Reviews of Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (Disney Vacation Club)
Reviewed by mkymouse4ever Review Date: 05/21/2024
Rating: (9) Recommended
Once again had our trip to Boulder Ridge. We basically love BR. Great location, love 1 br. Love the setup. quiet but close to WL / CC buildings & MK. Great room this time with view of lake. 4th floor. We are not DVC. and not owners of any kind in DVC. which gives people a different persceptive sometimes, when your invested. We stayed 2 weeks. and basically had beautiful weather and a great time all around wdw. I only had 2 things that did bother us, at all and really didn't ?? The BR pool. Which we love. It is a great setup, big, lots of room and chairs usually. First pool day was during race weekend so it was actually packed but we had room and did find 2 chairs. No problem. 2nd pool experience was way less crowded but found some very interesting guest. 1 family (maybe they are walt disney's family and own BR)? Found the the need for the 8 of them to take 2 cabana's (which are free at BR), 10 lounge chairs lining the pool side, and simaltanously taking 3 tables with umbrellas.?? For the family of 10. Then announced they where going to their camp at the WL pool so the kids could play on the other toys and kept all these chairs. There where plenty of people that had no where to sit at all. and families looking to eat at tables etc... Just really people ? No need to take everything, and make a positive experience for everyone. Of course BR had nothing to do with this. I'm not sure many people there realized this was even going on but we where located very near them. Our 2nd incident was the fire alarm at around 3am ish. Now growing up near a big city with building > you get a firealarm in the middle of the night grab keys, a jacket / blanket, shoes and run... I could not believe the slow, and totally dressed families, with hair done to stand out side.... Just felt funny cause we are serious about safety... Now WL was terrible and dropped the ball on this incident. NO ONE from the main building came out??? No managers, front desk, bellhops, ANYONE?? To check on people or if we where burning down?? A pool guy showed up to straighten out his area for work. but with kids, people, and some elderly standing for quite a while he could of had unlocked the pool area to allow people to sit. Most where standing about an hour, or sitting on sidewalk. No one came to give an all clear. finally saw 2 guys with a flashlight and they said it was a water pipe break in basement and no fire. Then a lady said her husband went in and checked was told didn't know why we where all outside and alarms still going off?? So she announced we could go back in and we did. We never got a note of anything from the resort about this. The next evening there was a message on phone of about 2 lines stating the water pipe thing only. But, I really felt some kind of staff should of been checking on people..... Rumor had been going that reedy creek fire was on there way but we never saw anyone....
Pros:
The resort itself.Cons:
pool people emergency response could use some workReviewed 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.
Pros:
Building itself, 1 bedroom villa, parking, Pools, staff, mousekeepers, wilderness lobby & BR lobby, Resturants.Cons:
noneReviewed 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 pcdisneylover Review Date: 12/18/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
me and my family stayed here over spring break and we loved it. lots of room and loved the pool and it wasn’t to busy either. we took the busses to magic kingdom and it was 3 minutes
Pros:
lots of space, good pool, not busy, quick transportation to magic kingdomCons:
noneReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/22/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
this is my families favorite resort. even before we became dvc members we would stay at wildness. having a sperate area for dvc is really nice and the rooms are so cozy. maybe it’s because it’s an older resort but the one-bedrooms feel so big which is really nice.
Pros:
the rooms are big and gorgeousCons:
might feel a little run down sometimesReviewed by kardon95 Review Date: 04/06/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
Gorgeous and wonderfully themed and immersive resort. The addition of Geyser Point, walkway and seating by the lakefront and the update to the "bubble pool" (villa pool) have made this resort our clear favorite.
Pros:
From the spring starting IN the lobby to the geyser by the pool to the pine trees and log cabin accents you may think you are actually at a lodge in the west. Great food options from Roaring Fork (quick service) to Whispering Canyon (Fabulous BBQ) to Geyser Point (waterfront lounge and bites). Beautiful pools and lovely rooms. Even rooms at the far end of the resorts are still only a short walk from the amenities and the lobby. Water taxi to MK and the MK resorts and Fort Wilderness too.Cons:
Would love to have a convertible chair or pull down bed in the 1 bedroom.Reviewed 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 ASDeLong Review Date: 12/19/2020
Rating: (9) Recommended
We were at Boulder Ridge from 11/12/2020 - 11/19/2020 and were very happy with our stay. Other reviews indicating the dated and worn nature of the rooms was clear as soon as we opened the door as we could see the worn out sofa from the hall. Other than that, the room was clean and the kitchen was reasonably supplied. We all wondered why the door of the refrigerator was hung the way it was. You had to step out of the kitchen to open the refrigerator door because it swung into the kitchen instead of out. Beds were super comfy. We loved the atmosphere of the lobby areas and our view was perfect. Only had to wait an extended period of time for a bus one day. Because of reduced availability of dining, it was difficult to get food at the resort.
Pros:
Atmosphere, decor, comfortable bedsCons:
Worn furnishings, limited food availabilityReviewed by mkymouse4ever Review Date: 10/22/2020
Rating: (9) Recommended
Was our 1 st stay here but stay WL when they first opened. The room is very similar to BWV 1 br. Just woodsy. We prefer this set up. With the open bath etc. room was very clean and neat nice view of lake and pool BR is very near buses which was nice. Pools where very nice. A few housekeeping issues. I know it’s covid but we had to call for towels 3 days. 1 day no tp and housekeeper told us she only doing garbage nothing else. So that was another call
Due to covid changes I asked at front desk if there was a paper or handout about transportation or what is available now or not. They didn’t have anything. We took 2 days to figure out there was a bus to MK. Dining during covid is big issue luckily we had the kitchen
