noelle

I am looking to pay around 200-300 a night.

starrsville

I would check rates at the Animal Kingdom Lodge for your dates. I would love to look out my hotel windows and see giraffe and other African animals

schmerl

Look into the Grand Floridian.

starrsville

The cheapest Grand Floridian room is $375.

noelle, this link may be helpful to check the rates at Disney resorts -

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw...tesListingPage

socialworker

We always stay at Boardwalk or Beachclub, as you can walk right onto Epcot. Depends also on whether you have little ones w/you, as then a monorail hotel is often better. If GF breaks the budget, then check out the Polynesian, which we loved when our son was small.

Fodorite018

We stayed at the Boardwalk Inn last December (early in the month) and paid $305 per night. Loved the place! The room was very nice as was the entire hotel, and to have the boardwalk with all the activity right there, and the short walk to Epcot it was perfect for us.

noelle

Thankyou! The Disney Yacht club (boardwalk?) hotel does look spectacular and I like the fact it is so close to Epcot seeing that this is usually the last park of the day I like to visit. Thanks!

socialworker

Hope it works out for you, noelle. The Yacht Club is just the name for a hotel that is, in reality, the other half of the Beach Club. Boardwalk is in the same area. All three are lovely and all offer the ability to walk into Epcot. Any of them is a great Disney/luxury accomodation.

GoTravel

It depends on the time of year.

Dukey

The pool at the Yacht and Beach is the BEST one at Disney...so much so they give you wrist bands in order to keep all the people staying at the other hotels out.

ajcolorado

I really like the Beach Club, Polynesian, and Animal Kingdom Lodge. I didn't like the Boardwalk - it reminded me of my grandmother's nursing home.

This link has great photos and shows the location of the resorts in relation to one another and to the theme & water parks:
http://disneyworldlinks.com/Resort-Park-Presentations/

Dukey

I wish my grandmother's nursing home or ANY nursing home were as nice as The Boardwalk LOL!

Ryan

You might want to check the Contemporary. I've never stayed but I understand they've redone the rooms, which tend to be larger than most of the newer hotels.

lisettemac

I guess this is going to depend on what you consider luxurious. I would say that the Grand Floridian is the most luxurious, but, as you say, the most expensive.

We just stayed at the Polynesian. Rooms were renovated in 2006. We were upgraded (for free) to a Lagoon view room, from which we could see Cinderella's castle, the fireworks and the light parade. The room was a good size (we had 2 doubles), with a large bathroom. It was very close to the Ticketing and Transportation Center and, of course, the Polynesian is on the monorail. It has a cool pool and lobby, too. It was perfect for our needs.

Next time we go, we might be interested in staying at the Yacht & Beach Club for the reasons mentioned here -- walking distance to Epcot, where we tend to end our days (better restaurants).

socialworker

I have to comment on the Contemporary...We go there every trip b/c we always eat at California Grill---a fabulous restaurant. However, the noise and the atmosphere of the lobby and public areas are like fingers on a blackboard!! If I had to return there each evening and go in and out during the day, it would make the trip very stressful. All of the other recommended hotels have lovely, welcoming public areas that bring down, so to speak, the "hyper" factor that WDW can have. I rememember that the Birnbaum book (back in '86, our first trip) steered people away from the Contemporary and I was so grateful for his advice. I realize that it is a "to each his own" kind of thing, but just wanted to throw in my thoughts.