A spa, golf and a kids' club at each. Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, from about $1,395, if you want Disney's Early Theme Park Entry, Explorer Island's lazy river and slides and the fireworks from Capa's terrace; The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, from about $480, if you would rather have a three-storey spa of 40 treatment rooms, a Greg Norman course and a lazy river next door.
A Four Seasons inside Walt Disney World with its own lazy river and slides on a five-acre play island, an adults-only pool, a spa and golf.
$$$$From about $1,395 a night
Choose Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort if
Disney trips with children
Pool days between park days
Golf and spa with a Disney day
Couples who want a spa and an adults' pool
The catch
Park days run on the resort's timetable: free coaches go once an hour to each of the four Disney parks, with no monorail, Skyliner, boat or walking route, and transfers to Disney Springs or Universal cost extra. Disney gives the resort its 30-minute Early Theme Park Entry but not Extended Evening Hours.
A spa, golf and a kids' club at each. Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, from about $1,395, if you want Disney's Early Theme Park Entry, Explorer Island's lazy river and slides and the fireworks from Capa's terrace; The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, from about $480, if you would rather have a three-storey spa of 40 treatment rooms, a Greg Norman course and a lazy river next door.
Good questions about Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort vs The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort or The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes?
A spa, golf and a kids' club at each. Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, from about $1,395, if you want Disney's Early Theme Park Entry, Explorer Island's lazy river and slides and the fireworks from Capa's terrace; The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, from about $480, if you would rather have a three-storey spa of 40 treatment rooms, a Greg Norman course and a lazy river next door.
Is Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort worth it?
Book it when the resort should be half the holiday: the water park and kids' club for the children, Oasis, the spa and Capa for the adults, and early entry to the parks. Ask for a Park View Room, and plan park days around the hourly coach. A self-contained Four Seasons inside Walt Disney World: a water park on a five-acre play island, a free kids' club, an adults-only pool, a spa and golf, with Disney's early park entry. Rates start high, a resort fee is added, and the parks are an hourly coach ride away.
Does Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Is The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes worth it?
Book it for the spa, the golf and the lazy river next door, and ask for a Lakefront room. Budget $113 a night in resort fee and valet, and book the park shuttle a day ahead. A big, polished resort built around a three-storey spa, a championship golf course and a shared waterpark, 13 to 28 minutes' drive from the parks with the roads clear, or a shuttle booked a day ahead. It suits slow days between park days more than early starts at the gates.
Does The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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