Disney's Yacht Club Resort 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-MGM 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.
As well as the restaurants at the Yacht Club Resort itself, there are also the next door restaurants at Disney's Beach Club Resort plus other nearby Disney resorts on Crescent Lake and the World Showcase restaurants at Epcot are only a few minutes away.
The Yacht Club Galley café offers American-style meals througout the day with buffet and a-la-carte breakfast and a-la-carte lunches and dinners. If you are after a character breakfast, then the Cape May Café next door at the Beach Club Resort has an all-you-care-to-eat character dining breakfast hosted by Goofy and friends.
The Yachtsman Steakhouse is open for dinners only and serves steaks such as filet mignon and thick-cut Porterhouse steaks as well as fresh seafood cooked from an an oak-fired grill in the open kitchen.
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 Yacht Club Resort also has a lounge, the Crew's Cup Lounge which opens in the evenings to serve cocktails and hors d'oeuvres plus beers and ales from around the world.
One of the highlights of the Yacht Club Resort is Stormalong Bay, a 3 acre mini water park complete with a beached shipwreck which is shared with the next door Beach 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 Yacht 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.
The Yacht Club Resort offers (along with the Beach Club Resort) a host of amenities including:
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The Yacht Club and Beach 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.
In the Epcot area, there is one Disney moderate resort, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort plus three Disney deluxe resorts, Disney's Boardwalk Inn, Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Disney's Beach Club Resort.
There are also two Disney Vacation Club resorts, Disney's Boardwalk Villas and Disney's Beach Club Villas.
Two other hotels that are not actually owned by Disney, the Walt Disney World Swan and Walt Disney World Dolphin are also nearby.
See the map above for all their locations.
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