Where to stay
Hotels worth booking, by neighborhood and price.
A AAA Five-Diamond luxury resort that also works as a legitimate family hotel, with a five-acre water park, lazy river, complimentary kids' club, and an adults-only pool. Guests get Disney perks including Early Theme Park Entry and transportation.
Styled after an Italian seaside village, this top-tier Universal hotel includes Universal Express Unlimited to skip regular lines at most rides, plus early park entry. Multiple pools, kid programs, and a short water-taxi ride to the parks.
The best-value on-site family pick at Universal, with a fun retro theme evoking iconic 1950s and 60s beach resorts. Families love the multiple pools, lazy river, and convenient location near the parks, plus family suites that sleep up to six to keep costs down.
A Caribbean-themed on-site Universal hotel that hits the middle price tier while giving you early park access and easy water-taxi or walk to the parks and CityWalk. It features a beautifully landscaped, resort-style pool with a water slide.
A retro-1950s resort where family suites sleep up to six with a kitchenette and divider wall, offering real breathing room at a mid-range price. Features a lazy river, a lobby bowling alley (Galaxy Bowl), and early park admission.
The most immersively themed of Disney's value resorts (Cars, Finding Nemo, Lion King, Little Mermaid), with Family Suites that sleep up to six. It's on the Disney Skyliner, giving quick gondola access to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios without a bus.