Disney's YACHT & BEACH CLUB RESORTS Information & Questions

[tsme]

Thx everyone. Makes me feel better.

 

[jhoannam]

We’re exactly 14 days til our BC stay. Yay! But I have a bit of a downer, I haven’t told anyone (except our children) that we’re going yet. I’m dreading the “again!”, “y’all live over there”, & the absolute worse “must be nice” comments. I don’t even post on FB our trips anymore. To be honest, I usually only tell our kids & my parents now (and of course work). I don’t understand all the negative comments about the amount of times we go or that we go to Disney at all. And I hate feeling like I have to justify how we spend our time & money. I’m always so happy for anyone when I hear they’re going to Disney or anywhere else. I think it’s wonderful to travel & do things that make you happy. I wish everyone felt that way too.

Glad we have the DIS to share our excitement, every trip is so much fun. We are always planning and slowly paying for our next trip. My reply is “it’s no different than those people that go to the same beach every year”

 

[Haley R]

I agree with everything you’ve all said. Dh and I are in our 20’s with no kids and we’ve been to wdw 5 times together. People give him more crap than they give me I think because he’s a guy and he does get embarrassed by it. I just tell people there is always something new to experience/eat or somewhere new to stay. My mom is actually in that club that will say “how do you have enough money for that?” or “how do you have enough vacation for that?”. It’s funny because they spend a month at the same beach every year. Everyone has their own happy place and there’s no reason to judge or feel ashamed. Have fun on your trip!!

 

[TJA]

That is definitely one great thing about the DIS -- we all share the same passion!

 

[Scott MC]

We’re exactly 14 days til our BC stay. Yay! But I have a bit of a downer, I haven’t told anyone (except our children) that we’re going yet. I’m dreading the “again!”, “y’all live over there”, & the absolute worse “must be nice” comments. I don’t even post on FB our trips anymore. To be honest, I usually only tell our kids & my parents now (and of course work). I don’t understand all the negative comments about the amount of times we go or that we go to Disney at all. And I hate feeling like I have to justify how we spend our time & money. I’m always so happy for anyone when I hear they’re going to Disney or anywhere else. I think it’s wonderful to travel & do things that make you happy. I wish everyone felt that way too.

We live in MA, and we get comments like these from people who ironically have summer homes in Maine or NH, and all I can think is, 'Wait....you're all worked up because I get on a plane and fly to FL once per year, yet you go to your home....the same home....every....single......weekend.... between May and October. If they'd only listen to themselves.

 

[Scott MC]

Oh! And if someone is relentless, and talks about other places they've decided we should be going, our reply is usually a polite, 'Oh, well that's interesting. Will you be paying for us to go on that cruise? No? How about that trip to Europe that you say we MUST take. Oh....you won't be paying for it? Well, when you decide to, give us a call and we'll start planning!"

 

[marmar]

We’re exactly 14 days til our BC stay. Yay! But I have a bit of a downer, I haven’t told anyone (except our children) that we’re going yet. I’m dreading the “again!”, “y’all live over there”, & the absolute worse “must be nice” comments. I don’t even post on FB our trips anymore. To be honest, I usually only tell our kids & my parents now (and of course work). I don’t understand all the negative comments about the amount of times we go or that we go to Disney at all. And I hate feeling like I have to justify how we spend our time & money. I’m always so happy for anyone when I hear they’re going to Disney or anywhere else. I think it’s wonderful to travel & do things that make you happy. I wish everyone felt that way too.

We are in our 60s and visit MouseWorld ever other year when folks make comments I just say “Disney World is a wonderful place! It’s a shame people have to waste it just on children”

 

[focusondisney]

We’re exactly 14 days til our BC stay. Yay! But I have a bit of a downer, I haven’t told anyone (except our children) that we’re going yet. I’m dreading the “again!”, “y’all live over there”, & the absolute worse “must be nice” comments. I don’t even post on FB our trips anymore. To be honest, I usually only tell our kids & my parents now (and of course work). I don’t understand all the negative comments about the amount of times we go or that we go to Disney at all. And I hate feeling like I have to justify how we spend our time & money. I’m always so happy for anyone when I hear they’re going to Disney or anywhere else. I think it’s wonderful to travel & do things that make you happy. I wish everyone felt that way too.

