I’ll admit that my experience at these resorts are limited to The Beach Club Resort and Old Key West respectively. They are more expensive and if it wasn’t for special deals, I couldn’t really afford them.
In the case of the Beach Club Resort, it was the one year I had bought an annual pass and there was a special rate for annual pass holders. I stayed there in December and they have the most amazing Christmas decorations that include a chocolate carousel. The rooms are again slightly larger than the moderates, we had a balcony and you can get room service. The drinking glasses and coffee cups are glass and ceramic vs. plastic and foam. What I really like about the Beach Club Resort is that it is a short walk to Epcot. If you have small children in strollers you can really cut down on the number of buses you have to take. In addition to walking to Epcot, you can take a ferry to Hollywood Studios, or even walk if you want. To get to Magic Kingdom you can go through Epcot (if you have the park hopper option on your park ticket) and take the Monorail to Magic Kingdom. You only have to take the bus to Animal Kingdom or Downtown Disney. Cape May restaurant has a great Character Breakfast. The gift shop has an area for limited food choices, no food court. You are close to the Boardwalk which has a great bakery, ESPN restaurant and lots of other choices as well as food vendors on the boardwalk.
Old Key West is a Vacation Club Resort and I afforded that by taking lots of people with me. We had a party of nine and stayed in a two bedroom villa. There were three families to make it affordable. The master bedroom included a bathroom with whirlpool tub. The second bedroom is similar to a moderate resort room with two beds, table and chairs, and bathroom. There was a full kitchen, living room with Queen size sofa bed, patio, and laundry room with washer and dryer. We were close to the registration building, restaurant, pool, and counter service. No food court here. We were the first stop for the bus so if we missed one we could take a short walk over to the registration building which was the last stop. There was more than enough room for the nine of us. It was nice having a full sized refrigerator, microwave, stove with oven. They supply dishes, silverware, dishwasher etc. Housekeeping came everyday and loaded and ran the dishwasher. How nice!
All in all, anyone would prefer to stay at these resorts and I highly recommend both of them if you can afford the higher price. It is definitely worth it and I hope to stay at either one again some day.
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