Boardwalk Vs. Contemporary (Club Level)

[Airblue1]

I am reaching out because I am at a loss. I am trying to plan Tgiving 19. Tossing up either the Boardwalk or Contemporary both at club level. We have stayed club level at the WL, BC, and Yacht. We want to try a new resorts club level, however my biggest hang up is when you are staying at a monorail resort during a major holiday you are basically stuck in that area, where as if you are in the BW/BC area you have two park options. But, I am leaning Contemporary. Can somebody please give any insight/experience of one or either or any Tgiving advice? I know a split stay would be the best solution, but I think we really want to keep our "stuff" in place for the duration of our stay.
Thank you in advance!

[Tippy987]

Hi - When staying at the Contemporary it is also very easy to go to Epcot via monorail. The past 3 times we have stayed at the Contemporary. I like the location and service better. Have a good trip.

[SodaPopMGK]

We have mostly stayed monorail resorts and we've never just stayed in that area. We just go where we want and if necessary jump in a taxi. Enjoy planning your trip, we went for Thanksgiving one year and it's a great time of the year.

[CaptSmee]

Well we just stayed at the boardwalk in a club level room. Granted we never had that for comparison, but the Innkeepers Lounge was incredible. Omlettes on Sundays, steak a night, mussels another night. It was great. Now access however is difficult unless your walking to Epcot. It's a hike to the bus stop/parking lot. We only filled our mugs once (not that we needed to with drinks in the lounge) because it was so far to fill them. It is definitely in my top 5 resorts on property though.

[baldburke]

Well we just stayed at the boardwalk in a club level room. Granted we never had that for comparison, but the Innkeepers Lounge was incredible. Omlettes on Sundays, steak a night, mussels another night. It was great. Now access however is difficult unless your walking to Epcot. It's a hike to the bus stop/parking lot. We only filled our mugs once (not that we needed to with drinks in the lounge) because it was so far to fill them. It is definitely in my top 5 resorts on property though.

Hopefully the Skyliner will fix that. We've only stayed at The Poly for concierge and were fans for sure! I'd like to do the AKL concierge tied in with the DVC some day.

[PopPhan]

Hopefully the Skyliner will fix that. We've only stayed at The Poly for concierge and were fans for sure! I'd like to do the AKL concierge tied in with the DVC some day.

How would the Skyliner help? It will only serve 4 resorts (Disney's Riviera Resort, Caribbean Beach, Pop Century and Art of Animation), EPCOT and DHS.

You can already catch boats to/from EPCOT & DHS to Boardwalk, so the bus is not necessary except to AK & MK, which the Skyliner won't serve.

Not calling you out on this, I am really interested in your reasoning.

[TikiLounger]

We do club level a lot, but not at the Contemporary, yet. We seem to gravitate towards the Epcot Resorts these days because we usually travel to the area for The Food and Wine Festival, and we love them. We've also stayed club level at the Poly and WL. In our experience, the Magic Kingdom resorts seem to have better club level lounges and offerings and I've heard great things about the Contemporary. I think that you really can't go wrong, though. You're going to have a wonderful time on Thanksgiving.

[baldburke]

How would the Skyliner help? It will only serve 4 resorts (Disney's Riviera Resort, Caribbean Beach, Pop Century and Art of Animation), EPCOT and DHS.

You can already catch boats to/from EPCOT & DHS to Boardwalk, so the bus is not necessary except to AK & MK, which the Skyliner won't serve.

Not calling you out on this, I am really interested in your reasoning.

My bad. I thought it was getting tied into the Boardwalk and Beach Club too. Boat transportation is nice, but you get more throughput with the monorail. I'm thinking the same will be true with the Skyliner?

[Disney-4-Me]

I personally prefer the Contemporary. I especially love the view of the Magic Kingdom from there.