mrsfarrellhob
Registered: October 2012
Location: Hoboken, NJ
Posts: 29
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Review Date: Mon February 11, 2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Room size, location and proximity to parks
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Cons:
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None
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The only reason I can't give this property a 10 is because my room - while on the top floor - had a "view" of the front entrance to the hotel that was often loud with car motors, people, trucks, cabs, you name it.
Also, anticipate long waits for the bus to the parks if you're heading to MK, DTD or AK mid-day.
But you can't beat the ability to walk to Epcot and DHS! Definitely a great resort!
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jhommel
Registered: February 2013
Location: New York
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sun February 10, 2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Atmosphere, Cleanliness
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Cons:
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None
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Just got back from a trip during marathon weekend. My Wife ran the race and staying at a EPCOT resort was very convenient. She went to sleep early and I enjoyed the boardwalk entertainment. The Resort was using the new RFID keys. Had one issue where the maid threw out some water bottles I had and the front desk without question credited them to my account. Loved it and would stay again.
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MK1972
Registered: May 2010
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Wed January 16, 2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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atmosphere, service, proximity to epcot and HS
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Cons:
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none
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First time stay here and DH and I were very happy with this resort. From the beginning, greeted by a cast member and brought to check in. Only had a standard room but found it sufficient for our needs. I loved grabbing a coffee from the lounge in the am and sitting on the porch. Lots of choices for meals either on boardwalk or resorts nearby. Can see it being limiting to families with children regarding meal options. I'm a fan of Epcot, being able to walk there was great. Polynesian is still our fav resort but would def stay here again!
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queenmom9497
Registered: June 2010
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Sun December 30, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Location, Theming
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Cons:
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Cleanliness of room, greeting
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This was our 3rd stay at BWI. Our first was 5 years ago, the 2nd, 3 years ago at Club Level. Our current visit was disappointing to say the least. We were not greeted in any way upon arrival, in fact, the only time we were greeted by personnel was when we were leaving the baggage check in area the day we were checking out! Quite unlike our other 2 visits when we were greeted upon arrival off the bus.
We got our requested room location and it was great. However, the room, our entire stay, smelled of damp, warm mustyness even after leaving mousekeeping notes about it. The decor is beginning to show signs of wear-the bathroom could use repainting as could the painted areas of the room itself. There was thick dust on the bed posts on both beds, untouched. The desk area was never wiped off, even after purposefully leaving visible crumbs on it. The refrigerator never really became cold.
Our baggage was unceremonously dumped in our room, almost blocking the door. The other times we've stayed, one piece has been placed on the luggage rack and the others moved away from the door.
We have loved this resort for years but unfortunately, will not be staying here again when we return to the World. We have decided to go back to Yacht Club or move to greener pastures by Polynesian or Grand Floridian.
The wonderful location of this resort is the only reason I can recommend now to stay here.
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Caseyka
Registered: January 2011
Posts: 21
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Review Date: Tue November 6, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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room size and location
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Cons:
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bus transportation and no quick service in resort
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Just stayed at the Boardwalk Inn from 10/29 to 11/5. This was the first time my family and I have stayed here. We really loved this resort. The rooms were huge and beautifully decorated. We got lucky enough to have a room with a view of Epcot and were able to watch the fireworks from our balcony. The resort was beautiful and the location was fantastic. We enjoyed walking to Epcot whenever we wanted and all of the entertainment around us. The only two draw backs to this resort were the bus transportation and no place inside the resort to fill our mugs up. Being a deluxe resort one would think that you would not have to share a bus line with four or five other resorts. There were times it took us an hour to get to a park or wait for 30 minutes or so to catch a bus. Disney definitely needs to consider the Boardwalk Inn their own bus line. As for the place to refill your mugs it would be nice to have somewhere right inside the resort without having to go out to the pool or one of the places out on the boardwalk. Aside from those two negatives I would definitely stay here again. We really enjoyed our stay at the Boardwalk Inn.
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LynnM
Registered: October 2008
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 14
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Review Date: Wed October 31, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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pretty resort, location
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Cons:
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no quick service
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This resort is very pretty and it has a great location if you spend alot of time in Epcot.
Service was fine in all aspects.
Parking can be an issue if there is a convention at the hotel and you are self-parking.
There isnt a quick service food court at the hotel, you have to walk outside on the boardwalk, or the lobby bar for coffee/danish.
Room views other than lake-front are kind of boring.
I would stay again if the price is right!
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snovak
Registered: November 2011
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Mon October 22, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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close to epcot
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Cons:
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none
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Beautiful resort! Have spent the last few trips at Beach Club and I found the Boardwalk Inn to be peaceful and quiet... we will return here on our next visit. Our room was huge and Mousekeeping was great. I did request a room on the first floor and my request was honored. We were a short walk to the lobby and the Boardwalk and right by the quiet pool. Perfect location. The only reason I did not rate the hotel a 10 was because we were 2 doors away from the exit and every time someone went out that door there was a loud, shrill, squeak, which wouldn't have been half bad except it was loud enough to wake us early each morning( on vac. I don't want to get up early) I did call and ask to have someone take a look at it, but it didn't get fixed. That was the only negative out of 9 days staying there.
