Bad night for us at yacht club. Got back to our room at 10:30. The 4? Young men in the room next door had the music up loud and were talking over it. Some one must have complained cause they turned it down at 11:30. But since we are connected room we could still hear it. I covered my head with extra pillow. DH was woken up at 3am by security knocking on their door. We heard it but they didn’t cause security ended up pounding on it. DH thought he heard security say someone in the room had called 911. I only woke up when I heard the door slam.
I talked to front desk this morning. They were very apologetic and gave us fast pass for ride of our choice today. I hope they threw the bums out.
The worst thing about being comped CL is I’m not going to be able to go back. We haven’t tried the evening offerings yet other than I got a really nice glass of wine.
I have a water view room at YC booked for my upcoming September trip, so I just called and requested a room that faces Crescent Lake! I have used Touring Plans for years but have never ever gotten anything close to what I requested, so let’s see if maybe calling will work (I know it’s just a request and not guaranteed, but fingers crossed!).
I just want to be able to sit on my balcony with a cup of tea and watch the Boardwalk sparkle
I can’t speak to the specific policies for the cabanas regarding refunds due to unforeseen circumstances, but can attest that Disney/YC/BC management have been very accommodating when expectations or deliverables are not met. I would go with the full day and adjust as circumstances warrant. My best personal example would be when the 2017 1/2 marathon had to be cancelled and full refunds were given out. By policy, runDisney or Disney did not have to give the refund. Good will for guest retention goes a long way.Cabana question- I was thinking about renting a full day of a cabana at Yacht Club. I talked with Disney special services reservations this morning. We are going in September when afternoon storms are highly likely. She suggested watching the weather the week we were there and canceling 24 hours prior if the weather looked stormy. The rental price would then be refunded. I said that in September all afternoons would have thunderstorms in the forecast. I asked her what would happen if we checked in for the full day (10:00-7:00) cabana rental and storms closed the pool at 2:00 and we didn’t get to use our full day? She couldn’t really say as we would have accessed our reservation so it wouldn’t be refunded at that point. Anyone have any thoughts about how Disney might handle this? Just trying to decide if a September cabana rental is just nuts because of the daily afternoon storms.
that would have freaked me out!That’s awful, hope things improve!
Once at SSR we had a ground floor room and we were woken at 1am by two men sitting in our outdoor chairs, talking and smoking!! It was really unnerving in the middle of the night. We asked to move to a higher room the next day.
I have a water view room at YC booked for my upcoming September trip, so I just called and requested a room that faces Crescent Lake! I have used Touring Plans for years but have never ever gotten anything close to what I requested, so let’s see if maybe calling will work (I know it’s just a request and not guaranteed, but fingers crossed!).
I just want to be able to sit on my balcony with a cup of tea and watch the Boardwalk sparkle
Bad night for us at yacht club. Got back to our room at 10:30. The 4? Young men in the room next door had the music up loud and were talking over it. Some one must have complained cause they turned it down at 11:30. But since we are connected room we could still hear it. I covered my head with extra pillow. DH was woken up at 3am by security knocking on their door. We heard it but they didn’t cause security ended up pounding on it. DH thought he heard security say someone in the room had called 911. I only woke up when I heard the door slam.
I talked to front desk this morning. They were very apologetic and gave us fast pass for ride of our choice today. I hope they threw the bums out.
Thanks for the detailed review, we'll be staying YC CL in August. So excited.My Easter week YC CL stay, part 2:
I was surprised there was nothing special in the lounge Easter morning. Actually, the lounge was pretty empty that morning. I guess most people had breakfast or brunch ADRs. As usual there were 2 hot items, one of which was always oatmeal, several mornings the other was an egg based quiche type item. I also saw grits, chocolate chip bread pudding with vanilla sauce & the crepes with strawberry sauce & whipped cream. There was always hard boiled eggs; 3 cold cereals; bagels; croissants; breads for toasting & whole & cut fruit. There were 2 or 3 cold meats, I saw turkey, salami, roast beef & ham.
Afternoon snacks were cookies, cheese, crackers, crudités with dip , trail mix & a few candy jars, like gummy bears. I was happy to see POG juice added in the afternoon too. Other beverages were iced tea, lemonade, apple juice & the Storm Along Breeze.
They have added a soup to the evening appetizers. I saw vegetable minestrone; tomato bisque & clam chowder. There were 2 hot items in addition to the soup. These are what I saw: meatball bombers; bacon wrapped scallops on (crispy) potato nests; buffalo chicken cutlets with blue cheese aioli; beef short ribs with mashed potatoes; pork with polenta; salmon on lentils with citrus sauce; Mac & cheese with add ins & the popular chicken nuggets.
There is 1 small plated cold item plus 2 or 3 cold serve yourself salads. These were: mixed olive salad; farro salad; caprese salad; garbanzo bean salad; broccoli slaw; Thai beef salad; pistachio crusted goat cheese; shrimp cocktail with avocado cream in crostini; Cesar salad wedges & shrimp ceviche. There were always cheese; crackers; rolls with PB&J; cold veggies & dip. The veggies for apps are now different from the afternoon crudités. In the evening they are slightly blanched so not really raw. They had carrots, green beans & onions. Not sure —why onions?
We don’t drink, so I can’t comment on adult beverages.
Desserts were more limited than our last few visits. There was always some combination of the following: cookies (sugar, oatmeal & chocolate chip); a bar type brownie, Rice Krispie treats; mini cupcakes (vanilla, chocolate, red velvet, strawberry & lemon) and the chocolate mousse Mickey head. The mini hot apple pies & no bake cheesecake shooters I have enjoyed the last few stays were not offered this time. Too bad, they were both very yummy! There was still a decent amount out, just not quite as varied & a little more redundant than past stays.
The side room in the lounge was rearranged a bit & there is a table there now with games to use. The CMs kept the foods well stocked, including the ice cream fridge. And the tables were bussed pretty promptly. We don’t ever need help from the CMs at the desk, but they were always friendly & welcoming as we came & went. I could tell a few recognized is from our past stays, you could see their faces change as they recognized us. We never expect anyone to know us, so that was nice to experience.
I’ll try to post a few pictures next.
This is the new table with games in the side room of the lounge.