Awww, I’m Sorry you’re not getting to enjoy the anticipation of your trip! Don’t worry about others. I’m in my 60s & have long since decided I answer to no one but my DH. (We answer to each other!) Like Scott pointed out, unless someone is paying for my trip, they get no say in it.

I used to get those “again” comments from friends & acquaintances, some of whom would go to the same Massachusetts spot every summer & Florida resort every winter. I just smiled & said Yep! Now many, many of my family & friends are big Disney fans too. So now I get more “oh, I’m so jealous, can I come too?” comments than anything else!

Have a great vacation!

 

[natebenma]

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Just got back from my stay at the Yacht Club, was very nice. I got put into room 1001, the absolute furthest walk from the front desk that I could imagine but the view was spectacular and the walk wasn't too horrible if I took the outside short cut. As mentioned before in this thread the market was a complete disaster, sectioned off the whole time I was there with some sort of water leak. Luckily I didn't buy a refillable mug as it did look like they were having issues with the freestyle machines the entire time as well. Besides, the walk would have really put a damper on getting refills. I was sort of surprised that they didn't offer 2 liter soda bottles for sale as they directed me to the Beach Club market place, (who of course were out of diet coke). A walk to Boardwalk grocery found they were out as well, sigh
Otherwise the Christmas decorations were grand and I had a wonderful time. Did most of my dinning in Epcot or other parks.

Thanks so much for sharing the info about your room. Any chance you have a photo of your view that you can share either here or email to me: beachclubdee at yahoo

What was the bedding? 2 queens? Daybed or no?

That is really disappointing about the marketplace issues.

Trying to choose a room type/location at the BC.... How long does it take to get to the bus stop if staying by the quiet pool? Will we be able to sit on the buses on rope drop mornings or will they be near capacity by the time they get to BC?

to the thread!

When is your trip?

If you are near the quiet pool, I would say you would probably be 5-7 minutes from the bus stop, possibly a little more if you are taking the elevator from a higher floor.

What features of the room are important to you? Not all rooms at the Beach Club have full balconies, so if that is something you want, you should request that. Same with a daybed. Do you have a preference for floor location (first floor, higher floor? For location, the closer you are to the lobby, the closer you would be to Stormalong Bay, transportation, the Marketplace.

I haven't stayed at the Beach Club since 2015, so I can't really answer about the current bus situation at rope drop. Now that the Pandora area is open at AK, guests are going to Animal Kingdom early in the day.

We checked in yesterday. Loving it (again). We received a room not ready text while on the DME bus, but stopped by reception when we arrived and our room was ready. We were upgraded from a garden view to a water view and the room is lovely. Were able to watch Illiuminations from our balcony. We are just a few rooms down from the room DH and I had in March. I called to ask for a fan and it was brought to us in 2 minutes (really).

We waited in the DME line at the airport for 20 minutes. Our ride to YC was 50 minutes. We were the last stop after CBR, BE, and BC. It was just DD and me for YC. Our driver was very enthusiastic and a great driver. A terrific start to our vacation even though we were dropped off last.

Off to Epcot today. We have the CP package lunch at Chefs de France and the 5:00 performance with Gary Sinise. It’s a good day.

I have been so busy the past year that it has been hard to keep up...I retired last December and thought I would have plenty of time to keep up. Didn't happen,I have been busier than ever and don't know when I had time to work.

We have been doing extensive renovations on our house and moved into an apartment the day after our July trip and moved back into our house three days after returning from our end of November early December trip. Had to cut the trip short because of the move,we expected to be in the apartment 2 months 3 at the most and it turned into 5 .

Anyway, we had a great stay at the YC. Got a call from someone at the YC a few days before the trip welcoming us to the YC and asking a few questions and asked if we had any. I told him I didn't have any since we stay there often. First time ever getting a call. We were met by a CM when we drove up and escorted to the CL floor where we were given a welcome drink and told to wait in the lounge. I thought that was a bit strange, I did online check in and didn't receive a room ready text...not that it is usual I only get them about a quarter of the time... About 10 minutes later we were escorted to the desk to get our room number. It was the farthermost room from the lounge, we have never been anywhere near that far before, but it's not really important to me to be close. When we got to the room there was welcome gift and note welcoming us back to the YC. It was 2 small coffee cakes and a carafe of milk. Complete with glasses, plates, silverware and cloth napkins. Hear that GF!! Haven't had an acknowledgment from the GF that we are repeat guests in a couple of years now. The GF keeps cutting back and other CLs are stepping up.

