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

[vettechick99]

I can get a two bedroom at Disney for approx $1200 or a two bedroom at BC for $700....what would make you pay that much extra just to be at a Disney resort? The extra hours aren't worth that much in my opinion.

I know at Disney resorts you can have your packages sent back to the room, does BC offer that service?

How are you getting a 2-bed at Disney for $1200? It can't be for a week....

Lillygator, I like bldg 2 and request lakeview. But a lot of people like bldg 5 and request high-up, lakeview. I think fireworks in that bldg faces the parking lot, right folks?

 

[gina_g]

How are you getting a 2-bed at Disney for $1200? It can't be for a week....

Lillygator, I like bldg 2 and request lakeview. But a lot of people like bldg 5 and request high-up, lakeview. I think fireworks in that bldg faces the parking lot, right folks?

Correct! We just had Tower 5 fireworks view last week. We looked straight down at parking lot/garage, but in the distance was from right to left: Downtown Disney, Typhoon Lagoon, Caribbean Beach, Contemporary and castle (pretty far away though), Epcot, Swan/Dolphin. I personally loved the view. We never stood there looking straight down and it felt more like we were in Disney by seeing so much of it out the window. Had a great view of Illuminations and pretty good view of Wishes and Hallowishes.

 

[gina_g]

Here goes my first attempt at posting some photos on here. This is the view of Epcot from Tower 5, room 1282. We were near the end of the hallway.

 

[THE-ELLA'SMOM]

I own at Bonnet Creek, and I love it too... I am freaking out a little bit worrying about bed bugs, has anyone heard anything about bed bugs at Bonnet Creek?

 

[gina_g]

Swan & Dolphin

Downtown Disney balloon

 

[Tracey123]

I could get the two bedroom on Disney using a friends points and just paying their fee's.

 

[gina_g]

Caribbean Beach, World Showcase, and Epcot resorts

 

[gina_g]

Typhoon Lagoon. You can see in my pics that the parking lot view isn't as bad as it sounds! I debated for a long time if it was worth it to have a fireworks view when you only see fireworks for 30 minutes or so each night. I'm glad we had this view, and I would request it if we stayed here again. We enjoyed the pool/lake view for about 10 seconds each day while waiting for the elevator (they were really fast!) and it was really nice too. But I felt like, I'm at Disney World, I want to see Disney World out the windows. I can look at a pool anywhere else. I guess our stay at the Boardwalk a few years ago spoiled us a little too much!

 

[tamaraten]

1. Awesome location. I love being literally surrounded by Disney. The Fact you drive past the "Welcome To Disney!" signs on your way into the resort just helps add that extra little "I'm home!" feeling at the start of my vacation.

2. Beautiful resort. The rooms are awesome. (very bright and open too). the property is beautiful with the buildings surrounding a lake, a Golf course to one side, and a nature preserve to the other.

3. tons of activities. You may not take advantage of this with your just needing a place to crash at night, but it's there if you want it. There are several pools, each with a different feel to choose from. 2 Lazy rivers. Pool bars. hot tubs galore. there is an outdoor ampitheater, mini golf, grills, etc. Then there is the activity center in the resort "clubhouse" with video games, arts and crafts, 2 nice pool tables (free), ping pong, and more. They actually also have scheduled events thruout the week you can choose to partake in if you choose, some free, others available at a small cost (often to cover the supplies, such as arts and crafts). The resort is also kind of "intimate", in that it's not super spread out like some places. It's very easy to walk to any place in the resort.

4. Room layouts and locations. I just love the 2bdrm layout. (all i've stayed in so far, and the most popular and available plan.). First off, the master bedroom and 2nd bedroom are on other sides of the unit. This means you don't have to worry about noise from one bedroom disturbing anyone in the 2nd. The Master bedroom also has a nice jacuzzi tub and sink just off the bedroom, while the roomy stand-in shower and toilet (and a sink) are in a seperate closed off bathroom. The Balcony is also pretty large, so it was quite nice to sit on the balcony in the morning, or in the Evening with a drink. If you get a lake-view, the view from the Balcony you can't go wrong with. the other side of the building, you could overlook the Golf Course, or be able to see the fireworks from EPCOT/MK....


to be honest, with the Pictures around this thread, and people's trip reports, you can gain a lot of information on this resort. You may even be able to find out more about this resort (and see it) in this thread than anyplace else on the web. I know the pictures i've seen here definately do a much better job at showing off the resort than most of the marketing pictures I've seen on even Wyndham's own site.

