The easy Guide Update: Chapter Five – Where to Stay
By Dave Shute
Josh and I published an updated version of The easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit last week, and as promised, here I’m both going into a little more detail on the update and also introducing the material in the book overall to those who aren’t familiar with it.
This post focuses on Chapter Five: Where to Stay.
First, on the book itself—my co-author Josh of easyWDW is the world’s leading authority on the Disney World parks and how to maximize the value of your time within them. I have the same world-beating insight into the Disney World resorts–after my April visit, I’ll have stayed in more than 125 different Disney World-owned rooms, villas, studios, suites, cabins and campsites.
We each know a whole lot about a lot of other stuff too, and as a result, the Disney World guidebook series we have written has received more than 95% five star reviews. You simply won’t find a better reviewed Disney World guidebook.
Probably the biggest budget variable you have on your Disney World trip is where you stay, as rooms are available from less than $100 to ten times that much.
In the book we are pretty firm that most first-timers, and almost all first-timers who may never return, should stay in a Disney-owned resort, and give a number of reasons why.
We explain the Disney World resort price classes, and recommend particular hotels within each price class. This lets first-timers make quick decisions.
For returning visitors, or first-timers who want do understand better their options, we then offer detailed reviews including overall appeal, theming, standard rooms, dining and prices for every Disney-owned option, and also for the key on-site but not Disney-owned hotels.
Finally, the chapter includes a few suggestions for those staying offsite–but if you really need to know a lot about the off-site options, you should get The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2016, which has more detail.
The update has several components.
Almost every floor plan has been updated. Most show simple cosmetic changes from recent minor changes to fits and finishes. Incidentally, all are now in color–fun if you are viewing the kindle version on your Fire, laptop, or phone.
However, we also now have updated floor plans reflecting recently completed refurbs in the rooms at the Beach Club and a current refurb at the Cabins at Fort Wilderness. We’ve added the final update on the Caribbean Beach refurb, and also note that the studios in the BoardWalk Villas now sleep five after their recent refurb.
Also on the refurb topic, we’e noted that the refurb at the Wilderness Lodge is more extensive than we had thought, and that it’s hard for us to recommend it right now–at least until the construction walls in its lobby come down.
The material on the hotels is the weakest part of many Disney World guidebooks.
Frankly, too many of their authors just don’t put the time into staying up to date (and staying in the rooms) that it takes to be accurate.
Our hotel material was the most accurate available even before this update–now it is even better!
Want a copy of your own? It’s available in paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon here!
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