Susan121302
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2010
I just booked us for 3 nights at the BC following our Disney Cruise next April... 4/25-4/28!! Can't wait!! Now, I am going to try not to worry too much about refurbs going on.
Our delayed and little review of our YC stay. We were there the last full week of August and overall, we had a really great time and much fun was had. We were in room 5163 which was over on the gazebo side. Loved that we were down a nice quiet hall and had a room on the corner. I was surprised though that it didnt have a balcony and while I was originally bummed to not have one, the quietness of the area and short walk to the lounge certainly made up for it and we didn't miss it at all. I thought the condition of the room was fine. I didnt go looking for wear and nothing obvious jumped out at me. I did notice what others had mentioned with dirty dishes being left in the hall. I saw that a plenty and dont get why they sit for hours. I did see the carpet cleaning vehicle riding up and down the halls more than once so they were cleaning a lot too.
On to the lounge and the drink situation. We never had a problem with getting beers any time we wanted, and didnt have issues with getting more than two, although we never asked for more than two at once and didnt need to since we could get them at any time. I didnt like the drink cart. I thought the whole set-up and having to go ask for a drink was just awkward. It did not come across as being treated or served while on vacation, just more of an inconvenience and like we were monitored. The location in the hall even looked silly. I did find the lounge on the small side and there was often not enough space for all that were in there. I definitely noticed cut backs in the food, both in quantity and variety.
Well I posted when we got here on Wednesday & we are in the last couple of days here now, leaving Wednesday morning. The first & best piece of advice is if you get room 5669 request another room! It is next to the service elevator & it is loud! Plus, mouse keeping staff love to stand in front of our door & chat at 730 in the morning! We don't have kids with us & didn't feel like moving so we stayed put. It was bad though. Room was in great shape, had an awesome view of sb & a full balcony. We are club level & it's our first time doing it. My husband is a big beer drinker so this was the main reason for trying it. He could get beer whenever he wanted. Never a problem. 2 at a time, & we had a fridge so he put some in for when we returned after 10. I had 2 issues with cl. One was my husbands seafood allergy. When we checked in he spoke with the chef & was told that when there is seafood to have the cast member call down for fresh food that wasn't prepared with the seafood. Did that & waited 20 minutes & gave up. Did mention it the next day to the girl that checked us in & she apologized & said to try again if it happened again. We did & that cast member said ok give me a minute, only to come back 10 minutes later to say chef said don't eat the veggie rolls since they could have been cooked with seafood. Uh yeah we know that! That's why I explained the whole thing to you & asked you to get him a fresh batch. Ugh, hubby was just annoyed at that point so we gave up & he had no hot apps at all. My other complaint is that it's the same stuff every day! Maybe they changed out the one Danish type in the morning & the hot apps were a little different. Is it worth the extra 100 bucks a day? Not sure for me, but hubby loved it! Never did cl before so I have nothing to compare it to. We did get bottles of water, but had to ask for them. They are doing away with the bottles though once renovations are done. Moving to a water filtration system. Oh & I forgot to mention there wasn't a beer cart, it was help yourself from 5-7, anytime before or after you just had to ask. Here for a few more days so just ask if you have any questions!
What kind of cutbacks did you notice? Just curious.
I also am not too thrilled about the drink cart. I definitely would prefer to just get a drink for myself as well. I wonder if they will continue to keep that up?
Just a little over two weeks until I hit the BC! So excited
Kind of random question that I just can't seem to remember...I am going for the TOT 10 miler so powerade is important for pre-race hydration. But, the red flavor upsets my stomach a bit. Can anyone remember which flavor they have at the pool and/or marketplace? I know some resorts have red and some blue but just can't seem to remember which is where!
Research Fail!!!
I didn't take a picture of the drinks offered in the refill stations at either the Marketplace or Hurricane Hanna's during my trip in August.
But I did take picture of all the drink cases, and both red and blue PowerAde are available by the bottle.
I just looked at a picture I took at the HH refill station in July 2013 and at that time it was Blue PowerAde in the dispenser. I don't have any close-ups of the MP beverage dispenser, so I'm not sure what is offered there.
I can check the Powerade out when we are there next week. It was blue when we were there in March.
I know some of the resorts threads report that you should fax room requests directly to the resort a few days before your stay. It sounds like CBR, and POR still utilize the faxes. Does anyone know if BCR does this?
Thanks!
I'm possibly thinking of doing breakfast with my husband DS4 DD2 and DS1 at captains grille one morning before heading to MK. I don't think we would know for sure what time/ if we go until that morning. Is it easy to do a early morning walk-in for breakfast there?? Thanks in advance!!
Last time I was there an early walk in was no issue for me. Down side is that it doesn't open until 7:30 so not as early as the sit down place at GF. I got there at 7:15 morning, waited fifteen minutes in the lobby for it to open and got right in. There was about three other tables filled. That was in early December.
FWIW, it has nothing to do with your procrastination, as they've cancelled all the Tuesday premium packages. Had you booked it earlier, you would have gotten a call telling you that it was no longer available. I believe there is a thread on the Dining boards about the Tuesday cancellations and all the consternation it's causing people who actually had booked it.
I'm possibly thinking of doing breakfast with my husband DS4 DD2 and DS1 at captains grille one morning before heading to MK. I don't think we would know for sure what time/ if we go until that morning. Is it easy to do a early morning walk-in for breakfast there?? Thanks in advance!!