Best Pet-Friendly Hotels Near Disney's Blizzard Beach

Hotels in Disney's Blizzard Beach

Why does pet-friendly status matter so much for an Orlando water park trip specifically? A week at Blizzard Beach means long days away from the room, and a dog left in a standard hotel room all day is a different proposition than one with a private aparthotel kitchen and living space to stretch out in during the hours the family is at the park. Pet-friendly aparthotels near Blizzard Beach also tend to have outdoor play areas and gardens on site, useful for a dog that needs a walk before a long day of nobody being home.

Pet Friendly in Orlando area near Disney and ESPN Center is one of the largest of the four, sitting about 8 kilometres from ESPN Wide World of Sports and near Disney's Hollywood Studios, with an infinity pool, a sun terrace, a lush garden and a family-friendly restaurant serving American cuisine on site. The property also has an electric vehicle charging station and an outdoor play area, useful for a family bringing both kids and a dog on the same Orlando trip, where everyone in the household needs somewhere to burn off energy that is not the theme park itself after a long day.

Pet Friendly in Orlando area near Disney follows a similar layout, an infinity pool, sun terrace and garden, with a restaurant serving American cuisine and bike hire available for exploring the neighbourhood beyond the pool, a genuine option for owners who want to walk the dog somewhere other than a hotel corridor. The 1Bed/1Bath Pet Friendly Condo at the Melia adds spa facilities and free private parking to the same basic formula, in a smaller one-bedroom layout that suits a couple travelling with one dog rather than a larger family group with more than one pet.

Meliá Orlando Celebration is the clear outlier on this list: a full-service Walt Disney World Good Neighbor hotel in the town of Celebration, about 2.5 miles from Walt Disney World, with suites featuring a full kitchen and a free shuttle covering Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando. It suits a family that wants daily hotel service and a pet-friendly policy in the same booking, rather than choosing between the two the way most other Orlando-area properties force their guests to do at booking time, well before the trip even starts.

Three of the four pet-friendly picks on this list are aparthotel-style condos in Orlando, built around an infinity pool, a sun terrace and a garden rather than a lobby and a front desk, which suits a dog owner who wants their own space more than daily housekeeping. Meliá Orlando Celebration stands apart as the full-service option in the town of Celebration, a Walt Disney World Good Neighbor hotel that still welcomes pets while running a free shuttle to Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando for the rest of the group's plans.