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

[ADisneyNutInCanada]

Two different places. No problems at BC and the pool problem was at a villa in West Haven, Davenport.
On the second half of our trip we booked a 5 bed villa that had a beautiful pool and spa area but was not working - no water in the spa! No spa for half of our 8 night stay and finally the pool warmed up on our last day. We were given the option to find alternate accomodations, so I emailed Ken and his wife looked for other options for us and found a couple nights open at Star Island which goes to show you how sincere they are! We opted to just stay put as the house was gorgeous and we went out and looked for water It worked out ok, a disappoiontment and inconvenience but we received a discount for this in the end.
Anyhow, we stayed at Wyndham Bonnet Creek first through Ken Price and his wife Denise - who BTW is incredibly nice and honest and helpful and will bend over backward to help you!

 

[tndislvr]

I agree....Ken and his wife are awesome.

 

[jlacfire]

Hi all! My family of 4 will be here in May and not planning to get a car. I'm getting a little nervous about relying on the shuttle for transportation as we have two small children and a stroller is a must. I called BC and they assured me that as long as the stroller folds we can take it on the shuttle. However, I received a copy of the shuttle schedule and it clearly states no strollers allowed. Anyone have any experience with taking a stroller on the shuttle?

On another note, we booked through Ken Price and he is amazing. Very nice, professional, and customer service oriented. I would highly recommend him to anyone.

I was able to take my Maclaren double stroller (folded) on the shuttle 2 weeks ago without a problem. I saw what it said on the bottom of the schedule about no strollers as well, but we did not have any issues.

We did however have an issue a couple of times with the shuttle being full. We arrived 10-15 minutes early and there was already a huge line, and we were not able to get on. We elected to just drive rather than wait 30 minutes for the next shuttle, since we were trying to make it for rope drop. I would make sure you get to the shuttle early!

 

[jlacfire]

Hi everybody.

Does anybody know if all of the units have flatscreen tv's? If not all, which buildings are newer or newly remodeled that would have the flatscreens? Thanks in advance!

We were in building #5 and we had 3 flat screens, 1 in each of the 2 bdrms and one in the living room.

We were on the 12th floor and had a GREAT view of the Epcot AND Magic Kingdom fireworks! The pool and lazy river were right out the back door of our building!

 

[jlacfire]

There is a hair dryer and it is just like the ones at hotels- hooked to the wall.

There are sample size shampoos/conditioners in each of the bathrooms. It is certainly not enough for a week.

I asked the guy at the front desk for more shampoo (I meant 1 or 2), and he gave me a bag with 9 l! You can also just call down to the front desk and they'll bring you more of whatever you need (shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, dishwashing soap)

 

[Cdn Gal]

do all of you here own points for a timeshare,or do you pay cash for nights here? If you do own timeshare here, is it RCI,or another timeshare?
if it is RCI how do you plan for a trip here? how far in advance must you plan?
thanks
/QUOTE]

We own points at BC- 2 separate deeds. It is a Wyndham timeshare. But RCI trades into Wyndham. Because I am a planner by nature, I have everything booked 8-10 months in advance. Only during Christmas would I ever use my 13 month out window to book.

 

[lillygator]

does the room get cleaned at all?

 

[lillygator]

also, at what point in time can you make a room request and which one? We'd love to be close to the main pool and be able to see fireworks!

 

[Cdn Gal]

No the room does not get cleaned at all. You clean up your own mess! I would call down 1-2 weeks prior to your visit for your request. There is no guarantee what you get, but they will try to make you happy. After all, they want to sell a timeshare to you!

 

[Brian Noble]

do all of you here own points for a timeshare,or do you pay cash for nights here? If you do own timeshare here, is it RCI,or another timeshare?
if it is RCI how do you plan for a trip here? how far in advance must you plan?

I own Wyndham, and have stayed here on an RCI exchange. As with most Wyndhams, Bonnet exchanges through RCI. Most inventory is in Weeks, but you might see the odd Points unit once in a blue moon.

Wyndham typically deposits about 7-9 months prior to use, one month at a time. AT Bonnet, they rarely if ever deposit "major" holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter), but they do sometimes deposit the lesser ones (Presidents, Memorial Day, etc.) Wyndham has deposited through November. You will need a pretty strong trader---it's one step below DVC, but one step above the Hiltons.

 

[Ashleybs]

We were in building #5 and we had 3 flat screens, 1 in each of the 2 bdrms and one in the living room.

We were on the 12th floor and had a GREAT view of the Epcot AND Magic Kingdom fireworks! The pool and lazy river were right out the back door of our building!

