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

[jerseyboy00]

I think I overheard them telling someone that it was $25 for a weekday or $50 for a weekend day.

Thats the way it was last week, but today, tuesday it was $50. And they were all sold out

 

[dolphinsleb]

anyone know how many points for a 4bdroom

 

[Upatnoon]

Thats the way it was last week, but today, tuesday it was $50. And they were all sold out

This is one of the busiest weeks of the year, so it makes sense to raise prices. When they first started the cabanas, I recall they were $100! Obviously, they were smart to cut the price when demand was slow and they are smart to raise the price when demand is high.

 

[Upatnoon]

anyone know how many points for a 4bdroom

It depends. Are you a Wyndham owner? If you aren't then I wouldn't be concerned about the points, just the price you negotiate for a rental. Various owners can get big discounts on the point totals, so they really are pretty meaningless in the rental world.

If you want to look at a points chart, check this link out:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/wyndham/memberdirectory11-12/#/82

 

[DCTooTall]

anyone know how many points for a 4bdroom

It depends. Are you a Wyndham owner? If you aren't then I wouldn't be concerned about the points, just the price you negotiate for a rental. Various owners can get big discounts on the point totals, so they really are pretty meaningless in the rental world.

If you want to look at a points chart, check this link out:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/wyndham/memberdirectory11-12/#/82

I'll add that if you are an owner, the easiest and quickest way to see the points needed for when you are looking to go is thru Wyndham's online reservation system. It will automatically apply any point discounts that could be in effect for your trip at the current time of booking, as well as just letting you know if there is any availability. The only thing it won't tell you is the point value to get that room if you are eligible for VIP upgrades, but you can confirm if there is availability in the smaller and larger room and the point value for the smaller room you would need to book.

 

[eeyoresnr]

Waiting to hear back from Ken! We were a little worried because we have to check in on a tuesday and our friend worked that out for us!

We won't find a better deal than we were getting and we are ok with that! I mean we will miss it but we understand! ($70 a night)

we just got a 3 bdr for 62.50 per night

 

[MommyG]

Can anyone tell me near which building the water play area is for kids? And other than the lazy river access near building 5 where would we find a zero entry pool? Our 3 year old LOVES the water and we're trying to decide which building to attempt to request... Thanks.

 

[ez]

we just got a 3 bdr for 62.50 per night

I'm sorry if I missed where you said it but, from whom did you get this rate if you dont mind? We stayed in a 3 bedroom last time and now I am afraid we are spoiled!

 

[MommyG]

Can anyone tell me near which building the water play area is for kids? And other than the lazy river access near building 5 where would we find a zero entry pool? Our 3 year old LOVES the water and we're trying to decide which building to attempt to request... Thanks.

Got my answer about the water play area from someone's review on tripadvisor. It's outside the main building. Still looking for zero entry answer though...Thanks!

 

[ttfn3]

The pool at the main building/clubhouse has a zero entry area - and a children's water play area. The pirate pool at Tower 6 also has a zero entry area. Both pools are salt water pools.

 

[julie1218]

Waiting to hear back from Ken! We were a little worried because we have to check in on a tuesday and our friend worked that out for us!

We won't find a better deal than we were getting and we are ok with that! I mean we will miss it but we understand! ($70 a night)

i'm paying 72.50 a night for a 3 bedroom. i got really lucky with that rate, but i don't give up on coming close to $70 for a 2 bedroom. check with 5starresorts.net (note the 5 not five).

 

[eeyoresnr]

I'm sorry if I missed where you said it but, from whom did you get this rate if you dont mind? We stayed in a 3 bedroom last time and now I am afraid we are spoiled!

we got ours off ebay....we thought we got a good rate for April @ $83 a night for a 3 bedroom, so we were even happier when we got this rate!

 

[theycomefromallover]

Hey everybody I contacted a leaser on myresortnetwork.com. It was an excellent price for a 3 bedroom at bonnet creek! But I've never done this before so I wanted to run what they said in there e-mail by the experts on "the boards"

Tom (the leaser) writes:

"The reservation process is simple. I make the reservation and then transfer it to your name and address in Wyndham's reservation computer (so that the resort will be expecting you and not me). Wyndham will then respond with a Guest Reservation in your name which I will forward to you. You may pay me anytime (personal check or PayPal), even after your stay if more convenient - I trust folks."

"There is one minor issue - I can not transfer the reservaion to your name until 60 days before the check-in date. That is when my Wyndham owner's50% discount kick's in (and I pass this along to renters). However, I will forward to you a copy of the reservation that I will make in my name for later transfer to yours so that you may be assured that you will have it."

Is this normal? I'm a little worried about not having something with my name on it until 60 days out! The price is really good, but please let me know if I should keep looking!

