Disney's Old Key West Resort
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Tile, wood siding, and no tablecloths add up to a very noisy dining room that's getting a little worn around the edges. All accommodations are subject to availability. There are two different layouts for the two-bedrooms.
Enjoy the Floridian charm right in the Magic Kingdom, with manicured landscaping amid quiet waterways in this upscale resort. Tile, wood siding, and no tablecloths add up to a very noisy dining room that's getting a little worn around the edges. The room is 390 square feet and has two queen size beds, a nightstand, a small table with two chairs, and a ceiling fan.
Old key west one bedroom villa photos - You may need to bring your towels from your room to use at the pool - Disney sometimes stocks extra towels poolside, and sometimes they don't. It has a full size refrigerator with icemaker, dishwasher, stove and oven, microwave, and double sink with disposal.
This review is sponsored by by DVC Magic Resales at they used their DVC points to book the room and in exchange will also be posting this review and reviews of the other properties. They also take excellent care of those looking to sell their contracts independently. The should you have missed it or would like a quick refresher. Wilderness Lodge is on tap for later this month with BoardWalk Inn arriving next month. According to Disney: Experience the romance of the Florida Keys at this tranquil community of Conch Flats—a sprawling island hamlet with shimmering waterways, swaying palm trees and manicured golf-course fairways. Delight in sun-soaked pools, casual dining and such amenities as fully equipped kitchens or kitchenettes. The resort feels like a seaside community that could just as easily be situated somewhere on the southern tip of Florida. The view above is just outside the front door to our room. Larger: The resort is actually larger than Vatican City 110 acres and three more images are required to zoom in on each cluster of buildings and their surrounding amenities. You can download and peruse the full PDF map here:. Only buildings 62, 63, and 64 have elevators. This may seem like an odd request, but only 1-bedroom villas in buildings 30+ have bathroom entrances from anywhere other than the master bedroom. So while buildings 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are all relatively close to Hospitality House, they only have one bathroom entrance. With one bathroom entrance, everyone has to traipse through the master bedroom in order to use the facilities, which obviously reduces privacy and may disturb those in the master bedroom at night. We were in building 16, which was just about a three-minute walk to the main building, but already far enough away to feel completely removed from the popular Hospitality House area. If you call to make your reservation, consider requesting buildings 62-64 by name and remember that if you do make requests online or by fax, that your online requests will likely override your previous requests. For guests relying on Disney transportation, a room location close to the main building is more imperative than any other resort, including the also-massive Saratoga Springs. While an internal bus circles the resort and all theme park buses stop at Hospitality House last so you can get on any theme park bus and it will drop you off at the main building before proceeding on to its final destination , that still means a lot of waiting and bus rides to grab a snack, ask a question in person, or visit the feature pool or Community Hall. The expansive kitchen and dining area. At first blush, the television looks to be in an awkward location inside the island, but it actually works well for those sitting on the couches. Looking at the living room with the couches behind me. The dining room table with four chairs and the bar behind it. You could grab a chair from the balcony if you need a fifth. Plenty of storage space underneath for your elderflower liqueurs and such. The cupboards above the fridge and several others are left empty for more stuff, in addition to under-counter storage. Just microwaving breakfast sandwiches or toasting bagels instead of hitting the resort quick service can save hundreds of dollars and thousands of calories over a week. And for the rest of us, the fridge holds a lot more beer and sparkling wine at colder temperatures than the beverage coolers in regular rooms. The chair folds out into a fifth sleeping surface. Looking down the hallway, the laundry room is on the right with the bedroom ahead. Iron and ironing board. The master bedroom is straightforward with the king bed taking up most of the space. The older model iHome makes another appearance on the left bedside table. Across the way is the television, mirror, dresser, and luggage bench with