Disney's Beach Club Resort

Disney's Beach Club Resort is styled on a late 19th-century New England seaside resort sitting on the shores of Crescent Lake.

Rating: 4 stars
Rooms: 583 rooms
Rates: from $335 to $770 Check rates

Address: 1800 North Epcot Resorts Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Area: Epcot Resort
Nearest airport: Orlando International (MCO)
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The Beach Club Resort is adjacent to Disney's Vacation Club Beach Club Villas and Disney's Yacht Club Resort with which it shares some of its facilities including the mini water park, Stormalong Bay.

It is about a 10 minute walk (less than a mile) from the International Gateway entrance to Disney's Epcot theme park and about a 30 minute walk from Disney's Hollywood Studios.

If you don't fancy walking then both parks can be reached by boat.

You can also get to the Disney theme parks, water parks and Downtown Disney by Disney motor coach.

Across the Crescent Lake from the Beach Club Resort is Disney's Boardwalk Inn Resort and the Walt Disney World Dolphin and Walt Disney World Swan are also close by giving you access to plenty of additional entertainment and restaurants.

Rooms/Suites

The accommodation in the Beach Club Resort is in a series of 3 to 5-storey buildings, decorated in blues and whites. Some rooms (but not all) have private balconies though some are small and those at ground level may have patios.

The rooms continue the seaside nautical theme with coral and turquoise checked carpets, striped curtains, metal scroll headboards, white wooden furniture and beach scene bedspreads and wallpapers.

Standard rooms will sleep 4 to 5 (plus a baby in a crib) on two queen beds and a day bed (some rooms are available with a king sized bed instead at no extra charge).

With the standard rooms, there are two views; Standard View overlooking the gardens and grounds or Water View overlooking Stormalong Bay (water park), Crescent Lake or the quiet pool.

The Deluxe rooms offer a bit of extra space and sleep 5 comfortably; available with Standard View.

There is also a range of Concierge Club rooms and suites (see sidebar for additional amenities).

The suites are available with either one or two bedrooms. The standard one bedroom suites sleep 3 and has a king-size bed plus a daybed sofa in the living area and a single bathroom. The rooms are separated by French doors. The Vice-Presidential (Nantucket suite) has a king-size bed, 1 1/2 baths (jacuzzi-style), a sofa and dining table in the living area, wet bar and an extended balcony and sleeps 2.

The standard two bedroom suites sleep up to 8. The master bedroom has a king-size bed and there are two queen-size beds plus a a daybed sofa in the second bedroom. There is also a daybed plus wet bar in the living area.

The Presidential suite (Newport suite) also has two bedrooms and can sleep 6. It has 2 baths with Jacuzzi in the master bath, separate living area, meeting room, fireplace, dining room and wet bar. The extended balcony gives views of Stormalong Bay and Crescent Lake.

Dining

As well as the restaurants at the Beach Club Resort itself, there are also the next door restaurants at Disney's Yacht Club Resort plus other nearby Disney resorts on Crescent Lake and the World Showcase restaurants at Epcot are only a few minutes away.

The Cape May Café offers an all-you-care-to-eat character dining breakfast hosted by Goofy and friends. In the evening, Cape May Café is home to a New England-style clambake buffet celebration with an assortment of fresh shellfish and other seaside favorites such as mussels, oysters, shrimps, barbecue ribs, chicken and prime rib beef.

The 1960s style Beaches & Cream Soda Shop serves hot dogs, burgers, soup, sodas and ice cream including the famous "Kitchen Sink Sundae" with ever flavor of ice cream in the place.

If you are after a light snack to take out then the Beach Club Marketplace offers made-to-order sandwiches plus packaged sandwiches, salads, desserts and beverages or you can head for Hurricane Hanna's Grill by the Stormalong Bay water park where you can get burgers and hotdogs as well as a poolside full-service bar.

The Beach Club Resort also has two lounges offering appetizers and a full bar, the Rip Tide Lounge in the lobby and Martha's Vineyard Lounge next to the Cape May Café (only open evenings).

Recreation

One of the highlights of the Beach Club Resort is Stormalong Bay, a 3 acre mini water park complete with a beached shipwreck which is shared with the next door Yacht Club Resort.

Stormalong Bay features the ShipWreck water slide, flowing rivers and sandy bottomed areas, a children's wading pool and water slide plus a 24 hour children's playground. Tubes etc. can be rented from a beach shack.

If you need somewhere a little calmer, then there is a separate quiet Beach Pool and several "hot tub" spas.

There is a white sandy beach along the Crescent Lake shoreline but you cannot swim in the lake as it is used for boating.

You can rent a Pontoon Boat, a Canopy Boat or Sea Raycer by Sea Ray from the Bayside Marina. Disney also offer specialty cruises such as the Albatross Treasure Cruise for children ages 4 to 10.

Tennis fans can play on one of two hard courts (racquets and balls are provided) whilst joggers and walkers can take advantage of the various jogging trails around Crescent Lake (0.8 mile loop) past five Epcot area Disney Resorts.

There is also a volleyball sand court and opportunities to go fishing (catch and release only).

Guests can take advantage of the Yacht Club's Ship Shape Health Club where you can work out on state-of-the-art exercise equipment like Nautilus and Hammer Strength exercise machines or enjoy a massage treatment or relax in a spa. There is also a steam room and sauna.

For children aged 4 to 12, there is evening supervised activities at the Sandcastle Club where they can play computer games and watch Disney movies plus dinner and snacks are provided.

There is a video game arcade, the Lafferty Place Arcade near the Beaches & Cream Soda Shop.

Amenities

The Beach Club Resort offers (along with the Yacht Club Resort) a host of amenities including:

• room service (including pizza delivery)
• concierge service
• rooms and facilities for guests with disabilities
• free parking, valet parking (charge applicable)
• minibar, iron and ironing board, wall safe
• coffee maker and microwave (available on request)
• refrigerator (available on request)
• TV with Disney Channel and ESPN
• babysitting and childcare services, Pak-n-Play Crib available
• laundry facilities/services (coin operated)
• bath robes and hair dryer
• voice mail, wireless internet access (surcharge for high-speed access)
• Wedding Gazebo (Yacht Club Resort)
• Ship Shape Health Club (Yacht Club Resort)
• Periwig's Barber and beauty shop (Yacht Club Resort)
• Beach Club Marketplace shop for merchandise, swimwear, resort wear, books, suncare, snacks and beverages and the Fittings and Fairings Clothes and Notions store (Yacht Club Resort)

Meeting Facilities

The Beach Club and Yacht Club Resorts share a 73,000 square-foot convention center, two ballrooms and a total of 21 breakout rooms plus Business Center and meeting planner's office.