Disney Hotels

Please recommend a hotel near Disney Orlando...
And Why would you recommend it..

Also if anyone had any ones to stay away from please let me know that...

TIA

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The only non-disney hotel I stayed in was the Wyndham Orlando. It was pretty convenient to area attractions. The room and the grounds were really nice. The pool area was spacious - it had a bar & grill and an ice cream shoppe. There was a restaurant there but we only had breakfast which was good.

LMK if you want info about disney resorts.

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I've never stayed in a non disney hotel, but I have heard a lot of good things about the marriot in downtown disney.

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I have stayed at the following disney resorts:

Boardwalk
Pros:
location -walking distance to Epcot & disney studios
Lots of dining & entertainment options on the boardwalk plus you have a ton of options with the other Epcot resorts & 2 parks.
Nice pool area with great slide
nice airy feel to the rooms & public areas
Cons:
you have to go outside to the boardwalk for drinks & snacks
shares a bus with the other Epcot resorts
It's a big resort so some things are bit of a walk

Beach & Yacht Club
Pros:
location - see boardwalk
restaurants are in the lobby
the pool area is supposed to be best on property (I visited these resorts in the winter and didn't check it out)

Cons:
bus sharing
the pool doesn't appeal to me personally (but I am way in the minority on this)


Old Key West -
pros:
all the rooms are villas. the studios come with kitchenettes, larger rooms have full kitchens, washers & dryers.
the rooms are larger
boat ride to downtown disney

cons:
big resort with lots of internal bus stops

Wilderness Lodge -
Pros:
proximity to Magic Kingdom - you can take a boat or bus
nice dining options
BEAUTIFUL lobby and grounds

Cons:
I can't think of any


Port Orleans Riverside & Port Orleans French Quarter
(they are sister resorts & share amenities)

RIVERSIDE Pros:
two dining options
river roost lounge - bob jackson entertain there a few nights a week - he's a blast
nice pool area, good pool bar
beautiful grounds
have rooms that fit 5 people
boat to Downtown disney
they have carraige rides

RIVERSIDE Cons:
it's a bit spread out, multiple bus stops
shares bus with French Quarter


POFQ:
Pros:
Small so nothing is a long walk
first stop for the POR buses so you should easily get a seat
nice lounge in the lobby
beignets in the food court

Cons:
no sit down restaurant
bus sharing

Caribbean Beach Resort
Pros:
huge food court
big rooms

Cons:
Resort is ridiculously huge
main pool is currently going through major rehab and will be closed for a couple of more months

As a guest at any of the resorts you are entitled to Magical Express - the freeairport transfer service, extra magic hours, in park charging privileges, package delivery service to your room. You are also eligible to purchase the dining plan.

Message edited 6/28/2008 12:02:19 PM.

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I did not like Port Orleans/French Quarters. DH & I stayed their on our honeymoon. The staff was rude, they gave us a double bed (we are not exactly small people) and promised us a queen, then when we followed up they were so rude.

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I stayed on Disney Property at the Grosvenor. I loved it!! It was a great price, the rooms were very nice, pool area nice. And they have a shuttle that comes sooo often and it is barely full.

I also liked that fact that it was a walk from Downtown Disney. Literally like a 5 min walk.

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I went to Disney in April and stayed off property. I stayed at two hotels while in Orlando. I stayed at the Gaylord Palms and Downtown Hilton. The Gaylord was nice but very much a corporate hotel. My children were pretty much they only kids there. It is definitely a convention hotel. Rooms and amenities were nice. Also charged a resort and parking fee.

I like the Hilton better. I enjoyed the Hilton due to extra magic hours. We definitely used this bonus. I also found the shuttle buses timely. The rooms at the Hilton was ok. I had a junior suite and was not impressed. No cost parking and children eat free. HTH.

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We stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside for our Honeymoon and LOVED it. We were having such a great time we even extended our stay (one of the great benefits of living in FL, didnt have to worry about a flight back home). Everyone was really nice to us. We had a room with a king bed, river view. The restuarant we ate at was great too. We would definately go back to the Port Orleans Riverside.

We've also stayed at the Hard Rock at Universal. We had gone in January and it was quite cold but that did not stop my DH from taking advantage of the heated pool. I didnt go in the pool but he had a blast. He was a bit bummed the slide was closed. Put him in Disney or Universal and he turns into an instant kid.

Way off grouns is the Omni hotel. My company just had their convention 2 weeks ago and stayed at the Omni. It's by champions gate. It's a bit of a ride to Disney from there but overall they really enjoyed the hotel.

I had also stayed at the All Star music with friends and we had a great time. Room was nice and we had 3 of us in the room and plenty of room.

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I always stay on property and I have to disagree and say that POFQ was the BEST place we ever stayed and the staff was not at all rude, and we got our King bed. We thought the gardens and theming were so romantic and the pool was amazing!

We've also stayed at All Star Music 3x!

It's not that we love it so much, but for some reason it's always the last All Star available with rooms in it. We do like it though!

The next one we want to try is caribbean beach!

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I hated the Port Orleans French Quarter. I thought the room was really small and dingy and not clean and pristine like a hotel room should be. We arrived really late (after midnight) and were told our bags would be delivered in the morning to not disturb us unless we wanted them that night. We chose not to have them that night and sure enough we were woken up from a dead sleep at 3am to the bellboy banging on our door. I was scared out of my mind. I did not like the doors being on the outside either.

Was not impressed at all, especially for the money. I should have spoken up when my friends picked this place. Would not recommend!

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we stayed at Port Orleans Riverside for our Honeymoon in Dec.
we LOVED it! had no problems and it was so romantic and perfect!!

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we stay at the Radisson Resort- Celebration (right outside of Disney)

Perfect location
Great Rooms
Great Service
Great Price

no complaints from me


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I loved the Port Orleans Riverside. We had a great location, we were just a short walk to the lobby area. The room was very clean.

We are going back December 2009 but haven't decided where to stay yet. I would like to try a different hotel this time.

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we stayed at the doplphin on our honeymoon and absolutely loved it

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we stayed at port orleans french quarter-- it's one of the moderate disney hotels