additional storage underneath. The wooden blinds that separate the tub and bed areas can be opened or closed. This area opens up to the shower, main vanity area, and toilet. Lisa enjoyed the additional counter space and better lighting than Saratoga Springs. I liked the glass door on the shower. Some natural light too. It was fun to walk the two or three minutes to the Gurgling Suitcase bar, grab a margarita, and sit watching the golfers miss easy putts. The balconies here are among the largest on property. You could add the dining room table and four more chairs out here and still have room to spare. Rooms overlooking water and fountains. Back to the room, artwork and assorted knickknacks help continue the theme inside. Lamps, seashells, and such. At 942 square feet, a 1-bedroom villa is more than 3. The working lighthouse is home to the only sauna at a Disney resort. Splashing dolphins and bridges add a bit of whimsy. A whirlpool for the inclined. A kiddie pool sits behind the pool slide. And behind that is a sandy playground area for kids. There are volleyball nets behind that. One of two sets of tennis courts are located nearby. The other set is on Old Turtle Pond Road. Shuffleboard and basketball behind the feature pool. The Old Turtle Pond Road quiet pool offers the second most amenities. The grill area with picnic tables. There are two other quiet pools, offering a potentially lower key experience. The other is in the South Point Road area between buildings 55 and 56. In addition to whirlpools. Back to the main building, Old Key West is home to one of five Community Halls on property. Everyone is welcome here, DVC member or not. The perhaps poorly named R. Location and Transportation OKW is a Downtown Disney area resort just down the street from Port Orleans French Quarter and Riverside. Boats run every 20 minutes from 10am to 11:30pm. With Disney Springs construction, boats currently drop off and pick up at the West Side dock. Transportation to the theme parks is otherwise serviced by bus at one of five stops around the resort. Transportation is typical of other resorts with buses arriving every 15 to 20 minutes, on average. All theme park buses should stop at Hospitality House last, so guests staying far away from the main building can hop on the first bus they see for a quick ride to the front of the resort. One negative of the bus system, in addition to the multiple stops that add transportation time, is the convoluted route with a lot of dead ends and turnarounds. Being the first DVC resort, the company probably assumed most guests would prepare meals in their room or head elsewhere. Still, there are a few unique items like the Caribbean jerk pita, conch chowder, and key lime pie. And in reality, most people end up ordering burgers and nuggets anyway, even when more interesting items are available. The area is also home to the main refillable mug station. It was served piping hot and was a nice afternoon snack on a cool winter afternoon. As Breezy and Relaxed as Key West Itself, a longtime resident of Conch Flats, Olivia welcomes diners with Island-inspired dishes. This nautical-themed eatery has the friendly, familiar feel of a neighborhood institution and is a perennial favorite of many a Guest. Breakfast is probably the most popular meal, offering Disney standbys with a Florida Keys twist: You had me at mimosa. Coffee is served in your own carafe with cream, milk, and sugar. The eggs were perfectly poached on top of the lightly toasted English muffins with the fluffy egg whites just barely containing the runny yolk inside. The crab cakes might have been a little fishy for a breakfast dish, but they were plump with crab and little filler. I was expecting a little more lime flavor from the hollandaise, but it did offer a very subtle citrus nod. Very filling and very good. They were prepared just right with some bite left in the potato cubes. Lisa went traditional with the Waffle and Eggs — Waffles with Two Eggs-Any Style with choice of Bacon, Sausage, or Ham. The restaurant was happy to substitute fruit. The dish arrived with four baby Mickey waffles, in this case slightly overdone, but not to disastrous effect. The waffles are reliably fluffy and soak up syrup and other toppings as good as anything. The side of fruit was a little disappointing, dominated by large chunks of not-quite-ripe honeydew. The website recommends that you always go bacon. Both meals include a fresh baked loaf of pineapple sourdough served alongside butter. The pineapple flavor continues the tropical vibe of the restaurant and the bread has a nice firm crust with chewy bread hidden inside. The prime rib is typical of chain restaurants like Outback, well-seasoned and tender. The roll was oven fresh, soft, and chewy and the pineapple salsa adds some sweetness to the tangy barbecue