Had a glitch with my MB's, none of them worked on the elevator or to open the door. Worked to get into the park and for FP's. The CL CM tried three times to fix them but they still didn't work so I stopped at the front desk and someone there got them fixed. DH's all worked so we could at least get up on the elevator and open the door until I got them fixed.

Sorry I don't know why or how my font changed while replying, hope it isn't too annoying.

The above was copied from the CL thread...too lazy to type it all out again...

I never got around to a review of our July stay and just wanted to give a quick review from our November trip.

There has been some complaints on mousekeeping lately, and just wanted to add our room was spotless. We got crumbs on the floor from the coffee cakes and they were all swept up, not a crumb to be found. One thing I noticed and haven't seen it mentioned here is our floor looked new, and slightly different from other rooms we had. I saw boxes of flooring in the hall a couple of days, so it appears they are replacing flooring. I have seen some complaints that the floors looks worn and scratched and I noticed in July our floor was scratched up. I don't know if they are replacing all the rooms or just some of them.

Thank you so much for giving reviews of your stay. I'm glad you had a good experience with housekeeping. It really has been all over the map in quality lately.

I'm so glad to hear you got a nice welcome gift. That really is a nice touch.

We just got back from a 4 night stay at YC. The trip was booked only a few weeks ago, after my son was cleared by his doctor to go (he had brain surgery in early October). Booked a pool/water view room with an AP discount. We were arriving on a very late flight, so I was surprised that I did not get a room text until we landed at MCO at 10:30 pm. To my surprise it was a club level room! We have stayed club level before, but never at YC. I had actually considered booking it for this trip since we would have more hotel time than normal since my son still had limited energy, but it was just too expensive. It ended up making it a perfect trip. The CL staff was fantastic. They made sure we had everything we need, and rearranged some dining reservations including our CP reservation last minute when my son needed unplanned breaks. The food and drinks were great, and the staff in the lounge was very accommodating if you asked for something different. Mousekeeping did a great job, the Christmas decorations at YC and BC were beautiful. The kids had a great time in the pool. My only complaint was the transportation to Animal Kingdom mid-day took almost 30 minutes for the bus to arrive, and the return trip to the airport took forever with so many stops before heading to the airport. In all though, we continue to love the YC/BC, and even more so the club level!

to this forum!

Sending along wishes for your son's recovery. How wonderful that you were treated to a club level upgrade. Sounds like it worked out well for your family.

 

[Vern60]

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Thanks so much for sharing the info about your room. Any chance you have a photo of your view that you can share either here or email to me: beachclubdee at yahoo

What was the bedding? 2 queens? Daybed or no?

That is really disappointing about the marketplace issues.

I didn't take many photos of the room, and not the best quality but I do have a few. I was a king bed with sleeper sofa.
Here is a pic of the view - I believe if you went out on the porch you could probably see the fireworks. I only surmise that because one night I watched them from the boat dock and sort of tried to visually line up from the room if that makes sense

 

[natebenma]

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We are officially OBSESSED with the Beach Club and are excited to return for Thanksgiving 2019 - for 19 (19!!!!) nights, starting 11/14/19!
We got home from our 16 night stay last Wednesday and I immediately began the race to rent enough points to return next year before our AP's expire on 11/28.

We visited many other resorts during our 2.5 weeks, including the Poly and AK Lodge and there is nowhere else we even wanted to attempt to stay for our next trip - even for a split stay.

I am so excited to bring my kids back "HOME" in 11 short months

That is fantastic!!!

I'll add you back to the list.

Going "home" for the holidays again this year. This one is gonna be extra special.

We've been going every year (but 2011) since 2009. Last year was a bit of a stinker. We had family friends with us who just could not be pleased and they kinda killed our enjoyment a bit.

My dad had open-heart surgery in July and it really put our trip into question, but he's fine now and feeling infinitely better.

I made a note that we're celebrating his open-heart surgery. Stinks it's our last year for a little while, but excited to try a new tradition!

