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Awards and Affiliations
A Green / Sustainable Property - First Party Certified
This property has performed a self-assessment, also known as First Party certification, of its sustainable tourism practices through Florida Green Lodging Program thus taking steps to understand its impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. The property's claims have not been independently verified by a second or third party certification program.
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Property Amenities
Adjacent to Disney's BoardWalk Resort, Walt Disney World Dolphin is accessible to Epcot® and Disney's Hollywood Studios™ via walkway and complimentary ferryboat. Dining options include Shula's Steakhouse, a stylish seafood restaurant, a Mediterranean-style market, a casual café, and a poolside bar and grill. Recreation facilities include a three-acre water complex with 5 outdoor pools, an Asian-inspired health spa (surcharge), video arcade (surcharge), health club (surcharge), playground, basketball and volleyball courts, and 4 outdoor lighted tennis courts. Supervised childcare is offered nightly at Camp Dolphin (complimentary).
Complimentary amenities include scheduled shuttle service to Walt Disney World® Resort and Disney's Extra Magic Hours. On-site shops sell resort wear, chocolates, and Disney merchandise. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in the lobby and meeting spaces. 98 meeting and conference rooms provide 320,000 square feet of meeting space.
Benefits include on-site Walt Disney World ticket and information desks, Disney character dining in Garden Grove. Guests can also enjoy convenience of having purchases from select shops throughout Walt Disney World Resort delivered to the gift shop at the Dolphin.
Rooms
Walt Disney World Dolphin has 1,508 guestrooms located in a 27-story pyramid. The Michael Graves-designed rooms have contemporary decor with light-wood furnishings and colorful artwork. All rooms offer Heavenly Beds with custom-designed, foot-thick pillowtop mattresses; triple sheeting; down blankets, comforters, and duvets; and five pillows.
Other amenities at this Orlando resort include high-speed Internet access (surcharge), 27-inch TVs with premium channels, refrigerators, complimentary daily newspapers available in the lobby, laptop-compatible safes, and coffeemakers. Refrigerators are available on request (surcharge). 24-hour room service is available.
Room Amenities
Dining
Shula's Steakhouse - Sports memorabilia from the Miami Dolphins' 1972 season decorate the walls of this popular steakhouse. Menu favorites include Certified Angus Beef, signature 48-ounce Porterhouse, and seafood. Dinner served nightly; lounge open from late afternoon until late evening.
Todd English's bluezoo - This stylish restaurant specializes in fresh seafood such as sashimi-grade tuna steak, swordfish, and surf and turf. Dinner served nightly; lounge open from late afternoon until late night.
Fresh Mediterranean Market - Meats and poultry are cooked on a rotisserie in the open kitchen. A pastry station provides freshly baked croissants, French baguettes, Danish, and desserts. Open for breakfast and lunch.
The Fountain - Offering homemade and soft-serve ice cream, burgers, salads, and sandwiches. Open from late morning until late evening.
Cabana Bar and Grill - A poolside bar serving sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, burgers, and cocktails. Open from late morning until early evening.
Lobby Lounge - Pastries and Starbucks coffee are served in the morning; cocktails, beer, and wine are available in the evening.
Recreation
Walt Disney World Dolphin has an expansive water complex with a grotto pool with waterfall and waterslide, a children's pool, two outdoor lap pools, three spa tubs, and a white-sand beach. Floats, towels, and beach accessories are available for rental in the Cabana Beach Hut. Camp Dolphin provides supervised nighttime children's activities (surcharge) such as arts and crafts and bead making. The health club (surcharge) has stationary bikes, treadmills, stair machines, strength-training equipment, saunas, and steam rooms. Mandara Spa (surcharge) offers pampering treatments such as massages, manicures, and pedicures. Other recreation options include a video arcade (surcharge), sand volleyball courts, a basketball court, four lighted tennis courts, Segway rentals, and a running track.
Guests enjoy preferred tee times at the five golf courses in the Walt Disney World® Resort, including the 18-hole Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, four miles from the hotel. Bike and watercraft rentals are available at Disney's BoardWalk Resort, adjacent to the hotel. Disney's Fantasia Gardens miniature golf course is across the street.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Spa
With meditation, tea gardens, and a city view, the Mandara Spa specializes in Asian-inspired treatments.
Relax and enjoy aromatherapy treatments, body scrubs and wraps, facial treatments, manicures, and pedicures.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult when they visit the spa.