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Jessica527
Registered: March 2011
Posts: 9
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Review Date: Sat June 30, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Close to Epcot/Hollywood Studios, Boardwalk entertainment, staff
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Cons:
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None
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We stayed at the Boardwalk from May 6th to May 16th on our honeymoon. We had selected a standard view and 3 days prior to our arrive we requested a garden view. When we arrived, we were promptly greeted by our name and walked to the check in desk. Check in went very smoothly, they acknowledged our room request, discussed our deluxe dining plan and gave us "Happily Ever After" Pins.We were on the 5th floor above the Belle Vue Lounge. This was a very short walk to the bus stop and the boardwalk. Mousekeeping was great our entire stay, no issues at all. The room was wonderful, very well take care of and very clean. The view we had was of the Eiffel tower at Epcot. We did use the concierge and the front desk throughout our stay, and they were wonderful. I have all great things to say about the Boardwalk Inn!
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sunnee67
Registered: December 2011
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Mon May 7, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Absolutely stunning
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Cons:
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bus service to parks
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With a positive aspect like "Absolutely stunning", why am I giving a rating of 5? It's certainly not the beautiful decor and attention to detail, nor the views of Boardwalk and the other hotels in the area. It's not because of the fantastic customer service. And it's not because, at night, this place is just down right romantic!!! It's not because it's a leisurely stroll right to EPCOT and the Studio's. Why then? Because of the bus service. It is beyond atrocious! 5 hotels on 1 bus. Service to AK, MK, and Downtown Disney will take at least 45 minutes 1 way, and that's if you can get on a bus because Boardwalk is the last stop! I really enjoyed Boardwalk, it's amenities, views, activities, but the bus service really and I mean really spoiled it for me. I would go back in a heart beat if they improved that one thing, but as it is now, I would not return to that resort---sigh
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janellob
Registered: April 2012
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Sun April 29, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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location, location, location
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Cons:
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none
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Just returned yesterday from our 1 week stay at the Boardwalk. My husband and I had an adjoining room to my parents on the 5th floor. Despite having a balcony to overlook the main entrance (think Magical Express buses and valet service) we could clearly see the Tower of Terror, the Swan and the Dolphin. The room was beautiful - on par with AKL. Maid service was excellent. The only issue I can even point out in the room was that the frig didn't get very cold.
As far as the location goes, it doesn't get any better. We walked everywhere.
I liked the Boardwalk feel. My father (65 yrs young) got a kick nightly out of the street performers. The bakery was great. The general store was nice (but never any bananas...). And the restaurant selection was diverse. I would recommend a stay here to anyone and would return in heartbeat.
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2Cutekids
Registered: January 2012
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 6
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Review Date: Thu January 12, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Location
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Cons:
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no counter service restaurant
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Husband and I stayed at the Boardwalk for Marathon Weekend, 1/5 - 1/9/2012. We were met at the door by a CM who checked us right in (we did on-line check in prior to arrival). The hotel itself and the room were beautifully decorated. Room was clean, my only complaint would be that the sofa had some stains, could have used a good steam cleaning. We had a balcony overlooking a court yard, just gorgeous. The room was very bright and sunny.
The short walk to Epcot and Hollywood Studios was the best part! Very easy to get to MK too, walk through Epcot, hop the monorail. We did not go to Animal Kingdom.
If you're going to WDW for Marathon Weekend this is a great hotel, I was able to walk out the door, down the boardwalk and cheer my marathon running husband on at mile 24.5, then cut through Epcot, cheer him on at the end, then meet him at the finish.
My sole complaint is there is no counter service restaurant! We're big breakfast people, and my kids (not there for this trip) are huge Mickey waffle fans. There is a bakery on the boardwalk, but it's teeny-tiny, gets crowded and doesn't have the offerings of the traditional Disney counter service restaurants.
I'd definitely go back, though I'd look into Yacht or Beach solely to see if they had a counter service restaurant.
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sarainsolindell
Registered: December 2011
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Wed December 28, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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view, atmosphere, bakery
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Cons:
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TRANSPORTATION
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My sister and I stayed at the Boardwalk December 5th-8th. The hotel was beyond gorgeous and the Christmas decorations were lovely. We had a water view room with a balcony which was fantastic! I highly recommend paying the extra for water view. If you're going to do Boardwalk you might as well go all out! Our window looked right across the lake to the Yacht and Beach clubs. The speakers down on the actual boardwalk played Christmas music so it was nice to open our door and listen to the music in the room. Overall the whole setting was really wonderful.
We ate breakfast at Kouzzina and it was by far one of my favorite restaurants! I thought there was a nice selection of places to eat between the restaurants and the carts on the boardwalk, and of course the Boardwalk Bakery made for a nice snack!
One tiny complaint I had was that my bedspread had a few stains on it, but they promptly brought us both new ones when I mentioned it.
