Hotels Archive

Contemporary Resort: Garden Wing v. Tower

My recent experience staying in the A-frame Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in a Bay Lake View room was wonderful–and worth it. This sentiment is at odds with our full Contemporary review, which reviews our Garden Wing stay. In this post, I try to reconcile these experiences and why the tower stay was a significantly

Which Disney Resort Should We Stay At?

The drill is always pretty much the same: I see some tidbit of news that gives me an excuse to start thinking about a Walt Disney World getaway, so I head to DVCMember.com to check availability. As I expand each resort to reveal my results in the “no availability,” “partial,” and “all dates” sweepstakes, there

Cortona Inn & Suites Anaheim Hotel Review

Cortona Inn & Suites is hotel near Disneyland and the Anaheim Convention Center that’s about a 15-minute walk to the parks. This review features photos of the rooms & common areas, thoughts on amenities, and our experience staying at motel. We also cover how Cortona Inn’s location actually makes it fairly attractive for Disneyland and

Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village Review

Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is a villa-style hotel, and one of the newer Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World. This review features room photos, thoughts on the ambiance, and our opinion on for whom this resort is best suited. Despite not having previously reviewed it, Animal Kingdom Lodge ranked as

Floridays Resort Orlando Hotel Review

Floridays Resort Orlando is an off-site hotel near Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando with suite and condo-style rooms. This review features photos of the rooms & resort, thoughts on the amenities, and our experience in staying here during our recent visit to Walt Disney World. In terms of the “suite and condo-style rooms,” for

Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance Hotel Review

The new Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance by Marriott is hotel ~5 minutes from Disneyland, featuring deluxe family accommodations. Our review features photos of the rooms & common areas, thoughts on amenities (including Surfside water park), and our experience staying at this roughly 6-month old hotel. We also cover whether it’s worth staying at this

Villas at Grand Cypress Review

Villas at Grand Cypress is a vacation resort near Walt Disney World outside of Disney Springs. This review covers our stay in a 1-bedroom villa, with room photos, a look at the grounds and features of the resort, pros & cons of the hotel, and various thoughts about staying at the Villas of Grand Cypress

Disney Hotel Reviews

Planning a Disney vacation to figure out where to stay? We have reviews & info about Disney hotels, with pros and cons, room photos, and various tips about the different resort hotels at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. This page provides links to our Disney hotel reviews