 

[dolphindan1]

Hey everybody I contacted a leaser on myresortnetwork.com. It was an excellent price for a 3 bedroom at bonnet creek! But I've never done this before so I wanted to run what they said in there e-mail by the experts on "the boards"

Tom (the leaser) writes:

"The reservation process is simple. I make the reservation and then transfer it to your name and address in Wyndham's reservation computer (so that the resort will be expecting you and not me). Wyndham will then respond with a Guest Reservation in your name which I will forward to you. You may pay me anytime (personal check or PayPal), even after your stay if more convenient - I trust folks."

"There is one minor issue - I can not transfer the reservaion to your name until 60 days before the check-in date. That is when my Wyndham owner's50% discount kick's in (and I pass this along to renters). However, I will forward to you a copy of the reservation that I will make in my name for later transfer to yours so that you may be assured that you will have it."

Is this normal? I'm a little worried about not having something with my name on it until 60 days out! The price is really good, but please let me know if I should keep looking!

Yes...its how Ken Price has always handled mine...You still have the ressie its just the owner is trying to get the discount for you in the 60 day time period

 

[DCTooTall]

Hey everybody I contacted a leaser on myresortnetwork.com. It was an excellent price for a 3 bedroom at bonnet creek! But I've never done this before so I wanted to run what they said in there e-mail by the experts on "the boards"

Tom (the leaser) writes:

"The reservation process is simple. I make the reservation and then transfer it to your name and address in Wyndham's reservation computer (so that the resort will be expecting you and not me). Wyndham will then respond with a Guest Reservation in your name which I will forward to you. You may pay me anytime (personal check or PayPal), even after your stay if more convenient - I trust folks."

"There is one minor issue - I can not transfer the reservaion to your name until 60 days before the check-in date. That is when my Wyndham owner's50% discount kick's in (and I pass this along to renters). However, I will forward to you a copy of the reservation that I will make in my name for later transfer to yours so that you may be assured that you will have it."

Is this normal? I'm a little worried about not having something with my name on it until 60 days out! The price is really good, but please let me know if I should keep looking!

Basically what happens is at the 60 day mark the owner would need to cancel his existing reservation, and then rebook under the discounted point rate.

Because the rebook is a new reservation, your existing guest certificate for the original "place holder" reservation would no longer be valid.

From a guest perspective, this would just give you more paperwork which could result in confusion for you.

From an owner perspective, it's more expensive. each guest certificate (after x number per year based off his ownership level) costs a flat $99 fee, so instead of paying that amount once, he'd end up paying it twice.

I wouldn't worry too much about the having to wait until 60 days to get it into your name.

 

[Far Northsider]

"There is one minor issue - I can not transfer the reservaion to your name until 60 days before the check-in date. That is when my Wyndham owner's50% discount kick's in (and I pass this along to renters). However, I will forward to you a copy of the reservation that I will make in my name for later transfer to yours so that you may be assured that you will have it."

Is this normal? I'm a little worried about not having something with my name on it until 60 days out! The price is really good, but please let me know if I should keep looking!

This is how our reservation was made and we indeed received the confirmation in the correct name within 60 days (we had put down a small deposit before that). We were told that there was a very very slight risk that during the several minutes when the owner drops the reservation and rebooks it, someone could book that room, but for that to happen, it would have to be the most unlikely coincidence bad luck/bad timing in the world. If the owner quickly makes the transaction, it should work out great. We arrive this Sunday, so I will report back after that.

 

[theycomefromallover]

Thank you all. Seeing as how this person doesn't ask for money up front. I guess there is no way to be scammed so I think we are going to do it!

 

[mekjj]

We are here right now and having a great time!

 

[disney*mom*82]

Hi there! We are going to be new to bonnet Creek, we are Disney POR resort lovers, but since Disney is not offering any deals that will suit us there, we have decided to give BC a try. Im really excited from what Ive read and heard about BC, I know we will love having all the extra room, also know we will miss the DDP

Anyways, I have our dates picked out, just need to find someone who is selling. Ive heard a lot about Ken, Ive done searching and am not sure as to where to get ahold of him from? Is there anyone else that anyone suggests?

I really appreciate it and am looking forward to trying out BC this summer.

 

[mnightin]

Hey everybody, I have a hard and really sad situation! We are going to Disney World Oct 4 - 14! The first 7 nights of our trip we WERE staying at Bonnet Creek and the last 3 nigths we are staying at Boardwalk Villas.

Sadly the friend we are renting Bonnet Creek from is having to sell his time share because they are downsizing due to cancer! We will lose our reservation! They felt awful! But we TOTALLY understand and love them!

The question is what is your best advice? We have already purchased plane tickets AND our DVC rental is nonrefundable! We are kinda stuck! We need a two or three bedroom (because we have a 2 year old and my parents are coming)

Please if you have any advice that would be great! We know we are going to be paying more money, we just want to find the cheapest option possible! Thank you!

Consider any of the sellers on Ebay. We've had great luck with Travel by Lise Bohm, but I would trust any reputable seller. I'm planning to go from 10/14-10/21 and so far I've been quoted rates at about $800 for the week.

Hope this helps!