Disney World's Wilderness Lodge - Orlando, FL Reviews

Disney's Wilderness Lodge, is my favorite hotel within the Disney family of hotels, although I have to say I've enjoyed most of them.  It is located closest to the Magic Kingdom.  It looks like a "Lincoln Log" Style Building, with the brown tree poles the green tree slabs as the roof.  It is a smoke-free resort.  I want to say upfront, that even though it's not one of the cheapest (nor the most expensive), there is a way to make it an affordable, memorable, and stress-free stay.  I've outlined how in the last paragraph about Disney's Travel Agency.

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I knew I wanted to get away to Disney World with the family and I went back and forth with which resort would be best for our family and budget. I chose the Wilderness Resort and couldn't have been happier. We were greeted at the curb by curtious bellhops and directed to our concierge who informed us that our room key would be our key to the park. That perk there made the trip so convenient. We were surprised to find that when our requested room was not available (we were early), they put us in a room with more features. The kids were able to enjoy a bunkbed while my husband and I shared a queen...

Before my husband and I moved to FL 3 years ago, we drove from PA to FL and visited Walt Disney World 4 different times. (Now we live less than 10 minutes away and I go weekly.. that place makes you such a kid at heart!)

We stayed at a different on sight hotel every visit because we wanted to try different things, but on our first visit we stayed at Wilderness Lodge and fell in love with it.

As soon as you enter the resort the lobby is breath taking. It's huge, with plenty of seating areas to sit and relax. In one section there is a working fireplace surrounded by rocking chairs... so cozy... there...

The Wilderness Lodge is a hotel that makes you feel like you are in a luxury lodge up North, and from the big glass windows to the smell of fresh cut food! During Christmas the decorations are outstanding, you can sit in the lobby drinking a fine red wine looking at the giant Christmas tree and listening to the Christmas carol performers.

I stayed at Wilderness Lodge for my honeymoon.  It was definitely not my first choice for this but it was one of the only hotels with vacant rooms because we waited last minute to book it,  We were so surprised! We loved it! It was fun and had one of the best themes I've experienced at Disney.  We had cute animals made out of towels in our room everyday and were totally relaxed in our nice quiet room.  We also loved the boat to the Magic Kingdom and the pool! The geyser was fun to watch but we had a hard time catching it.