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

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From bonnet, I tend to go to the Winn Dixie just north of Crossroads; the Goodings in Crossroads is overpriced, and on my one and only visit a year and a half ago was dark, dingy, with water stains on the carpets and ceilings.

We usually shop at that Winn Dixie also. Instead of going straight into the Crossroads shopping center, you would turn left and go down that road for maybe 1/2 to 1 mile and it is on the right. (DH drives, so I don't know the exact distance). The Winn Dixie is pretty decent and the prices are much better than Goodings.

 

[katallo]

I asked this question but no one responded. Can someone please help?

I pm'd you. Hope it helps

 

[Brian Noble]

I'm curious as to what everyone does about food, assuming you are hitting the parks (be in WDW, Universal, whatever) each day (or at least most days). I mean, breakfast seems like a no-brainer, and lunch, well I guess that would be eaten in the parks...at least for us it probably would be. So, do you come back to BC for dinner? Do you cook? Do you still just eat out most of the time?

We do the same thing whether we are in a DVC unit or offsite. Breakfast in the unit. Lunch and dinner are almost always out. If we're taking an evening off, we might eat in rather than trek to some restaurant, but I'm more likely to order delivery or grab a roast chicken from Winn Dixie than to actually cook anything.

 

[Upatnoon]

I forgot to ask this before-where do I go again to grocery shop?? Will the front desk have some sort of map of the area with places to shop, restaurants,etc?

TIA

They will give you a sheet with directions to several places. I prefer Publix, which is about 15 minutes away and has lots of deli items.

As for what to get, just think about what you want. We get things that are very easy to quickly make and foods that are good for a meal or a snack.

 

[gottolovedisney]

http://www.orlandofuntickets.com/Kids-Eat-Free/

We stumbled upon this link for kids 11 and under to eat free for all their meals at certain restaurants in orlando. Its for $17.95 and is good for 90 days after you activate it. Don't know much about it, but it seems like alot of choices so I thought I would pass it along

 

[DisneyFam09]

We usually shop on check in day. This will be our 1st visit to BC as we have stayed at Orange Lake and Publix is practically on property. So we will be looking for a closer grocery or super walmart. As for food, breakfast consists of eggs, french toast, or cereal and coffee/juice. We pick up snacks to bring in the park and enjoy after the park. A CASE of water and gatorade is a must. We love freezing them overnight then bring them in a small soft cooler on park days. Some days we do eat lunch back at resort. We get stuff to make salads and sandwiches, salad dressing, mayo. And we always pick up a rotisserie chicken from grocery store for our rest day. Don't forget to pick up butter. We bring baggies, trash bags, coffee filters, dish washer detergent, travel size laundry detergent, clorox wipes from home.
At Orange Lake they only provided sample size dish washer detergent, one roll of paper towels, two trash bags, a couple coffee filters, and SOS pad. So we always buy more paper towels and bring some stuff from home. We fly down so we do most everything when we get there. We try to plan leftover meals. Left over bread and eggs for the week becomes french toast on last day, rotisserie chicken on salad or sandwich the next day. Extra cereal goes on the plane as a great snack and so on...

 

[bxmetfan]

What is the best way make a reservation at Bonnet Creek?

 

[bxmetfan]

Is there somewhere with information about renting?

 

[bas71873]

Thanks for the tips on "eating & shopping". I tend to over shop, over buy and end up with a lot of stuff I never use, but I bought it because we "might"!

 

[Tina]

Is there somewhere with information about renting?

You can book directly through the Wyndham Bonnet Creek website (http://www.wyndhambonnetcreek.com), which is the most expensive way to go about it. You can also search for the resort on Ebay for owners who are renting points. Most people on this thread have rented from Ken Price. His website is http://www.vacationupgrades.com.

 

[mpfett]

I just wanted to the hundreds of Thank You's throughout this thread. It is a great resource for someone new and looking for any information. The links and pics are a fantastic addition to the normal banter.
Thank you

 

[Cdn Gal]

Does anybody know the name of the lady that dances to Cuban music at the front gate?

 

[ntsammy5]

Does anybody know the name of the lady that dances to Cuban music at the front gate?

