The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Set on 27 landscaped acres overlooking Lake Buena Vista, this waterfront resort primarily attracts leisure travelers and families with its location across from Downtown Disney® area. Business travelers and conventioneers appreciate the extensive meeting and event facilities.
Amenity highlights: Across from the 27-story tower of The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa is Recreation Island, home to two outdoor pools, children's pool, spa tub, tennis court, and playground. A 10,200-square-foot spa offers 60 services (surcharge), a 24-hour fitness center, and an outdoor lap pool. Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa provides complimentary scheduled shuttle service to all four Disney theme parks.
Property Amenities
The Palace Spa offers treatments (surcharge), including massage therapy, facials, body wraps, and nail care. Other spa facilities at Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa include a beauty salon, saunas, steam rooms, an outdoor lap pool, and a fitness center. Guests have access to three additional outdoor pools, including a children's pool and a freeform splash pool with waterfalls, as well as tennis courts, a basketball hoop, and a playground.
Dining options include an Australia-themed steakhouse and 24-hour room service. Complimentary scheduled shuttles are available to Walt Disney World® Theme Parks, and guests receive preferred tee times at five Disney golf courses.
A business center provides faxing, printing, copying, secretarial services, and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). The resort has 90,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a ballroom for 2,080 guests, with event catering, and audiovisual equipment (surcharge).
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Spa tub
- Full-service health spa
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Concierge desk
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Nightclub
- Self parking
- Parking (valet)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Ballroom(s)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Business center
- Audio-visual equipment
- Secretarial services
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Express check- in
- Number of rooms: 1014
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of floors: 27
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Currency exchange
- Beauty services
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning service
- Arcade/game room
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Business services
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
Rooms at this Lake Buena Vista resort provide pillowtop mattresses topped with 250-thread-count cotton-blend linens, down pillows and down duvets.
Rooms come with 32-inch, LCD, flat-panel TVs, and desks twinned with Herman Miller ergonomic chairs. Wireless Internet access is available.
Room Features
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Handheld shower
- Makeup mirror
- Shower/tub combination
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Downtown Disney® area - across the street
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park - 1 mile
Epcot® - 1.5 miles
Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course - 3 miles
Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ - 5 miles
Magic Kingdom® Park - 5 miles
SeaWorld Orlando - 6 miles
Medieval Times (dinner theater) - 6 miles
Orange County Convention Center - 8 miles
Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park - 9 miles
Universal Studios Florida - 10 miles
Universal CityWalk - 10 miles
Orlando International Airport (MCO): Approximate driving time to Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa is 30 minutes and distance is 19 miles.
Driving directions from Orlando International Airport:
- From the north end of the airport, take SR 528 (Beeline Expwy toll road) heading west.
- Merge onto I-4 West. From I-4, take Exit #68, then turn right onto SR 535.
- Turn left onto Hotel Plaza Blvd, then right onto E Buena Vista Dr.
- Hotel is on the right.
Getting there: Airport transportation options include taxis ($35–$46) and shuttles (approximately $27); prices subject to change. Car rentals are available online.
Getting around: The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa provides complimentary scheduled shuttle service to the Walt Disney World® Theme Parks. For travel outside the attractions area, a car is recommended.
Activities
Accessible from the main hotel via walkways, Recreation Island is home to two outdoor pools, a children's pool, a spa tub, a lighted tennis court, a sand volleyball court, and a children’s playground. The resort spa has an outdoor lap pool and a 24-hour fitness center with stationary bikes, treadmills, stair steppers, and free weights.
Resort guests enjoy preferred tee times at Disney's five 18-hole championship golf courses.
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
- Swimming on site
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path on site
- Basketball on site
- Volleyball on site
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Playground on site
Restaurants & Bars
The Outback Restaurant - Australian-themed setting serving fresh seafood and steak entrees. Open for dinner only.
Watercress Café - Overlooking Lake Buena Vista, this casual restaurant features American fare, including soups, salads, and sandwiches. Open for breakfast and lunch. Sunday breakfast includes visits from the Disney characters.
Kook Sports Bar - Serves appetizers and drinks each evening. Features 30+ flat-screen satellite TVs, a pool table, and darts.
Lobby Lounge - A piano bar overlooking the lobby atrium and serving wine, cocktails, and coffee drinks. Open from mid-afternoon until late evening.
Pool Snack Bar - Located on Recreation Island, this poolside bar offers hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks, and tropical drinks from mid-morning until mid-evening.
Location
1900 N Buena Vista Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
USA
Nearest major airport:
Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.)
Area:
Downtown Disney® area/Lake Buena Vista
Important Information
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
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
- Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
