The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

[BK2014]

Can someone remind me of the website to reserve activities/cabanas at bonnet creek? Thanks so much!

https://bcactivities.checkfront.com/reserve/

 

[Jillianemma]

Thank you!

Also anyone know how the construction at tower 6 is? Super noisy? Or not a big deal?

Thanks for any info!

 

[redboat45]

Thank you!

Also anyone know how the construction at tower 6 is? Super noisy? Or not a big deal?

Thanks for any info!

someone that went in January said that all towers were done and everything was open.

 

[Biggen]

It was done in January when I was there. Unless they started again I think the construction is over.

 

[chekhovgirl]

Thank you!

Also anyone know how the construction at tower 6 is? Super noisy? Or not a big deal?

Thanks for any info!

We're checking in soon, so I got a text from them yesterday that said, "All resort amenities are now available AND Tower 6 renovations continues with exterior work." So, either it's a stock message they haven't updated or there is still some exterior work going on.

 

[chekhovgirl]

Thank you!

Also anyone know how the construction at tower 6 is? Super noisy? Or not a big deal?

Thanks for any info!

So they happened to put us in tower 6, and there is clearly still external work to be done, but I can’t comment on noise yet, as we got in late last night. There is also a fence up between the work area and the pirate pool, taking up some of the pool deck, but doesn’t seem like a big deal.

 

[chekhovgirl]

Here is the Easter activity schedule if anyone is interested to see what they do on Easter!

 

[SwanVT2]

I found a great rate on Expedia for Wyndham Bonnet Creek but I am nervous about making a reservation through a second party. It is Koala. Has anyone done this? Thanks!

 

[chekhovgirl]

Also, they are doing a link tree now for activities and info, which is cool because you may be able to use this link to see the activities at any given time.

https://linktr.ee/bcactivities

 

[chekhovgirl]

I found a great rate on Expedia for Wyndham Bonnet Creek but I am nervous about making a reservation through a second party. It is Koala. Has anyone done this? Thanks!

We’ve always booked third party, but through Vacation Strategy. Have had nothing but good experiences with them and good responsiveness. We’ve been booking with them for eight years.

 

[Brian Noble]

Koala

Koala has a good reputation on TUG among both renters and owners, and they seem to be careful. At the end of the day, they are still mostly just an agent between an owner and a renter, but I think they are marginally safer than going directly to an owner---something that works out in the vast majority of cases anyway.

You have to accept some extra risk when renting from an owner no matter how you do it, but in exchange you are getting a better price. Only you can decide if that's worth doing.

 

[dioxide45]

I found a great rate on Expedia for Wyndham Bonnet Creek but I am nervous about making a reservation through a second party. It is Koala. Has anyone done this? Thanks!

If you found that it is through KOALA, just go directly to go-koaladotcom and book there. The same unit and date is probably listed there cheaper.

 

[Lookwhatwaltdid]

We were recently upgraded to a 3 bedroom when we stayed and I don’t think I could ever go back to a 2 bedroom. We have 4 children so it was really nice for everyone to be in a bedroom and have the living room open when they all went to bed. We usually book our trips last minute. Is there a place that has the three bedrooms for rent because they seem hard to come by when I do a quick search. We have only used eBay to book rooms so far. We have had very good luck going that route. I am not finding many places that have them listed. Do the three bedrooms get sold out far in advance? Now I am completely spoiled with wanting to rent a 3 bedroom from now on. Also do they tend to upgrade often or did we hit the jackpot? We literally paid around $100 a night for the 3 bedroom

 

[dioxide45]

We were recently upgraded to a 3 bedroom when we stayed and I don’t think I could ever go back to a 2 bedroom. We have 4 children so it was really nice for everyone to be in a bedroom and have the living room open when they all went to bed. We usually book our trips last minute. Is there a place that has the three bedrooms for rent because they seem hard to come by when I do a quick search. We have only used eBay to book rooms so far. We have had very good luck going that route. I am not finding many places that have them listed. Do the three bedrooms get sold out far in advance? Now I am completely spoiled with wanting to rent a 3 bedroom from now on. Also do they tend to upgrade often or did we hit the jackpot? We literally paid around $100 a night for the 3 bedroom

Are you an owner or renting from an owner. If renting last minute, you are probably renting from a VIP owner that qualified for upgrades. We were upgraded at Wyndham Bonnet Creek from a 2BR to a 3BR on our only stay. We rented through an owner who I suspect at the time qualified for upgrades. Those upgrades may not be as common in the future because of changes that Wyndham made regarding VIP privileges when using resale points to make the booking. Basically bookings made with resale points won't qualify for VIP benefits. So no upgrades in that situation.

