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

[ORMom2Four]

We are also considering renting 2 small cars instead of a minivan. It's a lot cheaper this way.

Can we park both cars at BC free, or will they charge us for an extra car? We will probably reserve a 3 bedroom for our family of 8 (me, Dh, our 6 kids ages 18, 16, 7, 5 and our 5 month old twin girls....omg, are we crazy for taking this trip? )

 

[Upatnoon]

We are also considering renting 2 small cars instead of a minivan. It's a lot cheaper this way.

Can we park both cars at BC free, or will they charge us for an extra car? We will probably reserve a 3 bedroom for our family of 8 (me, Dh, our 6 kids ages 18, 16, 7, 5 and our 5 month old twin girls....omg, are we crazy for taking this trip? )

Parking at Bonnet Creek is free. I have never seen or heard anyone be charged for parking. With all the big families staying there, I'm sure lots of them have more than one car.

I can't imagine how much you will be spending to take your family to Disney. Bonnet Creek will be the cheapest part by a mile! At least your twins get in to the parks for free!

 

[Tracey123]

Jersey week must be putting a strain on rental inventory. I'm still coming up at $245 for a smallish car.

And I'd still have to take the shuttle or a cab the one day we are planning to "drink around the world" at Epcot F&W.... LOL!

Try becoming a member for the company that you find the lowest car rental rate and then go directly to their website. That is how I found my lowest rate with Budget.

 

[lillygator]

we check in tomorrow - can't wait!! Do they have wifi? does it cost to connect to the internet?

 

[Brian Noble]

Wired, not wifi. Free.

 

[skylizard]

Can anyone tell me about the grills at BC. I saw a pic earlier in this thread of outdoor bbq grills near the shuffle board. Are these free for anyone to use? Can we just bring down some burgers and grill them there?

 

[saucymb]

We arrive at BC two weeks from today! We are very excited to be returning. We'll stay there for 7 nights, then at AS Movies for 3 nights.

Last time we were in building 5, 12th floor in a 3 bedroom, fireworks view. This time we have a 2 bedroom, and I requested building 5, pool view on a lower floor. Can anyone think of any reason that this room request is not a good one? I'm not too worried about noise.

 

[MsCoz2000]

Wired, not wifi. Free.

I was there a few weeks ago and the did have free wifi. Maybe it was a fluke, I don't know...but I definitely used it all week.

 

[Tina]

I was there a few weeks ago and the did have free wifi. Maybe it was a fluke, I don't know...but I definitely used it all week.

Sometimes people bring their routers with them so that they can have wifi. Its possible you picked up someone else's wifi signal. I was there just a few weeks ago and the only thing available was the free wired connection on the phone in the kitchen.

 

[justbishop]

We're thinking about tacking 2 nights at BC onto our Sept. 2011 Animal Kingdom Villas vacation so that we can be less rushed. Can someone tell me if BC tends to sell out/fill up for that time of year? Would we be OK to wait til about March to decide whether we want to book or not? I'm specifically interested in a 2 bedroom unit, if that helps.

 

[Tina]

We're thinking about tacking 2 nights at BC onto our Sept. 2011 Animal Kingdom Villas vacation so that we can be less rushed. Can someone tell me if BC tends to sell out/fill up for that time of year? Would we be OK to wait til about March to decide whether we want to book or not? I'm specifically interested in a 2 bedroom unit, if that helps.

We stayed at BC in a 2 bedroom Sept 24-Oct 1. We booked through Ken on July 11. Availability was still great at the 60 day mark and he was able to rebook us for a cheaper rate. I think you'll be fine waiting until March or even a bit later to book.

 

[TotoToo]

We're thinking about tacking 2 nights at BC onto our Sept. 2011 Animal Kingdom Villas vacation so that we can be less rushed. Can someone tell me if BC tends to sell out/fill up for that time of year? Would we be OK to wait til about March to decide whether we want to book or not? I'm specifically interested in a 2 bedroom unit, if that helps.

September is one of THE slowest times in Orlando due to hurricane threats and schools back in session. It shouldn't be a problem with a minimum of planning.

 

[garmich]

Can anyone tell me about the grills at BC. I saw a pic earlier in this thread of outdoor bbq grills near the shuffle board. Are these free for anyone to use? Can we just bring down some burgers and grill them there?

Yes, the gas grills are free to use. I was there at the end of August when they installed the brand new grills. I had the honor of being the first one to use the new grill. But, there was a glitch. They couldn't fire-up the grills. It took them well over an hour to figure out how to turn on the gas and finally get the grills to work.

We were cooking most of our meals on the grills while we were there.

 

[justbishop]

Thanks for the answers, guys

 

[LisaCat]

For one or 2 people, taking mears is cost-effective. If you have a family of five, it costs around $150 to take the mears shuttle roundtrip. Then the $200 rental car price isn't looking so bad. It really depends on the individual situation.

It's just me. So Mears is WAY more cost effective. My friend is booking Mears as well as we arrive at VERY different times. We will probably be on the same shuttle when we leave tho, our flights are 2 hours apart.

 

[MadisonsMommy]

We LOVED it!!!! We were so sad to leave this morning. We booked through RCI and two weeks ago when I called they said they had us in Tower 1, 5th floor. Upon arrival we got a fireworks view on the 3rd floor of the main building. She said it was a hard room to get. We loved the location!!! We have a 2.5 year old and we hardly spent any time at the resort so it was a perfect spot. We were right upstairs from the pool, lazy river, child pool/sprinkler area, food, gift shop, shuttles, etc. Our room was AMAZING. The entire stay we didn't hear one person in the hallway. The ONLY negative was checking in and dealing with the timeshare BS. After checking in at the main desk, they made us wait on line at another desk for our parking pass. A guy stood there and tried to make funny jokes/small talk and all we wanted to do was get to our room. When we finally got up to the desk the girl told us about breakfast the next morning and asked us what time would be good. We told her we didn't know and then she hands us this paper with a time and asks us to sign it. I checked for any "small type" and when I didn't see any I signed it. We called the next morning and said we weren't going to make it. They then called at least 3x for the entire 7 days. We just had the ringer low and ignored it. That was the only bad thing about the stay.

We got food delivered from Flippers...OMG so good! The breadsticks are out of this world!

We took the shuttle only two or three times...it was okay but definitely better when we drove. We were allowed to bring the stroller on and didn't have to fold it up. It drops off at MK first but on the return trip it goes to Epcot before going back to Bonnet Creek.

 

[mrs.basil]

We were the ones across the hall from you

 

[carlbarry]

We're thinking about tacking 2 nights at BC onto our Sept. 2011 Animal Kingdom Villas vacation so that we can be less rushed. Can someone tell me if BC tends to sell out/fill up for that time of year? Would we be OK to wait til about March to decide whether we want to book or not? I'm specifically interested in a 2 bedroom unit, if that helps.

I booked around my birthday last year, September 16. I had no problems; there was great availability.

 

[MadisonsMommy]

We were the ones across the hall from you

LOL!! That is TOO funny! Small world huh?? Are you guys back home as well? Hope you guys had a great trip as well! Your girls were so cute!

 

[justbishop]

I booked around my birthday last year, September 16. I had no problems; there was great availability.

Aawesome, thanks!