The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

[dioxide45]

It is at the top of the resort page I linked to above.

https://clubwyndham.wyndhamdestinat...a/florida/orlando/club-wyndham-kingstown-reef

I see it now. I usually ignore those odd banners so I missed that. I was looking for a mention of it somewhere else. Looks like they will be declaring those new buildings and selling them as Worldmark credits.

 

[Lookwhatwaltdid]

New here. A few questions….Can someone tell me if the pools are heated in the winter? Is it extremely crowded at this resort during the Christmas holidays ( we usually rent a house)? Is Redweek reliable and how does it work checking in when purchasing through redweek? Thanks for any help.

 

[Brian Noble]

Is it extremely crowded at this resort during the Christmas holidays ( we usually rent a house)?

I was there for a week checking out on 12/26 some years back. I didn't think it was overwhelmingly busy, but we also didn't spend a ton of time at the resort itself.

 

[cjnix29]

anyone have any experience with using uber to from parks at bonnet creek? Quick? easy? affordable?

 

[CarolynFH]

anyone have any experience with using uber to from parks at bonnet creek? Quick? easy? affordable?

Our DD and DSiL were at WBC the week before Thanksgiving and used rideshare exclusively. She said that if they closed down a park, they had to wait a little (+/- 15 minutes) for a vehicle but otherwise were very satisfied.

 

[dioxide45]

New here. A few questions….Can someone tell me if the pools are heated in the winter? Is it extremely crowded at this resort during the Christmas holidays ( we usually rent a house)? Is Redweek reliable and how does it work checking in when purchasing through redweek? Thanks for any help.

Redweek is simply a site that allows owners to list their timeshares for rent. A full service listing is facilitated by Redweek. Some rentals and full service allow for escrowing of the rental funds until after checkin. You really shouldn't have an issue with Redweek, but depending on the type of listing, a listing is only as good as the owner of rental reservation.

 

[katyjeka]

Do they do room checks daily?

 

[dioxide45]

Do they do room checks daily?

None that I am aware of. They have no daily housekeeping and pretty much avoid coming in the room.

 

[FRANKTSJR]

None that I am aware of. They have no daily housekeeping and pretty much avoid coming in the room.

Do they do room checks daily?

I've stayed at Bonnet Creek many times and never had a room check that I am aware of. This is completely unlike the annoying Disney room checks that seem to always occur with the most inconvenient, annoying and worst possible timing.

 

[jeremyrlandon]

We recently booked for a weeklong stay in October and are really looking forward to it. I've never rented a place like this before but with how close to the parks and Disney Springs it is we couldn't pass it up. We're a family of 6 coming from Canada, is it worth having a car (rental) the whole time we're there, or is uber/lyft/etc and shuttles enough for getting us around? Thanks in advance.

 

[CarolynFH]

We recently booked for a weeklong stay in October and are really looking forward to it. I've never rented a place like this before but with how close to the parks and Disney Springs it is we couldn't pass it up. We're a family of 6 coming from Canada, is it worth having a car (rental) the whole time we're there, or is uber/lyft/etc and shuttles enough for getting us around? Thanks in advance.

For a family of 6, I’d think a rental car would be the way to go. You might require 2 rideshare vehicles at times, and the WBC shuttle doesn’t necessarily travel when you’d want it to. Our DD and DSiL used rideshare exclusively the week before Thanksgiving, but it was only the two of them, and even then they sometimes had to wait 15-20 minutes for a vehicle to be available.

 

[jeremyrlandon]

For a family of 6, I’d think a rental car would be the way to go. You might require 2 rideshare vehicles at times, and the WBC shuttle doesn’t necessarily travel when you’d want it to. Our DD and DSiL used rideshare exclusively the week before Thanksgiving, but it was only the two of them, and even then they sometimes had to wait 15-20 minutes for a vehicle to be available.

Sorry, but I'm still new to these boards and learning about the abbreviations. What is DD and DSiL?

We've been leaning the way of a rental car and just parking at Springs since it looks like it's still free to park there. That way we can also try to grab some cookies at Gideon's on our way in each day.

 

[stfxkid]

DD =Dear Daughter
DSiL= Dear Son in law

springs does not have direct to parks in the morning

 

[CarolynFH]

Sorry, but I'm still new to these boards and learning about the abbreviations. What is DD and DSiL?

We've been leaning the way of a rental car and just parking at Springs since it looks like it's still free to park there. That way we can also try to grab some cookies at Gideon's on our way in each day.

As above, there are no buses from DS direct to the parks at any time. You'd have to take a bus from DS to a resort and travel to the parks from that resort. Buses from DS to resorts don't start very early in the morning since DS doesn't open until 10 AM most of the time, so it's definitely not a way to make rope drop. And unfortunately there are no sidewalks that would allow you to walk safely from WBC to a Disney resort. So from WBC, for transportation to the parks your options are rental car, WBC shuttle, or rideshare/taxi. Sorry.

 

[stfxkid]

As above, there are no buses from DS direct to the parks at any time. You'd have to take a bus from DS to a resort and travel to the parks from that resort. Buses from DS to resorts don't start very early in the morning since DS doesn't open until 10 AM most of the time, so it's definitely not a way to make rope drop. And unfortunately there are no sidewalks that would allow you to walk safely from WBC to a Disney resort. So from WBC, for transportation to the parks your options are rental car, WBC shuttle, or rideshare/taxi. Sorry.

If they start selling annual passes again it might make sense to upgrade one of you tickets to annual pass and then you would have free parking at the parks

 

[Brian Noble]

We've been leaning the way of a rental car and just parking at Springs since it looks like it's still free to park there.

This will take significantly more time than just driving to the theme parks and parking there. Unless your time is nearly worthless, it's probably better just to pay the $25/day to park.

 

[Lookwhatwaltdid]

Are the rooms at Wyndham unkept and clean? One of the reviews I read mentioned dirty rooms and roaches. They also mentioned something about it being an owner timeshare and that the resort was not responsible for cleaning it. They said the owner was fully responsible for cleaning and the upkeep of the unit. Doe anyone know what they are talking about?

 

[Upatnoon]

Are the rooms at Wyndham unkept and clean? One of the reviews I read mentioned dirty rooms and roaches. They also mentioned something about it being an owner timeshare and that the resort was not responsible for cleaning it. They said the owner was fully responsible for cleaning and the upkeep of the unit. Doe anyone know what they are talking about?

There have been none to few complaints in this thread about dirty rooms and roaches from thousands of people who have offered their insights about stays there.

Some people who book timeshare resorts don't realize there isn't daily housekeeping. They will then complain about it on review sites or social media.

Some people have no idea how timeshare resorts work and will make statements that are untrue.

At WBC, all units are fully cleaned between each guest visit. Timeshare owners pay maintenance fees that pay for the upkeep of the resort. This work is done by the resort, not the owners.

When you read hotel and resort reviews online you have to do your best to determine if they are credible. There are a lot of garbage reviews out there.

 

[dioxide45]

People often see one bug and will say the place was infested. Cleaning is only as good as the person that does the work and the person that inspects it. Is one hair missed in the sink a dirty unit? Certainly units go through phases between renovations and start to look a little tired. That said, we stayed in an unrenovated 3BR unit last year and it was fine.

 

[PrincessV]

Can anyone there this week or very recently let me know about the following?

I can’t recall - are there measuring spoons in the kitchen? Down to 1/4 teaspoon?

How about a rolling pin?

What’s the situation with recent master bath renovations: is there still a bathtub of any sort, or are they gone entirely? Do we know which buildings have the renovations so far?