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DisneyWorld Delight
No Tag For You!
Registered: August 2004
Location: Vandelay Industries, on my way to San Jose
Posts: 2983Review Date: Mon April 27, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location, Theming, Atmosphere Cons:
The Beach Club is an excellent resort to stay at. It's eleglant and laid back at the same time. Not stuffy at all. Check in is smooth and fast. CM's accomodating. Many food options at the hotel, and the surrounding resorts. Walking distance to Epcot and The Boardwalk. 
figment3258
DIS Veteran
Registered: January 2008
Location: massachusetts
Posts: 1552Review Date: Tue April 28, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Cons:
We have stayed here twice and loved it. it is so worth the extra money to us. The hotel rooms are bigger and having a balcony is great. i love the fact that we can walk to Epcot and Disney Hollywood studios. Some morning we even walk through Epcot just to hop the monorail to Magic Kingdom. You can walk to mini golf too. The food here is great. And the pool well there is no better pool than a sand bottom pool.
LMO429
DIS Veteran
Registered: March 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 4969Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Close Proximity to 2 Parks & Boardwalk, Cast Member Teena Cons: NONE
The Beach Club is our favorite resort at Walt Disney World. We love being able to walk to 2 parks (EPCOT & HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS) and The Boardwalk! We enjoy having breakfast at Cape May Cafe and always find that we receive alot of character interaction time despite the fact we have no children. Stormalong Bay is a fantastic pool and if you are looking for a little quiet time you could always go to the quiet pool. The Beach CLub Marketplace is great for grabbing a quick bite before you head to the park or during the day. The lines move fast and you dont have to wait outside (like across the st at the boardwalk) to get a quick breakfast in.
The Staff at the Beach Club is fantastic in particular Teena The Greeter at The Beach Club is AWESOME!!!!!! She is a super nice & caring person, who enjoys making guests feel welcomed! We love Teena and we love the Beach club! We have stayed there for 3 years in a row and will continue to stay there going forward
shmedly123
DIS Veteran
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 567Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location, amenities, pool Cons: rooms were starting to show wear
My favorite hotel that I've stayed at on WDW property so far. The location is perfect, close to 2 theme parks and the Boardwalk. Stormalong bay is perfect for families doing half day theme park/ half day resort stays. Would highly recommend this hotel to family/friends.
I just wish the price was a little more reasonable especially during the busier times ($400/night is a lot for any hotel regardless of the location).
I guess the rooms are being rehabbed or have recently been rehabbed so that pretty much negates the only con I had.
srose
Earning My Ears
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 4Review Date: Sun May 3, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6
Positive aspects of the product (pros): close walk to Epcot, Hollywood Studios, close to Boardwalk shops and entertainment, POOL!!!!, enjoying restaurants in the Yacht Club Cons: our bed was very uncomfortable!, price
My wife and I stayed in the Beach Club Villas in August. We found the resort itself to be excellent in its location. We did, however, find that our room was "a little tired" . Our bed was extremely uncomfortable! It felt like the mattress was all out of shape, the furnishings seemed scratched up, and our rug was old.
oakmanner 
DVC Member, Disney Cast Member, D23 Member, Disney Movie Club Member...
Registered: October 2006
Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Posts: 1408Review Date: Sun May 3, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Pool, location to EPCOT & DHS Cons: Long hallways long walks to some rooms
We stayed here as part of a Land & Sea package last year. The room was beautiful. We had a long walk from the lobby, in fact our room faced the United Kingdom pavillion in EPCOT. The pool is amazing that has a sand bottom very unique. One feature at this resort that stands out to us is Art the greeter in the lobby. He is a wonderful man and is so friendly he makes coming into the resort particularly enjoyable.
jamnut24
Mouseketeer
Registered: March 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 83Review Date: Mon May 4, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Pool, proximity to Boardwalk and Epcot, dining options. Cons: Theming is a bit generic.
This location is fantastic and the pool is an attraction in itself. This is a great location with a ton of great dining options which make it an excellent choice if you are on the dining plan.
californiadopeyfreak
Earning My Ears
Registered: May 2005
Location: Bellflower, California
Posts: 65Review Date: Wed May 6, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Close to parks and Boardwalk Cons: Sure some will say what? Too quiet!
