WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT HOTELS
by Paula Hughes Court
After you make the decision to stay inside the Walt Disney
World Resort grounds, there are still many things to
consider. Do you want a luxury resort offering fine dining?
Or a casual hotel where the children might feel more
comfortable. Is money the primary factor? Close
proximity to a particular park? Character breakfasts?
Everyone is different and only you know what your family
would enjoy the most.
Use the following guide to find the best Walt Disney World
Resort hotel for your family. To make reservations contact
Disney at (407) WDW-MAGIC (939-6244) or visit
www.Disney.com.
DELUXE WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT HOTELS:
All Disney Deluxe Resorts offer conciege service, pools,
bus transportation to all Disney parks, food courts, table
service, room service and arcades. All resorts except the
Boardwalk Inn offer a children's program and all except the
Grand Floridian and Polynesian offers playgrounds. With
the exception of the Animal Kingdom Lodge
all resorts offer jogging trails, watercraft rentals and water
ferries to the parks.
Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge: Rates begin at $199
A magnificent African-style lodge where you can observe
hundreds of exotic creatures on a vast wildlife reserve right
outside your guest room window.
Unique Amenities: Where else can you stay on a working
wildlife reserve? This is the most unique and also the most
inexpensive of Disney's luxury resorts.
Best For: Everyone
Detailed Review of Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney's Beach Club Resort: Rates begin at $289
The elegant lakeside accommodations of this New England
beach style hotel transport you back to the lazy 1870s.
Here you'll find sunny gardens, serene grounds, luxurious
lounges, croquet courts and beachside cabanas, and three
sprawling acres of watery fun.
Unique amenities: beach, character breakfasts, tennis,
volleyball, and a walkway to Epcot and Disney MGM
Studios.
Best For: Adults
Disney's BoardWalk Inn: Rates begin at $289
This lively resort and entertainment complex is reminiscent
of turn-of-the-century Atlantic City complete with ragtime
music and salt-water taffy colored buildings.
Unique amenities: bike rentals, tennis and a walkway to
Epcot and Disney MGM Studios..
Best For: Adults
Disney's Contemporary Resort: Rates begin at $239
Every child wants to stay at this modern resort a short
monorail hop away from the Magic Kingdom. If you're
planning to spend the majority of your vacation time at the
Magic Kingdom, this is the resort for you. Unique amenities:
beach, character breakfasts, tennis, volleyball, monorail,
extreme close proximity to Magic Kingdom.
Best For: Everyone, especially families with small children.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: Rates begin at
$339
A lavish Victorian resort and spa that pays homage to Palm
Beach's golden era. Don't miss the Courtyard Parasol
Parade on select mornings at 8:00 a.m. as the Grand
Floridian ladies twirl their way to work. Unique amenities:
beach, character breakfasts, tennis, volleyball,
monorail, close proximity to Magic Kingdom, gourmet dining
at the award-winning Victoria & Albert's restaurant.
Best For: Adults
Disney's Polynesian Resort: Rates begin at $299
Stay at a tropical paradise with all the captivating sights,
sounds and culture of Polynesia-white sand beaches,
thatched roofs, swaying palms, koi fish ponds and lush
vegetation. This resort is a classic Disney favorite and
many families return year-after-year. Unique amenities:
beach, character breakfasts, bike rentals,
monorail and Disney's Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show.
Best For: Families
Disney's Wilderness Lodge: Rates begin at $199
Escape to the rustic charm of a Resort that recalls the
majesty of the grand National Park Service lodges from the
Great American Northwest with a soaring split-log lobby,
eight stories high, honoring American craftsmanship and
artistry. Unique amenities: character breakfasts, bike
rentals, and works by "cowboy" painters Charles Russell
and Bill Gollings on display in the Whispering Canyon Cafe.
Best For: Families
Disney's Yacht Club Resort: Rates begin at $289
A grand New England style resort resembling Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Island seashore hotels of the
1880s. Unique amenities: beach, character, tennis and a
three-acre aquatic playground of waterslides, white-sand
beaches and blue lagoons.
Best For: Adults
Walt Disney World Dolphin: Rates begin at $325
Everyone notices this resort miles away due to the
five-story Greek Dolphin statues and 27-story pyramid.
Unique amenities: beach, basketball, tennis, volleyball and
a walkway to enter Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios.
Best For: Meeting facilities
Walt Disney World Swan: Rates begin at $325
Like it's sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin, the
first thing guests notice at the Walt Disney World Swan are
the twin five-story swan statues gracing the roofline.
Unique amenities: beach, character breakfasts, basketball,
tennis, volleyball and a walkway to enter Epcot and
Disney-MGM Studios.
