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We are currently booked in a deluxe room at BC for March 2020. We are REALLY hoping for a full sized balcony - what can we do to increase our chances? Are there other room types that would be more likely to have one?
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I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list we keep on Page 1, Post 15.
Here are the details we have about the 6 Deluxe rooms at the Beach Club. Definitely call Disney Central Reservations, or have your
travel agent make a request for a deluxe room with a full balcony. Since there are only 6, you could add the room numbers for more clarification "Full balcony please, room 2557, 4557 or 3691, for example. You could add 1557 if a room on the ground floor with a patio is acceptable:
Detailed balcony information on
Deluxe Rooms from guests who have stayed there and reported back:
There are six Deluxe rooms at BC. They are no longer have club level booking status.
1557 has a patio and lots of windows.
2557 and 4557 have extra large balconies.
3557 has the standing room only balcony.
3691 has both a standing room balcony and a full balcony
4681 has a standing room only balcony.
So 3 of the 6 have full balconies, 1 has a patio, and 2 have standing room only balconies.
Here are a couple of threads about Deluxe Rooms:
Beach Club Deluxe, Suites, VP and Presidential Rooms
Deluxe room thread
We just booked our first WDW vacation since 2015, and have realized that our family of 5 can no longer book YC CL. Our very favorite WDW memories are of staying at the CL there, and I'm sad that we won't get to enjoy it as a family any more. If the rooms have daybeds, I wonder why they made this change? Economics?
I realize that this is possibly the first-worldiest of first-world problems (after all, we're "settling" for the Poly), but I figure if anyone will commiserate, it'll be y'all on this thread.
back to the thread, but sorry that you are not able to book the room you want
We have not been told why the change was made, but safe to assume $$$ is at play. If these rooms are fully booked at most times, then you might as well restrict it to just 4 people so you are providing services to potentially 1 less person.
Enjoy your stay at the Poly!
I also just wanted to thank Dee?
Thanks for the kind words. We are a great group of friendly visitors here. I appreciate everyone who contributes to making this thread an awesome resource to new, and veteran Yacht & Beach guests.
We’re planning an April 2020 stay, and are looking to branch out from our beloved WL with a stay at YC. We’re mainly concerned about two things:
- The new dog policy; and
- The lack of a comprehensive QS location.
I think #2 is really our primary topic of concern... I know that there are a ton of places dotted around Crescent Lake where QS can be had, from the pizza window on the Boardwalk, to the BC Marketplace, to Hurricane Hanna’s, to (of course) the many and various Epcot QS options. However, it seems that most require one to go outside, and travel a decent distance (again, this is coming from someone who is accustomed to WL where the Roaring Fork is just an elevator ride away). And because of the “little bit here, little bit there” nature of it all, I can easily envision having to make three different stops for three different people... drag. I’m honestly surprised that YC/BC would be designed with such a glaring omission.
Thoughts/insights?
Let us know if you end up booking a trip here.
Again, Disney doesn't really give us the reasoning behind their layout decisions, but my money is on $$$ reasons. There is speculation that the mouse wants to encourage guests staying at EPCOT resorts to dine at the resort restaurants or EPCOT instead of grabbing a quick service meal.
Personally, my family loves the counter service places at EPCOT, so we plan a lot of our meals there. Sometimes we even "take-out" and bring back something to our room.
That being said, there are options available at BC Marketplace, the Marketplace at Ale & Compass and Hurricane Hanna's for someone looking for a quick meal or snack.