I thought this hotel was very pretty and theamed according to the area. I stayed at the All-Star before I came to this hotel and I felt that I did not fit in as well at the Beach Club. Maybe just my personal opinion, but I felt it was quiet there and did not seem as inviting for families. It was hard to find a pool open later in the evening and had to get used to not having a food court. The restaurants were very nice and the whole Boardwalk area was great. Overall, this is a great hotel but just not for me.
jonmcguire
Earning My Ears
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 23Review Date: Thu May 7, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Great theme, close to Epcot Cons: hmmmm......
My family's favorite Disney resort. Several stays here. Concierge level is small, but the staff is very committed.
Beaches and Cream- great burgers
Storm Along Bay
mikelan6
World Traveler, Usually Optimistic
Registered: September 2000
Location: Aventura, Fl
Posts: 3758Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Great Location, Nice Theme Cons: Some views aren't anything special
The Beach Club can't be beat for it's proximity to EPCOT. You can walk to the World Showcase in a few minutes. There is also boat transportation, but it'd probably be faster to walk. You can also catch a boat the Disney's Hollywood Studios.
The restaurants here are pretty good, but the standout is Beaches and Cream - with their decadent ice cream concoctions. Yumm Yumm.
SpaceMonkey
Mouseketeer
Registered: June 2003
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Posts: 96Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): location, best resort pool on property, Cons: large resort
The Beach Club is my sisters favorite resort on Disney property. I would say it's mine too, however, I'm torn between here and the Wilderness Lodge. The Beach Club is a deceptively large resort with it's winding hall ways and enclosed garden areas. The rooms are nice, with soft color and that beach house feel. This resort has three awesome perks. First, location. It's no more than a five minute walk "leisurely" to Epcot's International Gateway. Second it shares with the Yacht Club the best resort pool on Disney property. The pool area is like a "light" water park with a waterslide, mini lazy river and sand all over the bottom of the pool. It's a large pool area but designed not to feel like it. Last, Beaches and Cream, the ice cream parlor. It's a 50's style desert diner that also sells hambergers, hot dogs and sandwiches, but the ice cream treats here are the main attraction.
zeusywoo
Earning My Ears
Registered: April 2008
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 43Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Beautiful Cons: Nothing
I loved the resort so much. It was everything I hoped for. The location on the Broadwalk is awesome to walk all day long. The fact that you can walk to Epcot or boat over to Disney Hollywood Studio is a plus. We liked the food at the resort also, it was tasty. Great place to go home too!
jessily
DIS Veteran
Registered: November 2007
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 791Review Date: Sat May 9, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Atmosphere, Pool, Location, Staff Cons: Shared Buses, Price
The Beach Club is a gorgeous resort and its location (walking distance to Epcot and the Studios) can't be beat. We found this to be a relaxing resort and can't wait to return. The only negative we found was that shared buses (with Boardwalk, Swan, Dolphin and Yacht Club) often took a long time. Overall, we love it!
msc_idiot
Mouseketeer
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 90Review Date: Tue May 12, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 0
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Cons:
Absolutely wonderful! The bedding is enough to make you second guess wanting to go to the parks each day - you just want to stay in bed. The room service was wonderful, but very pricey. And the lobby is beautiful. The view from the room we had (concierge level facing the parking lot) was wonderful because from the balcony we could see Spaceship Earth. The grounds are pretty large, but beautiful. It does not seem particularly "Disney" until you think that this is just up the road from the Animal Kingdom Lodge and the Wilderness Resort. My favorite of all the resorts we've stayed in. So peaceful.
Love2663
Mouseketeer
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 109Review Date: Tue May 19, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): location, pool Cons: expensive if you can't find a discount
My family's favorite resort. It is easy walking distance to Epcot, particularly if you request a room at the far end of the resort, although you then have further to walk if returning on the buses. You can also walk to the Studios almost as fast as the boats take you, especially if you have just missed one. The pool is spectacular.
mjfox
Coming to Disney since 1971.
