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Great start, Donna! So glad Photobucket finally cooperated. Lunch at Big River Grilled looked very delicious. Can't wait to see your room.
Big River Grille was a great choice!
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Lunch sounds like the perfect little break and how nice of your server!
By that time we were ready for lunch. And it worked out well because otherwise we'd have been twiddling our thumbs hoping our room would be ready soon.
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That was very nice of your server! Glad you enjoyed your meal and you've had perfect timing with the room ready just as you finished.
It was great timing!
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
Those sandwiches look delicious!
They were !!
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
What a great lunch! Glad your room was ready so early!
I know, we like to get into town early, but it's never a guarantee that the room will be ready so early. So far, we've had good luck with that!
My updates these days are not really lengthy, but hopefully you don't mind.
September 16th – part 3
Our room for the next week.
In our room request, I had asked for a room close to the elevator and on an upper floor. Well, we got the upper floor but we were about as far away from the elevator as we could be! We were right near the stairs though, and that was close to the bus stop and the quiet pool. So, we lucked out there.
Our view was mainly trees, but to the left we could see the Main Entrance.
Both balconies were connected.
Love this lamp!
Happy to be here!
After taking pictures of the room, I made a phone call to Garden Grocer. It was not going to be a problem switching out the beer for us. They would bring the Bud Light Lime and make an exchange. They asked us to bring the Bud Light to Bell Services and by that evening they would come and make the exchange.
I was a little disappointed at first that we did not have one of the newly refurbished rooms. But I didn't dwell on it. We were just so glad to be in our happy place that it really didn't matter!
I was just thinking how that room didn't look like the room we had back in 2013 and was wondering if they had recently done a rehab... sorry you were bummed with the decor and the location wasn't perfect The room and view still look very lovely!!
Your room looks great even if it hadn't had the refurb yet. I was not sure I wanted to try BWI, but after our first stay here, I will definitely be going back some day.
I was just thinking how that room didn't look like the room we had back in 2013 and was wondering if they had recently done a rehab... sorry you were bummed with the decor and the location wasn't perfect The room and view still look very lovely!!
They are in the middle of a rehab. I thought the rooms were supposed to be completed by this time, but apparently not. This one showed its age mainly with chipped furniture in the bedroom and yucky grout in the bathroom.
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Your room looks great even if it hadn't had the refurb yet. I was not sure I wanted to try BWI, but after our first stay here, I will definitely be going back some day.
We really loved the location! The walk to DHS and Epcot can't be beat!
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How was the burger? It looks great and mushroom with swiss is my favorite. I've never wanted to try there but the food looks good.
The burger was delicious! I love mushroom and Swiss too! I wasn't sure about eating here either, but since we were staying at BW, it really was a no brainer. And it turned out to be a great choice!
Too bad about the room location. Those hallways are so long! The room looks really nice even though it's not a refurbed one. The one-bedroom units always look so huge to me because I'm always in a studio!
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Lunch at Big River Grilled looked very delicious. 
Can't wait to see your room. 
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By that time we were ready for lunch. And it worked out well because otherwise we'd have been twiddling our thumbs hoping our room would be ready soon. 
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The room and view still look very lovely!!
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