Grand Lake Resort
Spacious lakeside apartments a short drive from Disney
About this hotel
Grand Lake Resort trades a hotel room for a full apartment, and that is really the point: fully equipped kitchens, cable TV with a DVD player, and all linens and towels supplied mean a family can cook, do laundry and settle in properly rather than living out of suitcases for a week near the parks. Each unit opens onto a private balcony or patio, with views over the lake or the pool depending on the building, and the resort sits directly on Lake Wilson with paddle boats for guests who want an afternoon away from theme-park queues entirely. An outdoor pool, tennis court and children's playground round out the on-site options, and the barbecue area gets real use among the many repeat guests who come back to this particular resort year after year rather than trying somewhere new. It is a ten-minute drive from Walt Disney World and roughly eighteen kilometres from SeaWorld Orlando, close enough for early starts without sitting inside the theme-park bubble every night.
- Full kitchens
- Lake Wilson access
- Tennis court
- Barbecue area
Our take
This resort suits families or groups who want real living space, a kitchen to cook in, and a lake to look at rather than a hotel lobby, worth the short drive to the parks for the extra room and the laundry facilities alone. It is not the pick for a couple wanting a quick walk-in resort experience right at a park gate, and travellers prioritising zero-drive convenience should look at options closer to the Main Gate instead.
- ✓Bring or buy groceries on arrival day and use the fully equipped kitchen for at least a few dinners, since it is the main reason to choose an apartment over a hotel room here.
- ✓Ask for a lake-view unit if paddle boats and a quiet evening outside matter more to you than a pool view directly over the water.
- ✓Pack swimwear for both the resort pool and Lake Wilson itself, since paddle boating is one of the few genuinely non-park activities on site.
Why we love it
- Real apartments with full kitchens
- Private balcony or patio in every unit
- Paddle boats on Lake Wilson
- Tennis court and playground on site