Interesting twist to the story! So Disney expects to skim off the top, eh? They plan to collect a full fare for the first day but only deliver 1/2 of the stated product?Well, DD & I are booked. It took awhile this morning as, of course, MS's computers weren't cooperating! It's listed as a "Dining Plan" and there is tax added on.
There isn't any information available as to "when" you actually have Lounge Access. The day of check-in, we're charged $50+tax/pp, but unless we arrive very early in the morning, we'll miss the 7-10am access. The next day, we'll have Lounge access both in the morning and late afternoon. But what about departure morning? MS said no access. That can't possibly be right! For my $213 that I just spent, we WILL have two 7-10am and two 4-6pm Lounge accesses!!!!
Interesting twist to the story! So Disney expects to skim off the top, eh? They plan to collect a full fare for the first day but only deliver 1/2 of the stated product?
Cheering for your spirit. Do be sure to make things right ... and use the lounge on check-out morning. Go! Make it right! (And looking forward to your report on return.)
There isn't any information available as to "when" you actually have Lounge Access. The day of check-in, we're charged $50+tax/pp, but unless we arrive very early in the morning, we'll miss the 7-10am access. The next day, we'll have Lounge access both in the morning and late afternoon. But what about departure morning? MS said no access.
I would have done this for our April trip if it were available and if it were the same as other CL offerings (i.e. open all day and evening with a variety of items throughout the day). As the offering stands though it does not hold any appeal for us.
Let us know how it goes though, I am sad that the evening mingle part won't be open for our April trip I would like to see the building.
I doubt that is correct. I cannot think of a single resort service of this type which does not extend from check-in day to check-out day. Use of Dining Plan credits, use of resort amenities (pools, health club, etc.) they are always 12:01am on arrival day until 11:59pm on departure. Even when billed on the basis of "nights" stayed.
Well, DD & I are booked. It took awhile this morning as, of course, MS's computers weren't cooperating! It's listed as a "Dining Plan" and there is tax added on.
There isn't any information available as to "when" you actually have Lounge Access. The day of check-in, we're charged $50+tax/pp, but unless we arrive very early in the morning, we'll miss the 7-10am access. The next day, we'll have Lounge access both in the morning and late afternoon. But what about departure morning? MS said no access. That can't possibly be right! For my $213 that I just spent, we WILL have two 7-10am and two 4-6pm Lounge accesses!!!!
Makes you wonder if this will be the direction Disney will start going at some point with all CL rooms. By the day and not the night. They could also do this with parking.But what about departure morning? MS said no access. That can't possibly be right! For my $213 that I just spent, we WILL have two 7-10am and two 4-6pm Lounge accesses!!!!
Worse.
We OWN at BRV.... and we have a lovely common area. Upset that CCV really does not have one. Please, do not attempt to start using ours. It's not a shared resource.
The promise of a CCV common area (other than the hotel lobby), appears to have been a falsehood.
Not only will we never "pay up" for anything connected to "Reunion Station" - we will avoid anything at Geyser Point. This building had serious promise. The promise fell into the mud. No new SIG, No real food, no common area for our neighbors... rated at "total waste + 1". My god, the Reunion Station DOG has drop ceilings. My BASEMENT has drop ceilings .
TEAR IT DOWN, start over, and get serious.
Yup, we are really upset at how our CCV neighbors have been treated . But if we see a dues charge for anything but "common area"? Planning on a stink.
All personal opinion - I'm not necessarily right, no one else is necessarily wrong.
Worse.
We OWN at BRV.... and we have a lovely common area. Upset that CCV really does not have one. Please, do not attempt to start using ours. It's not a shared resource.
The promise of a CCV common area (other than the hotel lobby), appears to have been a falsehood.
Not only will we never "pay up" for anything connected to "Reunion Station" - we will avoid anything at Geyser Point. This building had serious promise. The promise fell into the mud. No new SIG, No real food, no common area for our neighbors... rated at "total waste + 1". My god, the Reunion Station DOG has drop ceilings. My BASEMENT has drop ceilings .
TEAR IT DOWN, start over, and get serious.
Yup, we are really upset at how our CCV neighbors have been treated . But if we see a dues charge for anything but "common area"? Planning on a stink.
All personal opinion - I'm not necessarily right, no one else is necessarily wrong.
With the other resort lounges, you have full access up until midnight of your check out day. I can't imagine that it wouldn't be the same (or in this case, at least through "dinner" service).
Oh, dear. I owe you and your fellow BRV owners an apology! We arrived for our January CCV stay via red-eye flight from the west coast. Yep, we arrived long, long before check-in and quite weary. We crashed in the lovely, special and quiet BRV common area for a nap before heading out for breakfast. We also used the same space (specifically the train room) on our check-out day while waiting for a 3p'ish Magical Express pick-up. I am so sorry. I had interpreted the space as "DVC" and had not realized that this was BRV specific. My apologies.We OWN at BRV.... and we have a lovely common area. Upset that CCV really does not have one. Please, do not attempt to start using ours. It's not a shared resource.
See my apology above. I'm probably not alone in failing to distinguish BRV from CCV given that both piggyback on Wilderness Lodge. FWIW, we parked ourselves in the BRV space for likely 5 hours total given the arrival and departure "homeless" periods. Ooops.Honestly, as a CCV owner, I could care less about a common area, let alone venture off to BRV to use theirs. I personally would spend any downtime in the WL lobby or over by GP to enjoy the view. I'm not sure why we'd even need one. It's sad because I think this would have been a big success if they did it right.
we camped out in the BRV little fireplace room one day, for about three hours, when we were staying at SSR but came over to WL for breakfast and then had several hours to wait for our ME pick up on departure day. My DDs had some schoolwork to do so we sat by fire and they did their work.Oh, dear. I owe you and your fellow BRV owners an apology! We arrived for our January CCV stay via red-eye flight from the west coast. Yep, we arrived long, long before check-in and quite weary. We crashed in the lovely, special and quiet BRV common area for a nap before heading out for breakfast. We also used the same space (specifically the train room) on our check-out day while waiting for a 3p'ish Magical Express pick-up. I am so sorry. I had interpreted the space as "DVC" and had not realized that this was BRV specific. My apologies.
See my apology above. I'm probably not alone in failing to distinguish BRV from CCV given that both piggyback on Wilderness Lodge. FWIW, we parked ourselves in the BRV space for likely 5 hours total given the arrival and departure "homeless" periods. Ooops.
We found the WL lobby too noisy and hangout out near GP too hot (yes, even in January). Compared to either of these, retreating to the BRV lounges was a delightful escape.