 

[chekhovgirl]

I just wanted to give a little update after our return from WBC this week. As I said in an earlier post, we stayed in Tower 6. It seems that our half of the building was open (refurbed) and the other half is being worked on. There was no work the day we arrived because it was Easter Sunday, but work resumed for the rest of the week. I am someone who can easily be bothered by sound from construction, and I have to say that it wasn't bad. We rented a cabana by tower six (the solo one near the hot tub toward building five) and it was totally fine. The inside of tower six looks really nice! We had an issue with the water hookups being backwards on our washer (we put the clothes on cold and the water was super hot) so they come to our room to fix this at 10pm. The water seemed to be switched on our jacuzzi, too, so I hope the other units are okay! The whole "bracelet" system is new to us this trip (it's been four years!) and that seems to be pretty seamless. I love that the kids can easily get in and out of our room at any point. We had a few other minor issues with our room, but they were responsive.

The one bad thing: the first few nights we were there we were in a 2 bedroom and needed to use the pull out couch upon arrival (got to WBC after 1AM from a late flight!). There was no bag with bedding for the couch in any closet, so we asked them to bring some. We waited for a long time and then finally my husband opened the door to the unit and it was outside. They dropped it and didn't even knock. I know it's late, but we were waiting around for it so we could sleep...not cool. I wonder if they are defaulting to not putting bedding in the rooms for the couch so they have less to deal with/clean, as people may take out extra pillows, sheets, etc. from the bag.

We already booked through Vacation Strategy for a couple trip next April in a 1 bed. We'll miss our 4 bed Presidential with fireworks view! It as so nice, and people can't believe we pay less than you would for a single hotel room at Disney.

 

[Aimeedyan]

Anyone happen to know if they offer cribs or just pack n plays? We need a crib; we check in Tuesday and it just dawned on me that they may not have them like Disney hotels do... eek!

 

[KristinU]

Anyone happen to know if they offer cribs or just pack n plays? We need a crib; we check in Tuesday and it just dawned on me that they may not have them like Disney hotels do... eek!

I've only seen pack and plays in the rooms, but I'd call the resort to ask, they may have full size available with bell services or something:

(407) 238-3500

If they don't, you have probably already thought to rent from a 3rd party - we did that many years ago when DS18 was small - we were at a Disney resort, so they must not have had full size cribs at that time. I remember that working out pretty well and just needing to be there when the crib arrived...but again, that was years ago!

Hopefully someone else will chime in, but since you arrive tomorrow, I figured I'd provide the number

 

[Aimeedyan]

I've only seen pack and plays in the rooms, but I'd call the resort to ask, they may have full size available with bell services or something:

(407) 238-3500

If they don't, you have probably already thought to rent from a 3rd party - we did that many years ago when DS18 was small - we were at a Disney resort, so they must not have had full size cribs at that time. I remember that working out pretty well and just needing to be there when the crib arrived...but again, that was years ago!

Hopefully someone else will chime in, but since you arrive tomorrow, I figured I'd provide the number

Thanks for the number! We called and they only offer pack and plays so I scrambled for a rental.

None of the companies had any left but babyquip.com had a local provider that I reached out to in the 11th hour and she got us a full size crib! She delivered it to the hotel this morning and bell services delivered it to our room after we checked in. Easy peasy (though NOT cheap!). We have gotten spoiled by Disney having them on hand for us at no extra charge...

 

[KristinU]

Thanks for the number! We called and they only offer pack and plays so I scrambled for a rental.

None of the companies had any left but babyquip.com had a local provider that I reached out to in the 11th hour and she got us a full size crib! She delivered it to the hotel this morning and bell services delivered it to our room after we checked in. Easy peasy (though NOT cheap!). We have gotten spoiled by Disney having them on hand for us at no extra charge...

Glad I could help, and glad you got hooked up! I hope you're having a great trip!

For what it is worth (not much, LOL) your post got me thinking about traveling during that "have to have a crib" phase - when you need one, you need one...too big for a pack and play, but still need to be contained for safety. We traveled to visit my parents during that phase and ended up buying a crib at Walmart that my mom then passed along to a friend for when her grandbaby visited. Shortly after that we graduated to a kids aerobed that had raised edges - that worked great and we used it for several years of various trips.

 

[Upatnoon]

Thanks for the number! We called and they only offer pack and plays so I scrambled for a rental.

None of the companies had any left but babyquip.com had a local provider that I reached out to in the 11th hour and she got us a full size crib! She delivered it to the hotel this morning and bell services delivered it to our room after we checked in. Easy peasy (though NOT cheap!). We have gotten spoiled by Disney having them on hand for us at no extra charge...

Interesting, our Disney rooms all had Pack and Plays back when we were in that stage several years ago. I didn't know they had cribs.

Anyway, the nice thing about Orlando is that if you need it, someone is probably offering it.