I didn't have your trip on my radar. I hope you had a fantastic time!

Random observations from our recent 5 night stay at YC. We loved it! Message me if you have any questions.

• We were in room 3210 - standard view - but it was a corner room, no connecting door, very quiet. It had two large windows on one side, but the view on that side was the ugly flat roof of the portico. The sliding doors to the patio overlooked a tree and the shingle roof of a covered walkway. I somehow failed to take pictures, but it was located on the front side (basically next to the portico, on the left side if you're outside looking up at the front entrance). It was a couple minutes walk to the elevators.
• Housekeeping was great the first two days, then slipped a little. Not enough to complain about anything, but I was a little disappointed. We got towel mickeys, a washcloth Christmas tree, some extras on the toiletries the first two days including some foot rub that was much appreciated. The floors did not feel clean, which others have mentioned, so it was clear that they did not sweep or mop during our stay.
• The beds, sheets and pillows were SO comfortable.
• This room had a daybed too, which was nice so our two boys didn't have to share a queen bed. The bathroom was spacious and there is tons of storage for clothes and shoes. We fully unpacked our suitcases and set up a large pop up laundry hamper for dirty clothes - I can't recommend this enough. Sliding the suitcases under the bed was fantastic and gave us much more space to enjoy in the room.
• All CM's were incredibly friendly. We checked in at 7:30am so our room wasn't ready, but we easily stored them and when we returned that night the bags were delivered to our room within 5 minutes of us entering it.
• The A&C market was handy, but we didn't use the drink machines often because there was only 1 functioning and the lines were very long.
• Pool was great and our boys had to get in even though it was not really swimming weather. We ate sandwiches at the pool bar once and were not impressed, but I guess you can't expect much from a pool bar.
• The location of YC can't be beat. Buses to AK and MK were frequent. Buses were shared with BC only and YC was the first stop. There were always far more people waiting at BC for buses. We walked to Epcot. We took the boat to HS once, but it took forever so we walked the long path the other times.

Thank you so much for sharing the observations from your trip!

 

[natebenma]

I didn't take many photos of the room, and not the best quality but I do have a few. I was a king bed with sleeper sofa.
Here is a pic of the view - I believe if you went out on the porch you could probably see the fireworks. I only surmise that because one night I watched them from the boat dock and sort of tried to visually line up from the room if that makes sense

The pictures are perfect!

Thanks!

 

[reluctantredhead]

We just returned from a fantastic WDW trip -- 12/20-12/23 at WL, 12/23-12/27 at BC.

We booked a BC 1BR suite and I requested a location close to the lobby/elevators to make the trip to the lounge quicker. Unfortunately we received room 3501, which is literally as far away from the lobby/main elevators as you can possibly get, lol. This was a major time savings for getting to Epcot quickly as we had a building exit door literally two steps from our room and a side gate to the IG just two flights of stairs down and a few steps away...but it made getting to the lobby and the CL lounge a bit of a trek. I didn't call to see if we could be moved because I figured that at Christmas the hotel was at capacity, and honestly I didn't want the hassle of moving again (we'd just moved over from our stay at WL). Plus, I 100% understand that a request is just that...a request, and not a guarantee...and I'm guessing most if not all people requested to be near the lobby, and we can't all have what we want, lol.

The room was nice but already showing wear. I didn't take specific photos, but the couch and bench in the bedroom, as well as the carpet, had stains on them in several spots, and one of the window shades was inoperable. On the upside, the suite was spacious and provided a good sleeping arrangement for our D (16), who slept on the pull-out sofa in the living room, and for H and I, who slept on the king bed in the bedroom. I considered calling about the stains and broken shade, but I had to call 3 times to finally get a remote control for the bedroom tv delivered, as it was missing from our room upon arrival, and it just wasn't worth it to me to take any more time away from our vacation.

We like the BC and have stayed there many times, though never in a 1BR suite before. Of the Epcot hotels we honestly prefer the BWI club level CMs and service, but when we travel with our D we really need that separate sleeping area for her in order for us all to sleep well...and we don't want to pay $2K+ per night for a 2 bedroom suite, so BC it is. We all preferred our WL deluxe CL room and the CMs there to the BC, but we reminded ourselves that what you're really paying for at the BC is the location.

