though, but I don't recall any windows on parking lot side other than the units.

 

[gigm99]

That's correct! We just stayed (4/16-4/23) in a 4 b/r Pres. suite in bldg. 1, and were on the top floor (7th), rm. 725. We had a view of the (beautiful) golf course (is this Disney's, Waldorf's or Hilton's courses, I'm not sure ), parking lot (didn't bother us since we were up so high) & Pop Century, beyond the golf course in the distance. We were originally assigned to rm. 720 with a lake/fireworks view but checked in late (8:30 pm) and they must have given it to someone else.

The 4 b/r Pres. across the hall from us (724 maybe?) was used for the timeshare tours and left open for our building to view the nightly fireworks (a tip for those staying in bldg. #1 ).

I'll post a pictures of both room views on the photo thread when I get a chance.

Thanks so much for this feedback everyone. I'm just hoping we get a fireworks view so it looks like there are several options if 4 brs are in each building.

Nicole

 

[grandmadebby2]

I usually just take the building and view they give us but this time really want building 1. Do most of you that make room or building request get what you requested? Just curious if I should request now or wait until we get there. Since we will have 3 condos I am kind of leaning toward calling ahead of time with our request. Do you think 30 - 45 - or 60 days before arrival.

 

[tmoret]

I am sure that this has been posted but does anyone know what buildings they 3 bedrooms are in? Thank You...

 

[KATIESMOMMY]

Can anyone tell me if there are designated smoking areas at the resort? I am sure you cant on the balconies but wanted to make sure DH had somewhere to go if we rented here.

 

[caribear]

Can anyone tell me if there are designated smoking areas at the resort? I am sure you cant on the balconies but wanted to make sure DH had somewhere to go if we rented here.

Upon check-in I overheard that you are allowed to smoke on the balconies just not inside the units. There was even an ashtray on our balcony table and I saw others smoking on their balconies. I am not a smoker though...... So maybe someone else has more info. I did not see anyone smoking at the pools.

 

[Obadiah Stane]

Just returned from WBC. Booked through Ken Price. Although our room request was not honored, we still got one on the 4th floor in building 5. The room was decent. Nothing spectacular and not spotless by any means. There was mold in some of the corners of the shower and in some areas of the grout between the tiles. The bathroom and kitchen floors were not real clean, with quite a bit of dust buildup in the corners. As we had to go to Wally World for food and supplies I picked up some cleaning materials and had the place looking much better in no time.

The room itself was in decent shape with nothing broken or worn out. The bed was not real comfortable. The only reason we got a half ways decent sleep is because we were tired from how busy we were during the day.

We enjoyed the grounds including the pools and grilling areas. With the exception of the above the resort was very nice and the people were very friendly.

We hit the water parks in the AM, then an afternoon break around the pool at the resort, and off to a theme park in the evening. We ate all our meals (but for the one below) in our room and grilled out each day. Not only was the money savings huge, but we really enjoy that kind of thing.

The weather was fantastic for the eight days we were there. Only one day did we have some afternoon t-storms and we just hung out inside during those.

As for the sales pitch, I politely made it clear right from the start we were not interested. They did not push the issue at all, not even a phone call to the room.

The real good news of the trip? I surprised my GF of 4+ years with an engagement ring during dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table in the castle the first night we were there. We got lucky as that was the first night in seven months they had the windows uncovered from the construction going on. With the window table and the fireworks launching outside of the window it was truly a magical evening. We will be returning in May 2012 for a wedding.

We plan on staying at WBC next May, although we hope the room is cleaner.

 

[party-of-five]

The bed was not real comfortable. The only reason we got a half ways decent sleep is because we were tired from how busy we were during the day.

Thank you for the review of your recent stay. Can you explain more about the "uncomfortable bed"... ie, too soft, too hard, too lumpy? Thanks

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!!!