SpoonfulofSugar
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2005
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Yes-- 
a family of 5 in a BLT studio, you may say NO WAY but yes we did it. This was a last minute trip to celebrate DSs 8th birthday and his wish was to stay at BLT and all that was available was a standard view studio. The trip was for 3 nights from 8/20 to 8/23 and we got a room on the 3rd floor with a great view of the pool/bay/shuffleboard area, we were very pleased with the view and the kiddos loved hearing the music that played all day in that area-- gotta love those JO BROS!
We knew going in that the room was going to be small since we saw the models at SSR over xmas but thought 'hey we're a close family we could handle it for 3 nights' and we did. The rooms are small but that was not really an issue as much as the other odd design features of the room. We had the boys sleep on the pullout and DD slept in the pack n play. We put the pack n play in front of the pullout and there was still room to walk around it and get to the balcony on the morning when the kids were sleeping.
Our biggest complaint was the bathroom and we could not understand who would put the bathroom and kitchen sink back to back---- it made for some very humorous conversations in the morning--lol
. We would definitely not stay here if we were going to be using the kitchen side at all---- seemed so unsanitary to be blowing drying hair onto the counter behind you where someone could be making food-- yuck--- someone definitely dropped the ball on this design--- but who knows maybe it will work for someone.
Conclusion: only stay here if you will NOT be using the kitchen side and it is a very short trip!
Thoughts on TOTW lounge-- was a great place to see fireworks and a nice idea but the food offering were not good, we tried the Buffalo and Tomato Flatbread and the dessert trio and would get neither again. We liked the lounge but felt something missing, maybe it would be better as a resturant or something else we thought.
Pros:
We found the staff at the resort to be the most friendly we've seen and to always be in a good mood. We loved the pool and the music playing around it. Our view was great! Loved the location!
Cons:
That bathroom sink/kitchen area is bad. There is no soap dish in the shower, we found this more annoying than the sliding door, which was never a problem for us-- don't see all the stink about that and we have 3 kids. The light on the kitchen side did not work. We had no luggage rack in the room(it was listed on the list of things in the room). No sheet for the pack n play. The refrig was dirty and there was a used coffee filter in the trash when we arrived--- and we don't drink coffee at all!
And front desk forgot to set us up for express checkout even though we had a credit card on file.
But all in all we had a great time and loved the resort and can't wait to try a 1 bedroom!!! We survived in the studio but with the youngest turning 3 soon that will not be an option again for us again. DS loved his birthday trip
a family of 5 in a BLT studio, you may say NO WAY but yes we did it. This was a last minute trip to celebrate DSs 8th birthday and his wish was to stay at BLT and all that was available was a standard view studio. The trip was for 3 nights from 8/20 to 8/23 and we got a room on the 3rd floor with a great view of the pool/bay/shuffleboard area, we were very pleased with the view and the kiddos loved hearing the music that played all day in that area-- gotta love those JO BROS! We knew going in that the room was going to be small since we saw the models at SSR over xmas but thought 'hey we're a close family we could handle it for 3 nights' and we did. The rooms are small but that was not really an issue as much as the other odd design features of the room. We had the boys sleep on the pullout and DD slept in the pack n play. We put the pack n play in front of the pullout and there was still room to walk around it and get to the balcony on the morning when the kids were sleeping.
Our biggest complaint was the bathroom and we could not understand who would put the bathroom and kitchen sink back to back---- it made for some very humorous conversations in the morning--lol
. We would definitely not stay here if we were going to be using the kitchen side at all---- seemed so unsanitary to be blowing drying hair onto the counter behind you where someone could be making food-- yuck--- someone definitely dropped the ball on this design--- but who knows maybe it will work for someone. Conclusion: only stay here if you will NOT be using the kitchen side and it is a very short trip!
Thoughts on TOTW lounge-- was a great place to see fireworks and a nice idea but the food offering were not good, we tried the Buffalo and Tomato Flatbread and the dessert trio and would get neither again. We liked the lounge but felt something missing, maybe it would be better as a resturant or something else we thought.
Pros:
We found the staff at the resort to be the most friendly we've seen and to always be in a good mood. We loved the pool and the music playing around it. Our view was great! Loved the location!
Cons:
That bathroom sink/kitchen area is bad. There is no soap dish in the shower, we found this more annoying than the sliding door, which was never a problem for us-- don't see all the stink about that and we have 3 kids. The light on the kitchen side did not work. We had no luggage rack in the room(it was listed on the list of things in the room). No sheet for the pack n play. The refrig was dirty and there was a used coffee filter in the trash when we arrived--- and we don't drink coffee at all!
And front desk forgot to set us up for express checkout even though we had a credit card on file.But all in all we had a great time and loved the resort and can't wait to try a 1 bedroom!!! We survived in the studio but with the youngest turning 3 soon that will not be an option again for us again. DS loved his birthday trip
