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Animal Kingdom Villas, Bay Lake Tower, Beach Club Villas, BoardWalk
Villas, The Villas at Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Old Key West Resort,
Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
, and
Wilderness Lodge Villas
offer condo-type ac-
commodations with one-, two-, and (at Saratoga Springs, BoardWalk Villas, Old Key
West, Animal Kingdom Villas, Grand Floridian Villas, and Bay Lake Tower) three-
bedroom units with kitchens, living rooms, DVD players, and washers and dryers.
Studios have a kitchenette (with microwave, mini-fridge, and sink) but no washer or
dryer. Prices range from $357 per night for a studio suite at Animal Kingdom Vil-
las to more than $2,600 per night for a three-bedroom villa at Bay Lake Tower. Fully
equipped cabins (minus a washer and dryer) at
Fort Wilderness Resort & Camp-
ground
cost $330-$562 per night. Family Suites at the All-Star Music and Art of
Animation Resorts have kitchenettes, separate bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A few
suites without kitchens are available at the more expensive Disney resorts.
The
Polynesian Resort
will be undergoing major construction through at least
the fall of 2015, to convert some existing rooms to DVC/DDV units and add approx-
imately 20 new bungalows on stilts on Seven Seas Lagoon.
For any extra adults in a room (more than two), the nightly surcharge for each
extra adult is $26.63 per night with tax at all resorts but DDV resorts, which levy no
surcharge.
Also at Disney World are the seven hotels of the
Downtown Disney Resort
Area (DDRA)
. Accommodations range from fairly luxurious to motel-like. While
the DDRA is technically part of Disney World, staying there is like visiting a colony
rather than the motherland. Free parking at theme parks isn't offered—nor is early
entry, with one exception, the Hilton—and hotels operate their own buses rather than
use Disney transportation. For more information on DDRA properties, see the
discus-
