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

[gina_g]

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

Thanks Kelly! The fireworks view must be popular even though it doesn't seem like it on here. We arrived on a Saturday (9/25) around 3:15 and I was told that Tower 5 fireworks view was not currently available, but I could wait for it if I was willing to wait until possibly 6:00. I could have had lake view immediately. I decided to wait and so glad I did. They ended up calling my cell about an hour later saying that our room was ready.

Your picture is so cute! Weren't we there at the same time? When did you go to the party? We went (after much debating) on Tuesday 9/28 after the small hurricane blew through! It was our first party so I don't know what the crowds are usually like, but we were soooooo happy that we went! It cleared up and turned into a fabulous uncrowded night!

 

[SparKeLLy]

Your picture is so cute! Weren't we there at the same time? When did you go to the party? We went (after much debating) on Tuesday 9/28 after the small hurricane blew through! It was our first party so I don't know what the crowds are usually like, but we were soooooo happy that we went! It cleared up and turned into a fabulous uncrowded night!

Thank you! We were at the same party! It turned out to be a great night didn't it? We had so much fun. We've been to the party twice before in past years and the crowds this night were the best! We arrived when it was still raining and storming a bit but it just added to the atmosphere and memories

 

[ama223]

I just want to rave about Ken from vacationupgrades. We booked a 3br at $180/night awhile ago, for our trip in Dec. He managed to rebook us at 60 days out (we just hit that this past weekend) and we are now down to $120/night. I know he spent a lot of time and worked a few different combos to get it to work, but he did it.

He really is awesome to work with. A++++ to Ken!!

 

[vettechick99]

$120/night is a great price!

What is the going rate for a 4-bed regular and presidential? I would love to go down with friends and stay at one sometime.

 

[Catira]

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!

We usually request tower 5 when going to BC. I also hate the parking lot view, but seeing the fireworks from the balcony makes up for it.

Anyone recently stay in tower 6 and had an awesome view? We have 2 trips coming up.. November my husband is attending a business conference with coworkers, and then our 10 xmas trip with my sister in law's family. Hoping to get a nice view when we go.

 

[LisaCat]

Kelly also contributed some great shuttle info to the front page, and I added a link to some pictures of the inside of a 2-bedroom including the kitchen supplies.

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Does anyone have pictures of a 1-bed, 3-bed, or 4-bed (pres or reg)? If so, make a slideshow and we'll add it to the front page. PM me!

Woo hoo! I was checking in to see if anyone had current shuttle info! I won't be there for another 3 weeks, but can take pics of the 1 bedroom unit for you. Just let me know what you want pics of!

 

[LisaCat]

3. There are now two shuttle pick-up areas, the main building and the new presidential tower.

Is Tower 6 ONLY Presidential units or are there standard units available as well? I was hoping to request a unit in Tower 6 since that's where the shuttle picks up....

 

[JoeU]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

I am at BC right now, staying in the 2 bedroom pres. We were able to stay here this time because of bonus points, but are now thinking of adding the points to stay here whenever.

My question (to the Wyndham owners here) is do I have to add points through Wyndham to get to gold and have enough for the 2BR pres, or can I do this through eBay?

Please let me know asap, as they are coming to the room at 12:30EST to "pick us up".

All help is greatly appreciated, and I promise to add pics from the room as soon as I can.

Thanks

Joe

 

[TotoToo]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

I am at BC right now, staying in the 2 bedroom pres. We were able to stay here this time because of bonus points, but are now thinking of adding the points to stay here whenever.

My question (to the Wyndham owners here) is do I have to add points through Wyndham to get to gold and have enough for the 2BR pres, or can I do this through eBay?

Please let me know asap, as they are coming to the room at 12:30EST to "pick us up".

All help is greatly appreciated, and I promise to add pics from the room as soon as I can.

Thanks

Joe

Points are points. Trying to mess around with super expensive Wyndham retail (buy at the resort/from the sales dept) and the nonsense of "VIP" (once a good deal but now, because only retail points that cost anywhere from $.12-.18 per point while resale you can get all the points you need for $.01 to .00 - yes 00 - per point) it is no longer a value especially since whatever value there is can be literally canceled by Wyndham and you have no legal recourse.

If you want more points so you can be assured of having all you need look around for someone selling at $.01 or less (many are simply given away now for the costs of transfer to your name) and buy them resale. It will be cheap, you'll have all the poins you need and you will have saved thousands over retail with exactly the same use rights for those points.