Registered: January 2004
Location: Yorktown, VA Disney 30+ days per year
Posts: 175Review Date: Thu May 28, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Pool, walking distance to Epcot and Studios Cons: None
Best pool in park! Love to walk to Epcot for fireworks at night. Great view of Boardwalk. Love Beaches & Cream for meals and ice cream.
DonaldsDaisy
Mouseketeer
Registered: January 2005
Posts: 141Review Date: Wed June 3, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): location & pool Cons: quick service food
The Beach Club is a great resort! We loved being so close to EPCOT. It was convenient to just pop over for dinner. Being so close to the Boardwalk was also a great advantage!
Our room was a corner room with lots of light and a big balcony. We were upgraded to a king bed room which was wonderful! Our room was spotless and not once were we bothered by mousekeeping. There were plenty of trash cans in our room which was nice since we were traveling with a toddler. We never had to hunt for a place to toss something. We never heard any noise from the hallways, neighboring room or walkways below us.
The only negative thing I have to say about the hotel is the lack of quick service food options. We tend to eat lunch at the hotel and not having a place with a wide verity of food was disappointing. The other restaurants located at the hotel were fantastic. We really enjoyed breakfast at the Cape May Café and ate lunch at Beaches n’ Cream twice.
Overall, I think the Beach Club is a great place for families to stay. The pool offers something different for all ages of kids and spending a night on the beach watching a movie is a great way to unwind after a day running around!
DisneyDad64
Mouseketeer
Registered: July 2008
Posts: 105Review Date: Mon June 22, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Pool - Epcot Access Cons: None
Best pool and 2 min walk to Epcot.
TAKitty
I will make it work with the ones you have!
It must be real if the tag fairy says so
Registered: July 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2706Review Date: Wed June 24, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location to Epcot Cons: Shared Buses and Crowded Pool
We love the Beach Club for its location to Epcot, but if you like to swim with your kids or you like to watch them closely, Beach Club might not be for you.
The main pool is the huge selling feature to many, but it is very hard to keep track of your kids because the pool winds around. The pool is very crowded, and our family didn't like the sand bottom. It is not soft on the feet.
Overall, we love being so close to Epcot but the bus service being shared with so many resorts can be a pain.
marlenespolane
Earning My Ears
Registered: July 2009
Posts: 2Review Date: Fri July 17, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Close to Epcot, Boardwalk and Hollywood Studios Cons: Must have reservations to eat at the hotel restaurant Cape May
We just got back from our Disney World vacation last week. The Beach Club Resort was amazing. This is our second trip to Disney World and the first time we stayed at the Grand Floridian, which was also very nice. We liked the Beach Club Resort the best. Our children really enjoyed the sand bottomed pool, water slide and Beaches and Cream icecream shop. I think they like the hotel better than the theme parks. The customer service at the Beach Club Resort is excellent. Upon arrival to the hotel, we were not happy with the location of our original room. Charlton, the front desk manager, gave us another room location that we were very happy with. On our last day, my Tiffany's diamond necklace was missing. I called the hotel security. Kristin, the maid service manager and Carol, a security officer arrived at our room. They moved the dresser, took apart the plumbing underneath both sinks and finally found it in the maid's vacuum cleaner. They located the maid's cart, emptied the vacuum cleaner bag and found the diamond first and then the chain. I still can't beleive they looked through a filthy hotel vacuum cleaner bag to find my necklace but they did. It's now at Tiffany's being repaired. Now I call that customer service!
Our room was really nice. The hotel recently remodeled the rooms and it shows. The beds were comfortable and the a/c worked unbelievable.
There were a few things that we didn't like about the hotel. Don't check your luggage at the airport. It took us 4 hours to get our luggage. I didn't have swimsuites or comfortable shoes or we could have swam or went to Epcot. We decided to eat, well we couldn't do that either because we needed a reservation at the buffet. We went to Beaches and Cream and they were booked too. We were stuck for 4 hours with nothing to do but wait. It was frustrating. Next time, i'm not taking the luggage with me. Just leave off the yellow Disney tags, pick up your luggage at baggage claim and then get on the bus to the hotel. If there is one little thunder roar, they close the pool for 45 minutes. In Florida, storms come in and out several times a day. You have to get out of the pool, get all of your stuff together and leave the pool grounds until the storm is 6 miles away or 45 minutes. When the 45 minutes is up, the lifeguards clean up all the towels before the re-open the pool. They did this at least 2-3 times per day the entire 5 days we were there. That got old and annoying after the third day.
