We are DVC owners and our home resort is BCV. We had our first stay there this past November and absolutely love it!! We had a studio on the first floor #131. It was a dedicated studio meaning that it did not connect to a one bedroom. It was about 5 doors down from the rotunda that opened out to the doors toward the BC and to the Breezeway which opened out to the quiet pool. The view was of the woods and BC. You could see a few of Epcot's fireworks through the trees. We really loved this location.
At BCV, you can request a pool view, Epcot view (which will also have a view of the road and canal that goes under the hotel, woods view (which has a partial Epcot/BC view) or courtyard view. All of these views have pros and cons depending on what you want.
Besides the quiet pool and hot tub, you can use the quiet pools at both the Yacht and Beach Clubs as well as Stormalong Bay, which is described as a mini water park. It is a meandering pool with a slide. It has a sand bottom and 2 hot tubs and a kiddie area. Plus there is another pool across the sidewalk toward the lake with a smaller slide for younger children.
Beaches & Cream and Hurricane Hannah's, the pool bar, offer fast food items. Cape May Cafe has a character buffet breakfast and a buffet dinner featuring seafood as well as prime rib, roasted chicken, etc. At the Yacht Club, which is connected to the BC, there is the Yachtsmen Steakhouse, which is more formal and has delicious steaks and the Yacht Club Galley which is open for breakfast and lunch. Both the YC and BC have stores and cocktail lounges. There is a large arcade in the center near SAB as well as a health club and beauty salon that is shared by both resorts. You can schedule massages at the health club, too. You can also check out tennis, volleyball and croquet equipment at the health club. I don't think there is a charge for any of it. The sand volleyball court is on the BC side while the tennis and croquet courts are on the YC side.
Best of all, it is a very easy walk to Epcot and about a 15 minute walk to MGM. Of course, you can always take a boat to either park also. The Boardwalk with all of there restaurants, shops and activities is just around the lake. The Swan and Dolphin are just a short walk also. Fantasia Gardens mini golf course is just across the street from the S&D resorts so you can walk there also without any problem.
The BC has always been my favorite resort and I'm even happier now that they have built the BCV. You'll love it!!!!
Donna