My Favorite on 12/14/2009 by BethG

We stayed in August and were blown away. The view is awesome. I love the style of this resort. The art work is great. There are hidden Mickey's all over for a real Disney feel along with the clean lines of the contemporary decor. When you combine that with the available amenities and convenience of the location, we won't be staying elsewhere.
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Finally, a deluxe villa on a monorail! on 8/28/2009 by Ser Alan

We had our first stay at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort just a few days ago.  As with the other two new Deluxe Villa facilities -- Kidani Village at Animal Kingdom Lodge and the Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort -- Bay Lake Tower sports the latest amenities.  This includes granite counter tops,  flat screen tvs, auxiliary plugs for your ipod or other video accessory.  One of the things I was most exicted about are the ice makers which save a lot of trips to the ice machine.

Bay Lake Tower is a little different from other Deluxe Villas in that you are in a large multi-story building so you can't park right near your room as you can elsewhere.  However, you also get a spectacular viewing area for fireworks and Magic Kingdom in general on the 16th floor.  You also have easy access to the Contemporary Resort where the monorail and several restaurants are located.  For a Magic Kingdom lover, this is a wonderful place to stay!

The room is nice and very efficiently laid out with lots of good storage space.  I like the way the kitchen is incorporated into the living room.  The wrap around booth dining table is also a very nice feature.  The furniture is very comfortable and seats quite a few people comfortably. 

The theming is very modern, futuristic.  Bay Lake Tower can more suitably be called "Contemporary" in style, with very clean geometric lines and space saving efficient design.  Personally, although I appreciate how well everything has been planned out, I felt like the design is a bit too utilitarian for my tastes.  I place this third in the list of my favorite Deluxe Villas -- first being Kidani Village, second being Treehouse Villas.  I think that makes it a 4 overall :)
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