It was a great vacation. The Beach Club Resort is a great location. It's a 5 minutes walk to Epcot, a 10 minute walk to The Boardwalk or a 3 minute ferry ride, and a 10 minute ferry ride to Hollywood Studios.
asdfghjkl13
DIS Veteran
Registered: May 2009
Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 1188Review Date: Tue July 28, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): location, pool, setting, design, landscape Cons: bad bus service, food
I just got home from staying at the Beach Club for the first time, and it's my new favorite resort in the whole world. It has THE best pool ever. The lifeguards are so nice and the slide is awesome! Love the sand bottomed pools and nightswimming is so fun. I also love the location. The Beach Club is literally in the World Showcase's backyard. The theme and designs for the hotel are stunning. I think the Beach Club is nicer than the Yacht Club.
There are just a few cons about the hotel. Buses take forever to pick us up from the hotel. We usually waited about 30 minutes for a bus. And I'm not a fan of the food at the hotel. But other than that, this is the best hotel ever!!
CastawayJP
2 cruises away from Platinum!
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 680Review Date: Mon September 21, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location. Pool is Amazing! Cons: Lack of quick food
We recently stayed at the Beach Club for the first time. First of all you can't beat the location! The ability to walk to Epcot and Hollywood Studios (a bit of a hike)is such a plus, especially with small napping children! We also loved Stormalong Bay! We spent 2 resort days just relaxing at the pool, and the water slide is a blast!
The wife and I had a great date night over at Yachtsman, and the whole family loved trying to eat the Kitchen Sink!
Our only complaints would be that it is tough to get good food quickly. Beaches & Cream is so poppular it is almost always an hour plus wait, and the selection at the market is not very good. Our other minor gripe is that we found it difficult to find a room set up that worked well for two pack n plays...
LoriABil
DIS Veteran
Registered: September 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 1247Review Date: Sun March 7, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location, pool! Cons: Lack of counter service options
The Beach Club resort if a great place to stay if you are interested in a relaxed atmosphere, but still want to be near the excitement and night life!
You are walking distance to Epcot's World Showcase and The Boardwalk (5 to 10 minutes) or, if you are feeling up to a longer stroll, Disney's Hollywood Studios. Or, take a relaxing water taxi to Epcot's "back door" or the Hollywood Studios.
The rooms are nice, with a relaxing, pastel color scheme that looks like something out of a York Beach Cottage. The balconies, while too small to sit out on, are nice and offer a great view. If you get a waterfront room (on the pool or Crescent Lake), if is nice to look across and see the lights of the Boardwalk at night!
Speaking of night, there are a ton of activities, dance clubs, piano bars, street performers and more on Disney's Boardwalk!
There are two eateries, Beaches and Cream and Cape May Cafe. In addition, there is a very small sandwich shop in the gift shop (very good breakfast, but little else) and the pool-side snack shop (think burgers and fries, but far inferior to Beaches and Cream). However, The Beach Club's sister resort The Yacht Club has two table service eateries as well, The Captain's Grille and the Yachtsman Steakhouse. They are similar in menu's but the yachtsman has a far more "upscale" atmosphere. Those of us with kids might want to stay near the Captain's...
If you are looking for a quick meal, you do have options. There are a few places on the Boardwalk (the pastry shop, for one) or, you have literally a World of choices at Epcot's World Showcase. The downside is walking (short distances) and needing a park hopper option if Epcot is going to be your choice often.
