Villas at Wilderness Lodge
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Reviewer's Name:
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Chuck Bomar |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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abcjjl@yahoo.com |
Rate / Night (for your stay):
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Used DVC points |
Date(s) of Stay:
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2/4/01 - 2/10/01 |
Accommodation Used:
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Standard Room / Studio |
Accommodations Review:
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We stayed in a studio. It was a beautiful set-up with the the fridge
and microwave. The sleeper sofa was excellent for saving room for
the boys (a 3 year old and 11 months) to play during the day. The
rooms was decorated beautifully. The entire resort is gorgeous. |
Why Did you Select This Resort for your Stay?
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We have always wanted to stay at the WL and by utilizing our DVC
membership got our wish. |
Room # and Location Description:
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We were in room 2509 which was a non-smoking studio room. It was
very quiet in this resort. Our balcony overlooked the quiet pool and
also had a view of the water and woods. It was set back from the pool
in a way that you probably would not hear noise coming from the pool
area during a busier time. We did watch the water parade from our
balcony a couple of times during our stay. |
Room Location Pros & Cons:
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There were not any negatives associated with this room. We were
just around the corner from the elevators. We were a couple of doors
down from the ice machine. And staying in a studio, we used the complimentary
laundry services that are located on the first floor, practically
under this room. And trust me, with 2 little ones this was a great
feature. |
Check-In / Check-Out Comments:
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My older son and I went over early on Sunday morning (8:00 a.m.)
on the way to the MK to do early check-in. We stayed at DXL on Fri.
and Sat. nights and got a late check-out of 1:00 p.m. from DXL on
Sun. which worked out great. Our room was not ready at 8:00 am (did
not expect it to be) but we were given the number to call later in
the day along with our room keys, etc. We ate lunch at the Whispering
Canyon at around 1:00 pm after checking out of DXL and after our meal
around 1:45 pm called and was given our room location which was ready.
Very convenient. We did express check-out and did not appear to have
been charged for our 1-800 calls. |
WDW Transportation Comments:
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We drove our Honda minivan down so we only used the boat a couple
of times to the MK. And at different times due to the kids naps, one
of us caught the bus back from MGM a couple of times. We never used
the buses in the morning so I am not sure how the resort sharing of
buses would work. My oldest son and I rode the bus back from Fantasmic
and got on the first bus and of course WL is the first stop so this
was fine. |
Restaurant / Lounge Review:
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Our only meal at the resort was at the Whispering Canyon on the
day of our check-in and was decent as usual. The 3 year old got to
ride the Pony Express and loved it. |
Pool Description / Comments:
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The only odd thing about the quiet pool was that on a couple days
the pool did not seem to be heating properly so we used the main resort
pool. Again our room was a short walk to the quiet pool. There were
a couple of mooching ducks that some folks were feeding and the ducks
made a nuisance of themselves. A couple of days the little critters
actually got in the pool to swim which could pose a possible health
hazard. The odd thing was it appeared to be the same ducks each day.
We swam 5 days of our stay. |
What Suggestions Would you Give Anyone that is Considering This
Resort?
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You will not be disappointed. It is a more than worthy companion
to the WL. |
Other Comments:
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We are hoping to stay here again in late October of this year, utilizing
our APs one more time. Here's hoping we can get in using our points. |
