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the music in the lobby can be disconcertingly loud, the rooms are not as expansive
or good-looking as the public spaces, and the complex is frequently crowded with
sightseers. Also, because a wedding chapel is on the grounds, there are frequently
receptions, photo sessions, and bridezilla fits—which, depending on your outlook,
add charm or are inconveniences. The Villas at the Grand Floridian, a Disney Va-
cation Club property, opened in the fall of 2013. This new T-shaped building, situ-
ated between the main building and the Polynesian Resort, along Seven Seas Lagoon,
has 200 rooms in studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations, along with a
0.25-acre kids' pool.
Disney's Polynesian Resort
STRENGTHS
• Most family-friendly dining on the monorail loop
• Fun South Seas theme that kids love
• WDW's best child-care facility on-site
• Boat and monorail transportation to the Magic Kingdom; walking distance to Epcot
monorail
• Rooms among the nicest at WDW
• Children's programs, character meals
• Beach and marina
• Excellent swimming complex and recreational options
• Good restaurant selection via monorail
• Easily accessible self-parking
WEAKNESSES
• Ongoing DVC/DDV construction through at least fall 2015
• Bus transportation to DHS, Animal Kingdom, water parks, and Downtown Disney is
shared with other resorts
THE POLYNESIAN IS ARRAYED
along the Seven Seas Lagoon facing the Magic
Kingdom. It's a huge complex, but the hotel buildings, laid out like a South Seas-
island village around a ceremonial house, are of a decidedly human scale compared
with the hulking Grand Floridian and Contemporary Resorts. From the tiki torches at
