Where to Stay at Disney World: Disney Resorts

There are many benefits to staying at a Disney World on-property resort. Location and convenience top the list, but there are other perks that add value to your vacation experience.

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Disney World offers a variety of on-property resort hotels. These value- and moderately-priced accommodations come with many of the same perks as the higher priced deluxe resorts offer, including free on-property transportation, extra magic hours and the Disney dining plan. More than a third of Disney World's on-property hotel accommodations...

Disney World offers a variety of on-property resort hotels. These moderate-priced accommodations come with many of the same perks as the higher priced deluxe resorts offer. Disney's moderate resorts are available to guests who prefer a few additional amenities during their stay.

Moderate resort rates are …

Disney World offers a variety of on-property resort hotels. These deluxe accommodations come with the best guest room and resort amenities that Disney has to offer. Besides world-class accommodations and restaurants, you may find spas, health clubs, beaches, pools and more. Of course, free on-property transportation, extra-magic hours and the...

Walt Disney World offers a variety of on-property resort hotels. Value to deluxe hotel accommodations are available with on-property perks such as: early admission to the theme parks on designated days, unlimited use of the WDW transportation system, the convenience of charging most purchases to your hotel bill, free delivery of packages to the...

These hotels are not operated by Disney, but are located on Disney World property — near Downtown Disney. They even offer some of the same perks — including complimentary transportation to all Disney World theme parks, dining with Disney characters and access to Disney golf courses.

Traveling to Disney with a toddler? You'll love this list of the best Disney hotels for toddlers and preschoolers!

Traveling to Disney with kids? You'll love this list of the best Disney hotels for children under 10!

Value and convenience are packaged into three themed resort hotels — music, movies or sports. Photo Tour

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge where the spirit of Africa allows you to go on safari without leaving your balcony. Photo Tour

Disney's Art of Animation Resort features family suites with fun themes from Disney movies, including Finding Nemo, The Lion King and Cars. Additional value rooms will be available with the Little Mermaid theme.

The Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel in the Downtown Disney area not only caters to leisure travelers, but also business travelers and convention groups.

Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Space is a high-rise hotel across from Downtown Disney is considered an "official" Disney World hotel.

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort offers tropical island-style retreat.

A photo tour of Disney's Contemporary Resort.

You'll feel like a princess, and be treated like one as well, at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, a deluxe hotel with plenty of amenities to please the most discriminating traveler. Photo Tour

An in depth insider's look at the Port Orleans Riverside resort in Disney World.

Stately southern mansions, rustic bayou dwellings and ornate row-house buildings are featured at Disney's two regions of Port Orleans Resort - the French Quarter and Riverside.

The only all-suite accommodations inside Walt Disney World Resort, located near Downtown Disney.

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground includes both campsites and rustic wilderness cabins with many amenities.

Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground includes both campsites and cabins and nearly unlimited activities.

Downtown Disney's only four-diamond resort offers guests 814 spacious designer-appointed rooms and junior suites with the convenience of its location within the Walt Disney World Resort.

Disney's Polynesian Resort is a tropical paradise featuring lush landscaping and waterfalls.

Disney's newest resort takes guests on a historic journey of 20th Century American Pop Culture. As the Classic Years Phase opens later this year, larger-than-life icons of each decade will take guests on a walk down memory lane of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 1990s. Photo Tour

The Royal Plaza features 394 guest rooms and suites with numerous designer touches, including balconies with outstanding views of the Downtown Disney area.

Renovated in 2007, the Regal Sun Resort near Downtown Disney boasts 626 guest rooms and suites, plus 19,000 square feet of function space and numerous amenities.

Although Disney World is located in the middle of the state instead of on the coast, you can still get sand between your toes. A stay at any of the following resorts, along with Magic Your Way tickets, will give you the best of both worlds — access to Disney's four theme parks and wonderful beaches too.