Beach Club Villas Owners Thread

We bought Beach Club last year via DVC Resale. Our first stay is coming up in July! Does anyone have any tips to share?

Tips:

1. If you drive to Beach Club, as you approach the building from the security gate, park to your left hand side and follow the sidewalk on the far left into the resort. You'll cross a bridge and the building to your left will be the Villas. If you did online check in you can go right to your room and it isn't too far to roll your luggage from the car.

2. If you're walking back from Epcot, assuming there isn't construction, there is a little gate as you walk up the hill towards the bridge that takes you to Boardwalk (which will be in your left). The gate is on your right and you can follow it to the Villas. When you reach the first "fork" in the road where you can go straight or left, go left and you'll find yourself at the covered walkway to the villas, its faster than walking to the main entrance and you're also close to Beach Club marketplace if you have a refillable mug that you want to refill or grab food, etc.

3. Sort of obvious but you can take the Epcot skyliner - it is just about as close of a walk to the skyliner as it is to the friendship boat dock for Beach Club.

4. If you're walking to Hollywood Studios, it is counter-intuitive but it is actually shorter to walk out the same little gate I mentioned in tip #2 and walk across the bridge to Boardwalk, head underneath the main entrance of Boardwalk and around Luna Park Pool to the walking path to Hollywood Studios. You would think walking the other way is faster but it actually saves you about 5 minutes going this way. You can get an idea of how to go using these directions on Google Maps

5. Room requests aren't really a big deal imho at Beach Club because there aren't any views - but there are a few Studios with huge balconies if thats something you're interested in. You can use TouringPlans to find a room if you want to put in room request (I just heard that room requests outside of what MDE allows will no longer be a thing starting April 19th, 2026 - sad if this is true!)

6. Pool time can be really crowded during the day, we've personally found that going in the early evening when the sun is still up to be one of the best options. It isn't very crowded and you get to see the Epcot fireworks if you stay long enough. After a day in the parks, its nice to cool off in the pool and then head back to the room to go to sleep :)

To me, Beach Club feels like a golf course neighborhood (location, location) or an upscale summer home family community. Like the people who come here come back again and again and it’s an insider thing. I feel the magic here -familiarity, classy efficiency and ease of movement. I adore Beach Club and it must be special if we can talk so highly of it even with what it lacks.

Hello! VGF DVC owner here. My family and I are staying at Beach Club for 8 nights late June/early July for the first time. Just curious how aggressive the pool situation is as far as claiming pool chairs. Is there specific protocol (lining up prior to pool opening)? Do they all get claimed in this very early slot, or is there ample amount throughout the day. Tips for the best spots to sit? Also if anyone had opinions/tips about cabana rentals (positive or negative) I’d love to hear those!

Excellent tips! Thank you! I was actually wondering if you could see fireworks from the pool area.

H’lo back atcha, DVCDad. We’re VGF/BCV owners, too.

We did nothing beyond walking through the building and across the BCV courtyard to conclude we definitely wanted to buy there. Just our vibe, classy and peaceful.

Still haven’t stayed at either BC or BCV. We tend to do that—buy, then stay. Which most everybody will tell a person isn’t the smartest move when you’re laying out such big bucks. We fervently don’t care—sell, sell when a resort doesn’t suit.

Thank Uncle Walt’s minions that DVC holds value so well!

Go to the pool at night. The absolute best.

You can definitely hear them 😂. You’ll catch glimpses of the higher fireworks from EPCOT… it’s not like watching the MK fireworks from the Grand Floridian pool where you can see the entire show.

Beach Club was our first Deluxe Hotel stay. We had my daughter take a friend and they barely wanted to go to the parks at age 12! The pool was the place to be and met some great families and kiddos. We went 2 more times over the next couple years and then we knew we had to jump into DVC. No regrets! Best location. The rooms are cozy. Just has that laid back vacation feel to us. ❤️

I think it depends on the age of kids and where they want to be as it is a bit spread out. We liked the slide and volleyball so we stayed near that area. We mostly went in the late afternoon so we didn’t have chair problems.

Owner here before official opening (2001?). As much as Stormalong Bay is awesome, 50% of the time is also spent at the quiet pool. Love, love the location.

I have owned at BCV since 2002. I truly LOVE the location and theming at my home resort! But I also love visiting and staying at the other DVC resorts! I agree with Ryan C, that if views or balconies are very important to you BCV may not be the best choice.

BCV since 2003!

I somehow never miss the hotel views. Beach Club is my fave.

I also own at Boardwalk and have yet to splurge to get a Boardwalk view. I will one day if I can stay still long enough when I am there. That’s my go go place. I do get the savanna view when we go to Animal Kingdom.

Since we have a very nice view at my actual home (the main reason we chose it), that must be the reason I don’t miss the views. Just a guess.

Hey, fellow BCV DVCers! My wife and I are recent empty-nesters in the Dallas TX area. We've been DVC members since 2002, so our kids were lucky to have frequent visits to WDW, We're big fans of "back door" access to Epcot on an almost nightly basis during our trips, Stormalong Bay, and Beaches and Cream.

We've only had one add-on (resale) and our only home resort is Beach Club Villas so we dread the year 2042!

Beach Club was the first resort my family of 4 stayed at, and is the reason we are DVC owners today. We bought a resale contract so that we could guarantee stays there frequently. We’ve since added on with a Direct contract at the Poly, but I honestly don’t know that I would have been convinced to join DVC had we stayed at any other resort first.

Beach Club holds a special place for us, to be sure.

Love seeing all of the BCV owners and folks who love BCV! You've brought up some great reasons to love BCV. BWV often seems to get more love between the 2 Crescent Lake resorts and having stayed at both I can see the pros and cons to each, but BCV is still my favorite :)

I have stayed at several resorts at WDW, and continue try others. All are wonderful, but BCV is the one that feels like home to me. It is my FAV!

We purchased our points when Beach Club first opened. We were newbies to the DVC world and didn't understand the owning of multiple contracts, so we sold our Wilderness Lodge points to go all in with Beach Club. EPCOT is our favorite park so owning at Beach made so much sense!!

I'll be home at BCV on Friday if I can research anything for anyone. A little concerned about all the construction and scaffolding but I'm sure it will be fine. I saw the "secret" path was closed a week or so ago - hoping that reopened because it's so convenient. Also, not specifically Villas related but have you seen the updated bathrooms between Cape May and Martha's Vineyard lounge? They're gorgeous!! Excited to see what they do with Crews Cup and Yachtsman next door.

If you want a table or a shady spot, you probably want to be at a gate 10 minutes before opening. If you are okay with grabbing a lounge chair in the sun, you have a little longer. Chairs do absolutely fill up by lunch. Typically you can find lots of spots later after dinner. Do remember to bring your Magic band or ID because you won't get into the pool without it.