Disney’s Boardwalk Villas Review

If you’re considering a stay at Disney’s BoardWalk Villas, you might want some clarity on what sets this specific area apart from the rest of the resort. The villas are defined as a Disney Vacation Club Resort, offering unique accommodations that you won’t find on the Inn side of the hotel. Think of it like this, if you enter the hotel’s main lobby, you’ll take a right for rooms at the Inn, and a left for the villas. All of the rooms combined make up Disney’s BoardWalk Resort; they are just defined by the Inn and the Villas.

For this review, we’ll focus specifically on the BoardWalk Villas. We’ll discuss what types of accommodations are available and compare them to staying at the rest of the resort. As an alternative, we have a separate review of Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. It goes into details of our last experience staying in one of the resort’s standard rooms. As for our experience, we’ve stayed at both the BoardWalk Villas and Inn numerous times over the years. While it’s not our absolute favorite, we love the resort for its charm and location.

Updated: March 11, 2026

Disney’s Deluxe Villa Resorts operate differently from regular resorts. When reservations open, Disney’s Vacation Club members have a first choice of rooms. However, Disney also makes these studios and villas available for regular guests to rent. So, you do not have to be a DVC member to rent one of these units. These units can be reserved through Disney, a travel agent, or an online DVC resale site. Check-in for all villa resorts is at 4:00 p.m., and check-out is at 11:00 a.m.

Disney’s BoardWalk Villas

The Villas section of Disney’s BoardWalk has many positives, but one factor stands out among the crowd: its location. Like they say in real estate, location, location, location! The same goes when it comes to choosing a Disney World Hotel.

Disney’s Boardwalk Villas are within walking distance of Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Leaving your hotel room and walking directly to a theme park is a huge advantage. You don’t have to worry about waiting for a bus or other forms of transportation. Instead, you can walk to the park, which leaves you in control of your arrival.

Additionally, the Boardwalk Villas make up part of the Epcot Resorts Area. Therefore, you’ll have convenient access to shopping and dining at the surrounding hotels when staying in this area. Those hotels include Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts and the Swan and Dolphin Hotels.

Boardwalk Villas Room Types

Disney World’s Villa Resorts offer unique room types and amenities compared to standard guest rooms. You can expect many of the same conveniences you would find at home.

For instance, a deluxe studio has a kitchenette and, in some cases, a larger bathroom. Boardwalk’s deluxe studios sleep up to five guests. In comparison, regular guest rooms on the Inn side of the resort do not have a kitchenette.

Boardwalk Villas has the following room types:

• Deluxe Studio (one queen bed, a double-size sleeper sofa, single pull-down bed)
• One-Bedroom Villa (king bed in the master bedroom, queen sleeper sofa)
• Two-Bedroom Lock-Off Villa (king bed, queen bed, double sleeper sofa, single pull-down bed, queen sleeper sofa)
• Three-Bedroom Grand Villa (king bed, four queen beds, sleeper sofa, single pull-out sleeper chair)

The two-bedroom lock-off villa combines a deluxe studio and a one-bedroom villa. This unit has a door that locks between the rooms, similar to connecting hotel rooms. That way, if the resort needs more one-bedroom or deluxe studios, they can rent them separately.

Here is a photo of the newly refurbished living space. These photos represent what the living space looks like for a one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or two-bedroom lock-off unit.

The sofa bed converts to a pull-down queen-size bed.

These villas all have a full-size kitchen.

Here is a closer look at the dining room.

A one-bedroom unit sleeps up to four guests. Since this last update, we’ve stayed in a one-bedroom unit at Disney’s BoardWalk Villas and enjoyed the conveniences it offered. It really worked well for our group of four. The two-bedroom sleeps up to nine guests, and the grand villa sleeps up to twelve guests. Here is a photo of the king-size bedroom. This same bedroom is in a one-bedroom villa, a two-bedroom villa, and a two-bedroom lock-off villa.

It has a master bath with a separate shower and soaking tub.

