Walt Disney World Resort has greater than 20 on-site accommodations, and each has its personal model of Disney magic. I’ve liked my stays at worth resorts like Disney’s Artwork of Animation Resort with its movie-themed rooms and large “Discovering Nemo”-themed pool. I’ve additionally equally liked staying at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort for its proximity to the Magic Kingdom and abundance of Dole Whip.
Nevertheless, after my most up-to-date Disney World trip, you’d have a tough time convincing me to return to any of these accommodations moderately than my new favourite Disney lodge: Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort.
What’s Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort?
Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort is one among Disney World’s top-tier Deluxe resorts. Disney Deluxe resorts are sometimes in prime areas, have bigger rooms and supply extra actions and facilities than different Disney resorts. This resort is designed to resemble a basic coastal New England-style resort, with Colonial structure, a muted coloration scheme and a nautical aptitude.
Whenever you keep at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort, you even have entry to the eating places and facilities at Disney’s Yacht Membership Resort, which is simply subsequent door. The resort can also be inside strolling distance of each Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, in addition to the eating and nightlife alongside Disney’s BoardWalk.
How you can ebook Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort
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Along with reserving by way of Disney or a trip planner, you can even use miles out of your Capital One Enterprise Rewards Credit score Card or the Capital One Enterprise X Rewards Credit score Card.
As a Walt Disney World annual passholder, I took benefit of a particular supply of 30% off the common room price for a resort view room at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort. I paid $391 per night time (plus taxes and costs) as an alternative of the common price of about $660 per night time (plus taxes and costs).
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That is close to the excessive finish for the standard room at Disney World, and the speed can climb even larger throughout holidays or busy instances of the 12 months. Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort additionally gives club-level rooms with lounge entry.
However notably, additionally it is bookable for studios, one- and two-bedroom suites through Disney Trip Membership. Even in case you aren’t a DVC member, you’ll be able to lease DVC factors at a price that may be a lot decrease than what you’d pay in money by reserving by way of Disney. Studios right here begin at 14 DVC factors per night time, which might be $294 to $322 utilizing factors rented from David’s Trip Membership, relying on how far prematurely you ebook.
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Quick access to Disney’s theme parks and extra
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Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort is conveniently situated between Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. From the lodge foyer, you’ll be able to stroll to the Epcot Worldwide Gateway (close to the again of the park) in about 5 minutes or head within the different route and be at Hollywood Studios in 10 to fifteen minutes.
With all of the strolling you do throughout a day at Disney, it is also price noting Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort gives complimentary boat transportation to Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, too, plus bus transportation to the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney Springs and Disney’s water parks. There’s additionally a Disney Skyliner station close to the Epcot Worldwide Gateway, which might get you to Disney’s Hollywood Studios or to 4 of Disney’s different resort accommodations if you wish to pattern the eating and facilities throughout Walt Disney World.
Spacious, upscale rooms
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I’ve stayed at each tier of Disney resorts, and also you undoubtedly get what you pay for relating to room measurement. Our room at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort was spacious sufficient for our household of 5, with loads of storage for our baggage and a settee mattress the place we might chill out throughout the day and one among our youngsters might sleep at night time.
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The Disney theming was restricted to a couple work on the wall that portrayed Disney characters having fun with the resort. In any other case, the room had a “lived-in luxurious” vibe with comfy, understated furnishings. Exterior, there was a wrought-iron patio set the place we spent many mornings and evenings earlier than or after a day of Disney enjoyable.
The lavatory had a big double self-importance with a door that separated the self-importance space from the bathe and tub combo and the bathroom. Within the entryway, there was a minifridge, a espresso and tea station and a closet with an iron and an ironing board. The flat-screen TV sat atop a big dresser with loads of storage for our three-night keep.
A wide range of eating choices
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Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort has eating choices that vary from character meals to poolside eating to the perfect ice cream store at Disney World (and possibly past). Character eating takes place throughout the breakfast buffet at Cape Could Cafe ($45 per grownup and $29 per little one, plus tax and gratuity). Cape Could Cafe additionally serves a seafood-forward, New England-inspired dinner buffet with out character appearances.
