You guys.
I love Disney resorts because the theming is always out of this world. The Four Seasons, for the most part, knocks it out of the park in everything else.
Unfortunately, I lost a ton of the pictures that I took because I accidentally deleted them off of my SD card before importing them. But I'm pretty sure you can see how beautiful the resort was for the ones I was able to recover.
The Rooms // My parents and I stayed in a room overlooking the pools and had a park view. To be fair, you couldn't actually see much of the parks. We could see just a bit of Epcot and the Tower of Terror in the distance. And if it wasn't for the fireworks, I would have no idea that Magic Kingdom was in the distance.
The room itself was really comfortable. It might have been that I was tired from walking around the parks all day, but the beds might have been the best hotel beds ever. There was a large desk, a flat screen TV, and a Nespresso. I really loved that the mini fridge was hidden in a cabinet over the bar.
The marble bathroom was incredible. I especially loved the barn door and the in-mirror television. The vanity was spacious enough for us to spread out all of toiletries.
The Pools // For some reason, I never remember to bring bathing suits with me on trips like this. I wish I had though because the pools looks so nice. And there was a lazy river!
There are two pools at the hotel - an adult pool and a family pool. The adult pool is obviously the quite and more serene area and has cabanas and a jacuzzi. It overlooks the lake, which makes for great pictures in my opinion. The family pool has s a "beach entry", something that I've always loved for some reason. This pool is also bigger than the adult pool. Both have underwater audio so that you can still hear the music playing at the resort, something I've never seen anywhere else.
Besides the pools, there are a few other water activities. First, the water slides. One is completely enclosed but made of fiberglass so you and everyone watching can still see all the fun you're having. The other is partially open, something that I feel like is a more traditional water slide feature. The lazy river isn't really so lazy. There are water cannons on the bridges, a waterfall, and a bubbling rapids section. It also goes around in a large circle, meaning you can really get on or off wherever or whenever you please. There is also a splash zone, which looked so pretty at night with all the different colored lights.
The Food // There are four different restaurants, one grab-and-go, and two lounges at the Four Seasons Orlando. Since we spent most of our time at the parks, we only went to Ravello and Lickety Split.
Lickety Split is the hotel's grab-and-go option. It's right next to the lobby, have indoor and outdoor seating, and are open nearly all day. They had a great breakfast menu {avocado toast, oatmeal, and several pastries}, tons of coffee options, salads, sandwiches, fruit, and gelato. I actually think it would be a great place to stop by and grab something for lunch if you didn't want to get something in the parks.
Ravello is their Italian restaurant on the first {bottom} floor. They only serve breakfast and dinner, but both are completely worth it. It's a pretty calm atmosphere in the restaurant, even though the kitchen is partially open. The menus are backlit, making it really easy to read since the place itself is pretty dim. The chef has a few specialities on the menu, including the ravioli which was AMAZING. The meatballs, calamari, risotto, desert - pretty much everything was amazing. I would suggest making reservations for dinner since it can get a little busy at certain times.
I'll talk more about breakfast at Ravello in an upcoming post since we went to their character breakfast.
Disney // So this is probably the only part of the hotel that has a few cons. For the pros, it's super close to the parks. They offer a shuttle so you don't need to worry about transportation. There's also a separate Disney desk with Disney cast members so information is always available to you at the hotel.
But... Despite this hotel calling itself the 'Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World', this is not technically an on-property resort. That means that you cannot take advantage of making dining reservations and Fast Passes as early as those staying at a Disney resort. You also can't partake in Extra Magic Hours. And of course, when you purchase your tickets for the park, you'll need to buy your Magic Bands separately. If those things are important to you, then this might be a deal breaker. But to be completely honest, I think they're worth overlooking.
*Note: This post is not sponsored. Four Seasons has no idea who I am so I am in no way being compensated for this post. My parents and I just enjoyed our stay and loved the resort so much so I wanted to share!
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