Disney's BoardWalk Inn

Boardwalk is in a great location. We used it as a base for a conference happening at Swan/Dolphin. Took about 8 minutes to Dolphin and I'm not a fast walker. The proximity to Epcot can't be beat. We walked there several times for the food/wine festival. The boats are also an option but we didn't feel like waiting to snag one. The Boardwalk hotel is clean and more upscale than the other resorts I have stayed in. There were a lot of high quality sit-down restaurants nearby. I was disappointed by the lack of places to fill up a resort mug. You have to go outside and down to the Deli for this option. Perhaps they don't expect guests at a higher quality hotel to want that option? I personally look to save some money where I can and love the beverage refills. The Boardwalk had some quick service options out on the Boardwalk itself. This included pizza, deli, corn dogs, etc. The quiet pools were just that and a fantastic place to relax. If you don't mind having less of the character theming and plan to do sit down meals this could be a great choice for you. The garden suites looked amazing with their little fenced off areas.

This hotel is beautiful! We loved the theme and the location. It has also been recently renovated and the rooms are beautiful. We couldn't get over the size of the room. Huge! We checked into the hotel in the morning and our room was not ready (we knew it wouldn't be). The check-in process was easy. The cast members no longer stand behind the desk, but come out to you with an ipad to check you in. I think it is supposed to make you feel more welcome and forge a connection, but it was a bit weird. Once we checked-in we handed off our luggage to bell services and headed to Epcot. Stopped at the Boardwalk Deli on the way to Epcot for some breakfast. Quick walk to Epcot. You really can't beat the location with its proximity to Epcot & Hollywood Studios. We also enjoyed taking a boat back to the hotel at the end of the day. For some reason it feels much more relaxing than the bus. I got a message in the early afternoon that our room was ready so we headed back. Once we got to our room I tried to call bell services for our luggage, but no matter which button I pressed on the phone (bell services, housekeeping, customer service) I kept getting a recorded message about reaching "AP Lost & Found" and that it was closed. So I walked back down to the lobby and asked bell services for our luggage. I also explained the weird phone. He just "hmmm sorry about that." I headed back to our room and our luggage was brought up very quickly. I tried using the phone later in the week to request blankets and the same thing happened no matter what I pressed. I went down to the front desk and requested blankets & told them about the phone. Same kind of "hmm sorry about that" response. Definitely a known problem with the room phones, which was kind of annoying. The room itself was beautiful! Huge, clean, comfortable, with a great balcony overlooking the boardwalk & lake. We loved it! My only complaint would be the lack of a desk. If you needed to get work done you had to sit on the bed or the couch (no coffee table or ottoman either). The room is definitely large enough for a desk so its strange that there isn't one. The beds were very comfortable and pillows were great. Liked the bathroom layout with the 2 sinks. Great shower pressure. The hotel itself is pretty, very clean and smells wonderful. We really liked the overall theme. I know some people complain about the lack of quick service food options. This wasn't really an issue for us. We tend to eat in the parks. I'm not sure why there isn't a refillable mug station in the hotel though. They could put one at the Belle Vue Lounge, or outside of Carousel Coffee. Currently I think your mug refill options are: Boardwalk Deli, the Pizza Window and at the pool. All of these options involve you going outside. Not a big deal except if its raining. We really enjoyed our stay and will hopefully be back in the future!