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

[vettechick99]

Hmm. That's a tough one, Sammy. I'm sure we could all put our heads together and figure some of those out. Just know that if you look at this old map....

If you had a room in the left wing of Bldg 2, Epcot is straight off ahead (to the northwest in that picture). So those on the left wing of Bldg 2 get a great view of the fireworks. In fact, one of the presidential suites in that bldg is a model so they will take people up there at night on sales calls to view them.

Now east is roughly straight ahead of Bldg 1, the left wing. And west is on the other side. That's why we request lakeview of that bldg because we don't want the sun setting in our eyes in the afternoon.

Hope that helps!

And yes, I do remember music one afternoon at the main pool. Can't remember the other days...

 

[Baltica]

Does anyone know if this resort has any kind of babysitting service if my wife and I wanted to head out for a dinner w/o the kids? Or would we be looking at some kind of outside service?

 

[vettechick99]

Does anyone know if this resort has any kind of babysitting service if my wife and I wanted to head out for a dinner w/o the kids? Or would we be looking at some kind of outside service?

I have asked about this and no they don't. But if you ask them too, maybe they will start something so we don't have to get a sitter.

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

Thanks so much for all the info on this thread Vettechick We will definately be planning a stay here for our next trip. We absolutely love staying onsite but with a 15 year old boy and 13 year old girl we definately need the space plus I love the fact that hubby and I can get a little privacy of our own. The 2 bedroom condos look very nice and the location is great! We will be booking through Ken Price when we plan our next trip.

 

[vettechick99]

Thanks so much for all the info on this thread Vettechick We will definately be planning a stay here for our next trip. We absolutely love staying onsite but with a 15 year old boy and 13 year old girl we definately need the space plus I love the fact that hubby and I can get a little privacy of our own. The 2 bedroom condos look very nice and the location is great! We will be booking through Ken Price when we plan our next trip.

yay!!

 

[forthe4]

We are here!!!! Just settled the 4 in for bed after watching the fireworks from the balcony! We are on the 11th floor of Torra de la Luna and can see the Epcot Ball clear as day! Weather is colder than we would have hoped for, but there is no snow! Tomorrow we plan to explore the resort to see all that has been added since we were here exactly 2 years ago!

 

[Sammy]

We are here!!!! Just settled the 4 in for bed after watching the fireworks from the balcony! We are on the 11th floor of Torra de la Luna and can see the Epcot Ball clear as day! Weather is colder than we would have hoped for, but there is no snow! Tomorrow we plan to explore the resort to see all that has been added since we were here exactly 2 years ago!

Sounds wonderful! I can't wait to see photos of your view....have a great time!

 

[Sammy]

I don't think I saw this information in the thread (but I may have missed it..) Is there wireless internet in the units??

 

[daisylove]

Hi Allison
You have me leaning towards BC for this summer. When you made your reservations is it all up front or deposit? is there a parking fee at the resort like at the swan? This could be perfect for our august trip.
Hope all is well!!

 

[TotoToo]

Hi Allison
You have me leaning towards BC for this summer. When you made your reservations is it all up front or deposit? is there a parking fee at the resort like at the swan? This could be perfect for our august trip.
Hope all is well!!

No resort parking fees. Deposits, if any, would be determined by who you dealt with to reserve your use.

 

[vettechick99]

We are here!!!! Just settled the 4 in for bed after watching the fireworks from the balcony! We are on the 11th floor of Torra de la Luna and can see the Epcot Ball clear as day! Weather is colder than we would have hoped for, but there is no snow! Tomorrow we plan to explore the resort to see all that has been added since we were here exactly 2 years ago!

How exciting! I would love a live report...so we can live vicariously through you. Our last little bit of snow is melting and it's 60 degrees here. Giving me a Spring Fever. Indulge us!!

I don't think I saw this information in the thread (but I may have missed it..) Is there wireless internet in the units??

I don't believe wireless, but you will get free Internet. I put my laptop on the kitchen bar and the plug-in is right at the telephone. Some people on the boards have reported buying routers for their trips. Not sure if that's something you'd be interested in.

Hi Allison
You have me leaning towards BC for this summer. When you made your reservations is it all up front or deposit? is there a parking fee at the resort like at the swan? This could be perfect for our august trip.
Hope all is well!!

Yay, that's great! When going through Ken he asked for a deposit and the rest is due a little before the trip. Most or all is refundable if you have to cancel.

Yup, no parking fees. Thank goodness. The S/D fee is just outrageous! Anyway, parking is great. You park right next to your building.

 

[K1226M]

This is a great post. I was wondering if anyone did not rent a car while staying here. Is there a shuttle to Disney and how does it run? We would love to stay here seems like its a great place with kids. But don't want the extra cost of a car if we are only going to be using it to get to and from the parks.

