We have stayed at the Contemporary and at the Bay lake Tower many times in all different views. There are some rooms in the BLT that are coded and priced as lake view rooms but has a view of the Magic Kingdom. We have been fortunate to stay in these rooms for the last couple of years. In my opinion I would not pay extra for a view of the Magic Kingdom especially when the top of the Bay Lake Tower is available with a lounge and piped in music. I would be just as happy to stay in a standard view room but these rooms are in high demand and are rarely available to DVC members that have home resorts other than the BLT. For anyone contemplating on staying at the Contemporary I would highly recommend renting points and staying at BLT. The money that can be saved by staying there is enormous even if you are not DVC members.
Over the years we have been fortunate to visit WDW many times and have been staying at DVC Villas Since 2005. Food up until recently ha s taken up about 33% of our budget. We have always had our breakfast in our room but Just within the last few years we started packing a lunch. Usually it's just a sandwich, chips and some fruit and a bottle of water . We have used Garden Grocer and We Go Shop many times and have had good luck with them.
This year our family decided to rent a car. We used Alamo located at Walt Disney's Car Care Center I looked for weeks trying to find the best deals and coupon codes and finally succeeded. We were able to rent a Cadillac STS for nine days for just under $350. This was the best money I had ever spent. Alamo picked me up from my resort took me over to the Car Care Center to pick up my rental and when it was time to drop it off they brought me back to the resort. The first night we drove to the Wynn Dixie and loaded up with groceries. We saved so much money by not using the online grocery services. The next day we headed over to the Disney Studios and decided to drive over in the Caddy. It was so nice to drive over its beyond explanation. No waiting for a crowded bus, no standing on a bus, no waiting for a bus to take us back to the resort. it was pure delight. We also used the car to drive down to Disney's Vero Beach for a night, What a Highlight that was. Next year we will be renting another car and have decided to eat dinner in our room as well.
Here are a couple of pictures taken from our Balcony june2012, this is a lake view room
