Review: The Pools at Disney’s Old Key West Resort

(For the first page of this review of Disney’s Old Key West Resort, see this.)

THE POOLS AT DISNEY’S OLD KEY WEST RESORT

There’s four pools at Disney’s Old Key West Resort.

The main pool is at the Hospitality House area near the north main entrance, and there’s three smaller ones scattered around the resort.

The main pool has by far the largest set of amenities.

The three smaller ones, on Miller’s Road, South Point Road, and Old Turtle Pond Road, have hot tubs as well as pools.

The Turtle Pond pool has other amenities as well.

THE MAIN POOL AT DISNEY’S OLD KEY WEST RESORT

The main pool at Disney’s Old Key West Resort features an enormous sand castle with a water slide inside.

Here’s a closer look at the slide.

The pool area also features a hot tub…

…the only sauna at a Disney World pool…

…and a kids pool.

Here’s the main pool from another side.

Beyond the sand castle is an extensive sandy kids play area.

From the other side.

There’s some cute dolphins on one side of this…

…and tennis courts on the other. (There’s another tennis court on Old Turtle Pond Road).

Next to these is a shuffleboard area.

Keep walking along the sand and you’ll find a volleyball court…

…and a firepit.

Strictly speaking, there’s no pool bar, but right outside the pool you’ll find the resort’s simple quick service offering and a small bar right next door.

The main pool is quite a hike from many accommodations buildings at Old Key West. However (double check this before you board!) all buses at Old Key West have their last on-grounds stop at the Hospitality House, and their first at the nearby Peninsular Road stop.

This means you can take the first available bus from your area to the Hospitality House, and the first bus at Peninsular Road back to your area.

THE QUIET POOLS AT DISNEY’S OLD KEY WEST RESORT

There’s three more “quiet pools” at Old Key West.

One is in the Miller’s Road area.

The barbecue here…

…and the hot tub.

Another pool is back in the South Point Road area.

Here’s its playground.

The broadest set of amenities among the three is at the pool in the Old Turtle Pond Road area.

This pool is kinda hidden in a far corner of the Turtle Pond area, and is in fact more convenient to many accommodation buildings in the western part of South Point Road than it is to eastern Turtle Pond buildings, as there’s a walkway behind building 49.

You’ll find here, besides the pool, a hot tub…

…a playground…

…heavy on sand…

…shuffleboard court…

…barbecue area…

…and, uniquely among the Old Key West quiet pools, a snack bar.

There’s not a lot to the menu here (as always on this site, click the photo to enlarge it), but given the distance of the buildings near here from the Hospitality House, it’s nice to have the option.

FINAL THOUGHTS ON DISNEY’S OLD KEY WEST RESORT

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