Hotels Archive
Walt Disney World fans are quick to criticize new concept art and reimaginings, often complaining about projects being bland, generic, sterile, or too much like ‘real world’ designs. This post offers commentary in response, the extent to which we think it’s right and wrong, and underlying causes of the shifting styles. There’s no shortage of
Hotel refurbishments, resort construction, and character-inspired makeovers continue at Walt Disney World through 2024 & 2025. This resource provides info on room renovations, what to avoid, where to book, and what to expect in terms of hotel work at Walt Disney World. (Updated November 26, 2023.) Walt Disney World continues to undertake refurbishments as staffing
Walt Disney World has a lot of hotels, and every single one has diehard fans and hardcore haters. Neither are necessarily wrong, although either can be irrational in their likes and dislikes. This can make it difficult to avoid the bad or book the good for your family’s vacation. To help make things easier, we’re
There are over two-dozen hotels at Walt Disney World, which can making choosing the “right” resort for your vacation very difficult! To help make things easier, we’ve created this list of the top 5 WDW resorts for 2024, which covers accommodations that will be ‘uniquely good’ next year. It includes everything from familiar fan favorites
Art of Animation Resort is a Walt Disney World Value Resort with family suites themed to Lion King, Finding Nemo, and Cars. This hotel review features room photos, pool & restaurant info, pros & cons, and whether AoA is worth the money. In the sense that it mostly consists of family suites, Disney’s Art of
BoardWalk Inn’s newly-reimagined guest rooms have debuted, with a fresh look as part of a bigger-picture overhaul of the resort. This review share photos, video, and our thoughts on the good & bad of Walt Disney World’s redone rooms, how they compare to the old ones, and other recent redesigns to Deluxe Resorts. Let’s start
The last of Wilderness Lodge’s guest rooms have been modernized, with the Boulder Ridge Villas receiving reimagined rooms that feature totally different designs, a new look, and updated layout. This shares photos & video of the redone rooms, plus our thoughts on how these compare to their predecessors and other Disney Vacation Club studios. I’ll
Caribbean Beach Resort is the Moderate-level hotel at Walt Disney World we’ve stayed at more than any other accommodations in the tier. This ultimate guide shares photos, tips & info, and everything you need to know about the guest room choices, dining, and more while planning your vacation. (Updated October 7, 2023.) We first fell
The Villas at Disneyland Hotel is now open! This shares photos & video of the standard rooms, plus a peek inside the 1-bedroom, 2-BR, and duo studios. Also, some thoughts on how these compare to Disney Vacation Club’s newest and recently redone resorts at Walt Disney World. Disney has been marketing the Villas at Disneyland
For years, there were big benefits to staying at Walt Disney World owned resorts: free transportation, better line-skipping options, extra hours, and more that justified the higher cost. In this post, we’ll take a new look at how perks have changed and whether on-site hotels are still worth the premium pricing. (Updated September 17, 2023.)
The flagship 5-star Disneyland Hotel has been undergoing an extensive top-to-bottom overhaul for the last 3 years at Disneyland Paris, and will finally emerge from the reimagining in early 2024. This shares the opening date and extensive details about the new rooms, restaurants, Castle Club level, and much more. (Seriously, this was among the longest press releases
