I want to say we did about $20 as a tip? We've had 3 or 4 different sitters from Kids Nite Out and they were all good. They brought arts and crafts projects and had good ideas for games to play around the resort (one took them to see the outdoor movie and had them play red light/green light one-two-three on the way). Another time my daughter lost her 1st tooth so the sitter snuck a note to the front desk and had a Celebration button made up to hide under the pillow from the Tooth Fairy.
FLYBY POSTING! (tonne of work to catch up on right now, but I know queenie requested info about the towers so I wanted to post before her trip!)
We were in bldg 5 in a 1 br.
The parking garage sits between 4 & 5.
The elevator is on the corner closest to the entrance to 4.
I gave up on looking for surface parking REAL fast -- it was almost always full, or, the open ones were further away than the garage ones, PLUS the heat from the sun was brutal.
I'd go up to level 3 and park right by the elevator. many times I wished I was in building 4 so that I had a shorter walk from garage elevator to building entrance. But even with my gimpy walk, it wasn't TOO bad to the door.
The two times I parked in the handicap spots closer to the door, I regretted it when I came back to a boiling hot car. Use the garage!! You will be glad you did.
The two times we watched fireworks we enjoyed them. One time I thought to search for "Illuminations music" on youtube, and played it along with the 'show' and that was fun.
If I weren't going to use the garage, I think I'd choose building 2 for the view/proximity to the main building.
If I were a starbucks person I'd chose 6.
Fellow guests angered me on the last day. There were no rolly-carts!! And there were no cars parked outside the door which means they'd probably taken them up to their rooms the night before and not felt like bringing them down stairs. grumble-grumble-but not WBC's fault. Use it to carry the stuff to your room and then return it immediately!! (Please!)
Building was stuffy to me, so bring a fan if you can. (But I have medical reasons that cause me to need a good a/c).
momof1+1+2 said:
after using it dozens of times the year before. The first room they sent us to was a disgrace! Clearly not cleaned properly AT ALL, I stepped on an exposed carpet tack...I was not happy, the second was only slightly better( lots of hair in the bathroom though, ick) and the third about the same as the second. Now before you all just think I'm a pita, the housekeepers who came to the room were the ones who insisted I complain, apparently Wyndham outsourced the terminal cleanings and the new people were doing a terrible job, the night housekeepers still worked for Wyndham and had to hear all the complaints. Anyway, long story but in the end, we stayed in the third room because it was 1030pm and the kids were exhausted. A housekeeper helped me change the sheets--big footprint on the sheets! and left me the vacuum. The rooms(all 3) were not in good shape--and I don't mean old and worn, I mean wth is wrong with people?--gashes in the countertops-ever hear of a cutting board?? The floral arrangements looked like kids were using them to beat each other up...tears in furniture...just seemed like people were on a free-for-all since it wasn't "their house". 
I'm not that much of a Starbucks fan...but I have a GC for them....free money is free money! Is there one in Tower 6? If so, I might have to bring my GC with me! Thanks!
I hear you. Last time (end of Aug 2011) we checked in late in the day(after 8pm) but still, it was as if we never requested anything in writing or by phone. I don't think it does a thing, it seems to be luck of the draw when you are standing in front of them.
We picked tower 5 to be near the pirate pool only to find out that they changed the slide rules and ds was not tall enough
I am not happy with Wyndham's lack of customer service. I thought the LEAST they could do was throw us some food comps or something--or respond to the letters I wrote. Nada. (The night manager/housekeepers really did their best and I sent a note saying this to corporate.) In the end, we got over it and still had a good time. I didn't like Tower 5 for several reasons, I would not choose it again. I recently read a trip report where Beach Club really dropped the ball, though in the end those people will get 2 free nights in the deluxe resort of their choice...so I know it happens at Disney too. I think we just were in the wrong Tower at the wrong time, lol. And honestly, I haven't read too many reports where people had the same experience we did, thankfully, so we'll keep our fingers crossed that it was just the exception, not the rule. I really believe that some of the clientele that WBC draws are a little on the wild side and perhaps not as respectful of the resort as they should be which doesn't help. Also, having a company do your cleaning that has little incentive to do a good job(the outsourced housekeepers) isn't good either.
This trip(November) we will be at Pop first and plan to go to WBC by 9am to check in. We shall see if that makes a difference in our room location. I think I'd like a fireworks view in Tower 3--good location between the two pool slides and near the Starbucks in the Grand for my dad...so fingers crossed it's a better trip. I pray it will be because we are bringing first timers and I want them to have a good time and not be mad at me for taking them off property, lol.
