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Beach Club Villas Resort Information

Resort & Contact Information

Opening Date: July 1, 2002

Deed Expiration: Jan 31st, 2042

2023 Annual Dues per Point: $8.17 (See Dues History)

Direct Cost (2023): $275 / point

Average Resale Cost (2023): CLICK FOR RESALE CONTRACT LISTINGS AT DVCSTORE.COM

Next Expected Refurb date: Currently undergoing refurb

Beach Club Villas (BCV) may be the most popular and hardest to get for non-owners. The resort is built to the North of the rest of the Beach Club/Yacht Club resort. Yacht Club and Beach Club Resorts opened on November 4th and 19th, 1990. The DVC portion of the resort was announced in May, 2000 and opened on July 1, 2002 as the sixth DVC resort. The Villa building is set off to the Northeast of the main resort, with views mostly showing the woods between Epcot and the resort. The Villa Building doesn't have it's own lobby, but it has a sitting area called the Drawing Room, a game room called the Solarium, and a Breezeway where the elevators are and often during the day a concierge cast member sits to help members with their plans.

Sales for Beach Club started on February 3, 2002 at $75 a point, which raises to $80 per point just before the resort opens. The annual maintenace fees started at $3.77 per point per year. All contracts at Beach Club have an end date January 31, 2042. This was the last of six resorts to open with the original 2042 end date making Beach Club the shortest contract of any resort at a maximum of 40 years if you bought in right away.

The resort is on the small size, with 208 units and a total of 3,027,100 points makes it the third smallest resort on property behind Wilderness Lodge Boulder Ridge and Villas at the Grand Floridian. The resort was not built with any Grand Villas (probably because of the lack of views). If all lock-offs are sold off as studios/one-bedrooms - there can be as many as 282 units. There is only one type of room category, with views of the quiet pool, the woods, or a few views of Epcot.

Contact Information for resort:

Disney’s Beach Club Villas
1800 Epcot Resorts Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
GPS: 28.373733, -81.557249
Front Desk: (407) 934-2175
Fax: (407) 934-3850

Room Information

All DVC studios have a kitchenette which containers a small coffeemaker, toaster, microwave, small sink, and dorm-sized refrigerator. Paper plates/bowls and plastic utencils are usually provided. All DVC 1-bedroom and larger have a complete kitchen with full-size refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher and sink. Also provided are dining ware and cook ware in basic amounts. DVC 1-bedroom and larger also have a free washer and dryer in the room, while studios have free access to a common laundry facility

Deluxe studios have one queen size bed, one full size sleeper sofa, and one trundle bed under the TV, and one full bathroom
Deluxe 1-bedrooms have one king size bed, one full size sleeper sofa, and one full bathroom
Deluxe dedicated 2-bedrooms have one king size bed, two queen size beds, one full size sleeper sofa, and two full bathrooms
Deluxe lock-off 2-bedrooms have one king size bed, one queen size beds, two full size sleeper sofa, one trundle bed under the TV, and two full bathrooms

Room Floor Plan & Virtual Tours

Deluxe Studio:

1 Bedroom Villa:

2 Bedroom Villa:

2 Bedroom Lock-off Villa:

Virtual Tour:

Deluxe Studio

1 Bedroom Villa

2 Bedroom Villa

Room Location Link to DVCINFO showing location and number of all rooms

Point Charts

BCV Point Charts

Dining

Dining offerings include those at both Beach Club and Yacht Club since they are connected. Dining and Entertainment at Boardwalk is a short walk or boat ride away, but is not included, nor is Swan and Dolphin which are also a boat-ride or walk away.

Yachtsman's Steak House - Signature dining with some of the best food on property. (TS - 2 credit)
Cape May Café – Join Minnie Mouse and her friends for a breakfast buffet. For dinner it's a traditional New England Clambake. (TS)
Beaches & Cream Soda Shop – 50s style soda shop featuring burgers, fries, shakes and sundaes. (TS)
Ale & Compass Restaurant - Various casual table service meals focusing on American (TS)
Ale & Compass Lounge - Bar and Light Snacks (QS)
Market @ Ale & Compass is a Quick Serve dining location with grab and go options in Yacht Club. (QS)
Crew’s Cup Lounge – crab cakes, lobster rolls and other New England favorates (QS)
Beach Club Marketplace – Grab ‘n’ Go spot with baked goods, made-to-order sandwiches, and pre-packaged items. (QS)
Hurricane Hanna’s Grill – A pool bar serving burgers, lobster & shrimp rolls and grilled chicken breast sandwiches. (QS)
Martha’s Vineyard – Located at the Yacht Club resort, it features a full bar menu (QS)

Amenities

Pools and Activities:

Stormalong Bay (SAB) is the premiere water play area / pool complex on property with 3 acres of activities. Note that they are VERY strict at who they let into SAB - you MUST have a valid MB that indicates you are a guest at the hotels or villas to use the pool.
- Main Pool contains large water slide which starts outside the pool area and is the longest on property.
  - A second kids slide is also at the base of the main slide near the beach.
  - A "Whirlpool" area off the pool - which allows you to spin in circles.
  - A sandy bottom to the pool, which kids will love.
  - A volleyball net across the pool.
  - More open swim area.
- Second pool is deeper
  - Contains a small lazy river that circles around part of the pool. Areas here are quite deep.
  - Open swim area with a waterfall
- Third pool area is for the little ones
  - Shallow sandy area for playing and making sandcastles - pool is 1-2 feet deep.
Three addiitonal quiet pools on property
- One at DVC villas with hot tub.
- One closer to Epcot on the Beach Club side near the lake.
- One on back side of Yacht Club closest to Swan and Dolphin.
Ship Shape Fitness center by the main pool
Lafferty Place Arcade - Game room near main pool
Boat Rentals
Tennis and Beach Volleyball
Sand Beach (no water access)

Laundry:

There is only one Laundry - 4th floor near the elevators at the front of the villas -but with 2 washers and 2 dryers it can be hard to get a machine. Washers and Dryers can be monitored by using the website Laundry View link here (or their app).

Shopping:

Shopping is Limited with only the Beach Club marketplace having souvenirs and toys. Their is a second shop way on the other side of Yacht club.

Transportation

Epcot can best be reached by foot. The International Gateway entrance is maybe 5 minutes from the villas, but if you go through the hotel corridors, you can come out about 2 minutes from the park entrance. While you could also take the boat there, it would be a longer walk than walking directly. For Hollywood Studios, the best option are the Friendship boats, which run roughly every 20 minutes from the dock behind Stormalong Bay, around 5 minutes from the villas also. Boats heading to Hollywood studios stop at the Swan/Dolphin but typically take less than 10 minutes once boarding the boat.

A second option for traveling to Hollywood Studios is to walk, but it would be a good 20-25 minutes. The third option is to head to Epcot and hop on the Skyliner. This is likely slower than a boat since you have to travel to Carribean beach, but as an alternative way around it is a good option. The Skyliner can also take you to the Riviera, Pop Century and Art of Animation resorts for a change of pace.

For all other destinations on property - the bus is the only option. (Unless you walk through Epcot to the monorail.) There is only one bus stop for Beach Club which is outside the main entrance and down a path to the left. Most buses are shared with Yacht Club which has its own stop, but sometimes MK buses go without sharing.Beach Club's central location makes the travel distance fairly consistant to all locations.