This said, the soft sand-bottom pool complete with great water slide, lazy river, water volleyball, pool-side entertainment and whirlpools makes up for the lack of dinner options for the kiddos. Add in the beach fire sing-a-longs and nightly movies, and you have at least a full day's worth of Disney Magic without ever leaving your resort!
alayna86
Former Disney Cast Member 2005
Registered: July 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 46Review Date: Tue July 20, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): pool and ice cream parlor Cons:
I stayed here a couple years back with some family and friends and must say this was our most memorable experience as far as resorts go. The pool is outstanding. Clean and the bottom is filled with sand! It hardens around your feet and then let's go. It's so relaxing. They have a terrific ice cream parlor near the pool area. It has what's called the kitchen sink. It's literally a kitchen sink full of all different flavors of ice cream and toppings. If you can finish it you get it for free or at least that's how it was years back. The lobby is pretty and from what i remember the food was good! Also it's literally right next to Epcot (within walking distance)!
disneydorks
Earning My Ears
Registered: July 2010
Posts: 42Review Date: Tue October 5, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $200.00 | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Amazing from begining to end Cons:
We actually staid at the Beach Club Villas in a studio suite. The room was very nice, and the rooms were very updated. Its not hand carved inlaid wood and accents, it's a nice hotel room like if you were at someones beach home. The beds were very comfortable and the rooms were very clean. The room we were in was on the top floor near the end of the building facing EPCOT, we were able to watch the fireworks from our room which was awesome, no lines, lol. The rooms had flat screen tvs and dvd players. We were in the regular room not some upgrade so I would assume that there are now DVD players in the room. The refrigerators were very big for dorm room type refrigerators, and very cold 
The pools were awesome wish we could have spent some time at Storm Along Bay. The quite pool was great to relax by. The best part of the resort is it is a shorter and much quicker walk to EPCOT than it is to the boats. Quick walk over the bridge and you are right in the back door to EPCOT which if you are like us who mainly eat at EPCOT it was the best hotel to ever stay in.
STEAMBOAT209
DIS Veteran
Registered: February 2004
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 9362Review Date: Fri October 22, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Excellant location Cons: Not enough studios
Love the location, able to walk to Epcot and MGM only a 9minute brisk walk: Posted via eTicket
AWaltFan
Earning My Ears
Registered: April 2009
Location: Oswego
Posts: 26Review Date: Wed September 12, 2012 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Beautiful, fresh, comfortable rooms Cons: Marketplace & Bussers
We just got back from our first trip to the Beach Club. The bed was the most comfortable I've ever slept in. We had 3 adults and 1 child and we were very comfortable. Never ran into each other once! I loved the flat screen tv build out. Very nice woodwork. The room's amenities and housekeeping were excellent.
We are conservative, so we reused our towels when we could and brought back pool towels for our hair which we reused as well. 3 of us have really long, curly hair, so we had to ask for extra conditioner.
Our requests for a daybed and near smoking were met. We were right on the closest walkway to EPCOT.
The lobby of the hotel reminds me of a mansion. It was generally very lovely, but in the morning crowded and loud from all the kids going to Cape May. This was OK, because I like to people watch and that was a great opportunity.
SAB was awesome, the sand bottom felt really relaxing on our aching feet. Also, I loved the Flying Jib. I didn't want to go down at first because I thought it was a closed tube ride, but upon climbing to the top and looking through, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it's no biggie for those of you who don't like those kind of slides. Brave it, it will be a blast for all you kids at heart!
The staff was nice and lifeguards were very friendly.
We used the laundry by quiet pool on our last night. Hot tub was great!
Poached eggs at Capt. Grille were the best I've EVER tasted.
Unfortunately, even though we went off season and resort was no where near crowded, I must complain about the food service and options at Marketplace. Nothing satisfied. BTW just because you bought a refillable mug, does not mean you can put your cup in front of my face to fill up - you still need to wait your turn. This place really needs a dedicated and larger food service area.
Buses were also a drag. Well, not the buses, but the people waiting for the buses who refuse to stand to wait and give dirty looks to those who line up. Where else would we stand? I like to avoid that kind of confrontation, so I took the long walk through EPCOT to ride the monorail to MK. It was the best time of all with my DD7. We rode Spaceship Earth and gift shop crawled all the way to the entrance!
