Families of more than 4 people often struggle to find an affordable resort for their Disney World trip, so today I’ve listed the resort options (onsite and offsite) from least to most expensive to help families of 5+ decide what will work best for them.
Let’s take a look…
Yes, that’s a pic of Darius Rucker at Disney World, or as I call him, Hootie, which always prompts my kids to ask things like “What was Hootie anyway? Some kind of kid show?” and call me old because obviously he’s a country singer.
In this article
First things first
Before deciding to stay offsite
This list includes all onsite resort options, as well as some of the closest offsite resorts. There are obviously many more offsite options than what I’ve listed, but these are the ones that are very close to Disney World.
People staying offsite should consider that many/most offsite resorts have daily resort fees, parking fees, etc., and you need to review the perks of staying onsite to make sure it is your best option. Also, Disney has started charging a parking fee for guests staying at one of their on-site resorts, so this should be taken into consideration if you plan to have a vehicle with you. Learn more in our parking at Disney World post.
2 rooms might be better
Though the list below covers the rooms that accommodate 5+, it’s often much cheaper to just book 2 rooms at a resort that has a max capacity of 4 per room and then request connecting rooms.
If you have a family of 5+ with kids under 18, Disney will guarantee that you’ll get connecting rooms. If you decide to do that, it’ll just be 1 reservation and require the same deposit as if you booked just 1 room.
See the pros and cons of every Disney World resort for info on all of the onsite resorts.
About the numbers listed below
- The rates I’ve listed are full rack rates and don’t include tax or reflect any promotional discounts which are often available.
- The “max capacity” is the number of people age 3+ allowed per room. A child under 3 is usually allowed in addition to that max capacity number.
B resort
Offsite or onsite: Offsite, Disney Springs resort area
Room type: Captivating Queen
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: Just over 300 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and a sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $129/night
Wyndham Bonnet Creek
Offsite or onsite: Offsite, but very, very close to Disney World
Room type: 2 bedroom condos
Max capacity: 8
Square footage: 1257 sq. ft.
Beds: King bed, 2 double beds, and queen sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 2
Prices starting at: $129/night through VRBO.com
Doubletree Guest Suites in the Walt Disney World Resort
Offsite or onsite: Offsite, Disney Springs resort area
Room type: 1 bedroom suite
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: 540 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and a pullout sofa
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $153/night
Swan/Dolphin
Offsite or onsite: Technically offsite, but located onsite between other Epcot-area resorts and has many onsite perks like making FastPass+ reservations 60 days beforehand and Extra Magic Hours
Room type: Deluxe Alcove (Standard Dolphin rooms w/a rollaway bed can also accommodate up to 5 people)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 500 sq. ft.
Beds: 1 bed in sleeping area (queen bed at the Swan, double at the Dolphin), sofa bed, and optional rollaway bed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $175/night
Caribbean Beach Resort
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: All rooms except Pirate and King rooms
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 300 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and a twin Murphy bed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $187/night
Port Orleans Riverside
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Alligator Bayou rooms (all buildings except the Mansion buildings which are buildings 80, 85, 90, and 95)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 314 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and a twin Murphy bed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $214/night
Hilton Orlando Resort Lake Buena Vista
Offsite or onsite: Offsite, in Disney Springs resort area
Room type: Junior suite
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: Around 500 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 double beds and a sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $218/night
All-Star Music
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Suites
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: 520 sq. ft.
Beds: 1 queen, 1 twin sleeper chair, 1 double sleeper sofa, and 1 twin sleeper ottoman
# of bathrooms: 2
Prices starting at: $237/night
Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
Offsite or onsite: Offsite, in Disney Springs resort area
Room type: 1 bedroom suite
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: 800 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and a sofa sleeper
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $272/night
Art of Animation
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Suites
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: 565 sq. ft.
Beds: 1 queen, 1 double Murphy table bed, and 1 double sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 2
Prices starting at: $315/night
Ft. Wilderness
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Cabins
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: 504 sq. ft.
Beds: 1 double bed, bunk beds, pull-down bed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $348/night
Beach Club and Yacht Club
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Standard
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 400 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queens and a twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $402/night
Contemporary Resort
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Standard
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 437 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queens and a twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $403/night
Boulder Ridge Villas at Wilderness Lodge
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Studios and 2 bedroom villas
Max capacity: 5 for studios, 8 for 2 br villas
Square footage: 356 sq. ft. for studios, 1080 sq. ft. for 2 br villas
Beds: Studios: 1 queen, 1 full sleeper sofa, and 1 twin Murphy bed. 2 br villas: 1 king, 2 queens, and a queen sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 1 for studios, 2 for 2 br villas
Prices starting at: $421/night for studios, $966/night for 2 br villas if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Boardwalk Inn
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Standard
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 434 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queens and a twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $429/night
Boardwalk Villas
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Deluxe Studio (larger villas also available)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 412 sq. ft.
Beds: queen, 1 queen sleeper sofa, and twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $441/night if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Beach Club Villas
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Deluxe Studio (larger villas also available)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 356 sq. ft.
