Why You Should NOT Stay At a Disney Hotel : Disney World Dolphin Hotel 

Pro tip... If you are staying at Swan & Dolphin, but don't want to take the Mears bus to Magic Kingdom, walk over to Boardwalk and catch the bus there. That way, you go right to the park and avoid the TTC. Also, we stayed at The Swan before and stopped by to grab water any time we came into the resort. They would give us 2 (or more) bottles each time, plus put more in the fridge when they cleaned the room. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay there and would consider that location again in the future.

I've stayed at the Dolphin a bunch over the last 20 years. It's fantastic BUT definitely do your homework. It is worth booking a theme park view room and asking for a high floor, because all of those rooms have been updated rather recently and are MUCH nicer than the few older rooms you might otherwise get. The resort fees and parking fees used to be an issue for some, but Disney has done such a great job of overpricing their hotels now, that is usually a wash. If you have any of the usual Marriott discounts (AAA, Government Employees, Teachers, etc), you can often find great rooms at the Dolphin for less than a 1/3 of Boardwalk or Beach Club. Last time I stayed at Dolphin (October 2019 for Food and Wine) I paid about $190 out the door with a AAA discount - the same 5 days I was there Boardwalk was $650, Beach/Yacht was a little more, and even renting DVC points was about $350/night. No thanks.

This was a great, very detailed tour. But am I the only one who desperately wants to hear the dad joke she received in the middle of filming? 😂

You need to do videos on the Disney Partner Hotels around Disney Springs. We stayed at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace, and it was cheaper, a very nice hotel with lazy river and you had most of the perks of the Disney Hotels and you were a 5 min walk from Disney Springs! Only issue we had, they close the pool area more often than the other hotels in the area during stormy weather, which was annoying to see the others pools at other hotels open, but ours were closed.

Thank you for the video! Very useful and has helped me to make my mind up about my next visit.

Thanks so much for the tour. It’s hard to find a room tour online and y’all’s last was years ago. Would super love a room tour!!

Great tour, informative and entertaining, as always from Quincy, love these as a vacationer looking to find out about resorts before booking and what to do when staying. I would love to see a tour of Saratoga Springs since we will be there for the first time next month.

I am doing a split stay in March. First 3 nights at the Dolphin and last 4 nights at Pop Century. This will be my first stay at Dolphin and I am so excited! Thank you for doing your resort tours they help so much!

Thank you for the tour. We have been there twice, but at Christmas. We love the pool! The hot tubs are gerat too.

Love Quincy and her Hotel tours they are awesome!!!! Keep up the great work 👍 ❤

Great video! We’ve stayed maaaany times and I learned a few new things. Please do a tour of the swan and swan reserve.

This is the first video I watched with only you! AWESOME 👏 I really enjoyed your energy and enthusiasm!

Stayed there for 7 days in early November. We loved it! We took the bus first thing in the morning for MK and then took the beautiful ride on the ferry over (recommend doing at least once going over) and was there for our early entry. Got to see Mickey open the park! We went to Epcot, AK, DHS and MK and Disney Springs. Had a wonderful time.

Excited for this video as we have a stay at the Dolphin planned for Feb! A little nervous as I’ve heard about some glitches with MDE dropping reservations but glad to see Quincy’s review

Great video. The walk around the property back a lot of memories of my stays at the Swan years ago. Would love a video of the Swan to see how things have changed.

Absolutely love the Dolphin! Been a while since we stayed last - like a decade - so we haven't seen the latest refurbishment. But we actually had one of those rooms facing the water with the large curved balcony. Was always so nice to come back to the room and chill on the large balcony and see the amazing view. I totally recommend! Thanks for the great video review!

I WANT to check in ..in person! This is a plus. You posted that the first thing to see was the sugar sculpture...first thing I noticed and loved was no crowds

Great thorough review, keep doing these Quincy

Terrific job, Quincy. You have been getting better and better the more videos you are featured in. Never really considered the Swan or Dolphin, but I will now.

Love Quincy resort tours! I mean bed science and funky makeup mirror shots….can it be beat..🤔 nope! Thanks for this informative tour. You really make the best tour guide ever! 😊

Thank you so much! I'd love to see a review on the Swan. We are considering one of them for a family stay.

Love a lady who handles a burger like that. Bravo!

Great review. We have contemplated staying here as I am a Marriott Titanium Lifetime member with quite a few points. The only thing that has kept me away is the resort fee - not a fan of resort fees.

Amazing video, thank you so much! How did you do early theme park entry on your day of check out if you didn't have your room key anymore? Thank you!

Would love seeing a video for Swan as well. I stayed at Dolphin a few years ago and may be staying there again next spring and I'm enjoying getting to revisit them through this video. Would you also consider doing a video ranking all the hotels located on the Skyliner route?

Just returned home to Oz after staying at the Dolphin, Thanks to Quincy we had the best burger we have ever had. good call Quincy, Molly would be so proud of you.

Great Job. I have stayed at the Dolphin over 20 times. So glad to see the new things happening there.