sauce. It impressed considering the mundane description. In this case, it was corvina, a white, flaky, fish found off the coast of the southeastern Pacific. It was a surprisingly flavorful dish with the tomato jam complementing the naturally mild sweetness of the fish. The potatoes added some heft and the roasted fennel a bit of crunch. The middle is a row of ten shrimp with the crab salad and tomato behind it. Yes, conch are sea snails, but they are lightly fried to perfection and dip nicely into the zesty sauces. It ended up being about a half dozen smallish shrimp bathed in a sauce creamier-than-I-was-expecting with a few bites of ham and what were most likely canned mushrooms. The shrimp were prepared well — not overly chewy like is often the case and they soaked up the creamy sauce well. The grits really stood out though — much richer and cheesier than I was expecting. Service is as friendly and casual as it gets. Lisa and I both had our fill and half still sat on the plate. The Pie lives up to the hype with a thick graham cracker crust encasing the sweet-yet-tart filling. The airy meringue on top was a treat too. Try to save room for one of these suckers. My estimation is one can be shared among numerous people Gurgling Suitcase Libations and Spirits, by far the best name of any bar on property and probably anywhere in the world, is a hole in the wall located in between the restaurant and quick service: The Turtle Krawl and Sultry Seahorse are unique to the bar and perhaps more importantly, there are no pre-made drinks here. The Key West Sunset Ale is a relatively unique beer on draft. Or the classic Long Island. Resort Store Conch Flats General Store is the…you guessed it…resort store, offering merchandise, food, and beverages. The resort offers a variety of resort-specific merchandise: Like most other resorts, the logo is subtle enough that you can proudly display your home resort back home without opening yourself up to jokes about visiting Disney for the bajillionth time. Up ahead, the boat dock to Downtown Disney is just off to the right and the restaurant, quick service, bar, community hall, gym, feature pool, etc. The check-in process is reliably quick. The Concierge desk is there to answer questions, handle dining and FastPass+ reservations, etc. The room adjacent offers some space to relax. The television in the corner helps entertain kids. Arriving back at the resort via the boat at night, this may help with the layout of the main building area. A pretty fairway view as the sun sets. Its location with boat access to Downtown Disney is only becoming more desirable with its transformation into Disney Springs and the upscale shopping and dining establishments that it will bring. The sprawl of the resort can be tamed with a couple of smart requests prior to check-in. While OKW is not your typical hotel experience, the setup lends itself well to those that prefer a quieter, more private experience. Instead of being awakened at 7:15am by the sounds of kids running up and down the hallways at All-Star Sports, we were able to sleep in and carry our coffee mugs to our balcony overlooking the golf course on our own time. Contact Rachel Thompson at for more information on selling or purchasing a DVC contract for Old Key West or any other Disney Vacation Club property. With 10 years experience on the resale market, you will be in good hands. If you need the second bathroom entrance, that means you are at least moderately far and probably very far form the Hospitality House, unless you get lucky with one of the three 60s buildings—and many people request those, because they are the only ones with elevators. Always go with bacon, yep — a personal family motto, too. Very nice pics and post. I can always count on you to order the shrimp or crab — what I would order, too. I need to remember that great TV-in-kitchen-island idea for future floor plans that might benefit if I ever move and have a big room that could benefit from that space. Stayed a week at both Old Key West 1 bedroom suite and Animal Kingdom Lodge 2 bedroom suite this past July. I have to say while the grandeur of Animal Kingdom Lodge, we had a great savanna view and Boma is amazing, in the end I actually preferred the lazy lifestyle that Old Key West offered. It was our first time to the world, and while my travelling companions, fiancee included, enjoyed Animal Kingdom Lodge the community feel, openness, and general comfort OKW provided was perfect for me. It felt like your own private vacation apartment in a little vacation community rather than a hotel, which was great considering day long excursions through the parks and trips to Universal. I adore the peace and quiet of OKW, as well as the wonderful cast members. The location of OKW is so central…any park is less than a 15 minute bus ride. I stayed here