Disney's Wilderness Lodge

I consider myself lucky in relation to a lot of things in my life, but especially so when it comes to holidays. When I was six my parents took my to Disneyworld in Florida for the first time. Such was the impression that was left on us from that fantastic holiday, that my parents have taken me back there too many times to count since. In 1998, when I was fourteen years old, we stayed at Disneys Wilderness Lodge for the first time. Even by the standards of Disneyworld this phenomenal hotel raised the bar clean out of site, and since then we haven't even contemplated staying anywhere else. Read on to find out why. FIRST IMPRESSIONS From the moment ...  Read the complete review

We stayed at this hotel in Dec 2005 and what more can i say. You pull up through a woodland driveway and are greeted at the door by the bell man who helpfully takes your luggage. When you walk through the door you stand their stunned as you look at the magnificant lobby! The lobby shows all the features of a real lodge with the wooden but luxury look. Their is a real wood fireplace with rocking chairs around and during Christmas you can often sit and listen to Christmas carols being sung by a choir. During our stay we had an inner- courtyard room overlooking the main pool and lake. When waking up in the morning the view was amazing as the sun came ...  Read the complete review

When is a hotel more than a hotel? When it’s the Wilderness Lodge would be my answer. I mean, what is it you want out of a hotel when you want a special occasion? I guess everybody will have something different that they are looking for but I would like to share with you our choice of this hotel as ‘somewhere special’ to stay. But first – some background information on the hotel. The hotel opened to the public in 1994 and it has 728 rooms. It has 7 floors and it is modelled on an early 1900s place called Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park. It is claimed that this is the best themed of all Disney’s hotels. And I ...  Read the complete review