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

[luvsvacations]

Does anyone have a picture of the pool at bldg 5 and the lazy river - or maybe I just missed it ???
Thanks

 

[Pedler]

Is there any fees to use the business center?
(computers, internet, printers, etc.)
Thanks in advance for any info!!

No charge.

 

[mrzrich]

Does anyone have a picture of the pool at bldg 5 and the lazy river - or maybe I just missed it ???
Thanks

Yes literally, you just missed them. The pictures are right up this page a few posts up Post #1293

 

[luvsvacations]

mrzrich - thank you for the response. DOes this pool look a lot like the main pool ???

 

[traveljunkie]

I have a l-o-n-g time to wait for my trip but I have a couple questions. I exchanged with RCI, it's been awhile since I requested a building/room and I can't remember when the resorts get the exchange information. Can I request now or do I need to wait until 2 weeks before check in?

Also, I'll be traveling with 2-3 teenagers (14, 17, 17) and 10 yr old, I am thinking I would want tower 4, a high room with a view of the fireworks. Does that sound right or should I want another building with this crew?

Thanks!

 

[VickiVM]

Just got back from a week at Bonnet Creek, and it was definitely one of the best places I've stayed in Florida. We stayed on the 11th floor in Building 5 and had a view of the lazy river and the Tower of Terror. We could also see Pop Century, the Mouse Ears and Everest waaaay off in the distance.

I was in Tower 5 from 8/9 to 8/13. When you were there did you see any adults & children outwardly disregarding the lazy river pool rules? This was my 2nd stay in that tower (stayed last Aug too). That pool was the only one I saw this at. The other pools had employees around so guests had to observe the rules. I saw parents holding beer & soda cans while floating around in the river. Leaving the empties on the sides of the pool area. I saw children stacking tubes & then pushing them in front of other guests while floating. There were children dragging the tubes on the concrete with another child in them (in front of parents) and nothing was said to them. There were children throwing items down from their balcony onto the guests below (security was called by a guest for that one). There were children swimming under you while you were on a tube then coming up in front of you (on purpose) they were hanging on the backs of your tubes.. I saw adults taking tubes out of the water & hoarding them next to their chairs. I saw adults moving other's belongings away from a chair so they can sit there. I was shocked. None of that happened at any of the other pools, just the lazy river between towers 4 & 5. I really think it was because there was no type of supervision there at tall while the others have a life guard or someone there.
There was one girl who even when asked very nicely by some, not to shoot the cannon water in her face. The girl then shot it right at her face. After that someone said something to her & then several floating adults & teens got up and splashed her to see how she liked it LOL I really had to LOL at that one. The girl then ran to her parents.
I am not putting down BC, I love that place. I just feel that there are some guests who abuse situations & sad to say, need supervision... They need to be sure they are watching their children instead of drinking (mixing drinks with glass bottles) on the pool deck or floating with a beer in their hand...

I was in Tower 5 from the 15-20th and did not notice any of that sort of behavior the 2 evenings we were @ the lazy river. Could have been isolated to just that group of guests.

 

[webprinter]

I think it is about 2 weeks prior when BC gets the RCI information.

 

[VickiVM]

Just wanted to post that we checked out this morning. Our stay was wonderful! We really used the kitchen quite a bit. My husband cooked pasta w/shrimp in a cream sauce one evening (no leftovers that evening), tacos another evening, eggs and bacon one morning. We made sub sandwiches w/all the fixin's and took them to the park one day. Then last night we had nachos w/ a corn & red pepper chowder (I know - soup sounds like the last thing to have in August, but it was sooo delicious).

The sofa bed was comfortable, according to my 16 year old son. My girls were in the 2nd bedroom. I requested a fireworks view in bldg. 5 and got my request - we were able to see both Illuminations and Wishes from our balcony.

Pool was nice, but a little on the warm side. It would have been nice to have it not so heated. We only used it in the evening, so maybe during the daytime it was not heated.

We used he shuttle on our arrival day since we didn't want to pay $14 for only 3 hours in the park. Departure from the resort was on time, but the return bus was running late (maybe 10 min). We used our car the other 4 days out of convenience, although, if the shuttle was our only choice, it wouldn't be so bad.

My husband and daughter used the mini golf one evening. You have to check out the clubs from the main buidling, I believe, and the green is located in another area. My husband said the course was looking quite worn.

Overall, an awesome resort and is still hands down a much better value for the money vs. what we would have spent at a WDW one-room resort.

 

[VickiVM]

We'll be driving down next month for our first BC stay, so we'll have the opportunity to pack items that we normally wouldn't if we were flying. Any suggestions on items you wished were in the room? How about the soaps, shampoos, facial tissue, bath tissue, towels, cleansers, etc? Any issues with quantity or quality?

I personally didn't like the shampoo and conditioner. We also took those combo laundry and dryer sheets for the wash and they worked wonderfully!

 

[BAST]

We just returned from a two week stay at Bonnet Creek. We were in building 1 room 517. The room was pretty clean (except as described below). The view was not great - but I did not make any special requests.