with my husband and a few friends two years ago during Spring Break. And we enjoyed how quiet it was around there-a nice break from the craziness of the parks during Spring Break. We stayed in a 1 BR for a week with two small children. We were lucky enough to be in building 63, which really was a perfect location. We absolutely loved OKW, the amount of space was amazing and the calm after days at the parks was priceless. I would never hesitate to go back to OKW. Thanks for the review, it was fun for me to be able to see the resort again. I love OKW but have not stayed anywhere else. I actually like that it feels more like home than hotel. Feels like living in Disney bubble not just visiting. Right across the street from a Hospitality House, first drop off after a long tiring day which is when I most resent the resort-wide bus loop plus you always get a seat, plus ECV or stroller space. HH stop is often full by the time it leaves. So excited that you had the crab cake benedict! That is my favourite breakfast I ever had. Only down side for me is quick service is not so great. It might be worth mentioning if someone is interested in a studio at OKW, they are different than any other studio in the WDW DVC line-up. We love the laid back living at OKW, its one of our favorite DVC resorts to stay. We stayed here forever ago. It was my first trip w. It was mid-late 90s and my first experience staying on property. WE did LOVE it. Loved the wildlife, the bicycles, the big rooms and patios and the Key West feel. We were just there in early May, we rented points from a friend and stayed in a 1 bedroom room in building 53. We had rented a car so it was not a huge deal to be far away, but was great to be out of the way and close to a quiet pool. It was a great room for myself, wife, 18 year old son and 6 year old daughter. My wife joked that it was bigger than our first 2 bedroom apartment it actually was. We loved everything about our stay. This was our 4th different DVC room we have stayed in and while it is hard to compare them because of the themes, this was the best value for the money points. This also seemed like our most relaxing trip we have had. We stayed in a 1 bed last April. The Turtle Krawl is definitely my favourite drink on property. So much so that I still make one at least once a week 1oz Coconut Rum, 1oz Spiced Rum, 1oz White Rum, 2. Serves 1 generously thanks Josh. I think you captured the details and feel of OKW really well. We absolutely love it there and if forced to choose just one resort, it would be this one. We love South Pointe for the quiet and since we drive, we have no issue with distance to the main building. Bus service is great from OKW too and the stops at the theme parks always seem to be the closest. Gurgling Suitcase is the best pool bar on property too! Great review Josh and in our experience, very accurate. We are a family of 5….. Since that point have stayed in Beach club villas, and standard rooms at both deluxe and moderates. With children, this was a perfect place to relax after long, HOT days at the park. Despite the lack of food options, you cannot beat the room size, price, charm and peaceful location. Would absolutely stay here again and encourage others to consider as well! Just returned from a trip in Oct 2017. Have stayed at SSR and Port Orleans previously and once off property. It was second to last stop coming and going. It was a great room. The walk to HH was about 5 minutes. We enjoyed the size of the room but also the master was far enough from the living room that we felt adequate separation from the 7 and 9 hear old that were in the living room. I cannot overstate the laid back feel of this place compared with the others. I'm in Memphis just by happenstance visiting the gf. Pushed flight back to Thursday for now... All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to Disney Enterprises, Inc. For official Disney information, visit.
The living room's sofa and chair both fold out to provide beds for up to 3 more people. Animal Kingdom's bus service is shared with Blizzard Beach. What are Rapid Fill Mugs. Spacious living areas, private balconies and beautiful views are everything you need to feel right at home. I love OKW but have not stayed anywhere else. Services vary, but children generally can be left between 4:30 PM and midnight. While parents are completing the paperwork, kids can unwind in a nearby play area decorated with child-sized furniture, and a television showing classic Disney animated films. We stayed in Building 32, end of the unit on the second floor which was great- no kids above us. Arriving back at the resort via the boat at night, this may help with the layout of the main building area. The trail is a 1. Nearby, Buildings 12 and 11 are likewise quiet and convenient but offer primarily golf-course views.