I'm glad to see the video. I am excited to see the options available. I am a nurse so I think they offer discounts! I want to see a Swan/Swan Reserve video

We are going February 27th and cannot wait to stay here, thanks for the detailed information about this resort and helping us prepare for all the options we are entitled to, we feel more prepared, it’s going to make navigating around a lot easier.

Fantastic detailed tour!

Hello Quincy! If you could do a tour of the Swan and Swan Reserve that would be great. Also any of the good neighbors hotels closest to Disney Springs would be awesome!

Quincy was the best part of the review!

It would be neat to see you guys rent DVC points and then stay at some sort of DVC villa and review it.

Great job, Quincy! Also, yes, do all the Boardwalk area hotels

I liked the tour. Very informative. I would like to see a Swan tour as well since I will be staying there early next year.

Thanks Quincy!! Love ur hotel videos!!

I would love to see a tour of the Swan as well! Thanks for suggestion it! Have an awesome day!!!

Lol @ Quincy drinking lots of 'sink water'!!! Great work as always!

Oh thank you so much for this video. We are staying at the Dolphin for the first time in April and there is a shocking lack of material out there on it. I’m still in search for a Picabu and/or Fresh video review….they always seem to be closed when people are there. But this was great info!

Please do a tour of the Swan and the Swan Reserve! Love these resort tours!

All Ears Team goes camping at Fort Wilderness Campground for a resort tour 😁🌲🌲🌲

Thank you for this! Would greatly appreciate a video soon of the Swan Reserve. Debating which to stay at since we're Marriott titanium level rewards one of these 3 would be a huge benefit

This was a great video - thanks Quincy! We would love to see what the Swan looks like as well! Debating trying out one of those hotels and would be interested to know what the differences are.

I love a good weighted comforter. It’s always an issue for me with hotel beds because there are just never enough blankets to make me feel warm, cozy, and secure.

Awesome tour!

Fuel is fantastic and The Fountain is a really good casual dining option.

I stayed at the Dolphin and that stay made me want to stay at all the other resorts in that area. I loved walking around and taking pictures at all the other resorts and also loved jumping on the skyliner and hitting all the other resorts

We stayed at the Swan Reserve, and of all the pools we had access to (all the Swan and Dolphin pools and the Swan Reserve pool), the Dolphin lap pool was definitely my favorite. No one was swimming laps and it was mostly just other adults relaxing, lots of palm trees around, the hot tubs with the waterfalls - it really felt like being on vacation! We took some time out to take a break between parks and go for a relaxing swim, and I'm so glad we did.

Yes! Please do a Swan tour! I’m staying at the Swan for the first time 4/30! I’d love to see and hear it through you first so I can be prepared! Thanks so much! ❤️ 🦢

Great review! I would really love it if you made video for Swan Reserve. I am going in mid-February and would be curious on your thoughts.

This place looks really nice ! Would love to see a review on Todd English’s restaurant, Blue Zoo! Thanks Quincy, would love to see a tour of the Swan also !! Merry Christmas!!!🎁

I love this resort. It's one of my favorites

That coffee looks amazing 🤩

This was great! Would definitely love a swan one soon! We are staying there in March

Would love a comparison with the Swan and Sean Reserve, but also the new JW Marriott at Bonnet Creek! I’ve heard really great reviews of it since it also has Epcot views, albeit it does have only bus transportation

In all the years I’ve been going to Disney (aka my whole life), I’ve never stepped foot in either the Swan or Dolphin. I never knew how amazing the dining options were and how much the resort has to offer. I would LOVE to see the Swan too

Great video! I’m wondering if the partner hotels used to except the Disney food plan back when that was a thing? We are hoping it will return before our next trip

Loved my stay at the Dolphin. We could see World Showcase and Tower of Terror from our room. Transportation was wonderful. Magical time.

Yessss. Please do a Swan tour. Me and my fiancée are going on our honeymoo there at the end of January

Thank you! Staying here in the future and was excited when you said to stay tuned for this tour! Great tour and information, thanks Quincy!!

I stayed at the dolphin when I was a kid, maybe 8 or 9, and I had the BEST time at the kids daycare thing that I kept asking to go there everyday 😆 I have such fond memories of the pool and the hotel in general !

We used to stay here a tonne of times but switched to the Contemporary but since they’ve ruined the Contemporary we’ll be back at the Dolphin for sure. Thanks for the fab video.

Please do the Swan review soon! We are planning on staying at The Swan in September 2022. We have visited restaurants in both Swan and Dolphin (multiple trips to Shula's ---BEST STEAK IN DISNEY AREA) when staying at Boardwalk and Yacht Club in the past but your videos are much more in depth than our casual walk throughs. Looking forward to the Swan video....thanks!

I stayed at the Swan some years ago and I loved it, I will never forget that trip, please make a review of the Swan!. Your reviews (and Molly's) are the best in RU-vid, personally I prefer yours because you are so beautiful and I can see your videos over an over.

Swan or Dolphin resort are the only resorts I stay at when I visit Disney. I've been to Hollywood studios and Epcot, never been to the other parks... I can't wait to try out the Swan Reserve.

Love your tours Quincy. How about sticking with the area and do Boardwalk?

