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Is there any difference between a room in the beach club and a room in the yacht club?
I spend my mornings in WDW sipping coffee on the balcony. If I make a res for a beach club room with a balcony could i get yacht club? It doesnt matter as long as we get...... you guessed it a balcony.
Well, the biggie right now is that the Yacht Club is accepting room reservations and the Beach Club is temporarily, but indefinitely, closed, so guests are unable to book a room at the Beach Club
Resort at this time.
All of the rooms at the Beach Club
Villas have full-size balconies, some have extra-large balconies.
Several posters have given great info about some of the differences between the YC resort and BC resort- here is the info from Page 1, Post 1- but I don't really have a prepared listing of the differences between a room at the YC and the various villa configurations:
What are the differences between the Beach Club and the Yacht Club?
The Beach Club and Yacht Club are similar resorts in terms of service and amenities, and have equal access to the shared pool complex, health club and video arcade. Both resorts have the same management team in place.
Some minor differences have been noted by guests:
Beach Club- club level lounge renovated in 2014, room renovations completed in August 2015
Lighter, beachy décor in lobby and rooms
Lobby can be active and lively with families waiting for meals at Cape May
Closer to EPCOT and Marketplace Gift Shop
Approximately 50% of rooms in all room categories have full balconies. The remaining are standing balconies.
Room attributes include carpets on floor, ceiling fans*, Cuisinart Pod Coffee Makers *ceiling fans may be in the process of being removed from rooms at the BC (2018)
Shared resort bus picks up and drops off at YC first
Yacht Club- renovations to club level lounge started October 2015, room renovations completed in June 2017
Darker woods and nautical décor in lobby and rooms
Lobby is more serene
Convention attendees are more likely to be booked at YC
Closer to Hollywood Studios and Friendship Boats
Most rooms have a full balcony (exceptions: 5163 has no balcony, some rooms have full but enclosed balconies, there are a few extra large balconies shared by multiple rooms)
Room attributes include wood floors, lots of storage units, Keurig coffee makers. No ceiling fans in rooms following the rehab.
The Market at Ale & Compass is smaller and offers different quick serve food items than the Beach Club Marketplace.
Shared resort bus usually picks up and drops off at the YC first
* Starting in October 2017, pet dogs are now being welcomed in guest rooms at the Yacht Club resort. Additional information posted at the beginning of this post.
We’ll be there for a week in October thanks to the recent AP discounts. Are the cabanas available? Debating a 1/2 day rental.
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list we keep on Page 1, Post 15. Yacht Club?
I see from a later post that you have booked a cabana, which I believe are only available for full day rentals currently.
Just left YC today. SAB was pretty empty during the week (Mon-Thur). You are not required to wear a mask anywhere in SAB, and you are not allowed to wear one in the pool. Thought this was odd, but it's for water safety, and they tell you to just keep your 6ft distance. Judging by the crowds this morning when we left, that's not possible... Can't comment on reduced number of chairs. There is a QR code to mobile order, but no one is just coming around.
Thank you for the info!
No masks in pool area, though you have to wear them to the pool. There is someone taking drink orders. You cannot move chairs around, but there are a lot of them. The person at the gate does not let apart in without confirming there are available chairs, it seems. I think that is how they monitor the number.
to posting on this thread, and thanks for the info.
We booked one for the first week of October. (Full day). I didn’t ask about a half day rental as we are doing a full day away from the parks.
With my DVC discount I thought the full day rental price was very reasonable. $225 after tax I think.
I don't have you on the Be Our Guest list. BCV?