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

[bonoriffic]

Has anyone attended one of the timeshare presentations recently? I'll have some time to kill one morning and was wondering if it'd be worth attending one just to get a gift card. Are they even handing out Disney gift cards anymore in exchange for a 90-minute presentation?

I heard some people have gotten $100 or $150 gift cards. If that's the case, I'd definitely sit thru a presentation that pay for our dinner at Ohana's later in the week!

I got back today. I will scan all the various documents I received to add to the collective of information out there hopefully later today. The offer was discounted Disney / Universal tickets or $100 AMEX gift card plus 3 day 2 night Wyndham vacation.

 

[Baltica]

Does anybody know how much a taxi would cost from Bonnet Creek to each of the four parks? It seems like such a short trip to at least a couple of them.

Is there any savings to be had over the cost of daily parking?

 

[skylizard]

On more question...
I know there's a coffee maker in each room, but do they supply coffee filters or do I have to buy my own?

We'll be there next Friday and I can't wait!

 

[Upatnoon]

Does anybody know how much a taxi would cost from Bonnet Creek to each of the four parks? It seems like such a short trip to at least a couple of them.

Is there any savings to be had over the cost of daily parking?

Bonnet Creek has free shuttle bus that goes to the parks and back several times a day. If for some reason a shuttle time doesn't work, it would probably cost around $10 from Hollywood Studios or Boardwalk (Epcot rear entrance), or Downtown Disney one-way.

A cab is cost-efficient if you use it for a few rides in a week's vacation, but not for several trips.

 

[2wins]

Hi Folks,

We'll be arriving Sat. 11-13-10. If anyone is leaving around that time we'd love it if you could box up any unused non-persishables (coffee filters, snacks, bottled water, detergent etc.) and leave them at the front desk for us. In return we'd like to pay it forward by doing the same for a family arriving on 11-20-10. We'd still like to do this for a family whether or not we are recipients of a box of left overs or not. Hey if it saves someone a liitle money then it was worth it. PM me if you are interested.

 

[bonoriffic]

On more question...
I know there's a coffee maker in each room, but do they supply coffee filters or do I have to buy my own?

We'll be there next Friday and I can't wait!

Not a coffee drinker, but they had several filters, maybe 4. One thing they had which was nice if we hadn't already stopped by Walmart before arrival was a Crystal Light lemonade packet and a plastic pitcher. We would have bought a few more Crystal Light / Kool-Aid packets instead of 2 liters and Capri Sun.

 

[SHammett]

Hi Folks,

We'll be arriving Sat. 11-13-10. If anyone is leaving around that time we'd love it if you could box up any unused non-persishables (coffee filters, snacks, bottled water, detergent etc.) and leave them at the front desk for us. In return we'd like to pay it forward by doing the same for a family arriving on 11-20-10. We'd still like to do this for a family whether or not we are recipients of a box of left overs or not. Hey if it saves someone a liitle money then it was worth it. PM me if you are interested.

We're arriving that day and would be thrilled with anything you have left over

 

[dolphindan1]

We're arriving that day and would be thrilled with anything you have left over

We arrive that day too...but we will have plenty...dont need anything...we are driving up...we will buy some stuff and take it with us...

 

[2wins]

So glad we could help you out! Have a magical vacation SHammett! I'll PM you to get your details.

 

[katallo]

Hi Folks,

We'll be arriving Sat. 11-13-10. If anyone is leaving around that time we'd love it if you could box up any unused non-persishables (coffee filters, snacks, bottled water, detergent etc.) and leave them at the front desk for us. In return we'd like to pay it forward by doing the same for a family arriving on 11-20-10. We'd still like to do this for a family whether or not we are recipients of a box of left overs or not. Hey if it saves someone a liitle money then it was worth it. PM me if you are interested.

I pm'd you!

 

[Brian Noble]

What a wonderful idea! I wonder whether there's any chance of getting a board for that like with DVC?

I'm guessing it is very unlikely that such a thing would ever be allowed on disboards. You can find owners who put their points up for rent at the Wyndham owners' forum (forum.atozed.com) but it's relatively low-volume.

 

[horseshowmom]

Hi Folks,

We'll be arriving Sat. 11-13-10. If anyone is leaving around that time we'd love it if you could box up any unused non-persishables (coffee filters, snacks, bottled water, detergent etc.) and leave them at the front desk for us. In return we'd like to pay it forward by doing the same for a family arriving on 11-20-10. We'd still like to do this for a family whether or not we are recipients of a box of left overs or not. Hey if it saves someone a liitle money then it was worth it. PM me if you are interested.

That's a great idea. I always hate to have to leave stuff!

 

[bonoriffic]

I created a time lapse video of our journey from Hollywood Studios parking lot to the Bonnet Creek tower 4 parking garage. You can see just how close Bonnet Creek is, and how convenient it is too. 21 second video showing a 5 minute drive.

http://www.vimeo.com/16382062

 

[vtwep]

Does anybody know how much a taxi would cost from Bonnet Creek to each of the four parks? It seems like such a short trip to at least a couple of them.

Is there any savings to be had over the cost of daily parking?

I don't think it would save money over parking, but can't say for sure as we only did a taxi once to one park. Last week we took a cab from Bonnet Creek to Contemporary (walked to MK instead of going through the TTC), and it was about $17 before tip.

Hope this helps!

 

[Lisa0620]

I created a time lapse video of our journey from Hollywood Studios parking lot to the Bonnet Creek tower 4 parking garage. You can see just how close Bonnet Creek is, and how convenient it is too. 21 second video showing a 5 minute drive.

http://www.vimeo.com/16382062

How fun is that!? Thanks for posting it!

 

[cam&chris]

I've been trying to find pictures of the pool with the waterslide and the pirate themed pool. Does anyone have pictures of these from their trips that they could share? Or does anyone have a link to share where I could see these pools?

 

[Upatnoon]

I've been trying to find pictures of the pool with the waterslide and the pirate themed pool. Does anyone have pictures of these from their trips that they could share? Or does anyone have a link to share where I could see these pools?

They are located in this thread, but you have to go back a ways.

 

[Tracey123]

I've been trying to find pictures of the pool with the waterslide and the pirate themed pool. Does anyone have pictures of these from their trips that they could share? Or does anyone have a link to share where I could see these pools?

Go back to page 93. There are pictures of the resort including the pirate pool.

 

[crazyfordisney2000]

Hi! We are considering this resort for our stay in May. My question is about the pools. I have read that some of the pools are salt water?? Is either of the the lazy rivers salt water?? This could be a deal breaker for us, my husband detests pools with salt water.

 

[Upatnoon]

Hi! We are considering this resort for our stay in May. My question is about the pools. I have read that some of the pools are salt water?? Is either of the the lazy rivers salt water?? This could be a deal breaker for us, my husband detests pools with salt water.

Don't worry, the big, newer pirate-themed lazy river has no salt water. There are four big pools at Bonnet Creek, and only 1 is salt water.