It may be hard to believe, but our team has stayed at EVERY SINGLE hotel at Disney World.
Disney World is home to 25 hotels and DVC Resorts, each with its own unique theming, style, and perks. After our stays at these resorts, we learned a few hotel hacks that we wish we had known before. Disney World has three different hotel levels to fit your and your party’s needs. There are Value, Moderate, and Deluxe Resorts, each offering its own benefits.
Value Resorts are the most budget-friendly and often have very vibrant theming. They are especially great for families with little kids who want to be immersed in a hotel with a theme. The rooms at Value Resorts tend to be the smallest rooms. There are five Value Resorts on the property. They are:
Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Moderate Resorts are in the middle tier, a step above Value Resorts. They offer larger rooms and more amenities than Value Resorts. There are five Moderate Resorts on the property, and they are:
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
Finally, there are Deluxe Resorts, the highest tier of resorts. While Deluxe Resorts may be the most expensive, they are placed in great locations and keep you closer to the parks. On average, these rooms are the largest on the property and offer the most benefits and amenities, like Extended Evening Hours. There are eight Deluxe hotels at Disney World and they are:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
After staying at all of these resorts, we uncovered four hotel hacks that you need to know about!
Your Dog Can Stay at a Disney World Hotel
Did you know that your dog can stay at a Disney World hotel with you?! Four resorts on the property actually allow your furry friend to stay at the Most Magical Place on Earth with you!
Disney’s Port Orleans—French Quarter, The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort all allow up to two dogs per room. The cost is $50 per night, but if you are staying at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, it will be $75 per night.
Your dog will even get to go home with their own Disney souvenirs, as you will receive Pluto’s Welcome amenity.
If you are not staying at one of these four resorts or you want to bring your feline friend, you can board them at Best Friends Pet Hotel, which is located on Disney World property.
You Can Pool Hop Within Your Resort
While pool hopping used to be a big Disney tip, it is no longer allowed, but there is still a way to pool hop within your resort area!
Larger resorts like Disney’s Old Key West Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort have multiple pools that you are welcome to swim at as long as you are a guest of the hotel.
But if you are staying at one of the two Port Orleans Resorts, either Riverside or French Quarter, you can use both resort’s pools! Even if you are staying in the Riverside hotel, you can hop on over to the French Quarter and swim there and vice versa.
The same goes for All-Star Resorts, and this is especially great when there is construction as that means there is still a pool you can swim at. So, if you are staying at Disney’s All-Star Music you can head on over to All-Star Sports or All-Star Movies and swim at their pools!
You Can Dine at Other Food Courts
Speaking of construction, sometimes food courts at the All-Star Resorts close for refurbishment and offer a limited menu instead of a full menu. This was just the case at All-Star Movies last month. If the food court happens to be under construction when you visit, you can hop over to the other All-Star Resorts’ food courts to order from a full menu!
Make a Day Out of Resort Hopping
You can even go to other resorts that are not in your “hotel block” to try their quick-service or table-service locations.
One of our favorite things to do is to take either the monorail or Skyliner to the other resorts to shop, dine, and drink. It can be a fun way to check out other resorts on the property and make for a more laid-back day.
The next time you book your stay at a Disney World hotel, keep these four hacks in mind to make your trip to Disney World even better. As always keep following along with AllEars.net for more Disney hacks, tips, and tricks!
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Curious that Saratoga Springs is not among the listed resorts, eh?
It would be cool if someone from the YouTube team could add Best Friends Pet Hotel to a scavenger hunt video. Or if you when’t and showed everything there is that they offer.
I’m pretty sure it is Riverside for dogs, not French Quarter.
It’s not French Quarter, but Riverside where you can stay with your dog