My boyfriend, Mike, had a conference just outside WDW the first week of June. I, of course, tagged along. Since we normally go in October, we predicted two things: It would be hotter and more crowded than we were used to. (Happily, only one of those predictions came true.) And since we're going again in December for another conference, we also knew there was no need to exhaust ourselves trying to see and do everything. So we decided that we'd do something different this trip: RELAX.
Wed., June 2
Since relaxation was the goal, we wanted a lot of space. And since Mike would be at the conference during the day, I wanted easy access to other resorts and theme parks. We chose Beach Club Villas, which we had never stayed at before. It was very nice.
The service was excellent. It started when we stopped at the front gate and said we were checking in. When we rolled up to the front door with our luggage, a cast member was there to greet us by name. He then led us to the check-in desk, where we were told we had a view of Spaceship Earth.
We got a great AP rate on the villas, but there were no studio rooms available. So we booked a one-bedroom. It was HUGE for just two people. The balcony was ridiculously wide, we had a full kitchen and everything was spacious and comfy.
There were only two drawbacks to the room. The first was the weird bathroom set-up, which had more doors than a French farce. The second was that, other than subtle characters on the bedspread and curtains, the themeing was a bit too beach-generic for my tastes. It felt like a beach rental that could be found anywhere and not like a room at WDW.
But I really liked the Yacht and Beach Club overall. It had some great quiet places and some very interesting architecture, like the Breezeway in the villas building.
Plus it was perfect for relaxation. On the first day there, I roamed the resort and found the rocking chairs on the veranda that faced Stormalong Bay and the lagoon. It was great to just sit there, read, have a drink and watch the usual mid-afternoon storm approach. I also had my coffee there in the mornings. I loved it.
Because of the conference schedule, we didn't go to the parks that day. Instead, I relaxed for the afternoon and then we went to Wilderness Lodge to have dinner at Artist Point. It was Copper River salmon season, so we both had the cedar plank salmon. Yum! Our server was excellent and even gave us a free drink for dessert because we told her it's the restaurant at WDW that we've dined at the most.
Then I took some cool pics of the resort and called it a night.
P.S. This might be my favorite light fixture in all of WDW.
Wed., June 2
Since relaxation was the goal, we wanted a lot of space. And since Mike would be at the conference during the day, I wanted easy access to other resorts and theme parks. We chose Beach Club Villas, which we had never stayed at before. It was very nice.
The service was excellent. It started when we stopped at the front gate and said we were checking in. When we rolled up to the front door with our luggage, a cast member was there to greet us by name. He then led us to the check-in desk, where we were told we had a view of Spaceship Earth.
We got a great AP rate on the villas, but there were no studio rooms available. So we booked a one-bedroom. It was HUGE for just two people. The balcony was ridiculously wide, we had a full kitchen and everything was spacious and comfy.
There were only two drawbacks to the room. The first was the weird bathroom set-up, which had more doors than a French farce. The second was that, other than subtle characters on the bedspread and curtains, the themeing was a bit too beach-generic for my tastes. It felt like a beach rental that could be found anywhere and not like a room at WDW.
But I really liked the Yacht and Beach Club overall. It had some great quiet places and some very interesting architecture, like the Breezeway in the villas building.
Plus it was perfect for relaxation. On the first day there, I roamed the resort and found the rocking chairs on the veranda that faced Stormalong Bay and the lagoon. It was great to just sit there, read, have a drink and watch the usual mid-afternoon storm approach. I also had my coffee there in the mornings. I loved it.
Because of the conference schedule, we didn't go to the parks that day. Instead, I relaxed for the afternoon and then we went to Wilderness Lodge to have dinner at Artist Point. It was Copper River salmon season, so we both had the cedar plank salmon. Yum! Our server was excellent and even gave us a free drink for dessert because we told her it's the restaurant at WDW that we've dined at the most.
Then I took some cool pics of the resort and called it a night.
P.S. This might be my favorite light fixture in all of WDW.
:sohappy: