It is honestly larger than my Chinese apartment, but I could pay my rent for year on what I'll pay for my 10 day stay, but still. I'm soooo looking forward to this.
We have had family visit us for dinner while staying at WBC a couple of different times. They just stop at the gate house and tell them who they are visiting. There is plenty of room in the condo to have visitors. I think the dining tables seat 6 and there are also 2 or 3 stools at the kitchen counter that someone could sit at. There are also a ton of tables at the different pool areas around the resort where you could bring food/drinks and entertain. Incidentally, both of our visitors were staying on Disney property and were very impressed with the resort and how much space we had and the price we paid!!
We have stayed there probably 4 or 5 times a year over the past few years and have never gotten an upgrade! We even stayed during the last hurricane with kind of a larger group than was really comfortable in a 2 bedroom and still were given exactly what we booked!
Four us, the 2BR non-refundable for our next trip was higher than VS and the refundable significantly higher. Even with the rebate from Swagbucks which was the highest I could get, I'm still $385 more through them.
We have gotten a free upgrade from a 2 bedroom to a 3 last year in April. But, we booked through Farrell's and we knew well in advance, so I think it was Farrell's that made the magic. My understanding is the type of unit it allotted in advance and owner's can get upgrades in advance. Because of this one at check in is unlikely. In fact we check in Saturday and my sister booked a 3 bedroom through Vacation Strategy and in the end they could only get her a 2 bedroom. Good thing there are only 4 staying in the unit so they can make the two bedroom work.
Awesome info!For those who might want to know, I now have my total from Escudos (the poolside bar and restaurant near Towers 4 & 5) and the pictures. It was $113.58 including 20% tip for lunch for 5 adults, including 2 burgers, a chicken tenders meal, a cuban sandwich, a chicken quesadilla, and the "pick two dips with chips" appetizer, as well as two cocktails and a soda. I consider that to be extremely reasonable. My photos are not the best but here are a few:
There are multiple layers of quesadilla under the top layer - the chips and big (mostly eaten) cups of guac and salsa were from the appetizer I mentioned above, not included with the quesadilla. It came with sour cream and a small cup of guac, rice, and beans.
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I also mentioned that we ordered delivery from Flipper's - I did not put this on my card so I am not sure of the total but I believe it was around $50.
Mediterranean salad, no ham $8.99
Two topping large pizza with olives and pepperoni, there was a web promo for a two topping and I am not sure of the price. Around $12.99
Large california classic pizza - Basil Pesto sauce, roasted artichoke hearts, roasted grape tomatoes, red onions, fresh spinach & roasted red peppers, $19.39
6 fresh cut breadsticks, covered in melted garlic butter & Romano cheese. Served with pizza sauce $5.99
The pizza, salad, and breadsticks were all excellent. This was plenty to feed 5 adults lunch plus some leftover pizza for the refrigerator for snacks.
Both options - Escudos and Flipper's - were very good. My mom and sister also had the Escudos nachos when I was not there with them and they said they were pretty good but they did not want them again when we all ate at Escudos again later in the trip.
Our view from Tower 4, second floor:
Part of our party used Uber from the parks back to Bonnet Creek with no problem a few times so I can't imagine it would be difficult in reverse.
Someone with more knowledge would need to say if 3BR units at WBC ever show up in RCI. There is usually a very high demand for those and point owners book with the upgrades to rent out.