The building seemed pretty dead - there was a ton of parking available and it was very quiet.

I was very, very impressed by the room. We had previously stayed at Disney deluxe resorts for all of our prior trips, but this 2 bedroom suite was far nicer. The extra room, large balcony, full size fridge, two bathrooms and the washer/dryer were simply wonderful. The mattress was extremely comfortable. I would definitely stay here again.

I was also impressed by the grounds and the overall cleanliness of the resort.

The only down side - I was not impressed by the pools. The closest pool was salt water (I hated the fact that I needed to shower after leaving the pool) and the other pools were rather small and unsupervised (only one had a slide and the too many other swimmers were simply obnoxious). We ended up going swimming only one time because of this. Disney deluxe resorts clearly have better pools, and (generally) better supervision at the pools.

We did not use any of the other resort amenities.

We rented a car so never used the shuttle service.

We did go to WalMart on the first night of our trip, and purchased soap, shampoo, toilet paper, detergent, etc.. We generally did not use the supplies provided in the rooms.

We also did not cook anything in the room (but we did eat breakfast in the room everyday).

The internet hook up was great - better than at the WDW resorts and it did not cost any extra amount.

We did not have flat panel tvs in any room. No one cared - we watched very little tv during our trip. That said, there was a DVD player and there were a lot of tv channels available (inlcluding HBO).

The sales pitch at check in was not too bad. I simply cut off the sales pitch immediately and got my parking pass.

My only other complaint - I am allergic to dust mites and clearly the bed here was full of them (here at home I use allergy coverings on the bed, and regularly wash (really boil) the sheets). After a day of constant sneezing and a runny nose, I ended up using Claritin and Zyrtec every day (something that I have not done for years or at any other hotel I have stayed in for the last several years).

We used Ken Price to book our room. I really recommend his service - he did a great job since we had a Thursday to Thursday stay (and this is not a normal check in or check out day).

 

[ClanHarrison]

Thank you so much, BAST, for coming back to give your review.

I'm sorry to hear you had to endure the obnoxiousness of some folks. It's such a shame people can't be on their best behavior in a public setting. But I'm glad you didn't let it spoil your vacation experience or allow it to negatively effect your opinion of the property.

 

[Cdn Gal]

Building 6 Pool is finally open!!!!! Will post pics when I get back home (another week) It is simply beautiful. Stayed for this morning until is started to rain... so now I'm going shopping Yes I grabbed a copy of the bus schedule and will take pictures etc and post later on. Having a wonderful stay. The kids aren't that bad- no worse than at any other resort- deluxe or otherwise. DH is golfing tomorrow and will take pics of that too.

 

[Pedler]

Building 6 Pool is finally open!!!!! Will post pics when I get back home (another week) It is simply beautiful. Stayed for this morning until is started to rain... so now I'm going shopping Yes I grabbed a copy of the bus schedule and will take pictures etc and post later on. Having a wonderful stay. The kids aren't that bad- no worse than at any other resort- deluxe or otherwise. DH is golfing tomorrow and will take pics of that too.

Please posts the pictures when you can. We were there two weeks ago in building 5 and could see the Pirate pool but couldn't go near it. :-(

 

[1blessedmama]

Another building question~

The fireworks view is not important to us as I plan on being in the parks and watching the fireworks there. Plus, we've stayed at BWV and seen the fireworks from our balcony and it just wasnt as exciting as seeing them in the park. Now that our kids are older that is how we will roll on this trip!

I want to have a good view ~ either pretty or near a neat pool. Where is the water slide?

We will be there 6 weeks from right now and I am so excited I cant stand it!

 

[webprinter]

There is a water slide in front of building 1 and close to building 2. I don't remember if there are any others or not.

 

[jonmar]

We arrive on Sunday. Could someone advise what the units come equipped with as far as toiletries go? Toilet paper, towels, detergent etc? If their is no housekeeping during the whole week, how do you get fresh towels?

 

[mousey]

Enjoying our stay on the 18th floor in a presidential reserve 4 bedroom in Tower 6. More to come when I get a chance..................

 

[1blessedmama]

I can't wait to see pictures of the new pool!

 

[Upatnoon]

We arrive on Sunday. Could someone advise what the units come equipped with as far as toiletries go? Toilet paper, towels, detergent etc? If their is no housekeeping during the whole week, how do you get fresh towels?

The rooms come with everything you need, and you can get more if you run out. This includes everything from soap to scrubbing sponges to paper towels to washing machine and dishwasher detergent.

There are lots of towels, but if you run out, you throw them in the washing machine and dryer in your room. There is no maid service.

Also, they provide towels at the pool area, so you don't need your room towels for that.

 

[kellyballoon]

Enjoying our stay on the 18th floor in a presidential reserve 4 bedroom in Tower 6. More to come when I get a chance..................

We are staying in a 4 bedroom Presidential in a few weeks so I will be interested to see how you like it. We were told we are on the top floor and our room overlooks conservation land and Downtown Disney. I hope you enjoy your time and look forward to seeing your feedback!