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

[Upatnoon]

Well... I am seriously debating Bonnet Creek over the Beach Club.

Beach Club including tax for the 7 nights we would be there is $2052 (I had a 40% pin code for most of the stay). Beach club for the 7 nights that Ken has available is $2679.75.

We are looking at a 2BR w/Ken. His total including tax is $840. Savings over the week I had picked out was $1212, and savings over the week that Ken has is $1839.75.

Those numbers are nothing to sneeze at. We can go 3 nights longer, and save over $1200. I'd have to spend at minimum an extra $300 for those extra days, but where we were going to possibly stay was closer to $500 for those 3 days.

Back out $14 a day for parking (at Disney, not at Bonnet) $84 for 6 days, $98 for 7 days, I'm still spending around $1600 less if you figure in the longer stay, $1100 less if you figure in the shorter stay with no extra days and leaving a little early.

Granted, I can't use the meal plan. But that also means we will eat less and not gain so much either. They really do give you way too much food, we just like the convenience of pre-paying. Oh well.

The rate Disney quoted you for a 2 bedroom, correct?

 

[disneyfans95]

Our inlaws got a Wyndam timeshare this year when they retired.

So our family of 4 and them (2) are going the first week of nov for a week.

We are excited. My question is this..

Staying there, for the same price we could do (just 4 of us, inlaws do their own thing)

1. One day at Ecpot, One day at Magic Kingdom, One day Seaworld and One day Aquatica (about $1.1k)

OR

2. One day at Discovery Cove and unlimited access to Seaworld.


Is there enough to do for a water and active loving family to spend 3 full days at the resort?

 

[Missy Mousie]

The rate Disney quoted you for a 2 bedroom, correct?

NO... the Disney rate is for the hotel room, not even a studio. So I'd be going from what, a 350 or 400 sq foot hotel room with 2 queen beds to a 1200 2br with a King and a separate room for the girls for quite a bit less... it really makes you think, doesn't it? I'm still not 100% sure what I'm doing but we are really leaning toward Bonnet right now.

If rooms were available in the villas, I might be able to swing renting points, but they would still be way more. Honestly though, if someone had a reservation the week of Thanksgiving at BCV in a Studio and wanted to rent me the points for a week and transfer them into my friends account so we'd have control, I'd do it. Studios are 13 or 16 points a night the evenings we are looking at. My friend called and there are no studios or 1 br (if I'm remembering correctly) on a few of the days we need.

 

[vettechick99]

I spent $630 on this 2/2 BC unit.

A 2/2 unit at BCV for this same week would have cost me $3,860 (that's $10/pt - it's 386 points which can go for $10-11pp).

 

[Brian Noble]

People have already given you some good numbers on rental prices at Bonnet vs. Beach Club. A 3x difference comparing apples to apples is not hard to imagine.

Is the space at the on site villas about the same as what is available at Bonnet Creek?

Depends on the resort. I suspect that the OKW units are about the same total size, and maybe even a bit bigger. But, OKW has some odd angles, and the space isn't configured as well as I'd like. (To be fair, Bonnet has a couple oddities too; for example, I think the dining table is a little to big for its space.) BCV and VWL are both smaller, IIRC.

And, for reasons I've never ever understood, Disney has never built a 2BR with a dining table that sits more than four people, even though the units sleep 8.

 

[1blessedmama]

Well... I am seriously debating Bonnet Creek over the Beach Club. I'm not staying in a villa, but a regular hotel room. The villas are a little more I think.

Beach Club including tax for the 7 nights we would be there is $2052 (I had a 40% pin code for most of the stay). Beach club for the 7 nights that Ken has available is $2679.75.

We are looking at a 2BR w/Ken. His total including tax is $840. Savings over the week I had picked out was $1212, and savings over the week that Ken has is $1839.75.

Those numbers are nothing to sneeze at. We can go 3 nights longer, and save over $1200. I'd have to spend at minimum an extra $300 for those extra days, but where we were going to possibly stay was closer to $500 for those 3 days.

Back out $14 a day for parking (at Disney, not at Bonnet) $84 for 6 days, $98 for 7 days, I'm still spending around $1600 less if you figure in the longer stay, $1100 less if you figure in the shorter stay with no extra days and leaving a little early.

Granted, I can't use the meal plan. But that also means we will eat less and not gain so much either. They really do give you way too much food, we just like the convenience of pre-paying. Oh well.

I recently did the same type of math. My family of 5 is coming in early October and I had booked the FW Cabins, hoping for a pin or free dining. We have gotten neither. When I looked at BC, I realized I was saving about $2600 (we have a RCI timeshare and I traded it to be at BC). I was going to spend $2600 to save $1100 with free dining. Even my 9 year old could figure out that didn't make sense.

