Reviews of Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (Disney Vacation Club)
Reviewed by Andybren01 Review Date: 01/06/2013
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
We stayed here on 12-8-12 for two nights following our cruise. I have always wanted to stay here, so I was really looking forward to it. What a major let down. We had to wait forever for our villa to be ready, it was missing several of the kitchen items, I couldn't tell you when it was cleaned last....the dust had layers. Socks from the previous party were on the floor, furniture was all scratched up. This needed a major over hall, since we only had two nights we made do, I told the front desk when we checked out and the girl didn't even seem to care. Can't say we would ever stay here again.
Pros:
boat transportationCons:
dirty room, rude staffReviewed by lrd907 Review Date: 02/24/2015
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Needless to say we were shocked at the condition of the villa we stayed in January 4 & 5, 2015. While clean it really looked old and showed it wear. This was our second time staying at the WLV's and were less than impressed. We are DVC members and are thankful we have the opportunity to stay in various locations from time to time. Certainly Not Worth The Points Cost!!
Pros:
Very attractive loby and like ease of boat transportation.Cons:
The Villa we stayed is showing it's age!!Reviewed by allec999 Review Date: 11/03/2017
Rating: (7) Recommended
My home resort. Always a good place to stay. Two issues this time: 1) Friends stayed in a separate studio, and their bathroom floor would flood a bit, so they used their towels to deal with it. When they called for extra towels, they were told it would be for a fee. I understand that towel service is a pre-set schedule and otherwise costs a fee, but they should have at least asked why towels were requested. Had I known I would have dealt with it, but my friends did not say anything until their last day. Still, a little disappointing. Also - twice the bus for DHS was well over a half-hour wait.
Pros:
themingCons:
towels, bus to DHSReviewed by toolmanjan Review Date: 11/23/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
Studio
I knew before we arrived that the resort rooms were undergoing a referb. In general the construction didn't dampen our good time. There are black out curtains As you get off the elevator on all floors. Plastic cover some of the carpet in the hallways. The laundry room we had access to was in Copper Creek.
We had to go up 2 floors to get Ice from the machine. there is usually an ice machine on each floor. BR is still my favorite. We look forward to staying there after the referb is completed.
Pros:
Swimming pool one of DVC's best, Geyser Point,Cons:
construction, well worn rooms, soon to changeReviewed by Lizgistix Review Date: 04/05/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
Love love love Boulder Ridge! The rooms feel cozy and less like a resort and more like a comfy apartment at Disney. The train room is wonderful and filled with interesting things to look at. It's disconnected from the main resort, so you don't have the hustle and bustle around you. The covered walkway is nice and the piped in music in common areas is a nice atmospheric touch.
Pros:
Great theme, great location, great on-site amenitiesCons:
Rooms need a refurbReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/28/2020
Rating: (8) Recommended
My family of 24 split up between 5 rooms here in June 2020. We had a very good time and loved the theme. Getting food from the quick service was a hike and often took a while. We rather eat at Geyser Point which was near the pool and had good food, view, comfortable seating, and good service. All 5 of our party rooms were near each other (which we asked for). Some room views were beautiful and one of our rooms we were actually able to walk out our balcony door right to the pool. Some of the rooms were just tall green plants and you couldn’t see much. It also was a short walk to the bus! The Murphy bed was great! However will only work for children or small adults. I slept on the Murphy bed and I am 4’ 11” and had enough room length wise. Width wise was a little tight. And I also did hit my head a couple of times on the wood frame. We also kept the Murphy bed out the entire trip and did not feel like it was tight, we had enough space
Pros:
Close to bus, great theme, Geyser Point, it has a Murphy bedCons:
Some bad views from room, hike to quick service, took a while for quick service food to be ready, Murphy bed was tight and will only work for children or small adults.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/26/2018
Rating: (8) Recommended
beautiful quiet room..enjoyed staying here a lot!!
Pros:
easy walk to buses and had a nice quiet roomCons:
wish had 2 bedsReviewed by annat856 Review Date: 02/17/2017
Rating: (8) Recommended
My family of 6 stayed here December 11th through 16th last year. We rented points. We stayed in a 2 bedroom villa. It was recently refurbished and we loved the rustic wilderness theme. Now that our kids are becoming young adults this was a great place that we could spread out and feel relaxed. We did get woken up a couple of mornings from construction around 8:30 am. But for the most part we were not disturbed by the construction going on. The walk from the elevators was pretty long. The villa lobby was very cozy and a great place to hang out and play games or sit by the fire. The Wilderness Lodge itself is one of our favorite resorts and getting to see it all decorated for Christmas was wonderful! Overall one of the best disney vacations ever! Can't wait to go back!
Pros:
Lots of space and pretty decorCons:
constructionReviewed by arielwatcher Review Date: 03/29/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Made our DVC reservations so late we had to split between here and the BW.
We arrived on the Magical Express around 10am and our 1BR room was ready!
The cast member was a bit too chatty about Disney Labor policies and I had to ask 2x for a receipt for the $500 cash I put down with my Credit card.
The walk to the Villas was short and close to the Bus stop.
Our room, 3314 overlooked the bus stop. Everything was fresh and clean.
We awaited other members of our party at Downtown Disney with some shopping. Imagine my shock at my room card being rejected for my charge! The store cast member made a call to the front desk and it was discovered I could not 'tap and pay', which was just fine, the card could be used when the cast member ran the card through their reader.
We rode the boat to MK and then took the monorail to EPCOT, using the Bus as little as possible because they insist on resorts sharing buses.
We'll happily return to the WLV.
Pros:
relaxing boats available to the MKCons:
Circuitous, LONG bus ridesReviewed by mkymouse4ever Review Date: 10/11/2023
Rating: (9) Recommended
We are big fans of Boulder Ridge. Love the 1 bedroom, The new room set up is great. We enjoy everything at this resort. Pools, transportation, parking, resturants, family friendly atmosphere. Mousekeeping was exceptional.