For those who may be interested, I attached some room photos below.

Despite our disappointments with the condition and location of the room, we rebooked the same room category at a Bounceback rate for the same dates next year. For EP and HS, you really can't beat being able to walk to both parks from an Epcot hotel, and given the room categories available at BC/YC/BWI and our needs for a separate sleeping area, the 1BR suite at the BC wins.

 

[reluctantredhead]

More photos from room 3501 of our view of the Boardwalk, the walk-in closet, and the vanity area of the bathroom.

 

[reluctantredhead]

Another photo of the king bed and living room area and french doors in room 3501.

 

[disneycat321]

We’re exactly 14 days til our BC stay. Yay! But I have a bit of a downer, I haven’t told anyone (except our children) that we’re going yet. I’m dreading the “again!”, “y’all live over there”, & the absolute worse “must be nice” comments. I don’t even post on FB our trips anymore. To be honest, I usually only tell our kids & my parents now (and of course work). I don’t understand all the negative comments about the amount of times we go or that we go to Disney at all. And I hate feeling like I have to justify how we spend our time & money. I’m always so happy for anyone when I hear they’re going to Disney or anywhere else. I think it’s wonderful to travel & do things that make you happy. I wish everyone felt that way too.

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. I say do what makes you happy!! I honestly loathe Facebook in general for so many reasons, and probably won't be posting pictures of our trip this year on there either. I don't like getting sucked into caring about what people think about what I'm doing. I hope you have a wonderful time!

 

[disneycat321]

I have a question about Stormalong Bay - when is it typically the most crowded in summer? Hoping to have some pool afternoons in July when we're there, but is that just totally crazy and will it be way too crowded? (If it's not closed for lightning, of course!) We are just 2 adults with no kids, but we'd like to be able to get inner tubes and not be swimming with crazy crowds.

What are the best pool times in summer? We want to go several times, maybe even every day, since this is partially why we chose to stay at BC!

 

[shoreward]

Just a few odds and ends photos from a recent trip to BC/YC:

Mousekeeping was not the best the first couple of nights, with missing towels and cups, late service, etc., and then top notch service arrived, including this surprise.


The weather was very chilly, but seeing nobody at the carry-out counter at Beaches & Cream was a strange sight.


This was the view from the balcony of YC room 4069, which was water view, two beds+daybed & tub/shower combo.


The current menu from Crew's Cup Lounge (I think the pricing recently increased - the burger is now $20).


The BC Marketplace was selling special Christmas treats, including slabs of gingerbread.
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[iona]

I have a question about Stormalong Bay - when is it typically the most crowded in summer? Hoping to have some pool afternoons in July when we're there, but is that just totally crazy and will it be way too crowded? (If it's not closed for lightning, of course!) We are just 2 adults with no kids, but we'd like to be able to get inner tubes and not be swimming with crazy crowds.

What are the best pool times in summer? We want to go several times, maybe even every day, since this is partially why we chose to stay at BC!

For summer trips we tend to have some days where we spend the morning in the pool and then head to a park for lunch and FPs. It's definitely quieter in the morning than the afternoon.

 

[natebenma]

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Has anyone had anything delivered to YC/BC recently? I'm looking at UPS/FedEx for a food-based delivery so I don't want it to have to sit too long. It will be an overnight delivery with guaranteed before Noon delivery. Just curious to what the turnaround time for me to take possession of this item might be.

Well fedex delivers to the business office in the yacht and beach club convention center, not to the hotel front desk. If you can walk over there when they are open, you can pick it up. If you need to retrieve it after the business center is closed, talk to the hotel front desk.

I have never had a cake shipped. I would be worried that the box would be tipped or otherwise not handled with care. Or left outside in the heat.

I would be nervous about shipping a cake to the resort since, as Best Aunt explains, it goes to the convention center. I have never had a package shipped there, but I have read too many posts with people who have issues with the hours or difficulty with CMs locating items sent. If having it shipped to a home is not incredibly inconvenient, that might be a good way to go.


