We took a quick Thursday to Saturday trip, and it may have been our best trip yet. We visited all 4 parks and got to do all our favorite things. And it was a Star Wars Weekend!
We stayed in a new (to us) resort, Disney's Dolphin and Swan. We were in the Dolphin section. We would not normally be able to afford these swanky digs, but I got a great last minute deal. We enjoyed the resort a lot and would definitely stay here again.
The absolute best thing about the Dolphin is its location. You can walk to both Epcot and Hollywood Studios (or take a boat if you are so inclined). You are also located on the Disney Boardwalk which means you can also easily walk to all the Epcot Resorts and their restaurants. Although the Dolphin is not technically a Disney World Resort, you get to use Extra Magic Hours, too.
Our room was very basic, but nice. The beds were probably the most comfortable hotel beds I have ever slept on. The in-room coffee was Starbucks and the toiletries were from Bliss. Very swanky. The resort has about a dozen different restaurants but we didn't try any of them. They all smelled fantastic, though. The pools were great and there is a white sand "beach" for sunbathing. The fitness center was enormous and very state of the art. Really almost everything about the resort was top notch.
I had a few tiny complaints. The towels were cheap for such a nice hotel. The pool closed at 9 pm which is ridiculously early, considering it was not even fully dark at that time. The patio around the pools was so hot in the afternoon I had to carry the boys from a deck chair to the pool and back again and I had to hop from foot to foot to keep from getting burned. Finally, my biggest complaint was that they charged for self-parking despite having us park quite a distance from the hotel and having ample parking. Still, that was spelled out before I made the reservations so they didn't spring it on me. I just found it a little annoying and greedy. None of that would keep me from staying here again.
We arrived Thursday afternoon and checked in to the Dolphin. After dropping off our luggage, we walked over to Epcot. We had dinner reservations at the San Angel Inn in the Mexico Pavilion. This was a new restaurant for us. I had the pork tenderloin and Jonathan had the fish tacos. Mine was pretty tasty but Jonathan's was very disappointing. We will not be adding the San Angel Inn to our favorites list.
After we ate, we rode Spaceship Earth and Nemo. Both rides remain popular with Sean. We picked up some desserts at the Norway cafe and walked around the World Showcase. We left Epcot as the sun began to set and walked around the Disney Boardwalk area back towards our hotel. We watched the Epcot fireworks from the Boardwalk and then retired for the night.
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Did they change up the San Angel Inn? I heard they were going to change it somehow.
Do you have any pictures of your room?
This was our first time eating at the San Angel so I don't know if anything was different.
I didn't take any pics inside the room. It was basic but fairly large. Two super comfy double beds with sheets with ridiculously high thread counts, a TV, a bar with fridge and one-cup coffee maker, a large closet, a large dresser, a desk and chair, a comfy chair, and a very basic bathroom with a vanity outside and a separate room with the toilet and tub.
The decor was really subdued and not themed at all. It was nice but not fancy, if you know what I mean. We were on the top floor and if the windows had opened they would have led out to the rooftop. We looked down on the Tower of Terror. You can get views that look down more over Epcot so you can see fireworks from your room.
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