In the heart of the Walt Disney World® Resort, the award-winning Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort is your gateway to Central... more »
In the heart of the Walt Disney World® Resort, the award-winning Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort is your gateway to Central Florida?s greatest theme parks and attractions. The resort is located in between Epcot® and Disney?s Hollywood StudiosTM, and nearby Disney?s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park and Magic Kingdom® Park. Come discover our 17 world-class restaurants and lounges, sophisticated guest rooms with Westin Heavenly Beds® and the luxurious Mandara Spa. Enjoy five pools, two health clubs, tennis, nearby golf, and many special Disney benefits, including complimentary transportation to Walt Disney World Theme Parks and Attractions, and the Extra Magic Hours benefit.
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Stay in the Center of the World. Located in the center of the Walt Disney World® Resort adjacent to Epcot® and Disney-MGM Studios, with the Magic Kingdom® Park and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park nearby, this award-winning resort offers entertainment, activities, dining and the luxurious Mandara Spa. The Wonder of Play. Graced by five outdoor pools, including a grotto pool with a water slide, waterfalls and white sand beach, the resort is a world to itself with nearby golf, tennis, sand volleyball courts, the new Mandara Spa, health clubs and Camp Dolphin, our supervised children's activity center. Heavenly Dreams. All of our 1,509 guest rooms and suites feature the Heavenly® Bed, two dual-line telephones with voice mail messaging and data port, high-speed Internet access, color/cable TV, individual climate control, and much more.
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Situated on 87 acres of beautiful lake front property, this is a great place to stay. There is transport available to the Theme Parks, Water Parks and Downtown Disney from this resort by Water Launch and Bus. You can also use the walkway to enter Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios, so it really is in a great location to see everything. The bedrooms are built for comfort, with special mattresses and pillows and are well designed. Camp Dolphin is the place kids can go for night-time fun, it offers arcade fun, arts and crafts, movies and dinner menus just for kids aged 4 to 12. There are four pools, including a 3-acre grotto, waterfalls, water slides, water volleyball and a beach. There is also a fitness center and tennis court. There are 16 restaurants and lounges to choose from, serving a massive selection of food and drinks, in both formal and fun settings. The main idea of the resort is about having fun and the staff certainly help make this true, they are helpful friendly and good fun.
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Location. Located in the center of the Walt Disney World Resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. serves as a gateway to Orlando's popular theme parks and attractions. Private entrances to both Epcot and the Magic Kingdom are accessible via boat or walkways from the hotel. Hotel Features. The Walt Disney World Dolphin is an Epcot Resort, offering special Walt Disney World Resort benefits such as complimentary transportation to all Walt Disney World theme parks and attractions, Disney character dining opportunities, ticket desks, priority seating at select Walt Disney World theme parks and advance tee times at five golf courses. The hotel offers 17 dining options, including the award-wining Shula's Steakhouse, filled with team memorabilia from the 1972 Miami Dolphin's Perfect Season. Coastal cuisine and fresh seafood appeal at Todd English's BlueZoo restaurant, where dancing blue lights twinkle as the fish grills. The hotel shares dining and recreational activities with the Walt Disney Swan Resort, including a swimming complex called The Grotto. This three-acre playground includes waterfalls, slides, water volleyball and spa tubs. The hotel's Camp Dolphin program offers children's activities for ages four to 12, including crafts, arcades, Disney movies and board games. The Bali-inspired Mandara Spa is centered around two interior gardens, the Tea Garden's Asian Bale and the Meditation Garden's Meru Temple. Guestrooms. Guestrooms feature slate tile entries. The Palm Springs-themed rooms offer views of the resort, lake or pools from floor-to-ceiling windows. Westin Heavenly Beds boast 280-thread count, 100 percent cotton linens, pillowtop mattresses and five pillows. Split bathrooms offer vanity areas with makeup mirrors and Heavenly showers with Elemis toiletries and rainforest showerheads. High-speed Internet access is available for a fee. Expert Tip. With a valid theme park ticket and resort ID, you can enjoy Extra Magic Hours access. Each day, one of the four Disney theme parks opens one hour early or stays open up to three hours after regular closing. The following mandatory hotel-imposed fees are charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out. Hotel resort fee: US$10 per room, per night, . Hotel resort fee inclusions: Internet in guestroom, Ltd local/long-distance, Use of fitness center or health club, In-room bottled water, . The above list may not be comprehensive. Mandatory hotel-imposed fees may not include tax and are subject to change. The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out. Valet parking: $16 per night, Self parking: $9 per night, . This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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42 year old with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
The service at the Dolphin is the BEST. We arrived at midnight, a bit disgruntled because it took us an hour to get from Disney World to the hotel 4 miles away, thanks to bad directions. They gave us a room upgrade w/ a beautiful view of the lake
This was the best hotel I have ever been to! The hotel was beautiful, and the rooms were spacious. This was the first time I ever visited Disney World and it was amazing. We had dinner at Shula's and it was very delicious. I would recommend this
The hotel was beautiful. Wonderful pools, AMAZING food, and lovely fountains.... Parking is $13 for the day and $16 for 24 hours. The rooms were not as great as you would think but they were still nice. The character breakfast was delicious and ente
42 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
My son and I recently stayed at the Swan while vacationing at Disney. We had an awesome room with a great view. The hotel itself is absolutely beautiful. The pool is fun for both adults and children. The fitness center is small but had topnotch machines. The beds are incredible. The room also had a good size refrigerator in it that we did not expect. They have great coffee and tea in the room for you to make enjoy in your room or to take with you in the provided to go cups. We loved the option of taking the boat to the parks. There never seemed to be a wait for a boat. The buses on the other hand always had long waits. The staff was very friendly and helpful at all times. We loved our stay there and will definitly go back.
I thought the lobby area was beautiful. The kids loved the expansive pool. The room itself was nice sized, although it would have been nice to have a refrigerator. It's location is great--near both Epcot and Hollywood Studios, as well as the Boardwalk. The boats to DHS and Epcot were a nice change from the buses. The staff was top-notch.
We had made reservations through our conference site, and asked for a double. When we got there, we had been a assigned a king. We got it changed easily enough, but the view was horrible--over the conference hall/parking lot.
The room was always humid--it has a sensor that turns off the ac if no one is there, but it also turns off at night when we were sleeping. It would get really hot/humid. The decor was nice, the room was clean.
The rooms were in the 160 range, it was for a conference, so we weren't paying, but I would have hoped for a little more for the price. However, overall, I would recommend the hotel.
34 year old male with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
I was impressed at the level of amenities at the hotel and my room. It really didn't feel like a Disney resort even though it's located right in the heart of the park, across from MGM Studios.
I had a nice jog around the boardwalk area (it's about a mile loop) and got a nice workout at the gym (though I didn't like paying the extra fee to use it, and was surprised at how small it was - I guess people visiting Disney World aren't there to exercise!) And the pool was relaxing and had a lot of water features and slides for the little ones.
There were some really high end restaurants at the resort, and I had a great dinner at Shula's steakhouse and then drinks at the (amazingly crowded) Jellyroll dueling pianos bar.
My only complaint about the stay was that after a trip to Downtown Disney, the bus took over 30 minutes to show up to take us back.
33 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
The Walt Disney Swan Resort is a perfect hotel that will fulfill your every need. The staff was extremely attentive. It has everything you need to enjoy your stay right on the grounds. Wonderful spacious rooms, incredible pool area...... Shopping, restaurants, plenty to walk to, shuttle to Disney. It is definitely worth the extra expense!
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