 

[suebedo]

I'm loving this thread. We are planning a trip this summer for 5 nights and are booked at the CBR using the summer discount that just came out. I think with tax and all we are paying $149.00/night. For just a few bucks more we could stay in a 1 BR at BC. I am so tempted to make the switch.

We have stayed at the Poly and CR MK view. We love the monorail resorts but we are going for budget this time because we have 2 trips planned in 2010.

We will have a car (We are driving down to FL after a week long stay in the OBX with friends. We are buying APs because we are also going to the WL for a week in December. So, we will have no park parking fees with the AP. I love that we could have a kitchen and save some money in food. We will probably have a bunch of food left over from our first week at the OBX.

hmmm, I am going to have to think about this one.
Question: Our dates are 8/8 thru 8/13. What do you think the chances of us booking 60 days out for the $100/nt price are?

 

[vettechick99]

This is a great post. I was wondering if anyone did not rent a car while staying here. Is there a shuttle to Disney and how does it run? We would love to stay here seems like its a great place with kids. But don't want the extra cost of a car if we are only going to be using it to get to and from the parks.

I have never used their shuttles. I do know they are not as regular as Disney's. I guess you need to decide if it's worth the savings to be on their schedule. Also, how will you be able to get food for your kitchen? That was a savings for us, so something to think about. There are definite pros and cons to having a car.

I'm loving this thread. We are planning a trip this summer for 5 nights and are booked at the CBR using the summer discount that just came out. I think with tax and all we are paying $149.00/night. For just a few bucks more we could stay in a 1 BR at BC. I am so tempted to make the switch.

We have stayed at the Poly and CR MK view. We love the monorail resorts but we are going for budget this time because we have 2 trips planned in 2010.

We will have a car (We are driving down to FL after a week long stay in the OBX with friends. We are buying APs because we are also going to the WL for a week in December. So, we will have no park parking fees with the AP. I love that we could have a kitchen and save some money in food. We will probably have a bunch of food left over from our first week at the OBX.

hmmm, I am going to have to think about this one.
Question: Our dates are 8/8 thru 8/13. What do you think the chances of us booking 60 days out for the $100/nt price are?

I would think it would be fairly easy getting a reservation. I don't know at which price though. I think we paid $120/night for our July stay last year and we booked about 6 weeks out.

Let us know what you decide!

 

[Cdn Gal]

I would be surprised if you could get a 1 bedroom for $100. during Prime Season. We just booked for Aug 15th-21st for a 1 bedroom deluxe. On the Wyndham board there seems to be plenty of space, but it is still Prime Time and I remember last year it filling up surprisingly quick. I could see you pay $120 a night which would make sense. For us, I have to have everything booked well in advance so I know what we are doing. Before Bonnet Creek we are doing Williamsburg VA, South Carolina & Daytona Beach. Our vacation just seemed to be growing and growing! We were at first only going to go away for 1 week, but now it is up to 3 weeks! Ugh! But I figure b/c of the timeshare we are saving so much $$ by making our meals. But in Orlando, we plan on splurging by eating out!

 

[HicksWDW]

We're heading to BC in June. This will be our 2nd visit. We really loved it last time & are looking forward to it again. We stayed on WDW property last time. It was nice staying on site but was really disappointed on how small the rooms were. I guess what I want to know is what are the differences at BC since we were there 2 years ago.

Does anyone want to share their trip plan that involves staying at BC?

 

[suebedo]

I would be surprised if you could get a 1 bedroom for $100. during Prime Season. We just booked for Aug 15th-21st for a 1 bedroom deluxe. On the Wyndham board there seems to be plenty of space, but it is still Prime Time and I remember last year it filling up surprisingly quick. I could see you pay $120 a night which would make sense. For us, I have to have everything booked well in advance so I know what we are doing. Before Bonnet Creek we are doing Williamsburg VA, South Carolina & Daytona Beach. Our vacation just seemed to be growing and growing! We were at first only going to go away for 1 week, but now it is up to 3 weeks! Ugh! But I figure b/c of the timeshare we are saving so much $$ by making our meals. But in Orlando, we plan on splurging by eating out!

Ken at vacation upgrades offers $100/nt all year round for a 1 bedroom if booking within 60 days of arrival. I was just wondering how quickly the reservations get booked up during the month of August. It sounds like we may not get lucky with that.

 

[vettechick99]

Sue go ahead and email him now! Like I said, we were able to get a July week just 6 weeks in advance.

 

[Sammy]

I have a question that hopefully someone can answer: We are staying at BC this coming April, and if we love BC as much as I think we will, I'll probably be staying again in the future. Where this is a timeshare resort, if I book through an owner, can I only do Sat-to-Sat or Sun-to-Sun? Is there a minimum night length of stay?

 

[vettechick99]

They do both Sat-Sat and Sun-Sun. If you want a week, you may have to be flexible. We had to go Sun-Sun last year, but snagged a Sat-Sat for April.

I have gone for a long weekend. So yes, you can go for more or less than 7 nights.