DCTooTall, thank you so much for all of your time in answering, it's really appreciated. Would you say that the 2 BR is large enough for a family of six? ie. are the beds in the 2nd BR large enough for two kids each (two girls would be together ages 8 and 12, and two boys together ages 8 and 6.) Or should I get a 3 BR?

thanks again,

 

[DCTooTall]

DCTooTall, thank you so much for all of your time in answering, it's really appreciated. Would you say that the 2 BR is large enough for a family of six? ie. are the beds in the 2nd BR large enough for two kids each (two girls would be together ages 8 and 12, and two boys together ages 8 and 6.) Or should I get a 3 BR?

thanks again,

It would probably be large enough. I believe the beds in the 2nd bedroom are Full/Queen beds, though they may be doubles. Either way, with small kids you are probably ok.

And if your kids are sprawlers who don't like the size of the beds, Remember that the couch in the living room does contain queen size pullout, so you could always move some of them in there.

 

[Bkk40in2011]

OK - this is awesome so I had to share. Why would anyone NOT stay at Bonnet Creek. Called Ken at and he is working on my dates for Nov 2011. For grins I ran the numbers at a value (which I loved when I stayed onsite) and it was $1420 for the days we were staying - a 1 bedroom, no fridge or kitchen, 1 bath value room where I couldn't cook. Will be booking a 2 bedroom deluxe with a king sized master and jacuzzi tub, 2nd bedroom with its own bath, full kitchen stocked with necessities, gorgeous view and activities, 3 TVs, DVD and CD players with shuttle service for $1440 on DISNEY PROPERTY!

That just kills me. I am SO EXCITED! And if I'm lucky and we can rebook near to time for less I may be getting it for $1200!!! I mean really. . .

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

OK - this is awesome so I had to share. Why would anyone NOT stay at Bonnet Creek. Called Ken at and he is working on my dates for Nov 2011. For grins I ran the numbers at a value (which I loved when I stayed onsite) and it was $1420 for the days we were staying - a 1 bedroom, no fridge or kitchen, 1 bath value room where I couldn't cook. Will be booking a 2 bedroom deluxe with a king sized master and jacuzzi tub, 2nd bedroom with its own bath, full kitchen stocked with necessities, gorgeous view and activities, 3 TVs, DVD and CD players with shuttle service for $1440 on DISNEY PROPERTY!

That just kills me. I am SO EXCITED! And if I'm lucky and we can rebook near to time for less I may be getting it for $1200!!! I mean really. . .

Well, technically, not on Disney property. It's surrounded by Disney property. For those that enjoy the perks of staying onsite such as ME, EMH, resort package delivery, etc it's still considered offsite.
Don't get me wrong, I love all that space and privacy; we are FL timeshare owners too, (3 BR @ Summer Bay), but I don't want some others just tuning in to misconstrue this info and think BC is an "onsite" Disney resort.

 

[vettechick99]

Great pictures, Gina!

I could get the two bedroom on Disney using a friends points and just paying their fee's.

If you can stay for the same number of days in a 2bed on property, I would stay there. Normally a 2-bed Sat-Sat would cost you twice as much. Easily $2500 for the week. I say $1200 is a pretty decent deal. So for once, I'd probably stay on site!

 

[QuiverofArrows]

Okay, so I've read all the posts at least once and some 2 or 3 times so I don't think I'm repeating anything but there are a bunch of pages on here. : )

4br views: We don't care if we see a fireworks show on the balcony. I just don't want to chance a view of the parking garage. I understand the 4br pres have better views. Are there any bad views for them?