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We just returned from our first stay at the Yacht Club after spending the last twenty years staying in other Disney resorts. Overall, it was very nice. We enjoyed our stay and the location is great. However, when we got in bed the first night I noticed lots of huge holes in the sheets. Also, they never vacuumed the floor during our stay which was gross. It was a nice experience otherwise and I found the cast members to be more friendly than the ones we encountered at Polynesian earlier this year.

I'm glad you had a mostly nice stay, but ick! on the sheet situation and the housekeeping issues.

We stayed one night at YC in May, our intent was to spend all day in the pool, but Mother Nature had a different plan. Our girls were only able to play in the pool for about an hour. So our little one request we go back to Stormalong Bay, so we’ll be staying at BC for 2 nights in August. So excited.

to the thread and back to the resort!

I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.

We’re exactly 14 days til our BC stay. Yay! But I have a bit of a downer, I haven’t told anyone (except our children) that we’re going yet. I’m dreading the “again!”, “y’all live over there”, & the absolute worse “must be nice” comments. I don’t even post on FB our trips anymore. To be honest, I usually only tell our kids & my parents now (and of course work). I don’t understand all the negative comments about the amount of times we go or that we go to Disney at all. And I hate feeling like I have to justify how we spend our time & money. I’m always so happy for anyone when I hear they’re going to Disney or anywhere else. I think it’s wonderful to travel & do things that make you happy. I wish everyone felt that way too.

Sorry to hear that you are not able to share your excitement for your upcoming trip with friends. As you have discovered, many people experience this same issue. Don't let it diminish your enjoyment- find the people who are supportive of your plans (like everyone here!) and share away!

We get the same thing, "must be nice" or "why wouldn't you try somewhere else? don't you have a sense of adventure?" I just don't talk about it anymore to certain people anymore. We get two vacations a year and Disney is our happy place, its a tradition now with our kids, it feels like our home away from home. We have our favorite place to stay, our favorite restaurants and favorite things to do. And anyway I'm not taking a chance with limited vacation time and that kind of money that my vacation will be a dud just because I need an "adventure". I guess I could ask the same people why do you go to the same place skiing every year.

What really annoys me about this is that other families go on vacation to the same place every year, or multiple times a year, and nobody says, "You're going to the Adirondacks AGAIN?" or "You're going to the New Jersey beach AGAIN?" or "You're going to Cape Cod AGAIN?" or whatever.

If someone makes a snide comment about our Disney trips, I'm wondering if the response should be, "Yes, we're going again. Where does your family like to vacation?" and see if they say that they go someplace every year.

We live in MA, and we get comments like these from people who ironically have summer homes in Maine or NH, and all I can think is, 'Wait....you're all worked up because I get on a plane and fly to FL once per year, yet you go to your home....the same home....every....single......weekend.... between May and October. If they'd only listen to themselves.

Love all these responses. There really is no reason to justify the way we choose to spend our vacation time and dollars, but I like the idea of deflecting and asking the naysayers what they like to do.

@Scott MC I agree with the friends who go up to Maine or NH and are in 3 hours of traffic each way. That is not my idea of a good time, but if that is what they enjoy, great.

We just returned from a fantastic WDW trip -- 12/20-12/23 at WL, 12/23-12/27 at BC.

Thank you so much for your reviews and for the fantastic pictures from your suite. I have never seen this view of the BW from any of these rooms, so I really appreciate you posting this!!!

I have a question about Stormalong Bay - when is it typically the most crowded in summer? Hoping to have some pool afternoons in July when we're there, but is that just totally crazy and will it be way too crowded? (If it's not closed for lightning, of course!) We are just 2 adults with no kids, but we'd like to be able to get inner tubes and not be swimming with crazy crowds.

What are the best pool times in summer? We want to go several times, maybe even every day, since this is partially why we chose to stay at BC!

Morning is definitely the least crowded time of day. I have enjoyed the pool in both July and August afternoons. The pool itself is not overly crowded since it is so big, there are plenty of spots to enjoy- lazy river, slide, the activities pool, the waterfalls. The hardest part can be finding seat, but I have always been able to find someplace to stash my stuff. Sometimes I have to go over a couple of the bridges that straddle the lazy river and find a secluded chair or two. It is not ideal for lounging, but since this seating is out of the way, I have always been able to get a chair or two.

Just a few odds and ends photos from a recent trip to BC/YC:

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Thanks for sharing these pictures!