Yacht Club, Beach Club & Beach Club Villas ~ Post All Your Photos!!!!

[WriteDisney]

I love everyones photos!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Yes, we payed for a water view room. Because this room didn't suit our needs at all (it had a king bed which is slightly awkward for mother and son, it was very far from the elevators which is a pain for my mother who can barely walk, etc), we asked to be moved. They couldn't move us until the next day because the resort was at capacity. We were hoping to be moved to a room closer to the elevators and with a lake view.

We got the lake view, but there were construction workers on our side of the building. There were cranes and piles of dirt blocking our view of the lake, and there were construction workers painting the building exterior...which they had to do on our balcony. The noise from 9-5 was absolutely terrible, and my mother is usually in the room during the day because of her medical condition. So she couldn't even get rest. Plus, in order to have some privacy from our balcony-goers, we basically had to keep the curtains closed, keeping the room pitch black at all times and meaning we barely got to see our water view. Personally, I would have been much more forgiving about the whole thing if there had been any notication from the resort about the ongoing construction. The boat dock was closed, we couldn't even see our water view, the least they could have done was send an email in advance about the construction. They always do that when the pool is closed, as far as I know, and this should be no different. As a family that actually spends time in our room instead of racing across the parks all day, this was our most dissapointing trip since...our last trip to the Beach Club. We won't be back.

It's a shame, because there's so much I like about the place. The Boardwalk area, the pool, the marketplace, Hurricane Hanna's, the decor, and access to Epcot and Hollywood Studios. But these repeated issues are something that nobody could predict until they actually happen.

And for the record, I've heard that any room at YC/BC that overlooks the smallest bit of water/pool is counted as a water view. In my opinion, lake view and pool view should be separate categories, considering the dramatic difference between overlooking the tranquil lake or the noisy, chaotic pool...and then there should be a discount for that abominable roof view.

"Slightly awkward" is an understatement. You should never have been treated like that when the mistake was theirs. Since it was at full capacity, they should have offered to accommodate you at the YC or BWI. I can understand why you won't be back. Just curious, did you ever send off an email to WDW Guest Relations?

We stayed at the YC/CL last year and we thought we'd try the BC Deluxe room this year, but we just changed our reservation to the YC/CL. I just could not risk having painters and cranes in front our balcony and the BC CL lounge and lobby have been sounding way too chaotic for our tastes. I feel much better now that I've changed to the YC. I don't even miss giving-up that Deluxe room. So would you ever consider returning to the YC?

I believe I read on the BC/YC thread that the BC is in the process or will be in the process of reclassifying some room views. Hopefully, for future guests, they will more appropriately classify the water views.

Thanks for posting your experience and I hope your next trip works out much better.

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

"Slightly awkward" is an understatement. You should never have been treated like that when the mistake was theirs. Since it was at full capacity, they should have offered to accommodate you at the YC or BWI. I can understand why you won't be back. Just curious, did you ever send off an email to WDW Guest Relations?

We stayed at the YC/CL last year and we thought we'd try the BC Deluxe room this year, but we just changed our reservation to the YC/CL. I just could not risk having painters and cranes in front our balcony and the BC CL lounge and lobby have been sounding way too chaotic for our tastes. I feel much better now that I've changed to the YC. I don't even miss giving-up that Deluxe room. So would you ever consider returning to the YC?

I believe I read on the BC/YC thread that the BC is in the process or will be in the process of reclassifying some room views. Hopefully, for future guests, they will more appropriately classify the water views.

Thanks for posting your experience and I hope your next trip works out much better.

We did speak to a guest services manager at the resort about it. Ironically it was her choice to move us right in front of the construction (we didn't know about it at the time), which was the worst possible thing they could've done to someone who stays in the room almost all day and needs more rest than the average park-commando guest.

In the end, we received some one-day park tickets. Not really much use to us, since I've been an annual passholder for years, and my mom almost never enters the parks because of the heat, awful crowds, and rude guests who'll tread over anyone in a wheelchair or ECV. The only reason she went to Epcot during our past trip was to try Le Cellier's signature dinner and ride Soarin', but normally she just enjoys the resort.

We might give Yacht Club another try. Yacht Club has never really wowed us for some reason. Yes, the pool is the same, but what we like about Beach Club is literally being right next to Epcot, and we also prefer Beach Club's lighter decor. It's a shame that something always goes seriously wrong when we're there. One error, we might understand. Our first stay at CR was a disaster, but we went back and they really changed our impressions - it's now our second favorite resort behind GF. Our first stay at BC was wonderful, and ever since we've consistently had bad (or terrible) luck there.

I'm looking forward to trying WL next month. We'll finally have stayed at all of the deluxes (well, technically AKV is DVC, but we were in a CL one-bedroom villa in Jambo House, and we have no desire to stay in one of AKL's regular rooms). Unless WL is a disaster, then the Epcot resorts and Poly will all be at the bottom of our list (with Beach Club taking the cake).

 

[disneychard]

I really enjoy the pictures, keep them coming..

 

[Jamian]

Window to the Yacht Club by Jamian, on Flickr

 

[Disneyfreak616]

Window to the Yacht Club by Jamian, on Flickr

GORGEOUS!!! What an interesting view!

 

[Invisable89]

Any pics of the BC CL 1br & 2br Suites?

Thanks.

 

[Pinkgirl]

Wow - what a wonderful thread. I'm making my way through it - been on 3 days now, but just felt the need to pop over to the end to congratulate everyone on their fantastic photos ...... and ..... to ask for more photos of the Yacht Club Gazebo please

 

[bellebookworm9]

Those pictures are phenomenal!
Thank you so much for sharing them!
Looking at the first few, it looks like some of the villas have standing room only balconies - is that true?

All of the villas & studios have balconies with chairs and a small table. The smaller balconies are studios. The actual Beach Club has some rooms with standing balconies. And here's an over head picture so you can see the different buildings. The Villas building is circled in blue and the Beach Club is circled in green.

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

Thank you for that picture, bellebookworm9.
Doesn't look like any of the rooms at the villas, with the exception of that small space around what looks to be a pool, have much of a view, eh?
Is there any area of the villas that is considered better than others as far as requests are concerned? Not that I REALLY care - just glad we'll be there!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Thank you for that picture, bellebookworm9.
Doesn't look like any of the rooms at the villas, with the exception of that small space around what looks to be a pool, have much of a view, eh?
Is there any area of the villas that is considered better than others as far as requests are concerned? Not that I REALLY care - just glad we'll be there!

Yeah, most of them don't have a great view, but some that look towards Epcot allow you to see the higher IllumiNations fireworks. Here is a website that shows you floorplans for the villas building and views from various rooms.
http://www.parkinfo2go.com/dvc-bcv/views.php

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

Wow - double thanks bellebookworm9!

 

[ms.turee]

Love seeing these photos!

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

here are a few shots of the BC and grounds from our trip last week.

 

[LUVMICKEY]

AHHH, home sweet home, STEAMBOAT. I love it and can't wait to be back. Just 101 days to go.

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

Great pics, STEAMBOAT209. Can't wait!!!!! Just a little under 2 months to go....

 

[WriteDisney]

Window to the Yacht Club by Jamian, on Flickr

Wow I love this! Well done!

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

 

[jakeybake]

Awesome pics! Can't wait to he there in 72 days!

Thanks for posting.

J

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

Awesome pics! Can't wait to he there in 72 days!

Thanks for posting.

J

thanks J

we just got back one week as of this morning, and can't wait to go back, we enjoy being at the Beach Club