Animal
Kingdom Lodge
Deluxe 1,293-room, six-story resort styled in a horseshoe
shape after a kraal African village design, features
24-hour views to its own 33-acre savannah of free-roaming
mammals and tropical birds. The resort features hand-carved
furnishings, African art and a giant fireplace in a soaring
lobby. Guests can stroll along a rock outcropping and
enjoy nearly panoramic views of roaming animals and flowing
streams. [click for more details]
Beach
Club
576 rooms and suites in buildings of pale blue and white stick-style
architecture inspired by New England beach cottages of the 1860s.
The lobby features white wicker furniture, 24-foot-high ceilings
and natural French limestone floors. The Beach Club is the perfect
complement to its neighbor, Disney's Yacht Club Resort. Centrally
located to each resort: Stormalong Bay features three lagoon areas
and a thrilling water slide; the Ship Shape Health Club with steam
bath and sauna, and massage, weight and aerobics rooms; a marina
with motorized watercraft; and Beaches & Cream, an old-fashioned
ice cream parlor. Restaurants in the Beach Club include Cape May
Café and Martha's Vineyard Lounge. Both hotels provide transportation
via watercraft and motor coach. [click for more details]
BoardWalk
Inn
372-room BoardWalk Inn and 383-unit/532-room BoardWalk Villas vacation
ownership resort (part of Disney Vacation Club) plus an entertainment
district. Surrounding Crescent Lake in the Epcot resort area, Disney's
BoardWalk includes: two specialty restaurants, ESPN Club, brew
pub, Atlantic Dance nightclub, dueling piano bar, sweet shop and
a bakery. Shopping, children's activity center, health club, tennis
courts, themed pool and a 20,000-square-foot conference center. [click for more details]
Contemporary
1,008 rooms and suites, a concierge floor in a 14-story deluxe
resort. Dining options include California Grill, Concourse Steakhouse
and Chef Mickey's, two lounges, two snack bars and room service.
Recreational amenities include water skiing, boat rentals, six
lighted tennis courts, jogging, volleyball, parasailing, playground
and two swimming pools. Specialty shops, game room, laundry service,
beauty shop, child-care and health club. Monorail, motor coaches
and watercraft provide easy access to the theme parks. [click for more details]
Grand
Floridian
867 rooms and suites, including 74 concierge accommodations in
the main building in an elegant Victorian style. Concierge service
has expanded to one of the resort's five lodge buildings, adding
95 deluxe-service rooms and suites. Dining at Cítricos,
Victoria & Albert's, Gasparilla Grill, Grand Floridian Cafe,
1900 Park Fare, Narcoossee's and three lounges. Recreation and
amenities include boat rentals featuring Grand 1, a 44-foot
Sea Ray yacht; swimming; playground; health club; game room; shopping;
child-care; laundry facilities. Easy access to theme
parks via watercraft, motor coach and monorail. [click for more
details]
Polynesian
847 rooms, suites and concierge service newly designed with South
Pacific Island theming along the beach of Seven Seas Lagoon. Dining
options include 'Ohana, Kona Café, Captain Cook's, the "Spirit
of Aloha" dinner show, snack bars, two lounges, room service. Recreation
and amenities include swimming, boating, jogging, playground, game
room, shopping, child care, laundry facilities. Transportation
by monorail, watercraft and motor coach. [click for more details]
Wilderness
Lodge
728 guestrooms including 27 suites reflect a "woodsy" national
park-like setting. Reminiscent of Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone
Park -- with distinctive Disney touches. A spectacular six-story
lobby, replete with teepee-topped chandeliers, totem poles and
an 82-foot-tall stone fireplace, welcomes guests upon arrival.
A bubbling hot spring in the lobby expands outside the building
into a roaring waterfall flowing into the swimming area (featuring
hot and cold spas). A geothermal "geyser" erupts hourly from a
rocky outcrop at the edge of Bay Lake. Recreation and amenities
include bike and boat rentals, swimming, playground, laundry, game
room and on-site child care. Two full-service restaurants, snack
bar, lounge, pool bar and room service. Easy access to theme parks
via watercraft and motor coach. [click for more details]
Yacht Club
621 rooms and suites in oyster-gray clapboard buildings set around
25-acre Crescent Lake feature hardwood floors and rich millwork in
a nautical theme reminiscent of New England seashore hotels of the
1880s. All rooms feature French doors that open onto porches or balconies.
The nautical theme carries through in the restaurants -- Yacht Club
Galley, Yachtsman's Steakhouse and rustic Crew's Cup Lounge. An expansive
croquet lawn and marina lighthouse add to the resort's ambience.
The Yacht Club is the perfect complement to its neighbor, Disney's
Beach Club Resort. [click for more details]