If by chance you got talked into retail points a few hours ago (based on the time mentioned in your post) rescind NOW & go get the points you want/need resale. NEVER buy anymore Wyndham Poiints retail. NEVER. It is a rip off at retail - a great deal at resale. And now days you should ignore any talk of VIP benefits as the cost, tat pesky 90%+ premium PER POINT means you'd have to use the system for 75 years or more with no negative changes to the value of those non-guaranteed VIP benefits simply to break even not come out ahead. Why pay upfront money - we're talking tens of thousands of dollars - to do that? Buy resale, pay little to nothing for the points and enjoy a great bargain in a great system.

 

[Conway733]

We are staying in a 1BR through Ken 11/30-12/4. What tower are the 1BR condos in? Should we request something specific? Ken was great to work with, btw. And, as you can see from the ticker below, we chose Bonnet Creek over AKL after reading this thread! Just cancelled AKL today. The price really can't be beat at BC!

 

[lawgs]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

I am at BC right now, staying in the 2 bedroom pres. We were able to stay here this time because of bonus points, but are now thinking of adding the points to stay here whenever.

My question (to the Wyndham owners here) is do I have to add points through Wyndham to get to gold and have enough for the 2BR pres, or can I do this through eBay?

Please let me know asap, as they are coming to the room at 12:30EST to "pick us up".

All help is greatly appreciated, and I promise to add pics from the room as soon as I can.

Thanks

Joe

i see you already have an answer as to POINTS purchase ....

Have a question for you....

Are you in a 2 bdr presidential in Tower 6 Presidential Reserve?

Would really like to see your pictures if you are

thanks

lawgs

 

[Tina]

We are staying in a 1BR through Ken 11/30-12/4. What tower are the 1BR condos in? Should we request something specific? Ken was great to work with, btw. And, as you can see from the ticker below, we chose Bonnet Creek over AKL after reading this thread! Just cancelled AKL today. The price really can't be beat at BC!

Per my post several pages back, if Ken is making the request for you, follow up and make sure it was done. Our's was not and the resort was at full capacity. We ended up with the worst possible room ever and it took 3 full nights before we could be moved.

 

[JoeU]

Points are points. Trying to mess around with super expensive Wyndham retail (buy at the resort/from the sales dept) and the nonsense of "VIP" (once a good deal but now, because only retail points that cost anywhere from $.12-.18 per point while resale you can get all the points you need for $.01 to .00 - yes 00 - per point) it is no longer a value especially since whatever value there is can be literally canceled by Wyndham and you have no legal recourse.

If you want more points so you can be assured of having all you need look around for someone selling at $.01 or less (many are simply given away now for the costs of transfer to your name) and buy them resale. It will be cheap, you'll have all the poins you need and you will have saved thousands over retail with exactly the same use rights for those points.

If by chance you got talked into retail points a few hours ago (based on the time mentioned in your post) rescind NOW & go get the points you want/need resale. NEVER buy anymore Wyndham Poiints retail. NEVER. It is a rip off at retail - a great deal at resale. And now days you should ignore any talk of VIP benefits as the cost, tat pesky 90%+ premium PER POINT means you'd have to use the system for 75 years or more with no negative changes to the value of those non-guaranteed VIP benefits simply to break even not come out ahead. Why pay upfront money - we're talking tens of thousands of dollars - to do that? Buy resale, pay little to nothing for the points and enjoy a great bargain in a great system.

Thanks for the reply.

We decided not to add on at this time. It wasn't a bad deal (trade in our paid off contracts and get 308,000K points of Bonnet Tower 6 for about $225/mo) by timeshare sales standards, but then I come back to my room and see I can add the points throught eBay for about $800!

As a follow up question, have you ever added points this way, or is there a re-sale company you recommend? I did like the point rebate you can get when you are VIP, but not at the cost of $25K!

Joe

 

[carlbarry]

I bought on Ebay. Just look for a seller with lots of sales and a good rating.

 

[JoeU]

i see you already have an answer as to POINTS purchase ....

Have a question for you....

Are you in a 2 bdr presidential in Tower 6 Presidential Reserve?

Would really like to see your pictures if you are

thanks

lawgs

Hi lawgs,

I don't know if this is a Presidential Reserve, but it is a Presidential unit (#1112). And I don't know how much nicer they could make this unit. I'm thinking of doing a little demolition at my house just to make room for their master bath!