The only other bad thing was that the CMs at the desk couldn't get on the Spirit website to check me in or print boarding passes. I know this is a DISNEY issue, not an airline issue. I myself work for a company who restricts access to certain websites for their own ridiculous reasons. I have nothing nice to say about them (LOL). Needless to say, I happily took the walk to the Yacht Convention Center to have the passes printed there for a small fee.
Overall, I loved the Beach Club. It was amazing! and I look forward to staying here again after I mark a few more deluxes off my list and re-visit my all time favorite, Boardwalk.
jlundeen
Mickey Fanatic
Registered: March 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 104Review Date: Tue January 1, 2013 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Great resort, great locale Cons: restaurant
I LOVE the Beach Club Resort! When we can afford it, we stay there, otherwise, we stay in a moderate resort. But we LOVE the Beach Club.
This year, we couldn't even get in to the resturant...even as resort guests! So we had to go over the the other restaurant at the Yacht Club for a VERY AWFUL buffet breakfast! not a good experience.
Love the rooms, the pools, the overall theme, but some of the carpeting seems to be on the tattered and ratty side for a Deluxe resort.
Also love being able to walk to Epcot and Boardwalk!
jlundeen
Mickey Fanatic
Registered: March 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 104Review Date: Tue January 1, 2013 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): oh, an addition to my previous review... Cons: WI FI doesn't work
While this is my MOST FAVORITE resort at WDW, we can't afford to stay there every trip.
This trip, I brought along my laptop because all the reservation info talked about free wi-fi in the rooms...it took me two days to actually get it to work, and then for no apparant reason, it stopped working again, and I was never able to getback in. Luckily, I have a smart phone, so I could at least keep up with the important stuff...
SydneyFalco
Stop asking ME about YOUR stuff... just ask me about MINE! That's what the Internet is for!
Registered: October 2008
Location: Gatineau, QC
Posts: 759Review Date: Tue January 8, 2013 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $375.00 | Rating: 7
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location and pool live up to the hype. Cons: Theme is executed lukewarm; quick service inadequate
We were a married Canadian couple travelling the first week of December. Eight nights, deluxe dining plan.
We chose the Beach Club as a middle-ground compromise between either of the two Disney lodges (AKL, WL) and our natural preference for the monorail hotels (CR, PR). We were looking mostly for *some* proximity to the parks and for any non-bus travel options we could snag. In these aspects, the Beach Club more than lived up to its promise. We had an easy, wonderful time getting around WDW. The famed Stormalong Bay also lived up to its reputation, although our first floor room was so close to the quiet pool that we spent most of our down time there.
Caveat: when we arrived we were told that we couldn't have the two queen room we'd requested. We said that was fine, but when we were told we were to be given a single queen room instead, we thought that was pretty out-of-bounds for $375.00 a night. (I didn't even know there was such a thing as a deluxe hotel room with only a single queen.) We held out for a King at least, and got it no problem. So that was odd; I'm six five and if the wife and I had been forced to make due with the single queen for eight nights, this would be a very different review.
The Beach Club has a winding layout that sometimes gets in your way. Little gates and shrubs choke off what feel like obvious shortcut points to the pool and soda shop.
When we booked, I feared from the map that the bus stop was very far away from ther rooms (that *everything* was, in fact) but I had the wrong impression. The resort is not nearly so vast as it can sometimes appear in diagrams.
I personally found the theme a little on the underwhelming side--I guess I was expecting more "old timey" flair--but the grounds are wonderful and open and peaceful. Our room was spacious and clean. The only weak spot was its Hobbit-sized bathroom. The tub measured four feet long, and the clearance between the toilet and door is about an inch. It's one person at a time (and barely that).
Our first floor room adjacent to the quiet pool made for amazingly easy EPCOT visits and for great end-of-the-day dips in what was a pretty *quiet* quiet pool for such a busy resort. I'd recommend anyone with EPCOT and quiet time priorities ask specifically for first floor near the quiet pool.
Overall, Beach Club didn't supplant the monorail resorts in our affections but we had a truly great time. Since we ended up spending almost all our time in buses anyway (mostly because of the foodie-centric nature of our vacation), in the future we'd probably opt for one of the lodges to save a bit of cash, or go all out for the Contemporary. But I'd recommend Beach Club in a heartbeat.
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