The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

[keishashadow]

Just wanted to do a quick shout out as to how blown away we were by our first stay @ WBC a few weeks ago! Beautifully landscaped grounds and surprisingly quiet (aside from the activity pool) despite the number of guests.

We are long-time DVC owners and will now consider this property as our first alternate stay when we can't book into our TS or bringing down a large group. We were lucky to grab our stay last-minute on hotwire. Next time, I'd go with renting from one of the owners but nothing was available for our spur of the minute trip.

BTW, I'm a pool person and enjoyed the variety and never had an issue finding a lounger, even at the activity pool. Only negative issue was how long it took to get food served in the poolside restaurant located at the hotel. Food quality was good, prices comparable to Disney. Was told it's much quicker to order food to go either at the bar or from one of the pool servers. Note I believe from an incident we observed that traditional guests are unable to charge purchases at this pool back to their condo...make sure to double check.

 

[jcorco00]

Valet parking at CR with small children & a stroller is the way to go at MK. No need to fold up the stroller until you reach the car. Valet turns on ac when they bring the car so it has already started cooling off. You avoid the crush to board the boat or monorail as you strol over to CR. We have done it for many years. I have not tried to do it at Christmas time.

This sounds like a great idea.

 

[Kerri1211]

This is a great thread, thank you for all the information. I have a few questions. I currently have a reservation at CBR in October with myself, my husband, my parents and three children (ages 9, 7, and 1). We are thinking of cancelling and renting a Bonnet Creek Villa.
1. Is it best to rent a car or use shuttle (pros and cons of each)?
2. Is there a specific grocery service people use?
3. What is best transportation to/from airport?
4. Are there restaurants on property or within walking distance of WBC?
5. Any recommendations on who to rent through (besides the ones listed in the first post)?
Any other advice/tips are greatly appreciated!!!
Thank you.

 

[Upatnoon]

This is a great thread, thank you for all the information. I have a few questions. I currently have a reservation at CBR in October with myself, my husband, my parents and three children (ages 9, 7, and 1). We are thinking of cancelling and renting a Bonnet Creek Villa.
1. Is it best to rent a car or use shuttle (pros and cons of each)?
2. Is there a specific grocery service people use?
3. What is best transportation to/from airport?
4. Are there restaurants on property or within walking distance of WBC?
5. Any recommendations on who to rent through (besides the ones listed in the first post)?
Any other advice/tips are greatly appreciated!!!
Thank you.

1. Rent a car. The shuttle is very limited and expensive with 5 people.
2. With your rental car, you can get groceries at Publix or Walmart nearby. Wegoshop is one delivery option.
3. Rental car is the best. Mears taxi or shuttle is the most common public transportation, but there are many options.
4. There are poolside restaurants, one which has pizza, plus restaurants in the Wyndham Grand Hotel and you could walk to the Hilton and Waldorf Astoria next door for more restaurants if you are ambitious. With a rental car you can drive to hundreds of nearby restaurants.
5. There is no one best place. You have to shop around. Easiest to start is looking on Ebay. That will give you a feel for prices and let you look at what reservations are available.

 

[Kerri1211]

1. Rent a car. The shuttle is very limited and expensive with 5 people.
2. With your rental car, you can get groceries at Publix or Walmart nearby. Wegoshop is one delivery option.
3. Rental car is the best. Mears taxi or shuttle is the most common public transportation, but there are many options.
4. There are poolside restaurants, one which has pizza, plus restaurants in the Wyndham Grand Hotel and you could walk to the Hilton and Waldorf Astoria next door for more restaurants if you are ambitious. With a rental car you can drive to hundreds of nearby restaurants.
5. There is no one best place. You have to shop around. Easiest to start is looking on Ebay. That will give you a feel for prices and let you look at what reservations are available.

Thank you so much! Which Tower is the best to request (with young children)?
Thanks
Kerri

 

[mjohnson96]

1. Rent a car. The shuttle is very limited and expensive with 5 people.
2. With your rental car, you can get groceries at Publix or Walmart nearby. Wegoshop is one delivery option.
3. Rental car is the best. Mears taxi or shuttle is the most common public transportation, but there are many options.
4. There are poolside restaurants, one which has pizza, plus restaurants in the Wyndham Grand Hotel and you could walk to the Hilton and Waldorf Astoria next door for more restaurants if you are ambitious. With a rental car you can drive to hundreds of nearby restaurants.
5. There is no one best place. You have to shop around. Easiest to start is looking on Ebay. That will give you a feel for prices and let you look at what reservations are available.

