Walt Disney World Swan

Hotel Information: Both the 12-story Walt Disney World Swan and neighboring Walt Disney World Dolphin, designed by noted architect Michael Graves, were built with an eye to detail.

The Swan blends whimsy and sophistication, incorporating the graceful birds everywhere, in places such as furniture carvings and fountains. Many guests like the hotel’s intimacy and understated ambience.

Amenity highlights: The heated grotto pool with adjacent children’s playground is a popular spot year-round, as is the white-sand beach, with its pedalboats and hydro-bikes.

For kids, there’s Camp Dolphin at the nearby Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel. For both kids and adults, it’s a quick five-minute walk to Disney’s Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf courses.

Guests also enjoy preferred tee times on five nearby championship Walt Disney World® Resort golf courses.

Insider tip: The hotel provides complimentary scheduled transportation to Walt Disney World® Resort via ferry or coach.

This Lake Buena Vista resort features 759 guestrooms in a 12-story building. All include the signature Westin Heavenly Bed. The Heavenly Bed consists of a custom-designed, foot-thick pillowtop mattress with all-white bedding; triple sheeting; down blanket, comforter and duvet; and five pillows (two goose down/feather, two hypo-allergenic, and a decorative "boudoir" neck roll pillow).

All rooms contains multi-line phones (one cordless), high-speed Internet access (surcharge), minibars, and lighted makeup/shaving mirrors.

Orlando Resort

Walt Disney World & Orlando For Dummies 2008

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Walt Disney World includes four theme parks and a dozen lesser attractions, two entertainment districts, tens of thousands of hotel rooms, and scores of restaurants.

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Orvis Fly Fishing School at Grande Lakes

Price: $470*
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Located at Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida, on over five hundred acres of the Headwaters of the Florida Everglades, this resort is also the home of Grande Lakes Outfitters, which offers both pond and

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