We are taking the money we are saving and going to the beach for a week this summer and really whooping it up at Disney! I am more excited than my kids!

Laura

 

[lillygator]

anyone know what the fees are for paypal?

 

[TSRE]

Thanks for all of the answers!

I spent $630 on this 2/2 BC unit.

A 2/2 unit at BCV for this same week would have cost me $3,860 (that's $10/pt - it's 386 points which can go for $10-11pp).

Wow, that makes it pretty hard to justify onsite to me. I'm all for magic, and we stay onsite at Disneyland so we can have the extra Magic Mornings and walk through Downtown Disney instead of the city, but the price difference for comparable rooms is nowhere near that much. We will be going with Bonnet Creek.

Depends on the resort. I suspect that the OKW units are about the same total size, and maybe even a bit bigger. But, OKW has some odd angles, and the space isn't configured as well as I'd like. (To be fair, Bonnet has a couple oddities too; for example, I think the dining table is a little to big for its space.) BCV and VWL are both smaller, IIRC.

And, for reasons I've never ever understood, Disney has never built a 2BR with a dining table that sits more than four people, even though the units sleep 8.

If it was bigger at the onsite resorts, I think I could see some of the price difference being more justified, but that is a lot more to pay for the same or less space. I think I agree with what I have read elsewhere - I can buy a lot of magic for that amount of $! Or a whole other vacation! I understand why people like onsite, but I am pretty sure I know what the right decision is for our family until we win the lottery Especially since we are across the country and looking at a 2-week stay.

 

[garmich]

anyone know what the fees are for paypal?

I believe it's about 2.9% of the purchase amount.

 

[disney-super-mom]

Does anyone know if BC provides shuttle service to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure?

(I know they have shuttle service to the Disney parks, but I wasn't sure about Universal/Islands of Adventure).

 

[Sammy]

This is just a shameless post so I can see my trip counter!!

This time tomorrow night, I will be sitting on the balcony at BC, having a glass of wine and enjoying the (hopefully) warm night air. Looking forward to our first Bonnet Creek stay....!

 

[ohionola]

Does anyone know if BC provides shuttle service to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure?

(I know they have shuttle service to the Disney parks, but I wasn't sure about Universal/Islands of Adventure).

They do offer shuttle service to all of the other Orlando attractions, but at a cost. I think it was $13 or so per person round trip.

 

[Disconsin Gal]

So, I'm brand new to the boards, and I'm so excited to spend the weekend going through all the details in this thread. DH and I were trying to save for a trip for his birthday in January, 2011, and mentioned it in passing to my FIL. Turns out they have access to extra Wyndham Timeshare points...next thing I know our trip is a definite go! Plus the in-laws are going to join us for the week. They are practically Disneyland natives, but have never made it to WDW. We're so excited that they're going to join us, and a free stay at Wyndham Bonnet Creek is just icing on the cake (LOTS of icing on the cake, and I love icing ) I'm sure I'll have lots of questions, and I know that you will probably be able to answer all of them.

 

[Missy Mousie]

I recently did the same type of math. My family of 5 is coming in early October and I had booked the FW Cabins, hoping for a pin or free dining. We have gotten neither. When I looked at BC, I realized I was saving about $2600 (we have a RCI timeshare and I traded it to be at BC). I was going to spend $2600 to save $1100 with free dining. Even my 9 year old could figure out that didn't make sense.

We are taking the money we are saving and going to the beach for a week this summer and really whooping it up at Disney! I am more excited than my kids!

Laura

Not to mention all the extra room! The ones at Bonnet are 1200 sq feet for the 2BR! SO much bigger than the hotel rooms at Disney!

 

[Tina]

I'm planning a September trip and considering Bonnet Creek. Can anyone tell me if there is still construction underway at the resort?

 

[Brian Noble]

Tower Six will be open by then. The final tower (a Wyndham hotel property) is probably still going to be under construction. However, I was in Tower 5 last summer while Tower 6 was still under construction. Except for not being able to walk all the way around the lake, the disruption is very minimal.

 

[horseshowmom]

Tower Six will be open by then. The final tower (a Wyndham hotel property) is probably still going to be under construction. However, I was in Tower 5 last summer while Tower 6 was still under construction. Except for not being able to walk all the way around the lake, the disruption is very minimal.

Same here. The construction didn't bother us at all.

 

[jakestill]

Sounds awesome, i wanna go!

 

[Cdn Gal]

Vettechick- how is the construction going? Can you take pics? Thanks!

 

[vettechick99]

I'm planning a September trip and considering Bonnet Creek. Can anyone tell me if there is still construction underway at the resort?

Vettechick- how is the construction going? Can you take pics? Thanks!

Yes, construction is still going on for the two towers. I never heard any noise. They are far enough away to not bother really. I would take pics, but I'm already home! Sorry! Anyone else going take a few?