We were greeted by name as soon as we stepped off the Magic Express bus the airport. The location is so great- right next to Epcot & about a mile walk to Hollywood studios. We were lucky enough to have warm weather in January, so we could enjoy the amazing slides & sandy pool. We also loved the nightly campfire and movies under the stars on the beach. Would definitely recommend this resort & hope to enjoy it again in the future!

My family and I have really enjoyed staying at the Beach Club for our past few times at Disney. We have two kids so we get the one bedroom suite and it works for us. It is a great hotel and of course it being Disney, the staff is great. We like going to Beaches and Cream for the ice cream (and sometimes dinner when we are too tired to do it elsewhere). It even has a great arcade. It is within walking distance of both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios (we timed it at 23 minutes from the gate of H.S. to our room) and it is right across the lake from the Boardwalk. Overall a great hotel and worth the extra you pay to upgrade. Only issue with the room was that it was located at the very back of the hotel adding 5 mins to our walk each way.

We did have a significant issue with our luggage. Our plane landed at 7:30 and we didn't get our luggage until 12:10. This is not the first time this has happened to us at Disney, so just be warned - don't pack essentials in the checked luggage.

We've vacationed in Walt Disney World several times and always stay inside the park. The world showcase at Epcot is usually our final stop of the day, so we have had great experiences staying at the Boardwalk Inn, Yacht Club and Beach Club hotels. We decided to try a Beach Club studio villa for our most recent visit. Of course the location is superb. The grounds are beautiful, and the pool is the best in all of Disney. The hotel itself is also quite nice. That said, I hate to complain about Disney, but our villa was downright disgusting. They should be ashamed of themselves. There was a thick layer of dust throughout the room, and I mean about 1 inch thick on top of the TV cabinet. My son's cough and stuffy nose "mysteriously" appeared shortly after check in and disappeared the day we returned home. The carpet was filthy, stained and ripped. The room was so damp that there was a horrible stench that we could not get rid of. There was a contant string of fruit flies, although we never had food in the room -- they were there to greet us. When someone cleaned the mirror in the bathroom, they killed and wiped over a very large mosquito or daddy long-legs and just left it dead, crusted up on the mirror. He was our greeter and stayed with us throughout our vacation. Bathroom smelled of mold and the grout was black and stained. The bed was like sleeping on a lumpy cotton ball -- it also smelled. I get the whole "beach theme", but the bed cover was like one that you would get in a 20 year old side of the road beach motel. Overall, the room was much worse than the one we stayed in a few years ago in a Seaside, NJ motel. I could go on, but I don't want to ruin the great memories of our vacation. I just can't believe that Disney would offer these types of accomodations to thier DVC members who pay so much money for the membership, as well the annual fee. I would never go back to the villas area of the Beach Club. As far as the resort itself -- it's wonderful. Stay in the hotel.

We have been to Disney numerous times over the years. We have 5 children ranging in age from 11-23 years old. As they have grown so has our need for a larger place to stay. We stayed at the Boardwalk Villas 5 years ago and this time at the Beach Club Villas. They both have silmilar layouts. We take the two bedroom Villas. In the middle of the Villa is an area with a tv, a couch that is able to pull out into a bed, kitchen,fridge, dishwasher, washer-dryer, and eating area. We also had a nice balcony. The Villa gave our family of 7 plenty of room. I would give a slight nod to The Beach Club Villas. The pool-Stormalong Bay is fantastic. I found that there is more access to elevators and stairs and the self parking lot is closer. Beaches and Cream makes an awsome 3 scoop sundae and Hanna's makes nice frozen drinks. The walk into Epcot is 5 minutes and the boat ride to Hollywood Studios is 12 minutes. We had a car so we drove to Animal Kingdom. When we went to The Magic Kingdom we went to The Poynesian for breakfast and Kona coffee and then hopped on the monorail.
About the food: Disney food always has and still is for the most part expensive and lousy. The first thing we did when we got there was go to Walmart to pick up food, drinks and snacks. This is what is great about having a Villa. Having some of our own food saved us time and money during our stay. One night we ate at The Yachtsman Steakhouse. While I enjoyed my steak The $370 bill for the 7 of us was hard to swallow! We didn't even order appetizers or desserts. Our drinks consisted of two beers,soda and water.
The resort itself is very nice but Disney set high standards and they seem to be slipping a bit . They need to take care of things like they used to. This resort could use some freshing up but overall it is very clean and nice and there is nothing major to complain about. The staff was extremely friendly. We were able to check in at 11:00AM and they gave us an extra hour at checkout as our daughter wasn't feeling well. We enjoyed our stay at The Beach Club Villas and would not hesitate to return.

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