The only real draw back I can say I didn't like was the transportation. Epcot was great because you can walk right on over. However, for Animal Kingdom the bus for Boardwalk also shared with Yacht and Beach Club AND Swan and Dolphin. For as much as you pay for a deluxe resort I think having 5 large hotels share one bus was a little extreme. The boat to Hollywood Studios was usually very reliable except when the timing was messed up...then once again you had a long line of people from 5 hotels waiting for one boat. Magic Kingdom wasn't quite as bad because it only shared with Swan and Dolphin this time, but I still feel like it was kind of a lot to deal with for a deluxe resort.
Over all it's a lovely resort and a great experience but if you don't like potentially lengthy transportation routes than I would suggest staying elsewhere.
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LoveTheMagic
Registered: September 2011
Location: PA
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Thu September 29, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Very elegant, Great Pool, Fun Community Hall
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Cons:
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Lack of internal Dining Options (quick or full)
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We stayed at the BW Inn from 8/21 to 8/28/2011 and really had a fantastic time. The resort itself is positively gorgeous and very elegant. Our rooms (we had 2 connecting rooms) were very spacious, clean and classically decorated. The housekeeping and staff were wonderful. We were down the hall from the elevators on the 3rd floor, so our walk wasn't too long and we had no outside noise. We had a a balcony that overlooked a garden area and we could see Fireworks at night. We had to stay another night due to Hurricane Irene and the hotel staff was very accommodating and allowed us to stay in our current rooms for the extra night which was great.
Our children (4 and 7) loved the pool. It was really fun and I especially liked that there was a green light at the top of the slide to tell you it was "safe" to go down. They didn't have this at the Contemporary last year and my then 6yo almost got landed on by a large adult. The poolside activities and the Community Hall (with arts and crafts activities) were also a BIG hit with my kids. The BW entertainers were fun at night and we happened to catch a few acts while waiting for the Friendship Boats.
Our favorite part of all staying here was the very convenient walk to Epcot - 5 mins tops. Also, the boats ran frequently and it only took about 3 mins on the boat, which my older parents preferred. We didn't have any issues catching the MK bus either and they seemed to run frequently. We ended up taking a boat to DHS as it was too hot to walk. We had PHs and ended up walking into Epcot almost every night for a quick bite and to see the FW. We loved the back entrance into Epcot and it was never crowded to get in/out.
The only drawback for us staying here is that the hotel has no quick service dining options. We felt like we pushed ourselves to go into Epcot for a quick bite, but would have liked to relax in the room some nights instead. Also, there is no internal table service either. A hotel of this grandeur really should offer both. Sure, the BW is below with lots of dining, but you still have to go outside (it was pouring more than once) and have reservations. The only place we ended up eating at twice with no reservations was Big River City Grill and that was good.
All in all, we would definitely stay here again. My husband really can't wait to go back, but I think I would try Beach Club next time for something new.
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Efudd1
Registered: September 2011
Location: NE Pennsylvania
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sun September 4, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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location, location, location
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Cons:
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can't think of any
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Beautiful hotel, great service, close to Epcot and Hollywood Studios, close to restaurants and bars, fitness center - super, store contained alot of food items for lunch and breakfast, staff very friendly, helpful, and courteous.
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mikat
Registered: July 2009
Location: ontario
Posts: 32
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Review Date: Thu August 4, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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very nice &clean rooms and hotel, location to epcot
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Cons:
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not hotel exactly, but drunks on boardwalk & convention goers not as fam. friendly
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Stayed July 14-17 before moving to Poly. When booking BC we were offered a really great deal if we would switch to BWI- decided try it and were really pleasently surprised by this hotel in most regards. Surprised at how much we all liked the fun theme and it was a good mix of relaxing and exciting for our girls (10 &16). Much of the hotel reminded me of the GF (wealthy grandma deco;P)- but it was softened by the whimsical details to make it more laid back fun which our family prefers.
Room was very fancy- schmancy/ pampered feeling w/ lots of room- 2 queens and a daybed etc. We didn't get a balcony (requested) but the view was so nice that it made up for it- courtyard facing out to nice view of boardwalk, lake, and Y&BC. Room was strikingly super clean and new feeling, towel duck waiting for us:) Really liked bathroom/ vanity area for some reason.
Pool was really fun- carnival theming didn't seem so in-your-face once we were there. Slide was almost too much for DH &I but kids loved it. Trivia and pool games etc. were great fun for us all- lots of staff helping with many resort activities, kids also made tye-dye mickey shirts. Can refill your resort cups at pool bar, but felt like we should tip? Didn't see others tipping, but bartender made us feel uncomfortable not to. Never figured it out.
Pastries/ coffee etc. avail in Bellvue lounge in am- very convienient, boarkwalk bakery not as much- busy even in off-meal times, but yummy sandwiches etc.
Bus to MK only 1x on first am- very efficeint (had already picked up other resorts, still seats)and made it to MK so early that we were chosen to be first family and to help open park! Walking to/from epcot is always great- just as fast from our room as in the past from BC rooms.
Our only real complaint was the boardwalk at night, esp. coming back from EPCOT after fireworks.
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