The Seaside Membership Market is a quick-service eating location with staples like eggs, bacon and Mickey waffles for breakfast and soup, salad, sandwiches and pasta for lunch and dinner. {The marketplace} additionally sells snacks and alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. It is adjoining to the lodge present store, the place you’ll be able to fill up on souvenirs or forgotten requirements like swimsuits, sunscreen and toiletries.
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Exterior by the Stormalong Bay pool, you’ll be able to seize a drink at Hurricane Hanna’s Waterside Bar and Grill or have your meals and libations delivered to your pool chair. I had the grilled hen sandwich with provolone and an avocado unfold ($12.29) and a frozen pina colada ($15.50). It was simply what I wanted to energise myself for a day of swimming.
The spotlight of our many meals at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort was Seashores & Cream Soda Store. That is the preferred ice cream spot at Disney World due to its distinctive ice cream creations and old style soda store vibes.
At Seashores & Cream, I had the No Approach José peanut butter and scorching fudge sundae ($11.50), however for the final word Seashores & Cream expertise, it’s essential to get the Kitchen Sink sundae ($36). It has eight scoops of ice cream, tons of toppings and an entire can of whipped cream. What’s actually enjoyable about it, although, is the present the server places on if you order it. I do not need to damage the shock, so simply take my phrase for it and provides it a attempt.
Take your decide of health and leisure actions
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Visitors of Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort can use the 24-hour health heart subsequent door at Disney’s Yacht Membership Resort. It is solely a couple of five-minute stroll from the Seaside Membership foyer and has a wide range of health tools, together with energy machines, cardio machines, free weights, drugs balls and kettlebells.
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Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort has loads of different enjoyable health alternatives, too. There is a sand volleyball court docket, tennis courts (tennis and pickleball tools is accessible on the entrance desk) and an almost 1-mile-long working path. Disney additionally just lately added on-demand health movies for teenagers you could watch on the TV in your room.
The very best pool at Disney World
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Except for a room that sleeps 5, the 3-acre Stormalong Bay pool advanced was the cause we stayed at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort.
Stormalong Bay is shared between the Seaside Membership and Yacht Membership resorts and encompasses a sandy seashore space for teenagers, a lazy river, a scorching tub, an exercise pool with a volleyball web, swirling whirlpools, a 230-foot-long shipwreck-themed waterslide and two smaller waterslides for teenagers.
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The lodge offers complimentary life jackets for teenagers to make use of on the pool and free tubes for the lazy river. The actions group additionally hosts each day poolside video games and, within the night, poolside motion pictures below the celebs. We spent a complete day swimming and enjoying within the water and went again for extra after dinner. It is nearly like having a small water park only for lodge company.
Throughout our go to, getting someplace to sit down within the shade wasn’t an issue, because of the variety of timber within the space to complement the umbrellas. That stated, getting there early is all the time a great technique if you need first dibs on a great spot.
Household enjoyable exterior Disney’s theme parks
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One other bonus of staying at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort — or any Deluxe resort — is the big variety of actions you’ll be able to get pleasure from throughout your time away from Disney’s theme parks.
Choose up a month-to-month actions information if you verify in to see precisely what’s on supply throughout your keep. Visitors could make crafts, attend a portray class, make s’mores on the nightly campfire, lease a ship or fishing tools (or each) and extra.
From the resort, you’ll be able to simply stroll to Disney’s BoardWalk, the place you will discover eating places, a dueling piano bar, bicycle leases, carnival video games and different downtime actions.
Accessibility
All Disney accommodations try to be accessible to company with disabilities.
Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort gives each wheelchair- and hearing-accessible rooms. Moreover, public areas of the lodge even have accessible paths between the foyer space and eating places, retailers, assembly rooms, swimming pools, health facilities and laundry services, and swimming pools have wheelchair lifts.
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After staying at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort, it moved to the highest of my “favourite Disney accommodations” listing. I liked that my household had sufficient house to unfold out in our room and that there was a lot to maintain us busy across the resort.
I’ve no downside staying in one among Disney’s extra budget-friendly accommodations when we’re going to go exhausting within the parks or water parks. Nevertheless, if I need to splurge for a lodge that has simply as a lot enjoyable (and good meals) to supply as Disney’s theme parks, you will discover me reserving one other keep at Disney’s Seaside Membership Resort.
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