Best For: Meeting Facilities
by Paula Hughes Court
After you make the decision to stay inside the Walt Disney
World Resort grounds, there are still many things to
consider. Do you want a luxury resort offering fine dining?
Or a casual hotel where the children might feel more
comfortable. Is money the primary factor? Close
proximity to a particular park? Character breakfasts?
Everyone is different and only you know what your family
would enjoy the most.
Use the following guide to find the best Walt Disney World
Resort hotel for your family. To make reservations contact
Disney at (407) WDW-MAGIC (939-6244) or visit
www.Disney.com.
DELUXE WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT HOTELS:
All Disney Deluxe Resorts offer conciege service, pools,
bus transportation to all Disney parks, food courts, table
service, room service and arcades. All resorts except the
Boardwalk Inn offer a children's program and all except the
Grand Floridian and Polynesian offers playgrounds. With
the exception of the Animal Kingdom Lodge
all resorts offer jogging trails, watercraft rentals and water
ferries to the parks.
Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge: Rates begin at $199
A magnificent African-style lodge where you can observe
hundreds of exotic creatures on a vast wildlife reserve right
outside your guest room window.
Unique Amenities: Where else can you stay on a working
wildlife reserve? This is the most unique and also the most
inexpensive of Disney's luxury resorts.
Best For: Everyone
Detailed Review of Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney's Beach Club Resort: Rates begin at $289
The elegant lakeside accommodations of this New England
beach style hotel transport you back to the lazy 1870s.
Here you'll find sunny gardens, serene grounds, luxurious
lounges, croquet courts and beachside cabanas, and three
sprawling acres of watery fun.
Unique amenities: beach, character breakfasts, tennis,
volleyball, and a walkway to Epcot and Disney MGM
Studios.
Best For: Adults
Disney's BoardWalk Inn: Rates begin at $289
This lively resort and entertainment complex is reminiscent
of turn-of-the-century Atlantic City complete with ragtime
music and salt-water taffy colored buildings.
Unique amenities: bike rentals, tennis and a walkway to
Epcot and Disney MGM Studios..
Best For: Adults
Disney's Contemporary Resort: Rates begin at $239
Every child wants to stay at this modern resort a short
monorail hop away from the Magic Kingdom. If you're
planning to spend the majority of your vacation time at the
Magic Kingdom, this is the resort for you. Unique amenities:
beach, character breakfasts, tennis, volleyball, monorail,
extreme close proximity to Magic Kingdom.
Best For: Everyone, especially families with small children.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: Rates begin at
$339
A lavish Victorian resort and spa that pays homage to Palm
Beach's golden era. Don't miss the Courtyard Parasol
Parade on select mornings at 8:00 a.m. as the Grand
Floridian ladies twirl their way to work. Unique amenities:
beach, character breakfasts, tennis, volleyball,
monorail, close proximity to Magic Kingdom, gourmet dining
at the award-winning Victoria & Albert's restaurant.
Best For: Adults
Disney's Polynesian Resort: Rates begin at $299
Stay at a tropical paradise with all the captivating sights,
sounds and culture of Polynesia-white sand beaches,
thatched roofs, swaying palms, koi fish ponds and lush
vegetation. This resort is a classic Disney favorite and
many families return year-after-year. Unique amenities:
beach, character breakfasts, bike rentals,
monorail and Disney's Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show.
Best For: Families
Disney's Wilderness Lodge: Rates begin at $199
Escape to the rustic charm of a Resort that recalls the
majesty of the grand National Park Service lodges from the
Great American Northwest with a soaring split-log lobby,
eight stories high, honoring American craftsmanship and
artistry. Unique amenities: character breakfasts, bike
rentals, and works by "cowboy" painters Charles Russell
and Bill Gollings on display in the Whispering Canyon Cafe.
Best For: Families
Disney's Yacht Club Resort: Rates begin at $289
A grand New England style resort resembling Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Island seashore hotels of the
1880s. Unique amenities: beach, character, tennis and a
three-acre aquatic playground of waterslides, white-sand
beaches and blue lagoons.
Best For: Adults
Walt Disney World Dolphin: Rates begin at $325
Everyone notices this resort miles away due to the
five-story Greek Dolphin statues and 27-story pyramid.
Unique amenities: beach, basketball, tennis, volleyball and
a walkway to enter Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios.
Best For: Meeting facilities
Walt Disney World Swan: Rates begin at $325
Like it's sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin, the
first thing guests notice at the Walt Disney World Swan are
the twin five-story swan statues gracing the roofline.
Unique amenities: beach, character breakfasts, basketball,
tennis, volleyball and a walkway to enter Epcot and
Disney-MGM Studios.
Best For: Meeting Facilities
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