Yes, I was a little surprised with the SSR refurb. I’m thinking they wanted to be “logical” with room occupancy - studios sleep 4, 1BR sleep 5, 2 BR sleep 6-9. But who knows what their thinking was! I just hope BRV, BWV, and BCV get the queen Murphy in the living room!
my parents stayed in a studio at SSR in June (we were in a 1 bed). I don't know how they would have fit the little murphy bed in there. It was TIGHT without the little bed. They had an ECV, which is thinner than the little pull down bed and it didn't fit between the bed and the tv.
Good to know - that’s very likely the reason. The location of the door between studio and living room at BWV is likely the reason they couldn’t put the single Murphy under the living room TV, and it may prevent adding it during the next BWV refurb, depending on how the queen Murphy bed/couch extends when down.
I vote with you! Most of all they NEED to replace the awful sleeper sofas with the murphy beds that have become the norm in most DVC resorts! Pretty everything else I can live with for a while, but those sofas have to go ASAP... it is bad enough they took away our ceiling fans and replaced our nice, big jetted tubs with soaking tubs that are NOT bubblers like some other resorts got.
When they announced that RIV would have those Murphy beds, they also announced that they’d be rolling them out to the other DVC resorts. They may not be able to install them at OKW due to room configuration, but I definitely expect BCV and BWV to get them.
Thank you! And hopefully they replace them
Considering that BWV and BCV should be next in line for refurbishment after BRV, I don’t expect that. I think that attaching the Murphy bed/couch structure to the wall requires more structural work than could be accomplished quickly enough to allow taking rooms out of service separate from a full refurbishment. But, as in all things Disney, all we can do,is wait and see!
Oh, I forgot that BCV got a full refurb way back in 2016. It will be interesting to see, then, whether they get the living room Murphy bed/couch during the "refresh" or have to wait another 7 years to get them!
Well, yes, but of course Poly is “special,” like a favorite child. That’s why it got to jump in front of other, more deserving resorts, like BRV. But based on that, installing those Murphys isn’t as time consuming and difficult as I thought it might be, so hopefully they’ll be included in the BCV refresh.
According to this chart BCV is supposed to get a refresh in 2022. Did that happen yet?
No. 2022 was when Poly and VGF jumped the line in front of BRV, which was way overdue and is just now being refurbed.
Sorry but I hope they won't add the 5th bed in a studio with the refurbishment and they stop doing it for new builds as well. 100% egoistic on my side, but I think the 5th bed is one of the cause for booking pattern problems with DVC. Ah, if only they build 2 people studios like other timeshares! Who wants to bring kids to a Disney Vacation anyway?
Oh, I agree — I thought it was crazy when they added the single Murphy beds to BWV & BCV studios, so that they sleep 5, while leaving the 1BR sleeping 4!Sorry but I hope they won't add the 5th bed in a studio with the refurbishment and they stop doing it for new builds as well. 100% egoistic on my side, but I think the 5th bed is one of the cause for booking pattern problems with DVC. Ah, if only they build 2 people studios like other timeshares! Who wants to bring kids to a Disney Vacation anyway?