Beds: 1 queen, 1 queen sleeper sofa, and twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $441/night if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Coronado Springs
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Junior Suite, Casitas – 1 Bedroom Suite, and Casitas – Executive Suite
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: Junior Suite is 628 sq. ft., 1 bedroom suites are 942 sq. ft., and Executive Suite is 1570 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and 1 queen sleeper sofa in all rooms except the Executive Suite which has 2 queen beds and a king bed
# of bathrooms: Executive Suite has 2.5 baths, others have 2 baths
Prices starting at: $460/night for Junior Suites, $811/night for a 1 bedroom suite, and $1171/night for Executive Suite
Old Key West
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: 1 bedroom villas (larger villas also available)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 942 sq. ft.
Beds: King bed, queen sleeper sofa, twin sleeper chair
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $477/night if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Polynesian
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Standard (or consider a Studio in the Villas section – graphic comparing the 2 shown below)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 404 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queens and a twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $508/night
Animal Kingdom Villas (Jambo and Kidani)
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: 1 bedroom villa (larger villas also available)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 710 sq. ft.
Beds: King bed, queen sleeper sofa, and twin sleeper chair
# of bathrooms: 1 at Jambo, 2 at Kidani
Prices starting at: $574/night if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Grand Floridian
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Standard
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 448 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and a twin daybed
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $590/night
Bay Lake Tower
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: 1 bedroom villas (larger villas also available)
Max capacity: 5
Square footage: 727 sq. ft.
Beds: King bed, queen sleeper sofa, and twin sleeper chair
# of bathrooms: 2
Prices starting at: $695/night if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Saratoga Springs
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: 2 bedroom villas or Treehouse villas
Max capacity: 8 for 2 br villas, 9 for Treehouse villas
Square footage: 1075 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 br villas: 1 king, 2 queens, and 1 queen sleeper sofa. Treehouse villas: 2 queens, 1 bunk bed, 1 twin sleeper chair, and 1 queen sleeper sofa.
# of bathrooms: 2
Prices starting at: $695/night if booked through Disney, usually less if renting points
Wilderness Lodge
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: Deluxe Rooms (club level)
Max capacity: 6
Square footage: 500 sq. ft.
Beds: 2 queen beds and 1 queen sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 1
Prices starting at: $736/night
Copper Creek Villas at Wilderness Lodge
Offsite or onsite: Onsite
Room type: 2 bedroom villas (larger villas also available)
Max capacity: 8
Square footage: 1105 sq. ft.
Beds: 1 king bed, 2 queen beds, and 1 queen sleeper sofa
# of bathrooms: 2
Prices starting at: $1,021/night
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Have questions about one of these resorts or have another one you’d like to add to the list? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Kendra S Blanda
Saturday 19th of December 2020
Hello, In the Caribbean Beach Resort there is a room that says they have a TWIN Murphy bed AND then on some other sites it states it is a 'child's' size bed. Does anyone know the actual size of the bed?
Daniela Garcia
Wednesday 7th of March 2018
Hi Shannon, I love your podcast and website! I know this is an older post, but I needed your help. We were looking into reserving two rooms at the pop century resort since we will be 8 people traveling. I chatted with a cast member and they told me I would have to make two seperate reservations and therefore leave two seperate deposits of $200 each. Can you reserve two rooms and make only one deposit??
808momof4
Thursday 22nd of June 2017
I hope you respond, but I've read that Disney WON'T guarantee connecting rooms for larger families? I have 4 children 10, 8, 7, and 2 at time of travel and really just wanted two rooms with a connecting door.
Shannon Albert
Thursday 22nd of June 2017
They will guarantee connecting rooms if the number of adults is less than the number of children.
Lynn Knight
Tuesday 18th of April 2017
Our family of 5 is already booked at the Ft. Wilderness Lodge. One of us is planning on taking our toddler back to the Lodge for naps, daily. I'm really nervous this will require a fair bit of time to go from any one of the parks to the room. Can someone give me an idea of how long this might take?
Brandy Muhn
Thursday 2nd of March 2017
Hi Shannon,
I'm not sure if you'll respond, but have a question. We've stayed at AoA both of our trips so far. We're planning for next year again. We have 3 adults (me, hubby, and mother in law) and our 4 kiddos (7,6,5, and our youngest turns 3 in May). So, that puts over the 6 adults permitted in the suites at AoA. We really want to go in September like our previous two trips (heat is killer, but crowds were amazing). I really do not want to stay offsite (I almost considered it until I remembered the fastpass difference-which I feel could really put a damper on things, especially with all the new openings coming up). I have considered getting 2 Little Mermaid rooms, although then we would have no chance of free dining if it becomes available. I've considered saying son is still 2-although I don't think I could and feel good about myself during the trip! I've considered getting one suite and one Mermaid room, and essentially not even use that room. I've considered going in first week of May, prior to son's 3rd birthday-but it looks like crowds are WAY higher during that time. A villa is COMPLETELY out our budget. I suppose I don't have a specific question, but I am looking for any suggestions your may have :) I have used your site to help plan our previous two trips, and I am forever grateful for all you do!!