I'm kind of confused about some of these.
If you walk out the door of the BCV building, and you look to the right, you can see how to get to the outside of the BC main entrance. You don't have to walk through the Beach Club to get there. So getting from a BCV room to the buses could be faster than getting from a BC room to the buses, depending on where the room is located. (End of the hall, beginning of the hall.)
Agreed, the walk to the bus from BCV is sometimes faster than the main building depending upon where you are located in either building. On this occasion we were placed in the penultimate room in the wing extending toward the roadway--long distance to the pool, main building and bus stop.
If you are walking to the Boardwalk from a BCV room, you do not go into the BC and out the back of the BC. There's an outside shortcut which puts you on the path to Epcot/Boardwalk. So getting from a BCV room to the Boardwalk could be faster than getting from a BC room to the Boardwalk, again depending on where the room is located.
I am aware of the walkway from BCV to Boardwalk and provided the weather is good AND your room is not in the farthest reaches of the BCV building, the outside walkway may be a bit shorter. If you are on a lower floor @ BC, it is still my opinion that the location is more convenient to the Boardwalk.
The person who recently asked BC versus BCV said that they would not be staying on DVC points. Thus they would get daily housekeeping.
True, but again--this was our experience because we were on points. I would hope the OP would take his/her circumstances into consideration.
I'm not sure what you mean by BCV pool/common area maintenance deferred. I have never noticed that BCV lobby or pool to be more of a mess than BC areas.
I am speaking primarily of the exterior areas of BCV although the alternate elevator (mid-building) was not operational the entire time we stayed and there were the usual trays, dishes, etc. outside of room doors. We saw an Otis workman on one day, but the secondary elevator service was not restored. Since the secondary elevator was not working it precipitated either walking down the stairs in our wing to the lower floor, exiting the no re-entry door near the service area OR walking the hallway from either lobby end or mid-building to exit OR walking our floor hallway to the main hallway and to the stairs or main elevator at the lobby end to exit.
A washcloth along with other bits of trash, e.g., paper bags, wrappers, cups, etc. (easily within reach of the sidewalk area) were located along the walkway the entire time we were there. Further, there was a broken beer bottle which remained for a considerable period of time.
Additionally, the dry conditions have caused a good bit of tree/vegetation debris which was not blown away the entire time we were there. We had to remove it from chairs and tables daily. Trust me, we were in the pool area each and every day for long periods. One day a pool attendant came by every couple of hours to clear towels, pick up the area and remove trash. Other than that day--we saw no one other than electricians working on lights. It also appeared (and we have a pool so it is an informed opinion) that the pool itself could have used a good cleaning--algae or algae staining on the bottom. I definitely did not note this lack of attention at SAB or the quiet pool.
If the buses are overcrowded, it will be the same whether you are BC or BCV. Same bus.
Agreed, hence the reason I noted the overcrowding issue on both BCV and BC.