Did you have the lagoon or parking lot view? We'd love to be able to see the fireworks from both parks!

 

[SamiL]

We're checking in a a few weeks. We've got a water-loving toddler so I was thinking it might be nice to be near the kid's pool and playground. But I can't tell for sure on the map where the kid's pool is. Is there more than one?

Do you think it's possible to get a quite room with a fireworks view near the kids pool and playground? Does a room or building like that exist?

We actually have two consecutive reservations. The first for 7 nights and the second for 5. (We think if you're going to travel that far you might as well stay a while!) I'm planning on asking them to link the reservations so hopefully we don't have to move. I'm not sure they'll do that. Does anybody know? I made my reservation through the Wyndham Members site and 7 days was the longest option it gave me.

Thanks in advance for you help!

 

[Disney_bound2010]

As I was looking thru the shuttle schedule I notice a slight problem in "small print" at the bottom....

"There is NO smoking,eating,drinking,STROLLERS or luggage permitted on the shuttle.....

Im thinking OMG seriously? Theres got to be a mistake right?

So I called the shuttle service and was told "not in specific words but.... "
They cannot accomodate families with large strollers because of the "LIABILITY" And that I needed to JUST GO BUY an umbrella stroller!!! Yes you read it correctly!

So I say this is not an obtion I have a 1 yr old and a 5 yr old that has braces on his legs, told her 2 different times what kind of stroller i had *its a full size that holds the infant seat but we dont use the inf seat* I then proceed to say ok you take wheelchairs since my son has braces would i just be able to bring him on there in the stroller... *btw we even have a handicap placcard for our van* shes like ummmm NO, but you CAN TAKE A CAB!!!!

So needless to say that after 10 mins of being on the phone I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED>... i called the front desk explained this is our first time at this resort *which my friend is a timeshare owner* and that i have a family of 5 and to take a cab is very unneccessary to happen being that I would need a carseat for my children, and 2 out of everyone ive heard from about their resort ive never once heard that they would not accomodate large size strollers!!!

So that is just my little very little vent for this resort, the manager here is going to talk to the manager at the shuttle service and im going to hear back something first thing in the morning!!! wish us LUCK!

 

[TinkOhio]

Oh my gosh! So sorry for the problem! I hope that they can fix this mess for you quickly. Try to have a wonderful trip.

 

[ttfn3]

SamiL - we just returned yesterday from a lovely week's stay at WBC. We had a room on the fourth floor of Building One - Torre de la Tierra (room #430). Our room was right above the kids playground, and a close walk to the Main Pool/Activity Center - Puerto de Leon- where there is a kids pool area, plus a zero entry to the main pool. It would be perfect for people with little ones. We also had a lovely view of the lake, and could also see the Epcot fireworks from the balcony. (a bonus was we could see the fireworks from the MK from the bedroom window).


As for strollers on the buses, I took the 9:30 am bus Friday morning (first stop MK, second Epcot) and there were 3 families with strollers that time. And they were not umbrella strollers. However, the bus was not crowded. The bus driver actually helped load the strollers. I would imagine the earlier bus (8 am) would be more crowded, so taking a large stroller might be a bigger issue?

The buses going to the park worked fine. It actually allowed our family to "split up." DS and I went to MK early one day (and drove). DH caught up with us later by taking the bus to MK. Another day, DS and I took the bus, and DH drove over to Epcot later. So, it worked well for our family. We didn't use the buses at closing. FYI - the buses drop off/pick up in MK in the charter bus area behind the Kennel (near the TCC). In Epcot, it drops off/picks up in the charter bus area which is just beyond the Disney resort bus drop off area. The Downtown Disney drop off is near Cirque Du Soliel.

 

[KATIESMOMMY]

You guys have all helped us to decide to stay offsite for the first time! We have already contacted Ken, and he has been as wonderful as you all claim. My husband is still very nervous, he had been pushing to go ahead with Pop Century instead, but is looking forward to having our own bed to sleep in. I hope BC is all yall say it is!! This will be such a different trip for us as we are even road tripping it in!

 

[katallo]

My DH felt the same way, until we stayed at BC. You will love it. Glad you chose Ken. He is great.

 

[spartanggirl]

Does anyone know if the TVs in the units are high definition? Hubby needs to watch his Spartans in the Final Four.

 

[Brian Noble]

Not all rooms have flat panels, and I don't *think* the flat panels were fed with an HD signal.

 

[ttfn3]

KatiesMommy - we stopped by Pop Century last week to check it out. Bonnet Creek is a much, much nicer resort. And you will love the space! Enjoy your trip.