I agree with the above, going on a last minute trip and renting a car but each time we have stayed in the past we do the car rental or use my mom's car and it makes it so much easier to come and go.

The only difference is on number 5, I prefer to use VacationUpgrades.com with Ken Price because they have always been super friendly and easy to work with. I know I don't have to worry about who I rent through and something going wrong and end up without a room. I have also use VacationStrategy and got lucky with my last minute trip here in 2 weeks that they had a cancellation for 2 rooms during my dates and I was able to grab them at a much better price than I would have paid direct to the hotel, basically 2 rooms for just a bit more than 1

 

[Kerri1211]

I agree with the above, going on a last minute trip and renting a car but each time we have stayed in the past we do the car rental or use my mom's car and it makes it so much easier to come and go.

The only difference is on number 5, I prefer to use VacationUpgrades.com with Ken Price because they have always been super friendly and easy to work with. I know I don't have to worry about who I rent through and something going wrong and end up without a room. I have also use VacationStrategy and got lucky with my last minute trip here in 2 weeks that they had a cancellation for 2 rooms during my dates and I was able to grab them at a much better price than I would have paid direct to the hotel, basically 2 rooms for just a bit more than 1

Awesome, thank you. I tried Vacation Strategy, but no availability. Have you heard of Farrell Vacations?

 

[southernqueen]

Is there a certain amount of days that must be rented for Bonnet Creek. We are going on a cruise and when we get back we are going to Disney World. We would need 3 nights, but wondering is there a minimum night restriction there.

 

[ibob52]

Is there a certain amount of days that must be rented for Bonnet Creek. We are going on a cruise and when we get back we are going to Disney World. We would need 3 nights, but wondering is there a minimum night restriction there.

You should be fine with 3 nights ... go ahead and get a quote (it does not cost anything)

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

How far in advance should we book a Christmas stay? I obviously want the best deal I can get, we're paying $145/night at a Disney campsite right now -- if I can get a 2 BR cheaper than that I'll gladly move

 

[Tink415]

Well, I looked on Orbitz this morning and 2br Christmas week was over $400 night. Don't think you'll find it for less than a campsite.

 

[Dis5150]

I was reading reviews on Trip Advisor and people were saying you can't check in early? I thought I saw on this thread that people had checked in in the morning? We are staying one night at All Star Movies, then after check out we were planning on trying to check into Bonnet Creek, mid morning. Would we be able to do that?

 

[jennasmommyinMS]

We did exactly that--left All Stars Movies and went over to WBC at 7:30am. A room was ready, so we took it. I was mainly going over there to leave our coolers before hitting a park, but the lady at the desk had a 2 bedroom that we could get into right away.

 

[mrzrich]

How far in advance should we book a Christmas stay? I obviously want the best deal I can get, we're paying $145/night at a Disney campsite right now -- if I can get a 2 BR cheaper than that I'll gladly move

Doubt you'll find a 2 bedroom cheaper than $145

Here's one for $200

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=291441671701&globalID=EBAY-US

 

[Upatnoon]

Well, I looked on Orbitz this morning and 2br Christmas week was over $400 night. Don't think you'll find it for less than a campsite.

You often see Christmas reservations listed on eBay for huge premiums, as speculators hope someone comes along and pays the big price for that time period. However, as it get closer to Christmas, those prices generally plummet.

 

[andiraye]

This is our first stay at WBC and we are traveling by plane. I am wondering what basics, if any, the rooms are outfitted with. Things like sugar, pepper, salt, dishwashing soap, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, fabric softener, etc., that are hard to buy in one-week quantities but are a pain to travel with. If the rooms don't come with it, what do you all do? Also towels. Thanks!!!!

 

[mrzrich]

The room comes with everything you mention except for fabric softener. The salt and pepper are tiny.

 

[mrzrich]

Like this tiny

 

[andiraye]

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Lol! Will they give us more?

 

[ibob52]

Lol! Will they give us more?

Maybe but ... I believe the intention is ... they provide the starter kit (supplies)