Hotel in Disneyworld for budget-traveling family (for May 2022)...

[Anonymous]

It’s easy to compare the prices of the week at this one a dolphin or the five dollars for the day do you want america.com. Just plug them both in and decide. It’s not a big deal I think you have a good time either way.

A rental car was really easy in Orlando by the way, it’s right at the airport and then everything is very close by a 10 minute drive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am the OP! We do have a large amount of Marriott points for either swan/dolphin or one of these Marriott villa options. Which is more practical considering (1) the advantages of being on site, (2) our desire to not deal with a rental car, and (3) the practical need for food for breakfast and dinner for our week-long stay? The swan/dolphin have the advantage of being so close we will be fine without a car. Just wondering if there are going to be enough practical, low-cost dining options for four people for our week-long stay. Are the Marriott long term places a better option (even if we just use Uber to get around)? Bc then we can cook and order pizza? I guess I am also torn bc the early admission of 30 minutes is really not that huge of an advantage bc don’t they let you in early with the early rope drop anyway?

Once early entry takes effect Oct. 1, offsite guests will not be allowed in until official park opening time. That is the way magic hours worked before at least. I would personally do swan/dolphin in your case. You have the boardwalk food (great pizza window!) and the Epcot restaurants. Will you have park hopper?

I've stayed in Dolphin but not Swan. It has Fuel which was open every time I looked and has grab and go, sandwiches & wraps (freshly prepared to order), and coffee shop. As others have noted, for traditional table service you have a multitude of options from the restaurants at Dolphin & Swan to the restaurants at Beach Club/Yacht Club and the Boardwalk. And there's also the pool bar which has some food.

[Anonymous]

I feel like Dolphin or Swan is the way to go, if you're points cover it. You've got teens, so I assume they'll probably explore independently to some extent. Being on site means that everyone isn't tied to the same schedule with park and pool time, and you can easily run back to the hotel (especially on Epcot and HS days) to take a nap or get changed.