Disney's Beach Club Resort

Disney's Beach Club Resort
Location Epcot Resort Area
Resort type Deluxe Resort
Opened November 19, 1990 (November 19, 1990)
Theme Newport Beach Cottage
Areas Main Building
Rooms 583
Green lodge yes
Disney's Beach Club Villas
Location Epcot Resort Area
Resort type Disney Vacation Club Resort
Opened July 1, 2002 (July 1, 2002)
Theme Newport Resort
Areas Villas
Rooms 282
Suites None

Disney's Beach Club Resort is a beach-themed deluxe AAA Four-Diamond Award–winning[1] resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on November 19, 1990. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

Disney's Beach Club Resort is located in the Epcot Resort Area, next to a sister resort, Disney's Yacht Club Resort, and across Crescent Lake from Disney's BoardWalk Resort. Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Disney's Beach Club Resort and Villas share amenities and resources, including staff and management. Disney's Beach Club Resort is home to a 73,000 square feet (6,800 m2) convention center which is shared with Disney's Yacht Club Resort. The villas on site are part of the Disney Vacation Club, sitting on 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land and consisting of 282 units.

Resort

Disney's Beach Club Resort

This hotel was designed by Robert A.M. Stern.[2] It is themed after seaside cottages found in Newport at the start of the 20th century, with the guest rooms following suit. The resort's light blue motif distinguishes itself from the gray siding with red and white striped awnings of Disney's Yacht Club Resort.

Boat transportation from the resort runs to Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as Disney's BoardWalk Resort and the Walt Disney World Swan and Walt Disney World Dolphin resorts. The resort is about five minutes walking distance from Epcot, and roughly fifteen minutes walking distance to Disney's Hollywood Studios. Guests can use the International Gateway entrance to Epcot in World Showcase between the France and United Kingdom pavilions.

Disney's Beach Club Resort has received designation in the Florida Green Lodging Program.[3]

There are both standard rooms (two queen-size beds or one king-size bed) and suites. Some rooms also have a day bed in addition to 2 Queen beds or 1 King bed. The resort also offers a fifth floor Concierge Level with private floor access, a concierge lounge, turn-down service, and other amenities. The Concierge Level is home to the resort's Presidential Suite. All rooms were renovated in 2009. Rooms were also renovated from 2015-2016. Rooms still have a beach theme, but are more modern with shades of gray, brown, and light blue. The hallways also were re-painted and re-papered, along with new carpets and new colors on the doors of the rooms.

In addition, vacation homes at Disney's Beach Club Villas are broken down into three different sized accommodations, ranging from studios that sleep 4, one-bedroom villas that sleep 4, and two-bedroom villas that sleep 8.

Entertainment

Dining

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts features four full-service restaurants, a poolside counter-service restaurant, and several bars and lounges throughout the resorts. The main restaurant is called Cape May Cafe and offers a New England style clambake buffet most nights for dinner and a traditional buffet daily for breakfast. Disney characters stroll around the tables during meals and greet guests.

Pools

Disney's Beach Club Resort at night

Recreation

Convention center

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center is centrally located between the two resorts and features over 73,000 square feet (6,800 m2) of meeting space, including two large ballrooms and twenty-one breakout rooms.

References

  1. "AAA Four Diamond Hotels" (PDF). AAA. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. "Robert A.M. Stern Architects – Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts". ramsa.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. "Green Lodging Program Designated Properties". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Disney's Yacht Club Resort Map". Retrieved August 3, 2011.
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