2, 3, 4br: We will have 6 children with us (13yos, 12yod, 8yod, 7yos, 5yos, 16mod) and would love to have a 4br but could make due with a 2br or 3br. It's just that we've been saving for 3 years for this and I want to relax and, depending on additional price, would like to be able to relax. What would you recommend for rooms? We tried to get a 4br for the week after Thanksgiving for $900 and can't but we can for $1050. I'm waiting to hear from Kenneth and Ken on availability and pricing from them. But we can get a 2br for $650. We will be cooped up in a basement for 4 days before then staying with my inlaws an hour north so my thoughts are it would be better to spread out. Also, we are only going to the park for 1 day using our GAD tickets and then the VMCP. We've had to change our plans around because our youngest had open heart surgery and we had a lot of expenses from that. The other days we were going to try and do one character meal, one dinner show, a day at the beach, 2 days at the resort doing mini golf, playing games, swimming.

Also, if anybody on here outbid me yesterday for the 3br Pres the week after Thanksgiving by $10 in the last second, thanks a lot! Now I get to stress even longer over our room!

Thanks,
Stephanie

 

[Catira]

Here goes my first attempt at posting some photos on here. This is the view of Epcot from Tower 5, room 1282. We were near the end of the hallway.

Gina, was this a 2 bedroom? Love the view

 

[QuiverofArrows]

I forgot to mention that we are also considering a private villa also but would prefer BC.

 

[gina_g]

Gina, was this a 2 bedroom? Love the view

It was the 2 bedroom. I forgot to mention that in this pic, on the right side, you can see the top of the castle too! That made it all worth it for me, even if it was kind of far away. It looked so cool at night all lit up!

 

[gina_g]

I forgot to mention that we are also considering a private villa also but would prefer BC.

I haven't looked into private villas so I'm not sure how much space they have, but it looks like BC would be kind of tight for your family, at least the 2 bedroom. The bedrooms are not that big. There's pretty much room to walk around the beds and that's about it. The room we were in had no luggage racks (which really irritated me!) and we didn't want to put our suitcases on the floor for a number of reasons, but if we had, they would have taken up any extra space in the rooms. We also had a stroller that we tucked behind the dining room table most of the time to keep from tripping over it. The dining room table was usually full of coloring books and small toys to keep my DD occupied. We never ate a meal at the table. If we had, I'm not sure where we would've put the rest of our junk! The living room had a couch and 2 chairs, then 3 barstools that could be turned around to talk to others or see the TV if desired. I don't know about the 3-4 bedroom units, if maybe the common areas are any bigger. But my point is I'm not sure your family would be comfortable crammed into that space. If you have to take toys, etc. to keep your kids busy while you are in the room, it will likely be pretty tight. It's still bigger than any villa you will find onsite, and cheaper, which is likely why the place is so popular. But I wouldn't say it's huge by any means. Maybe I'm spoiled and others will disagree!

 

[QuiverofArrows]

Thanks Gina. I just found a 3br that would work for our budget but I think a 4br would be best if I could find one. I haven't heard back from Ken or Kenneth yet today. I guess my thought is that if we are only going to have a big vacation every few years, I would rather spend the extra money and get something comfortable. Hubby doesn't understand because he likes to spend as little time there as possible but I'm the one who organizes, packs, unpacks, fixes meals, does laundry, etc and I would like for us to eat at the table. We have 5 on 5 different soccer teams and 1 running cross country, have a semi-working farm and homeschool activities, so I don't mind just hanging out together playing games and at the pool for a few days but don't want to do that in a crowded place. So, the 2br might be spacious for some but would prefer more room with my clan. Just not sure if I want to wait even longer and then have to scramble the last couple weeks.

 

[SparKeLLy]

It was the 2 bedroom. I forgot to mention that in this pic, on the right side, you can see the top of the castle too! That made it all worth it for me, even if it was kind of far away. It looked so cool at night all lit up!

Gina great pictures and great view! I agree with you about the parking lot view vs lake view. At first I was bummed that we had parking lot but then realizing we could see some Disney (not at all as good as yours!) and the fireworks I really liked it and will request it next time. But perhaps higher up