natebenma
Beach Club Dee
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2008
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I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list for February.
The suggestion from Wood Nymph to switch to YC is the best way to ensure that your rooms will have full balconies.
If you can't switch resorts, then make sure your requests for BC include "Connecting rooms, full balconies, please"
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.
I think 6-12 minutes is a reasonable estimate for the longest and shortest amounts of time to get from any BC room (the furthest room would probably be at the end of wing, 4th floor) to the UK pavilion, walking at a decent clip.
Please make sure and report back how long it takes you to get from your room to Rose & Crown after your trip.
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.
Hard for me to judge for you whether you will have enough room, that's a pretty personal opinion. My family has 4 members (2 teens) and we have been fine, but maybe someone who has been in a room with a family of 5 could give you a better impression.
For $100 a night, with 5 people, I would probably upgrade to CL, mostly for the convenience especially in the morning and to give you more "space".
You can go into the lounge for breakfast, hopefully find a table and get ready to face the day. Your other options, unless you are bringing a lot of food with you, are the Marketplace which could be busy in the morning, Continental Breakfast at the Yacht Club or a sit down breakfast which will be right around $100 per day for 5 people and probably fairly time-consuming to get food for 5 people.
If you are taking afternoon breaks from the parks, you will find it very convenient to get a cold drink (water, lemonade, ice tea, soda) from the lounge as you are getting changed for the pool. Much easier than going to your room, getting refill mugs, going to the Marketplace to refill...
We are not always around for appetizers or desserts, but we enjoy them when we are!
You also get a better chance of having a full balcony at club level (5th floor). Approx 75-80% of the rooms on the 5th floor have a full balcony, compared to about 50% in the rest of the resort. The only thing is you won't be able to book a Garden View room at club level with 5 people because I think only one of those rooms has a daybed. You would have to book standard view or water view, I think.
Not that I'm trying to spend even more of your money, but you should also try pricing a Deluxe CL room- that would give you more space and the club level offerings.
Whether you book CL or not, I wouldn't suggest requesting a particular floor, but add the request "Full balcony, please" to your reservation.
Hope that helps.
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list
Please let us know if you have any questions.
That is great to hear!
Thanks for the additional sets of view pictures! I have already added your posts to the view thread.
Also love the bonus house made chip photo. Looks like a UFO: Unbelievably Fantastic Offering
Here's my view picture with bonus footage (most of a Sunken Treasure)
Hi folks,
We are super excited for our first BC stay next month. We have two garden view rooms, and we requested connecting (which we were told is "guaranteed" because of the number of adults and children in our group), and "full balcony" (which is just a request). The reason we want a full balcony is my elderly mother. Sometimes she doesn't feel up to going to a park with us in the morning, and really enjoys being "outside" on her balcony with a cup of coffee and a good book.
I'm wondering if you know if it is even possible to have both of these requests met?
I am asking because I spent some time this morning on another website (Touring Plans) which has a clickable map of the views from all the rooms, and while I found a good number of connecting garden view rooms, I could not find one with a full balcony. I wonder if I should switch to "standard" or "water view"?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list for February.
The suggestion from Wood Nymph to switch to YC is the best way to ensure that your rooms will have full balconies.
If you can't switch resorts, then make sure your requests for BC include "Connecting rooms, full balconies, please"
I am SO excited to be staying at BC for our trip this May !! (May 22nd - 31st). I paid a little extra for a garden view, just in case we get a balcony This is our first deluxe - we were at POFQ in 2009, and CBR in 2010. Haven't been back since, as we do take vacations to other places, too ! I've read through this thread, but haven't waded through the older ones yet. I can't believe how excited I am to be right there at Epcot - just the thought of being able to wander back to our room after an evening of fun makes me giddy !
My one question (for now ) is - if our room at BC was the furthest from Epcot - how long would it take to walk in (assuming no line at the International Gateway) and to the UK pavilion ?? How about if our room was closer ? I am originally from England (I've been here in the US 16 years) - and the thought of being so close to the pub and to fish and chips is too wonderful for words ! LOL
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.
I think 6-12 minutes is a reasonable estimate for the longest and shortest amounts of time to get from any BC room (the furthest room would probably be at the end of wing, 4th floor) to the UK pavilion, walking at a decent clip.
Please make sure and report back how long it takes you to get from your room to Rose & Crown after your trip.
So excited...just booked a mom plus the kiddos June vacation at the Beach Club. My hubby has a work trip planned and isn't the biggest DW fan. Normally as a party of 6 we wouldn't be able to afford a deluxe resort, so I'm secretly ok with him missing this once.
Our dates are 6/8-6/15. Just wondering if you all think the size of the room will be an issue. Our girls are not into hair and all that yet, so I don't foresee a bathroom issue. There is a chance my hubby would join us the last few days which means we would definitely have to switch resorts.
The kids were really wanting to do the water parks this time, but I'm hoping with the amazing pool at the BC they won't miss it. I am a little weary of trying to keep track of 4 at a water park...
We would really like a full balcony, is there a floor you would suggest?
Also, it's only $100 more per night to upgrade to CL, is it worth it in your opinion. I would not be partaking in any alcohol, so I'm thinking probably not. I can't see us spending $100 a day on snacks and breakfast.
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.
Hard for me to judge for you whether you will have enough room, that's a pretty personal opinion. My family has 4 members (2 teens) and we have been fine, but maybe someone who has been in a room with a family of 5 could give you a better impression.
For $100 a night, with 5 people, I would probably upgrade to CL, mostly for the convenience especially in the morning and to give you more "space".
You can go into the lounge for breakfast, hopefully find a table and get ready to face the day. Your other options, unless you are bringing a lot of food with you, are the Marketplace which could be busy in the morning, Continental Breakfast at the Yacht Club or a sit down breakfast which will be right around $100 per day for 5 people and probably fairly time-consuming to get food for 5 people.
If you are taking afternoon breaks from the parks, you will find it very convenient to get a cold drink (water, lemonade, ice tea, soda) from the lounge as you are getting changed for the pool. Much easier than going to your room, getting refill mugs, going to the Marketplace to refill...
We are not always around for appetizers or desserts, but we enjoy them when we are!
You also get a better chance of having a full balcony at club level (5th floor). Approx 75-80% of the rooms on the 5th floor have a full balcony, compared to about 50% in the rest of the resort. The only thing is you won't be able to book a Garden View room at club level with 5 people because I think only one of those rooms has a daybed. You would have to book standard view or water view, I think.
Not that I'm trying to spend even more of your money, but you should also try pricing a Deluxe CL room- that would give you more space and the club level offerings.
Whether you book CL or not, I wouldn't suggest requesting a particular floor, but add the request "Full balcony, please" to your reservation.
Hope that helps.
My husband and I have a reservation at the Beach Club, AAA rate garden view from 7/19 thru 7/27! We were planning on staying at the Yacht Club last year, and needed to change resorts due to my daughter and her family joining us. Hopefully we will make it there this year! I am hoping for a little better discount so maybe we can try club level, but either way we are really excited!
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list
Please let us know if you have any questions.
We are here (Beach Club) now for our very first stay. Oh my gosh, we LOVE it! Can't wait to come back for our August stay (club level--woohoo!).
That is great to hear!
Thanks for the additional sets of view pictures! I have already added your posts to the view thread.
Also love the bonus house made chip photo. Looks like a UFO: Unbelievably Fantastic Offering
Here's my view picture with bonus footage (most of a Sunken Treasure)