New rooms at Boardwalk Inn and the Villas feature artwork with classic characters spending time at the hotel.

For reference, all one-bedroom and larger villas have a full kitchen and a washer and dryer in the unit. As you can probably imagine, these are convenient amenities, especially if you or someone in your group might spend ample time in the room. Boardwalk Villas also offers units with room view upgrades. They are:

• Garden or Pool View
• Boardwalk View

Disney’s Boardwalk is one of the few resorts where I recommend considering a view upgrade. However, I would only upgrade if I planned to spend a decent amount of time in the room. It’s also important to consider that the Boardwalk is lively in the evening. If you are a light sleeper or go to bed early, you might prefer to avoid a Boardwalk view.

Those who are looking to accommodate a family of five might also consider a deluxe studio at BoardWalk Villas. This is the basic, starting unit on the Villas Side. For comparison, we have an updated room tour of a standard guest room at the Boardwalk Inn that shows the differences between regular rooms and studios. The deluxe studio has a queen-size bed, a pull-down queen bed, and a single bed that pulls down from the wall underneath the television area.

The pull-down beds have been the trend at many resorts over the last few years. They are a welcome change along with those solid surface floors.

Here is a closer look at the pull-down bed. Formerly, the artwork featured a sleeping Dumbo. But now Mickey and Minnie Mouse are floating in the Community Hall Pool.

Not much has changed in the bathroom other than a few fixtures.

The deluxe studio has a shower with a bathtub combination. The shower has glass doors.

We didn’t see any significant changes in the kitchenette either, but the small appliances have been replaced with new ones.

Boardwalk Villa’s deluxe studios have a full-size closet, an in-room safe, extra pillows and blankets, a luggage rack, and an iron with an ironing board. Given the smaller space, the kitchenette’s design is practical. While it’s not a fully equipped kitchen, the area is efficient. It’s nice to have a sink and counter space in your room.

Each room has a standard coffee maker. The new coffee makers offer the option to make an entire pot of coffee or a single serving. Complimentary coffee and accompaniments are provided, along with a roll of paper towels, dish liquid, and a kitchen towel. A microwave and toaster oven sit on a shelf above the counter. Underneath the counter is a mini-refrigerator, a little larger than you would find in a standard hotel room. The top of the fridge has a freezer shelf.

During our last stay, we had a room with a garden view. It was a pleasant view, and we enjoyed having a room with a balcony. Most of the rooms at Boardwalk Villas will have a balcony or patio. Some may differ in size. (Ground-level units have a patio.)

We also had this resort view during our stay in the one-bedroom villa, which we also really enjoyed.

Boardwalk Villas Amenities

Guests staying at the Boardwalk Villas will have access to the resort’s amenities. We’ll briefly go over those amenities. For starters, the resort has three pools. We have a separate guide with many photos and details for the pools at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort.

Here is the resort’s feature pool, the Luna Park Pool. It has a water slide designed to look like a wooden roller coaster.

This pool area has a separate kiddie pool with a playground on the far side.

Additionally, the pool has a hot tub and a poolside bar called Leaping Horse Libations.

On the villa’s side of the resort, you’ll find the Community Hall. This area is home to one of the resort’s quiet pools.

A whirlpool spa sits next to the pool.

This is where you’ll find the grilling area for the Boardwalk Villas.

A third quiet pool is on the opposite side of the resort, but it is not near the villas.

Muscles and Bustles is the fitness center at Disney’s Boardwalk. It’s located near the Luna Park Pool.

An arcade sits next to the gym.

As far as dining goes, the Boardwalk has several restaurants. Quick service locations include the Boardwalk Deli, Pizza Window, Leaping Horse Libations, Boardwalk Ice Cream, Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs, a Snack Cart, and Carousel Coffee. Regarding table service, you’ll find Trattoria al Forno, Flying Fish, and the Cake Bake Shop.

If you want to learn more information about dining options, we have a complete guide to Disney’s Boardwalk Restaurants. It includes a detailed look at the pros and cons of dining in the area and several items we’ve tried.