As for the pics, I will post them as soon as I have a chance back home. I forgot my card reader for my laptop, and I'm gonna be busy for the next couple of days as my uncle passed while we were down here. I promise I will get the pics up though.

Joe

 

[JoeU]

I bought on Ebay. Just look for a seller with lots of sales and a good rating.

Great advice, I'll take a look at the auctions. We were ready to put $2K down today, so I don't see how $800 will be a problem soon for the same upgrade!

Joe

 

[QuiverofArrows]

Per my post several pages back, if Ken is making the request for you, follow up and make sure it was done. Our's was not and the resort was at full capacity. We ended up with the worst possible room ever and it took 3 full nights before we could be moved.

Tina, did you ask Ken if he made the request for you? I haven't been yet to BC but Ken and Kenneth both have been very accommodating and thorough. Not that mistakes can't happen. I know I've heard that people have made requests and those requests weren't honored, especially on busy days. I am hoping that when we go it won't be a very busy time.

We booked through EBay and the seller has 99% feedback. We got a 3br and I thought all 3br and 4br were Presidential suites but now I'm not sure and am confused. I think if I remember correctly then we need to call 2 weeks in advance and make a request and then call again the week before and make another request. We just don't want to be near a trash chute or face a parking garage. That should be easy enough, right? We wanted a 4br but this place on EBay was telling us they had none available during that time and then I saw they did. We made an offer that was rejected. It is going for $1200 for 6 nights. We got our 3br for $500 for 5 nights. Both had no extra fees.

Ken said there were 2br available still and I'm waiting to hear back from my sister's tomorrow as to whether or not they can come. We saved so much on our condo that we might be able to swing getting one for them too. I hope so because we would like to just have a small memorial service for our mother who passed away last October at only 62 and very unexpectedly. We were all so close to her and miss her terribly.

 

[TotoToo]

Thanks for the reply.

We decided not to add on at this time. It wasn't a bad deal (trade in our paid off contracts and get 308,000K points of Bonnet Tower 6 for about $225/mo) by timeshare sales standards, but then I come back to my room and see I can add the points throught eBay for about $800!

As a follow up question, have you ever added points this way, or is there a re-sale company you recommend? I did like the point rebate you can get when you are VIP, but not at the cost of $25K!

Joe

eBay does have a ton of low cost offers also you'll find them on TUG (Timeshare User Group) at TUG as well as the Wyndham Owners web site Wyndham Forums

 

[Tina]

Tina, did you ask Ken if he made the request for you? I haven't been yet to BC but Ken and Kenneth both have been very accommodating and thorough. Not that mistakes can't happen. I know I've heard that people have made requests and those requests weren't honored, especially on busy days. I am hoping that when we go it won't be a very busy time.

No, I did not. As I stated in my earlier post, I was extremely busy at work during the days leading up to vacation. Which is why I've been telling folks to ensure it gets done.

Aside from our room location, everything else at the resort was excellent. I know some people think it doesn't really matter where your room is, but in this case, it really did. It wasn't about the view, but what we had around us. Our only request was a lake view room in building 4 or 5. We ended up on the 2nd floor, parking garage view, next to housekeeping and the trash chute, and directly above maintenance. The maintenance shift starts about 6:30am and ends around 12:30 am. There are 3 large doors on the maintenance section. These doors open and close, on average, every 3 to 5 minutes. The doors make a loud, drawn-out creaking noise followed by a loud BANG when they slam shut. The trash chute is in the wall against the headboards of the 2nd bedroom. Trash is constantly sliding by, followed by a mechanical churning noise. If it had not been for the noise factor, we would have been fine with this location.

Before arriving at the resort, I was thinking about looking into a resale at Bonnet Creek and becoming an owner. After this experience, I changed my mind. The fact that the resort would even consider this location for a guest room was mind-boggling. We were also shocked to see someone else already booked into the room the day after we were relocated to the 7th floor (lake view) in the same building. As we were walking up the sidewalk to the entrance, we saw a man on the balcony, yelling down to the maintenance men to stop slamming the doors. I felt bad for him, having just endured 3 days/nights of it.

So that is why I suggest not only giving Ken your room request, but also ensuring it was done (or calling yourself). I really wish I had.

 

[Conway733]

Can anyone answer my question about what tower the 1BRs are in, or what we should request? Thanks!