We just returned from a lovely 9 day stay at the Beach Club Villas and I am in love with this resort and the entire Boardwalk area. I thought the MK area had my heart but BCV stole it right away! We visited Riviera and while nice it just did not have the feels for me like I thought it would. Glad we added on at the Grand Floridian instead.
Anyway, back to BCV - I get why this resort is popular. I really do. We enjoyed everything about the area including several meals at Ale and Compass (those Parker House rolls!), Beaches and Cream and even enjoyed a hot dog or two from Hurricane Hannah's. Now the only complaint I have and it is minor but you could tell the rooms need updating. While our one bedroom was super clean and quite lovely (Room 120) and in a great quiet location overlooking the smoking courtyard (which rarely had anyone there by the way) - we did have several maintenance issues we reported but the most irritating was the creaking bed which was never addressed during our 9 day stay. I hope they just chose to address it once we left as I think the entire bedframe needs replacing.
Every cast member we encountered was friendly and so helpful. We hope to return to the Beach Club Villas next November as we celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. And yes I am fighting the urge to add on again!