Worst room you've ever gotten?

[beccasmom]

We have mostly lucked out with our DVC room assignments, but a few unfavorable ones come to mind:

1. BCV - Several years back - a studio next to the elevator (room # 566, I think). Extremely annoying, but we had only booked it for one night and the racket calmed down after a while.
2. OKW - One of our home resorts and we’ve therefore stayed there much more than anywhere else. We were in a two-bedroom unit that was very dark. As the resort grounds matured many units weren’t as sunny as they had been in the early days. But this unit was cave-like and kind of depressing.
3. BRV - We were in a lovely two-bedroom unit after the recent renovation. Due to a hurricane threat, we opted to change our travel plans and stay one extra night in a studio The room was the last one down a long hallway. Not the end of the world by any means, but annoying just the same. We survived.

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[zavandor]

I once got the last studio at this far end of the hallway at BWV. Not only it's the farthest away from the elevator, it's also on the opposite side from DHS, so there isn't even the consolation prize of being able to cut that walk. And it was on the 5th floor, so skipping the elevator meant a lot of stairs.

 

[MarkNC2Disney]

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I once got the last studio at this far end of the hallway at BWV. Not only it's the farthest away from the elevator, it's also on the opposite side from DHS, so there isn't even the consolation prize of being able to cut that walk. And it was on the 5th floor, so skipping the elevator meant a lot of stairs.

Oof I had the same but the 1st floor. Kind of fun to listen to Jelly Rolls at night on our patio. 5th floor is rough for stairs, etc, but at least your view was better!

 

[Simba's Mom]

All this talk about elevator noise and BCV reminds me of a studio I had once on the top floor there. It was on the left as you get off the elevator-the only room on the left, and I loved that it had its own private area outside the studio. Yet at night, I could hear the motor of the elevator, so loud that it kept me awake (and nothing usually keeps me awake) but the elevator itself was across the hall, so I could never figure out where the noise was coming from. In the words of Charles Dickens, "It was the best of [times/studios], it was the worst of [times/studios]". But then a few years later, I got a HA studio on a different floor, right next to the elevator, and I never heard a thing.

 

[Giraffe_Zen]

Do you remember that room number? Are you talking about the Village Green area where they put the Xmas tree and have the artificial turf?

Sorry your family didn't get to enjoy the Boardwalk view.

I don't remember the number sorry.

 

[JaqGus1620]

BCV: Upon arrival we received a ground floor studio right outside the quiet pool gate entrance-many people walking by and no privacy unless the curtains were closed. The patio was also extremely tiny. We had requested a room with a balcony because we had expected spending time on our non existant balcony. We were moved to the 5th floor room with a huge and private balcony. While the elevators were far across the hall, we could hear the elevator noise all day and night. It was almost as if whenever the elevator was used on any floor we could hear it. My husband thinks the hoists/motors of the elevator were in the attic space above the room. I wonder how many rooms on the 5th floor are affected or if it was just that one room. But we had an awesome balcony!

PIT: We did have a wonderful 1BR TPV on the 5th floor. I was really concerned because the point cost of ths room was astronomical-so much so that I think I let out a gasp when I called MS to book the 1st day booking was available. While the view was awesome from the balcony, we could only see the theme park when out on our balcony. From inside the room I think you could see the theme park from the far conrner of the MB. This was still a very nice view. I was disappointed at first, especially considering the point chart, but I loved that balcony view and we are balcony people. With the point cost of this room however, you are gambling on the actual view you will get. I am glad we got lucky this time.

 

[LittleBitGoofy]

BCV: I wonder how many rooms on the 5th floor are affected or if it was just that one room. But we had an awesome balcony!

It's crazy how bad it was on the 5th floor there. But same here, the balcony view was amazing for a resort building that's known to not have views. Wasn't worth the trade off for me though on not being able to sleep.

Definitely agree with the speculation that the motor system was overhead. Constant motor whirring all night. Rough few days before we got moved.