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“Great Place to Stay”
Hotel was very nice, the front desk was a little backed up and had to wait, but everything else was very nice. Excellend Pools and lots to do. The bus service to the disney parks was excellent never had to wait more than 5 minutes, most times there was a bus waiting.
“A Winner”
We are florida residents that travel to Disney about 4-5 times a year. This was our first stay at the Dolphin and although there was some construction, it did not hinder our stay at all.The Room was very clean, and the Heavenly beds are the most comfortable of any Hotel we have stayed. The nice thing is that you can walk the boardwalk and not be confined to just " your hotel", but, enjoy the scenes of many, more expensive hotels, ESPN, and eating places. Great pools, and plenty for the kids to enjoy... We really enjoyed the place...
“Second time a the Walt Disney World Dolphin”
We really like staying at the Dolphin -- to prove it, this is our 2nd stay! Three adult couples (2 couples in their 20's & their parents!). The best thing of course is the location--so fun to walk right down to the Boardwalk and can even walk to Epcot which is our favorite park. The hotel is absolutely beautiful, the service is just excellent and the price is not the highest of all the different Disney resorts. Of course we love the extra perks of staying at a "Disney Hotel". Free transportation to any of the theme parks or other resorts, Magic hours, etc. We just love this hotel!
“awesome place to stay”
Right from the front door to the elavators with hard wood floor , this was by far one of the nicest hotels .. The front desk staff was friendly , room service was fast and pleasant ... the transportation to the parks was covenient and easy to find .we would stay there again for sure ..
“Would stay again”
The rooms are exactly what we saw on-line. The Dolphin only has two double beds in a standard room or one king bed in a standard room. I heard the Swan has two queen beds in there standard room. We were rarely in our rooms, but the beds were extremely comfortable. Exactly what we needed after a long day. Always had hot water in our showers..
“Looking forward to our next stay.”
Room was very comfortable and clean. We slept great from Day one, and our beds were very comfortable. Our power to our TV and a light bulb in our bathroom went out, and was fixed right away. The Bath towels were large and luxurious. The pool area was fabulous. The only drawback was that our room was very small and the bathroom area was cramped. I would highly recommend the Dolphin, and we will be staying there again.
“Best kept secret at Disney!!!”
This hotel was a wonderful location for Disney Parks. A+++++. A short water taxi ride from Epcot and Hollywood Studios and a short bus ride to Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom. Short waits for both taxi and bus. Overall, hotel was beautiful and had lots to offer on property. Our wing (west wing) was a little out-dated (minor stains and wear on the carpets) but still very clean. There is also a wonderful pool and all kinds of outdoor activities. We would DEFINETLY stay here again and would recommend it to others. A perfect option if you want to be on Disney property but not at a "Disney" hotel. The main reason we picked this originally was because they allowed 5 people in a room (2 adults and 3 small kids) and most of the Disney resorts do not allow 5 in a room! We one-uped you, Disney!!!! Hoo-ray!
“Love the Dolphin”
Location, location, location... that is what you are paying for. The hotel is nice too.
“Would definitely stay again”
Lovely property, great location.
“It was a great vacation!!”
We booked our flight, hotel, and shuttle to/from airport all through Expedia. It was easy and everything worked out great for us. The Dolphin Hotel was wonderful with great views and comfortable atmosphere. Everything was VERY EXPENSIVE (i.e. $8 for a regular sized box of Wheat Thins ... $7.25 for a drink at the bar ... $17 ONE WAY taxi fare to a gas station with maybe some cheaper snacks/pop/water). However, the FREE shuttle service, including a ferry boat, to and from the Disney parks was awesome. It would have been nice to have had the "per night fee" the hotel charges included from the start. Furthermore, we booked for 5 people and the room really only sleeps 4 people (2 double beds). However, the staff at The Dolphin Hotel were understanding and, since it was our first stay with their hotel, they graciously threw in a rollaway bed at no additional charge. The conceirge service at the hotel was AWESOME and "Jenn" gave us a wonderful overview of what we should do during our stay and attractions that were a must do. All in all, it was a great experience and we would likely go back. We didn't have time to spend at the pools, but it would have been nice because they looked fabulous!
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The closest major airports to Walt Disney World Dolphin are:
Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.) - 26.1 km / 16.2 mi
Orlando, FL (SFB-Orlando Sanford Intl.) - 55.1 km / 34.2 mi
The preferred airport for Walt Disney World Dolphin is Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.).
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