We stayed for the first time at Disney's Boardwalk Resort and boy, what a great hotel! We were in a 1 room villa and it had everything we could have ever wanted. The kitchen was well appointed and the appliances were all very clean. The oven worked great. It was nice to have a dishwasher so we could run our water bottles through at the end of the day, along with all the dishes we used at meals.

The bathroom was split into two parts. One room had a large jacuzzi tub & sink/vanity, and the other room had a pedestal sink, toilet, & large shower with a wonderful shower head. We found this split worked great...someone could have privacy while showering and everyone else could still get ready in the other bathroom!

There was a fold-out couch in the living room that was very comfortable.

Our room was on the 1st floor and we had a group of ducks that visited our patio every morning, looking in the window to see if we could feed them any bread :)

The BEST part about the hotel though is the proximity to EPCOT. You literally walk 5 minutes and are at a back entrance to EPCOT (near France in the World Showcase). I think the most folks we ever saw coming through this entrance was about 5. No wait in long lines...the bag security check point was quick and then you're in!

The walk to EPCOT is beautiful and you feel like you're "in the park" the entire time you're staying at Boardwalk...the Disney magic is never gone. I also loved that you didn't have to deal with parking to go to EPCOT. You just took a quick beautiful stroll down the boardwalk & over a small bridge. There is also a boat that will take you to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios which was fun (and if you're paying for parking at the parks, it will save you money!)

We didn't do any of the on-site entertainment, but we saw an outdoor movie on the lawn shown a few nights, lots of cast-let games in the pool, and a really cute pool slide.

I can't wait until we can come back!

I own the Disney Vacation Club and the Disney's Boardwalk Villas have by far the best location of any of the resorts that we can stay at. The hotel sits between Epcot and Hollywood Studios so you can easily walk or boat to both theme parks. I love the boardwalk theme so you can see magician shows outside at night, play amusement games, go dancing at the dance hall, hit up the ESPN Bar, shop, and they also have several restaurants including my favorite the Big River Grille and Brewing Works. I usually stay in a studio which has plenty of place for two people, the rooms could use alittle facelift compared to some of the newer hotels but they are still very nice and include a sitting area with a table/chairs, a coach that opens to another bed, kitchenette area with microwave/sink, and frig. The closet has a safe, and of course a nice patio deck so you can take in the sights depending on the view usually I get a boardwalk or pool view. The concierge is always very nice and accomidating, the entrance to the hotel is beautiful and I love the main and quiet pool which always have plenty of towels and chairs. I would definitely would recommend staying at The Boardwalk, you won't be disappointed!

We were at WDW for the marathon in early January 2012 and wanted to stay at a villa so we could cook for ourselves. The BoardWalk Villas were perfect for us. The resort was close to EPCOT which was where the starting line for the marathon was located. The villa was very comfortable and we had plenty of room to spread out and relax. Full kitchen, small round dinette table & chairs, breakfast bar area, sofa bed in the living area, flat screen TVs in both the living area and the bedroom. While we were there Disney was "testing" out free internet service. It was fine during the day when most folks were at the parks but a bit slower in the evenings. It was nice to have a washer and dryer in the room so I could wash the sweaty running clothes plus we didn't have to pack as much for the trip. They only give you one box of detergent, though, so bring some with you if you anticipate several loads or else you have to pay $1 for each packet at the gift shop. The decor is understated from a Disney standpoint. Our room was a looooong hike from the lobby but that was okay with us; it was nice and quiet. The bathroom is split into one separate room with the toilet and the shower plus a pedestal sink and another room connected with the bedroom that has a vanity sink and a large whirlpool tub (and the walk-in closet is at the back of this part of the bathroom). My one complaint about the villa itself is that you can't completely close off this part of the bathroom from the sleeping area. It would have been nice to have a grocery store nearby. The gift shop has some very basic stuff: a few frozen food items, some soups, oatmeal, cereal, milk, juice, mac & cheese. If you want to visit a real grocery store you'll need a car or take a pricey taxi. There is a business center with FedEx service that is open every day but it is not 24H. Both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are within walking distance of the resort but HS is a much longer walk. (If you're running the marathon or 1/2 marathon, though, you CANNOT walk to the starting area because the back entrance to the World Showcase is NOT open at that hour. You must take the special event bus service.) Both of these parks are accessible by boat as well. The other parks and Downtown Disney are reached by bus. Several restaurants, a small bakery and a confections shop plus a couple of freestanding food booths are located on the Boardwalk but there is no cafeteria-type dining like at AKL or at the All Stars (the two other resorts at which we've stayed). There's a very good (although expensive) Japanese restaurant at the neighboring Swan hotel. The fitness room looked fantastic but I didn't actually use it. There seemed to be an attendant there most of the day who kept things neat and wiped down. If you're a runner, the boardwalk and path around the lake is perfect for running -- just watch out for guests in speeding surrey carts! We did not swim at the pools because it wasn't quite warm enough in January to do so but the slide looked like it would be a lot of fun for kids.

We were very pleased with our stay at BoardWalk Villas. Still, compared to Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House, I still prefer AKL for its ambience and food (Boma is my favorite restaurant in all of WDW).

We stayed at the Boardwalk villas in early January. One of the drawbacks of all the WDW resorts is the fact that they have no wireless (just an ethernet port that costs $10 a day to use). But for the deluxe resorts at least, they now have free wireless and it's about time. It's relatively fast, although not as fast as at the Swan and Dolphin. We had a nice one bedroom that overlooked the path to Hollywood Studios. Our bathroom had a maintenance issue; the shower stalls have a light fixture in the ceiling and when the people upstairs took a shower, the water leaked through it into our bathroom. I left the light off in the shower for the rest of our visit and notified housekeeping. I suspect some corners were cut when the resort was built. Other than that, the villa was extremely pleasant with the usual friendly Disney service. My past gripes had to do with the lack of wireless, and I'm glad that's taken care of, but it would also be nice to have a wider selection of TV stations and less of the endless Disney infomercials on channel after channel. The Swan and Dolphin is a better deal in that regard. It's hard for me to understand why the DisneyWorld resort nickel and dimes' its customers on relatively small matters like this.