Disney's Beach Club Resort

This was our second visit to the Beach Club. After a disappointing room assignment in December 2022, we asked for a room close to the elevator with a view that didn't involve the AC compressors. We were much happier with the room (4636), which was a very easy walk from the elevator and had a decent view of the EPCOT fireworks each evening from the Juliet balcony. The theming is pretty and well, "beachy." We had two queen beds, and a couch to relax on. The only real gripe we had was that, as with our last visit, the rooms at the Beach Club don't seem to be ready at check-in time, and Disney's "adding a little more pixie dust" excuse doesn't really cut it when you are exhausted and have to nap in the lobby instead of in the rather expensive room that you paid for from 3 PM on. This is why I am giving 4 stars instead of 5. The room is equipped with a room safe, a mini-cool box (not refrigerator), ample storage in the closet and drawers, and a split bath. The outer bath area has a make-up/shaving mirror, some storage cubbies and shallow shelving, and a hair dyer. Unfortunately, there is no way to "close" this portion of the bathroom, so the light may disturb other occupants in the room if someone is an early riser or needs to get up to use the bathroom at night. The inner bath is where the toilet and combination bath/shower are. No fancy rain shower is provided, but as a petite woman, those do not work well for me anyway. The bath comes with high quality shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner which are topped off daily. Kudos to Disney for reverting to daily housekeeping and including a small trash can in the inner bathroom, the outer bathroom and a trash/recycling receptacle in the bedroom. We appreciated having the amenities and restaurants of the Yacht Club co-located with those of the Beach Club. We enjoyed dinners at both the Yachtsman Steakhouse and the Ale and Compass; unfortunately, other plans precluded us from taking advantage of the Beaches and Cream Ice Cream Parlor during this visit. We also walked over the Boardwalk side, though we did not eat there this visit. Note: the Skyliner also makes getting back and forth to the Riviera Resort and its popular Topolino's Terrace quite easy. The big draws for Beach Club are the Stormalong Bay pool complex and the walking proximity to EPCOT and easy access to Hollywood Studios by boat. One can also walk to the EPCOT Skyliner station and take that to HS or even walk to HS, but we try to conserve steps when we can since most theme park days involve 8-12 miles of walking. Read less

Love the refresh of the rooms. This is one of my favorite Disney resorts because of the location, the spectacular pool, and the laid back beach theme. I think this is one of the best values for a luxury hotel because it's not the most expensive one, but it has the best pool on property and such a great location right next to a Skyliner station. It's also the closest resort to the Epcot entrance. The Marketplace quick service food location in the gift shop is a great place to stop by for a to-go breakfast if you're up early to get in line for park opening. My kid loved the allergy-friendly Mickey and Minnie waffles. This time we made time for lots of pool lounging and she did some of the kid-activities like volleyball, Disney trivia, and tie-dying. Bell services was great in keeping in touch with us as we had lost luggage and had to have some deliveries to the room related to that. The onsite restaurant, Cape May, is not really a favorite of mine, but because the famous allergy chef, Chef TJ, was there we went and my kid had a spectacular meal from one of the chefs trained by TJ. One of our favorite evenings we spent eating dessert while watching a movie on the beach during the fireworks. Read less

We went to the Cape May Cafe for the characters breakfast and were very disappointed! The food is hot and plentiful but way overpriced! We were seated at the side wall where we saw a lot of backs and butts of people but the characters didn’t cone. I had to get up twice and request a visit! When the team members told them to come they were abrupt and spent no time! It was so rushed! Mickey left during the meal so we never got to see him! In hindsight i would never be seated on the side! I asked to be refunded but was told theres no guarantee of characters. Well our hour and a half meal was worth 1/3 of the cost and the 5 minutes total with 3 characters worth zippo. Read less