The rooms will surely be clean. It is just that some of the stuff is a bit worn. I have stayed at both but I just prefer the Boardwalk. TBH I don't know that I have a really good reason other than that we just love the theming. Oh and the beds are awesome lolThank you to both. I have a reservation for boardwalk inn next week, but just saw beach club show up for slightly less. I do have some concerns over how dated the BWI rooms look; I’m wondering if they’ll be clean.
It’s only about $100 difference, and I wondered whether it was worth moving the reservation. I’m excited about trying the epcot resorts in general; I’m really looking forward to not having to take buses to two of the parks.
Thank you to both. I have a reservation for boardwalk inn next week, but just saw beach club show up for slightly less. I do have some concerns over how dated the BWI rooms look; I’m wondering if they’ll be clean.
It’s only about $100 difference, and I wondered whether it was worth moving the reservation. I’m excited about trying the epcot resorts in general; I’m really looking forward to not having to take buses to two of the parks.
The lounge inside (BelleVue Lounge) and tiny store in the lobby have both reopened.Beach Club versus BoadWalk:
Difference # 1: location of gift shop and restaurants.
If you want to go to the gift shop/quick service place in Beach Club, it is inside the hotel building.
At BoardWalk, there is a tiny gift shop inside the building. There is a lounge in the building. (I think both have reopened since the pandemic but I'm not positive.) To get to the big gift shop and all other restaurants, you have to go outside and down to the BoardWalk. It makes a difference if it's raining and you don't want to get wet, or if it's 100 degrees outside, you just took a shower, and you don't want to get sweaty.
Difference # 2: indoor public seating areas.
At the BoardWalk, it's the lobby. At the Beach Club, it's the lobby and the Solarium; if you walk over to the Beach Club Villas building, there are two rooms over there, and if you walk over to the Yacht Club there's the lobby over there.
Difference # 3: balconies
PP mentioned that many Beach Club rooms have small balconies.
Difference # 4: pools
PP mentioned that staying at Beach Club gives you access to Stormalong Bay, as well as 3 quiet pools.
Staying at BoardWalk gives you access to the Luna Park pool, as well as 2 quiet pools.
Some people like the BoardWalk water slide better.
Stormalong Bay is so big, it may be hard to keep an eye on your kids; also you have to leave one area to get to another to use the slide.
So the ages and swimming abilities of your kids may determine how you feel about Stormalong Bay.
Difference # 5: family-friendly atmosphere
I don't think you can rely on this one. At any given moment, any lobby could be full of any group. If you happen to walk through the BoardWalk lobby when one child is having a bad day, that could impact your interpretation of whether it has an "adult vibe" or not.
They sadly removed the clown slide and rethemed itPersonally, I prefer BW. It’s closest to EPCOT and HS, and easy to get to SwanDolphin. FF is downstairs and offers room service to hotel guests. Less children in the hotel thus in the pools as well. There is that bizarre clown slide in the main pool but the secondary pool is great for laps. Love the depth of some of the rooms’ terraces which are much bigger than similar hotels.
Often less expensive room rates than the other two.
Something good came out of the pandemic!They sadly removed the clown slide and rethemed it
Personally, I prefer BW. It’s closest to EPCOT and HS, and easy to get to SwanDolphin. FF is downstairs and offers room service to hotel guests. Less children in the hotel thus in the pools as well. There is that bizarre clown slide in the main pool but the secondary pool is great for laps. Love the depth of some of the rooms’ terraces which are much bigger than similar hotels.
Often less expensive room rates than the other two.