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My family and I will be staying at the Boardwalk Inn on our first trip to Disney, the end of February. We are staying here, because my husband's company is also going to be having meetings and this is where they are putting us up at. Does anyone have any good things/bad things to say about this resort? Is it clean? Quiet? I only ask if it is quiet because our son is autistic and I hope he can sleep through noise, if it is noisy. Any tips?
Great place to stay.
- 5 minutes to Epcot, 15 to DHS
- Stormalong Bay
- Boardwalk Bakery
- easy access to Boardwalk food / entertainment / shopping
- great theming
Cons
Marketplace is the only CS restaurant
can be a long walk from lobby
long walk from parking lot
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Great place to stay.
- 5 minutes to Epcot, 15 to DHS
- Stormalong Bay
- Boardwalk Bakery
- easy access to Boardwalk food / entertainment / shopping
- great theming
Cons
Marketplace is the only CS restaurant
can be a long walk from lobby
long walk from parking lot
She asked about Boardwalk. You gave some descriptions of Beach Club. The pool is not Stormalong Bay...unless the BWI pool is closed. The Bakery is the CS place to get food at BWI, the Marketplace is at Beach Club across the way ( you can use it too).
We have never had trouble with noise at the Boardwalk, but if you are concerned, you can call in advance and request a room away from the promenade.
The location is great. We have really enjoyed being able to walk back to our room following the Illuminations show in Epcot, rather than fighting the crowds to get to a bus. It is even possible to watch the fireworks from Illuminations from the Boardwalk area, which is much quieter than watching from inside the park.
Contact the hotel and explain that you need a quiet room and why. If they know that there is a sound medical reason then they will give that high priority. Verify this request a couple days before leaving as things can go wrong as with any business. I love the Boardwalk but never stayed there. There is a nice market that sells food for DVC type rooms. There are plenty of places along the boardwalk to get something to eat from pizza to fine dining.
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Thank you all so much for all your help! I will call the Boardwalk soon and tell them about my request for a quieter room! I am so excited! I can't wait!!
If you need to be close to an elevator, let them know that, too. BWI is a great resort, but it is huge! The elevators are in the middle of the resort, right off the lobby, and you can walk for what seems forever to get to your room. If you get a room facing the lagoon/boardwalk, don't worry about noise. The doors to the balcony, when closed, do a great job of filtering the noise from below.
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We stayed at Boardwalk this past January and loved it. It was very quiet....but I second the idea about calling for a room close to the elevator. We had no idea how big the hotel was and walking back to our room once we hit the doors seemed like quite a trek! But it was so nice to be so close to Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Have fun on your trip!!
I have only stayed on the villa side and love it....it's my home resort. I love rooms on the boardwalk and have never had a problem with the noise.....I do always ask for rooms closest to the elevators. We really enjoy getting up in the morning and having breakfast on the boardwalk....BoardWalk Bakery opens.....we get out mugs filled with coffee and choose fruits or danish/bagels and watch the boardwalk "come to life".......watch the friendships crossing the lake...it is so peaceful and a wonderful way to begin the day.
We really enjoy getting up in the morning and having breakfast on the boardwalk....BoardWalk Bakery opens.....we get out mugs filled with coffee and choose fruits or danish/bagels and watch the boardwalk "come to life".......watch the friendships crossing the lake...it is so peaceful and a wonderful way to begin the day.
I couldn't have said any of that better myself. It's our home resort too and the atmosphere there is wonderful.
We've only stayed at the villas too, but it has seemed pretty quiet to us. We will be staying there again in March. I know the last time, we went exploring on the Inn side and found this really quite courtyard and pool. I was amazed at how quiet it was when the Boardwalk didn't seem that far away.
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