(For the first page of this review of Disney’s Beach Club Resort, click here.)
MORE ON DISNEY’S BEACH CLUB RESORT
There are currently 8 official Disney owned and operated deluxe resorts at Walt Disney World.
In their recommended order for first time family visitors, they are
Many of these also offer Disney Vacation Club (“DVC”) studios and villas, all for rent to the general public–see this for more on the Disney Vacation Club resorts. At the Beach Club, the offering is the Beach Club Villas.
You enter the Beach Club into a charming two story lobby where you’ll find check-in and concierge services.
At one end, on the way to the Yacht Club (part of the same massive interconnected building) is Cape May Cafe, a table service restaurant that does Mickey-less character breakfasts and a seafood buffet at night.
Goofy in the distance…
…and the review from The easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit.
There’s another table-service option accessible from on the outdoor veranda walkway connecting the Beach Club and Yacht Club, Beaches and Cream.
Above is its review from The easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit.
There are more table service dining options within walking distance at the Yacht Club and BoardWalk, none of any special appeal to kids.
At the other end of the lobby you’ll find a nice gift shop…
…with even nicer window displays.
In this gift shop is also what passes for the only counter-service at the Beach or Yacht Club (although the pool bar has a more varied menu than most, including burgers)–too small, too slow, too thin a menu.
On my last visit, the lunch/dinner menu had turkey, ham and roast beef sandwiches; a vegetable wrap; individual cheese or pepperoni flatbreads; Caesar salad; and soup. That’s it.
At least the cold food section of the gift shop is better stocked than that of most other Disney World gift shops.
Outside the lobby on the left you’ll find the bus stop, with shared buses to the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.
Boat service near the Yacht Club will take you to Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Because of how far the dock is, most Beach Club guests walk to Epcot but take the boat to the Hollywood Studios.
The marina is also in this area…
…and lovely beaches front the lake these resorts circle, Crescent Lake.
On the beach you’ll also find a firepit for early evening s’mores…
…and later evening movies.
There’s also three quiet pools in the complex. One is a hike–at the far end of the Yacht Club–and not worth the walk. There’s a tennis court near it.
Another is on the Epcot end of the Beach Club…
…and the third–and best–is back by the Beach Club Villas.
But most people, when they think of pools at the Beach Club, think of Stormalong Bay.
STORMALONG BAY AT DISNEY’S BEACH CLUB RESORT
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