The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

[JuneChickie]

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[JuneChickie]

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[JuneChickie]

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[JuneChickie]

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[BigredNole]

I'm just curious how the owner lost your 1 bedroom unit?

Its called book/rebook. VIP owners can get a room for 50% off the points and a free upgrade if there is availability. They book the room to take it out of inventory. When they get inside 60-days, they cancel and rebook the room at the discount. During Peak season which is when we are currently planning to go (news as of an hour may change it), other megarenters gobble up anything that is out there and try to rent at a premium. In my case, someone gobbled it up before the owner could rebook.

 

[chellewashere]

Hi everyone..this is our first time ever staying off site. We own DVC, but wanted to try staying at WBC. I have a few questions that I have tried to search for answers and I can't seem to find them. We are booked in a 2BDRM deluxe for 2 weeks in Sept. My questions are do you have to pay for parking? Are there elevators in all the building? Do the rooms all come with blenders? Is there covered parking available? Lastly are there designated smoking areas? Thanks!

 

[JuneChickie]

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[chellewashere]

Simply put : Yes to everything but the smoking areas ,

this I'm not sure of ,, I have been given different answers every time I questioned
it, This is what I do know :

You cannot smoke in your unit or out on the balcony.
But you say ,, the balcony is outside, still it affects others and goes
back into the room , you can be fined for doing this.

I have been told many times this is a "smoke free" resort.

But , I have seen people smoking and I have been told there are 4 smoking
areas . Maybe call the resort and ask where they are.

We don't smoke so maybe someone who does will come along to answer.

Thank you so much...do you know how much parking is? 1/2 the things I read says you have to pay other 1/2 says just park

 

[Gr8t Fan]

You do not have to pay for parking at WBC.

 

[JuneChickie]

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[chellewashere]

You do not have to pay for parking at WBC.

thanks

 

[chellewashere]

Sorry I missed that in your original post :

There is NO charge to park at Bonnet Creek.
There is covered parking at no charge.

There are NO resort fees either.

thank you!!

 

[Lmiller1882]

Has anyone been moved from their original room they were supposed to be in because previous person extended their stay? I booked a specific room with pool view and have been moved to other side facing parking lot. They told me they can't boot the people out since they added more days??

 

[Jlg148]

Did not see your third question ,,, when it comes to the presidential units , those are pre~assigned.
Unless you are an owner and have a specific unit attached to you or book months out ,,
Trying to change one if you don't like the location or want a specific location is never going to happen.

Some of these units are just lake view , some are lake view and fireworks views , and
some face the back part of the building with Epcot views ( including fireworks )
ANd then there are some that face the back with just a parking lot view.
That said those that are just the parking lot view ,, also have a view of downtown disney .
Watching the balloon go up and down can be entertaining as well.

Thanks JuneChickie --- very encouraging -- if the worst view is Disney Springs -- sounds like I have nothing to worry about -- thanks everyone!!

 

[Spanky]

Lmiller1882 - I was moved from the room I rented from vacationupgrades. I was told that only the mega owners may reserve a special room. Anyone other than the owner does not receive that perk. I had rented a 4 bedroom presidential. I was told that as long as the resort honored the 4 bedroom presidential they could place me wherever one was vacant.

 

[KristinU]

Is it safe to say that all of the presidentials have a decent view? They are all on upper floors, right? We had a parking lot view on the second floor on our last trip, so not terribly magical...very quiet, though! In retrospect, DH and I realized that we didn't use our balcony as much as previous trips and would be willing to pay more for presidential if we were guaranteed a better view.

 

[Cdn Gal]

No it isn't safe to say that they all have a descent view We had a 3 bedroom Pres. once and it faced the parking lot. Hated it!! So to make us happy they gave us a card to the Presidential Lounge which is at the very top of Building 6. It faces the Studios, it has a double large living room, very large balcony, bathroom with shower, no bedrooms but it was BEAUTIFUL!! The kitchen was more of a kitchen you would see in a restaurant. I think they must use it for catering etc. Fantastic Views!! We used it as our turn around day and one fireworks night as well. We met another couple there and they had stayed at WBC for 3 months!! Yep, that's our dream!!!

 

[KristinU]

No it isn't safe to say that they all have a descent view We had a 3 bedroom Pres. once and it faced the parking lot. Hated it!! So to make us happy they gave us a card to the Presidential Lounge which is at the very top of Building 6. It faces the Studios, it has a double large living room, very large balcony, bathroom with shower, no bedrooms but it was BEAUTIFUL!! The kitchen was more of a kitchen you would see in a restaurant. I think they must use it for catering etc. Fantastic Views!! We used it as our turn around day and one fireworks night as well. We met another couple there and they had stayed at WBC for 3 months!! Yep, that's our dream!!!

Aw, bummer on the view...I guess there goes that idea! We've been so spoiled with great views on a couple of trips, but now that I think about it our first stay was parking lot as well. So I guess it is bound to happen sometimes. I wish they'd divide it into categories like some of the DVC resorts do, so if you want you can save points and have a lesser view or spend more and get a better view.

 

[Upatnoon]

Has anyone been moved from their original room they were supposed to be in because previous person extended their stay? I booked a specific room with pool view and have been moved to other side facing parking lot. They told me they can't boot the people out since they added more days??

No matter how hard everyone tries, you can't really book a specific room or view at Bonnet Creek. If you are are VIP owner, you can make a request for a specific room or view and they will attempt to book it, however it not guaranteed even if you have a billion Wyndham timeshare points. Also, the benefit of a picking a room in advance is only for VIP owners, not their "guests" AKA renters. The benefits don't transfer.

What is guaranteed is the room size and the level, either presidential or deluxe.

Most hotels now have many different classes of rooms and charge extra for views. Since they own the hotel, the can quickly adapt to what people are requesting and charge more for it.

Because WBC is a timeshare resort, it doesn't work that way. It likely would be very difficult or impossible to change how many points each rooms costs at WBC.

I'm sure if they went back in time to when the resort was being built, they would of created more view categories. At Disney, people have long been playing the "room request game" and it makes sense that when Disney fans start discovering WBC, they would bring those habits along.

 

[Tink_83]

So this is our first time staying at the whyndam bonnet creek and we are very excited... but I'm trying to figure out what time we should leave the room to get to the parks. My family has never been big on getting to the parks super early but we are only going for two days and are trying out touring plans (one day at Epcot and one day at MK). The Epcot day we have an 8am ADR at GG so I'm planning on parking at 7:15 to get through security and to the GG in time for our reservation (does that sound right though).

And then for the MK I want to do rope drop. Since I've heard they can sometimes let people in a little before the park opening time of 9am I was again thinking of parking at 7:15. But I want confirmation before I tell my family about our goal parking times... and then if I leave the room by 7 each morning am I giving myself enough time to drive and park at the MK and Epcot???