Disney's BoardWalk Inn
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Disney's BoardWalk Inn is modeled after bed-and-breakfast inns found along the mid-Atlantic coast of the 1940s. Shingled rooftops, striped awnings, private courtyards, and landscaped gardens provide a seaside welcome to arriving travelers. Located on Crescent Lake and adjacent to Disney's BoardWalk Resort, the Inn has a lobby with a fireplace, rocking chairs, and outdoor patio overlooking the busy boardwalk below.
Amenity highlights: The centerpiece of the resort is the 200-foot-long Keister Coaster water slide, reminiscent of the seaside roller coasters of the early 1940s. Child-friendly amenities include a children’s pool, play area, and game arcade. There are also two quiet outdoor pools, a marina with boat rentals, a fitness center, and two tennis courts. Complimentary scheduled transportation is provided to all Disney theme parks, water parks, and the Downtown Disney® area.
Insider tip: Guests can walk downstairs and outside to the boardwalk, where they'll find shopping, dining, and entertainment including the ESPN Club, Jellyrolls (minimum age 21), and music and dancing at the Atlantic Dance Hall (minimum age 21). A great way to explore the boardwalk is on a bicycle built for two, available for rent right outside the Inn.
Property Amenities
Adjacent to Disney’s BoardWalk entertainment district, this resort wraps around an outdoor pool complex called Luna Park. At the center is the 200-foot-long water slide that’s reminiscent of seaside roller coasters of the early 1940s. Child-friendly amenities include a children’s pool, game arcade, and 24-hour play area. There are also two quiet outdoor pools on site. Guests can rent boats and arrange fishing excursions at the boardwalk marina, and also have access to two lighted tennis courts and a fitness center. Lots of entertainment options are nearby on the boardwalk, including restaurants, shops, and a dance hall.
Disney’s Magical Express: Guests of this resort are eligible for complimentary Disney’s Magical Express service. Motorcoaches pick up guests at Orlando International Airport and drop off at Walt Disney World® Resort hotels, while Disney staff members pick up bags and deliver them straight to guestrooms.
This hotel is nonsmoking except in designated outdoor areas.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Conference room(s)
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Grocery
- Internet access in public areas - dial-up
- Internet access - wireless
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Marina on site
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Number of rooms: 378
- Parking (free)
- Parking (valet)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
- Security guard
- Spa tub
- Supervised child care/activities
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Television in lobby
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
Disney's BoardWalk Inn offers 372 guestrooms in a five-story building that evokes the romantic atmosphere of bed-and-breakfast inns found along the mid-Atlantic coast of the 1940s. Rooms continue the theme with nautically inspired drapes and bedding, French doors, and wrought-iron headboards. All rooms have tables and chairs, wall safes, and ceiling fans. Some rooms provide balconies with views of gardens, the lake and boardwalk, or resort parking areas. Bathrooms have hair dryers and separate vanity areas with two sinks each. Telephones have voice mail and dial-up Internet access. And refrigerators are available upon request (surcharge). |
All guestrooms (including room patios and balconies) are nonsmoking.
Room Features
- Cable/satellite TV
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Voice mail
- Internet access - dial-up
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Epcot® entrance through World Showcase - less than 1 mile
Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ - 1 mile
Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course - 2 miles
Epcot® front entrance - 3 miles
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park - 4 miles
Downtown Disney® area - 5 miles
Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park - 5 miles
Magic Kingdom® Park - 6 miles
Orlando International Airport (MCO): Approximate driving time to Disney's BoardWalk Inn is 35 minutes and distance is 20.5 miles.
Driving directions from Orlando International Airport:
- Depart the airport and bear right (south) onto S Access Rd.
- Continue south on Boggy Creek Rd and take SR 417/Central Florida Greenway.
- There will be a toll. Take Exit 6 toward SR-535 **SR536 **I-4 East and keep left at the fork on the ramp.
- Merge onto International Drive. Stay on International Drive to FL-536 W.
- Take FL-536 (turn right) and follow signs to Walt Disney World® Resort.
- FL-536 W becomes Epcot® Drive.
- Take the ramp toward Disney’s Hollywood Studios™/Epcot®/Wide World of Sports.
- Merge onto East Buena Vista Drive.
- Turn left onto North Studio Drive.
- Have a magical time!
Disney’s Magical Express: Guests of this resort are eligible for complimentary Disney’s Magical Express service. Motorcoaches pick up guests at Orlando International Airport and drop off at Walt Disney World® Resort hotels, while Disney staff members pick up bags and deliver them straight to guestrooms.
Taxis are $45–$49 one way per trip. Fee is based on mileage, not number of passengers. Rental cars are another transportation option; reservations can be made online.
From Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, guests can take a complimentary water launch (ferry) to Epcot®, Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, and selected Disney Resort Hotels. Scheduled (and complimentary) motorcoach transportation is available to all other areas in Walt Disney World® Resort, including the two other theme parks, both water parks, and the Downtown Disney® area. Travelers who wish to avoid driving altogether should take a taxi or shuttle from the airport to the hotel, then use the complimentary transportation provided around the resort. Guests who wish to visit downtown Orlando or other points in the Orlando area will want to rent a car.
Activities
The resort wraps around the Luna Park water complex, which features a 200-foot-long Keister Coaster water slide, modeled after an old-fashioned roller coaster. There is a children’s pool, game arcade, and 24-hour play area on site, in addition to two quiet outdoor pools and a spa tub. Boat rentals and fishing excursions can be arranged at the boardwalk marina (surcharge). A fitness center has stair-steppers, stationary bikes, treadmills, free weights, and massage therapy (surcharge). Guests can also use two lighted tennis courts on the property. In addition, tandem bicycles and four-person bicycle "carriages" can be rented on the lakeside boardwalk fronting the resort.
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and 36-hole Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course are both within three miles of the resort via complimentary transportation. Guest services can assist with reservations at any one of Disney’s five tour-caliber golf courses, all located on Walt Disney World® Resort property. A nine-hole walking course is also available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Motor boating on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Swimming on site
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Fishing on site
- Bird watching nearby
- Playground on site
Restaurants & Bars
The following restaurants are located on the lakeside boardwalk fronting the resort. Additional restaurants can be found on the 0.8-mile-long walkway around Crescent Lake.
Big River Grille & Brewing Works - Guests watch as brew is being made, then enjoy outdoor dining with house specialties including drunken rib eye, grilled apple chops, and sesame tuna. Soups, salads, sandwiches, pasta, and meat loaf are also on the menu. Décor is contemporary and streamlined. Open for lunch and dinner.
ESPN Sports Club - A large sports bar containing an ESPN store, 100 TVs (all showing sports), and a game arcade, the bar offers a lunch and dinner menu of ribs, chili, hot wings, steak, fish, burgers, nachos, sandwiches, and salads.
Flying Fish Café - The café offers American cooking with an emphasis on seafood. Specialties include potato-wrapped snapper, “Peeky Toe” crab cakes, and oak-grilled steaks. Open for dinner only.
Spoodles - Mediterranean cuisine such as tapas, oak-fire flatbread pizzas, authentic dips, and paella is served here alongside filet of beef, pasta dishes, and grilled salmon. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; pizza window open to midnight.
BoardWalk Bakery - Guests watch through glass windows as bakers prepare goodies for sale. Menu items include take-out sandwiches, bagels, pastries, breakfast burritos, and desserts. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Location
2101 Epcot Resort Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
USA
Nearest major airport:
Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.)
Area:
Walt Disney World, Florida, United States of America
Important Information
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds are available for $15 per night plus tax (fee subject to change); complimentary cribs are also available. Both should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
