Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Great location! But amenity wise could just be a Hampton inn.

A beautiful nautical themed hotel, situated in the heart of Disney. Breathtaking decor, that teleports you immediately as you walk in to the lobby. This hotel is a 5 minute walk to Epcot and has everything you need to enjoy your stay. The cast members are dressed the match the theme and have impeccable work ethic to ensure their guests have the perfect stay. We had a water view room. Which was perfect. We could see the hustle and bustle on tue boardwalk and at 9pm we could watch the fireworks in the comfort of our room. The room provided a safe, an iron and fridge. Sadly, the lack of TV choices such as Disney plus was a certain miss. During our stay, sadly hurricane Milton head right for us. The let down here was the hotel did not provide nothing for its adult guests. As the children sat in the lobby playing games and being kept happy. Us adults were not allowed to leave the hotel and had to endure a night in our room while Milton headed for us. No gift basket no free Disney plus. Absolute nothing. They expecting you to pay for Disney and even drinks in the cafe downstairs. The parks closed for almost 2 days. It was a shambles. Very sad how a multi billion company could not provide its guests with a free meal or complimentary tv package to keep the adults entertained. However, once Milton left. Everything returned back to normal and we continued to enjoy our stay. This hotel had certain must and I hope we will be back to stay.

We visit Disney once or twice a year. Have stayed all levels Value, Mod, Delx. We travel the USA frequently and in other cities stay in 4 or 5 diamond properties (Vegas, Denver, CA resorts). For the past several years we have stayed at the Disney POFQ Moderate for 8 days. We had already booked a bounceback offer for the Yacht Club for 8 days in April 2025, so for this shorter Long-Weekend trip we tried the Yacht Club, and unfortunately when we got home, contacted our Travel Agent to cancel/switch the Yacht Club for the upcoming April trip to either Poly or POFQ. The following is why: Pros: 1. Yacht is great location for Epcot (via walking or boat) and HS (via boat). Buses not busy (only AK, DS, MK) since most guests going to other parks. With Early Entry this was GREAT and allowed us early entry where we rode Mill Falcon, Toy Story 3x in a row, etc with no more than 10 minute wait for all those rides and then also Remy with no wait since back entry before front entry guests could get there. 2. YC is a hotel not a motel, so once inside, rooms accessed via interior halls. 3. Front of House staff very nice and helpful 4. Had "end of hall room" which meant no guest on one side so VERY quiet. However, early one morning another guest made a very loud work call right outside our door...good thing I wasn't a competitive company as I heard the entire call (smile) 5. Bath room larger than Moderate, and enough cubbies with doors to "put away" all items and luggage for a clean room. Cons: (reasons not staying here again) 1. Had a balcony but it was unusable as it looked out at "swampy" area with mosquitos. 2. MAIN reason we booked Deluxe was for a couch, but got a chair instead? Travel agent said "not guaranteed" and reserved for parties of 4 or 5 (so couples don't matter? Wish she would have told us that before booking) 3. Food choices were awful for us. We don't eat beef nor chicken and eat breakfast and then one afternoon meal only. This is a place for steak eaters and those who eat late (many lounges or restaurants do not open until 5 or require reservations or mainly serve meat dishes). Even the Marketplace sandwiches were "pre-made" so no substitutions. We literally ate a child's grill cheese in room, steak fries (not on menu but requested) and a wedge salad at a lounge, and then PB crackers we brought from home). We could have walked back to Epcot, but due to the extreme heat and humidity by the time we got back to room, just couldn't fathom that so maybe during different time of year that would be a difference. No idea what family's with kids would eat here--as even the Ice Cream Shoppe required a reservation. 4. Most staff was great, but had one negative incident with bartender in a lounge. Mid-day after park, went to lounge for cocktails and lunch (where we found fries only). Started out great and had two rounds and fries, but then another couple of parties came in. They were loud and literally brushed hair at bar over the trays wit