Really? I'm looking forward to that! BTW,where in the 1000 Islands? I spent a lot of time at Ft Drum and also spent a lot of time in the 1000 Islands! Spent part of my honeymoon there 37+ years ago!

 

[katallo]

Does anybody know the name of the lady that dances to Cuban music at the front gate?

We loved her, but when we were there in April they said she was no longer working at the resort. I'll be curious to see if anyone else can update. She made us smile every time we came through the gate.

 

[snappy]

I don't remember seeing her during our May trip, sad to say.

 

[VickiVM]

I'm curious as to what everyone does about food, assuming you are hitting the parks (be in WDW, Universal, whatever) each day (or at least most days). I mean, breakfast seems like a no-brainer, and lunch, well I guess that would be eaten in the parks...at least for us it probably would be. So, do you come back to BC for dinner? Do you cook? Do you still just eat out most of the time?

I don't MIND cooking on vacation at all. We got to Nags Head every summer and it's only 3 hours away for us so stocking up the coolers and heading out is easy breezy. But, if we drive to FL, we're talking 12 hours and so I'm not thinking stocked up coolers are a bright idea (in the summer anyway).

So, do you shop? How do you do that without buying a bunch of stuff you won't end up using. Do you just hit the grocery daily?

Curious as to what others do???

For breakfast, we'll do cereal or breakfast tacos of eggs and sausage - filling to get through the morning . Lunches and dinners will be burgers w/all the fixings-hoping to find the pre-cooked burgers that only need to be reheated. Sandwiches, tacos w/rice & re-fried beans(repurpose the lettuce and tomato from burgers), jambalaya (repurpose the rice & sausage from breakfast), nachos (repurpose the beans), will probably do one or two meals in the park and looking forward to trying one of the highly recommended pizza places off-property. I hadn't thought about the rotisserie chicken until mentioned here - that might be our arrival meal and we can repurpose the leftover chicken on the nachos or in the jambalaya.

My husband is an awesome cook, so I know we'll eat well

 

[Shelli_5]

So thanks Allison, aka vettechick, and to all the contributors of this thread...and to Al Gore for inventing the internet

I agree 100%. Just made my reservations with Ken Price today for a 2-bedroom deluxe during the first week in October. I'm so excited!!

Shelli

 

[M & E love WDW]

I too want to thank everyone for all of the information and for the patience you all exercise when answering questions for everyone. It's a big thread and definitely takes time to read but I sure enjoyed it. Has me excited about our upcoming Sept trip. My Dad gave me an RCI trade and I was so happy to get BC. After seeing all of the beautiful pictures, I had to go back and verify my confirmation. I really was thinking "too good to be true" since my DH and I have been disappointed with trades in the past. The internet is a beautiful thing . Sites like the disboards strongly discourage false advertising.

I've been lucky enough to have many visits to the world since 1971 when it all began. We've stayed on site and off in the past. But I couldn't beat the $$$ savings with this trip. We LOVE being on property and already have an additional trip booked for next Thanksgiving (Ft Wilderness). MK by boat is one of my favorite things!!! We'll have a pretty good sized group on that trip.

Our food plan for the upcoming trip will be breakfast in and then wing it since we don't have any kids to worry about. I don't have any thing against cooking but we really enjoy our evenings in the parks. I like that I'm keeping my stress level down by NOT having a plan this trip.

 

[bonoriffic]

We are booking with Ken for a 2 BR at the end of October. We will have two boys who will have just turned 1 and just short of 3. (Free buffets for a few more weeks!)

My oldest has been sleeping in a double bed with bed rails for awhile so I'm not too concerned about him. The youngest will obviously still be in a crib, or converted crib to toddler bed. I'd prefer to not bring a pack and play, so can one of the double beds be pushed against the wall? Are they excessively high?

 

[mindondisney]

Hi DIS friends,

I am not sure where to post a message that I am renting out a 2 bedroom at Bonnet Creek for Labor Day weekend. Here are the details:

two bedroom unit
Max Occ/Privacy - 8 / 6
Kitchen - Full
Check-in Date - Saturday 09/04/2010
Check out date Saturday 09/11/2010

You are welcome to send me a PM about the reservation. We are asking $725 for the week .

If this does not belong on this thread, I am so sorry and we can move it!
Julie