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Disney's
Boardwalk Inn
The
Boardwalk Inn’s intimate charm captures the feeling of a
1930's mid-Atlantic seacoast retreat. In the lobby is a
nostalgic living room scene of chintz-covered, oversized
chairs, invitingly plump sofas, floral rugs, and potted palms
set atop gleaming hardwood floors and plush area rugs. Walls
are a soothing sea green with cream-colored trim and looming
overhead is the barrel-shaped, chandeliered ceiling
embellished with delicate latticework. Views from the lofty
windows are of a lush courtyard green fronting a festive,
old-fashioned boardwalk. Step outside to the wide verandah
lined with wicker rocking chairs, a perfect early evening spot
from which to bathe in the pink glow of sunset as the
Boardwalk slowly comes alive.
The resort’s gleaming white 4-story buildings dotted with
latticework and crowned with sea green roofs and striped
awnings, surround interior courtyards fragrant with blooming
roses.
The Inn is just a short walk away from Epcot’s International
Gateway entrance.
Check-in 3 p.m.; check-out 11 a.m. For reservations
call 407-W-DISNEY.
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Boardwalk
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Boardwalk
Inn - Lobby |
Boardwalk
Inn - Luna Pool |
Accommodations
Guestrooms
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Newly renovated Boardwalk Inn guestrooms |
Well-appointed accommodations average 390 square feet, all
with French doors leading to full-size balconies or patios.
Newly renovated guestrooms have a crisp new look with white
duvets topped with a white and cream-colored brocade runner
and a raspberry red throw pillow. Most offer two queen-size
beds with new cherry two-poster beds, a blond wood bureau topped with a built-in
flat screen TV, and a desk/vanity topped with a Mickey lamp.
Apple green twin-size sofa sleeper, gold and white-striped
wallpaper combined with soft yellow paint, and fresh blue and
cream carpeting completes the soothing look.
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Guestroom bath |
A second
clothes bureau is near the bathroom. In one area of the bath
is a white vanity topped with cream marble, pewter-hued
mirrors, double sinks, hair dryer, and makeup mirror. In
a separate room is the toilet and a tub/shower surrounded by
white tile and a curved shower curtain in sea blue and green.
Amenities include a H2O bath products, keyed wall safe, iron
and ironing board, IPOD docking station alarm clocks,
coffeemaker, small refrigerator, and daily newspaper.
Standard-view
rooms could mean either a view of the front of the resort and
perhaps a bit of the parking lot or a delightful one of the
peaceful, interior courtyard and with any luck the Illuminations
fireworks. Water-view rooms are pleasing, but those closest to
the Boardwalk or overlooking the pool could be a bit noisy.
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Innkeeper's Club
Deluxe Room |
Concierge
rooms -
Consider
upgrading to one of the 65 concierge-level rooms. The
Innkeeper’s Club, a bright, airy lounge on the fourth floor
enjoys a view of Illuminations from it’s stand-up balcony
and a great concierge staff.
Unfortunately they have covered the windows with sheers that
block the outside view. Breakfast is fruit bagels, toast,
pastries, yogurt, cereal, juice, coffee, and tea. Midday
refreshments are cookies, chips and salsa, popcorn,
pretzels, goldfish, and beverages. Early evening comes with
hot and cold hors d’oeuvres of hummus, crudites, PB&J
sandwiches, cheese and crackers, and two hot dishes such as
chicken nuggets, chicken skewers with pineapple, pot
stickers, empanadas, crab phyllo purses along with wine
(Chateau Ste. Michelle chardonnay, Columbia Crest merlot,
Beringer white zinfandel). After dinner are cordials and
desserts like petit fours, chocolate-covered strawberries,
fruit tarts,
and cookies.
There’s also a self-service cappuccino machine. All this
along with, nightly turndown, private check-in and checkout,
and robes makes for one delightful vacation.
As well
as standard-size rooms, the concierge level has ten very
spacious, 644 square feet Club Level Deluxe Rooms, all with
a spectacular view of the Boardwalk and Crescent Lake. They
come with two queen beds, bureau with flat panel TV, desk, and a spacious seating area outfitted with a sleeper sofa, coffee table,
easy chair, and extra
bureau with another flat panel TV and DVD player. Two
actually adjoin, room numbers 3227 and 3229 which would be
perfect for families. |
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Suites
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A gated, white picket fence
encircles the serene, two-storied Garden Suites (915-1100
square feet), most with a private rose garden front yard
complete with arbor, mailbox, bird house, and porch.
Downstairs is a living area with an entertainment center
with TV, queen sofa bed, coffee table, easy chair,
2-person dining table, wet bar with coffee maker and small
refrigerator, and half bath, while upstairs is a loft
bedroom with four-poster bed, entertainment center with
TV, and a double-sinked bath with whirlpool tub, separate
shower, and mini-TV. Three of the fourteen Garden Suites
have a large, upstairs balcony instead of a front yard so
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Garden Suites |
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Two-Bedroom Suites offer a small parlor with sleeper sofa,
coffee table, easy chair, desk, bureau with built-in flat
panel TV, and small dining table for four. There's also a
wet bar with microwave and small refrigerator with a half
bath off the foyer. French doors off the living area lead
to the master with a king bed and walk-in closet
with a marble bath featuring a whirlpool tub, separate
toilet area, double sinks, and shower. Off the other side
of the living area is a standard room with two queen beds.
There are three balconies. All have a view of the gardens.
Suite number 4205 has a bonus of an Illuminations view but
also a view of two satellite dishes and a slice of the
road; good nighttime view, but not so great during the
day.
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The Vice-Presidential Sonora Suite’s lovely living room is
perfect for entertaining with plush floral furnishings in
a soft green, blue, and rose palatte combined with an
armoire with TV, VCR, and stereo, two easy chairs, sofa,
coffee table, 8-person dining table, wet bar, buffet,
kitchen minus a stove, half-bath, and balcony. On one side
of the living area is a standard guestroom with an
upgraded rose motif bedspread and carpeting; on the other
side a somewhat feminine master bedroom features a
4-poster king bed, armoire with TV, and easy chair. The
marble master bath comes with double sinks, separate
shower, whirlpool tub, mini-TV, and separate commode area.
In my opinion, the master bedroom in the less expensive
One-Bedroom Suite is really nicer and larger that this
one. But I do like the story behind the suite's name:
Sonora Carver was a woman who had a diving-horse act in
the 1920s at the Atlantic City Boardwalk, plunging 40 feet
on the
back of a horse to land in a tank
of water.
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Presidential Steeplechase Suite's
Living Area |
Presidential Steeplechase Suite's
Balcony |
From very deep balconies that run the
length of the two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath
Presidential Steeplechase Suite are sweeping views of the
Boardwalk and Crescent
Lake. This
2,170-square-foot beauty comes with a
muraled domed
ceiling above the massive living room done in shades of
soft blue, gold, green, and yellow featuring hardwood
flooring topped with rugs, two seating areas, and an
8-person dining table. Off the dining area is a service
kitchen with wet bar, undercounter refrigerator,
microwave, and its own entrance with a pass through
counter to the dining room. The lavish master bedroom
boasts a curtained king four-poster bed, and in the marble
bath is a giant-size walk-in closet, vanity area, very
large whirlpool tub, shower, separate bidet and toilet
area, and double hand-painted sinks. The second bedroom
while a standard size with two queens has upgraded bedding
and wallpaper. A marble half bath is off the hardwood
floor entry. |
You'll find complete information on
dining, recreation, services, and transportation at Disney's
Boardwalk Inn in The Luxury Guide
to Walt Disney World Resort. |
