With so many resort hotel options at Walt Disney World, it's hard to decide where's the best place to stay during your vacation. It's most important to consider your budget and the time of year you're looking travel before you start narrowing your hotel search, and then there's also the decision to either stay on Disney property or off. To offer some insight on these options, I want to share some information and reviews of my favorite Disney resort hotels in a series called WDW Resort Hotel Spotlight. First up is my favorite Value Level resort: The Pop Century!
The Pop Century resort is one of my family's favorite places to stay when we visit Walt Disney World, and I've stayed there three times. It's the perfect place for us on-the-go vacationers to rest our heads and decompress in between park days. And since it's a Value Level resort, you're saving money on your accommodations that you can then allocate for airfare, food, souvenirs, and extra fun! It's always clean, offers adjoining rooms for larger travel parties, has multiple swimming pools, and features larger-than-life icons from classic decades. The resort is made up of multiple buildings as compared to one, large high-rise, and the guest rooms are separated into ten different buildings that are grouped together by decade. There's the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's, and Classic Hall, which boasts a counter service food court, souvenir store, arcade, and check-in desk/Guest Services. Classic Hall is easily accessible from each guest room building by a short walk, and the 90's is the furthest away. Just outside of Classic Hall is the WDW transportation stop for the resort where you can hop on a bus to each theme park, water park, and Downtown Disney. I personally enjoy staying in the 50's section, which is very close to Classic Hall and not as busy or loud as the other sections, since it's close to the outer edge of the resort. The resort features three swimming pools in the 50's, 60's, and 90's areas, with the Hippy Dippy pool in the 60's being the largest. You can also visit the Petals poolside bar at the Hippy Dippy pool, which features specialty alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to cool off with. Lifeguards are present at each pool during most operating hours, and there are plenty of chairs and tables available if you prefer to stay out of the water and relax. Pop Century also offers a jogging trail around the resort and a playground in the 60's area as additional recreation options, and Disney movie nights on the grounds are offered on select nights, free of charge. The Everything Pop food court inside Classic Hall is the main dining option available at the resort, which is usually open between 6 AM and midnight each day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The menu changes for each meal and normally includes waffles, pancakes, omelets, and cereals for breakfast, and pastas, pizzas, burgers, and salads for dinner, among other options. There's also a full service beverage station where you can fill up your refillable mugs during your stay, get coffee, and purchase bottled drinks. It's the perfect place to get a quick bite before heading out for a day at the parks. You can also visit the main resort souvenir store inside Everything Pop, which sells classic Disney items like stuffed animals, t-shirts, and pins, among others. There are a couple of different room options available at the Pop Century which all sleep up to four people. Each room has the option of two double beds or one King bed, and you can even request which type of view you'd like (pool view vs. standard view, etc.). Each room offers free WiFi and quick in-room pizza delivery if you ever get a late-night craving. You can also request adjoining guest rooms if your family requires two rooms during your stay, so you can make sure everyone is nearby. Other resort amenities include free parking if you're bringing your vehicle in your vacation, an ATM, laundry services, locker rentals. I'd definitely recommend the Pop Century resort to any family traveling to Walt Disney World, but especially to those on a budget, planning to spend most of their time on the go, or are coming for a quick stay. For more information on all of Disney's on-property resort hotels, be sure to visit https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/ and check back for more WDW Resort Hotel Spotlight posts right here! Until the next post, see ya real soon!
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