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.
WALT DISNEY WORLD HOTELS
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.
WALT DISNEY WORLD HOTELS
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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