Disney's Wilderness Lodge is quite a sight to see when you first pull up to the resort. Conceirge greets you at the luggage drop to either valet your car (I believe it was $10/day), or give you the option of self-parking (free). Either way, they take your bags, and they are delivered to your room shortly after check-in. As with most Disney resorts, when you walk into the lobby, the "wow" factor hits you. It is incredible how well themed their hotels are, and this one is certainly no exception. There is also a totem pole made of Disney characters. Check-in was easy and the staff was helpful.

The rooms are fine. Nothing spectacular (as you will find all the rooms at Disney resorts are like this). They are certainly very clean, and well kept, but if you paid the prices of the resorts at a non-Disney resort you would be disappointed. But here, you are paying for the lobby, the pool area, (which is a kids paradise), the easy transportation to anywhere else at Walt Disney World, and the overall Disney themes found throughout the resorts. There's also a very good chance that you could see a Disney character at any given time.

All in all, we had a very enjoyable stay here, and would recommend it!

We stayed during the "COLD" spell.. Hotel had nothing to do with that and even though it was 30 degrees outside there were people SWIMMING in the pool and in the jacuzzi so it must have been kept at a great temperature. Rooms were very clean and always neat. We traveled with our 2 grandchildren, daughter & husband and had adjoining rooms which was fab!. We soon discovered that the boat ride to the Kingdom was the fastest and the best way to travel. Never waited more then 10 minutes for the ride. Everyone was very helpful in our questions. We had a sick child during the trip and they arranged for someone to pick us up to take to urgent care. Could not have asked for more. We ate most of our meal via the cafeteria but took the food back to our rooms since it was always crowded. But that worked out much better for us anyhow. We could relax and eat at our leisure. They could of had more variety of foods but I can't complain. We always found something we enjoyed. The gift shop, arcade rooms, Whispering Cafe, Artist Point were great. Would stay there just b/c of the boat ride to the kingdom. You never had to walk far to get either the boat or bus no matter where you stayed in the hotel. I have heard that some of the hotels you have to walk 15 minutes just to get the bus. Not here. Everything was very close and comfortable. Check in was a little long but there were also many people ahead of us. They left messages on your phone and on your door when you needed to at the bus for airport pickup. Definetly give this place a 5 star and would stay there again! Didn't get a chance to participate in any Hotel activities b/c we were busy with the Parks but would have liked to . Maybe next time we stay we will have more time. We needed a microwave in one of the rooms for my grandson's special eating needs and they were very prompt in getting it right up to us. EVERYONE was always pleasant and courtious and helpful.
Recommend 100%.

hi me and my family stayed at wilderness lodge in july 07, the check in was quick and we got upgraded free of charge. the rooms are clean and comfy we payed for a pool view which was worth the extra money. the dining is great we ate at artist point and whispering canyon. we stayed in this hotel for 2 weeks before moving onto the hard roack in universal and we were not ready to move on, could have easily stayed on a while longer. we visit disney every year and therefore like to experience different disney hotels as we feel that each hotel is theamed differently this year we are trying disney port orleans watch out for my review. happy holiday.

Walking into the lodge is an experience unto itself. It's large, open, and kind of takes your breath away with it's Disney Magic. It doesn't look very Disney-ish at first, more like something you'd find at Yellowstone Park. The rooms are clean, nice, with fun rustic touches to make it seem like a lodge. All the amenities are available. Most recently we stayed in the Villas but in the past we've also stayed in the main lodge.
The villas have a kitchen, dining area, living room area and separate bed and bath.
The pool area is amazing. There is a little creek that runs through the hotel, outside, down a rocky waterfall area and then into the pool. Near the pool is also a hot tub.
Our son loved this too (he was just over 2 at the time). I would definitely recommend it.
~Christy