Stayed at the Dolphin last week. It was pretty good, but very definitely in need of a refurb. The common areas were very nice but the room I was in had a number of minor maintenance issues and not nearly enough convenient outlets. The carpet in the hallway showed excessive wear from the housekeeping carts and a number of other minor things. But the value was excellent. I would definitely stay there again.

We need more Quincy videos

Come over to holiday Inn Disney Springs! We're right in the Springs area (10 min walk), hourly shuttles and early entry benefits! Were rated #14 of all the hotels in Orlando on TripAdvisor! Great alternative

Great tour! I would love to see a tour of the Swan!

I have eaten at Shula's Steak House back in March 2008.. I would have to say it was the most expensive and well worth the price for the best Steak dinner I've ever had

Swan hotel tour, please! Staying there in the Spring and would love an in depth tour. :)

You were with a DFB person and you didn’t call it “plastic cheese”? I’m disappointed.

We enjoyed every stay at the Dolphin. It is so convenient to Epcot and the Boardwalk entertainment area. As teachers we always got a huge discount so be sure to ask if that is still a perk!

Love the Dolphin. We’ve stayed there at least a dozen times. Shula’s is our favorite onsite steakhouse.

We used to stay onsite but now rent an amazing 2 story house for $109/night from VRBO. It's just a few minutes from the parks.

Great informative video!! My fam and I really want to try this resort out! Question does the pool have a slide? Sorry if I just missed this info but that’s a make or break for my kiddos!

I love Phins bar. On Sundays, they offer SO MANY different Bloody Mary combinations!! The Fountain Grilled Cheese is amazing! Shula's was wonderful!! (5 star)!! I did not know about the bus changes. That's typical at this point and why I won't travel back to Disney for quite a long time (as said by a former Platinum Passholder living in the Northeast traveling down 4 times per year. ) I'm just disgusted over all the changes (less ..... but pay MORE). All in All, we love the Dolphin with ONE exception. We ALWAYS request a King bed because 2 double beds are not fun. Most times we stay at the Yacht Club or Boardwalk, when available. We always walk to the parks (EPCOT and HS) and take boat back. Thanks for sharing!

Yes, please tour the Swan soon. We were considering there

We’re staying in the Dolphin now and enjoying it! Could you do a video comparing it to the Swan? We’re all curious what the room differences are and what you think! For our next trip! Thanks as always!

I’ve been planning our first WDW trip for two years. We chose the Dolphin and this is very helpful! Thank you!

I went here a few months ago and I had a very good experience! BTW I went to the dolphin hotel I also explored the swan hotel but I stayed at dolphin

Yes, please do a tour of the swan hotel.

I’m staying at the Swan in May so I would love a tour!

Dolphin is a sleeper. Went a few years back and might go this year

I have stayed at swan. Totally would not change... The food is super good!!

Just for clarification, that was not a dead bolt on the room door, it was the locking mechanism for the door handle. Dolphin and Swan are older hotels on property and mainly used for Conventions and Conferences. You can get some really good deals on them, when the do not have large events going on.

Totally do a Swan Tour as well!!! 🦢

Nice review by Quincy as usual! Yikes...that room view was criminal, eeek...

Staying at the grove much more space less price. 3 bdrm/2 bath and balcony. 7 nts but only doing 3 parks to relax by pool so it made more sense for us this hotel. Dolphin was my 1st choice more perk for wdw.

Can you walk to the boardwalk/Beach club ect and use the busses there to be dropped off at MK rather than TTC?

We are never in the room on a Disney vacation. We start at rope drop and end with fireworks so I could sleep anywhere after a day like that. After 5 days I feel like I've finished a marathon.

Quincy great job. I don’t think y’all have not done a tour of Shades of Green I am staying there next week if all ears wants to reach out. 👍🏻

I would love a video putting the Swan against the Dolphin, seeing which one is better!

"Don't shake your burger." Words to live by.

We stayed at Dolphin for the 50th (Sept 29-Oct 3) and then at Swan Reserve (Dec 6-9). Both are great hotels with fantastic locations. We have been staying at Disney resort hotels for years and years. We should have tried these hotels sooner. We loved being able to walk to Epcot and Hollywood Studios. The location is really a huge perk for us. The rooms are great too.

Yes, I requested this. 😊

I wish I had seen this before my trip. Coconut dole whip? How did I miss it???? We stayed at the Dolphin the week after Thanksgiving. It was a nice hotel, my only complaint was that the bathroom was so small!!!! Like so small. I liked the “free” waters. Restaurant at the pool was good and of course the proximity to HS can’t be beat. I think we would have liked it more if we hadn’t been upgraded to a two bedroom Villa at Disney’s Beach Club before arriving here, lol. I’d go back but I spent $391 for a night which I felt was high for room quality.

I toured the Dolphin once and found it very confusing and felt very claustrophobic! I was given a couple different directions to the pool, but never found it!

Interesting timing this video, was just there 12/13-18/21 and loved my stay! Thus far on precious Disney trips I have experienced staying off property, staying at the Coronado (moderate Disney resort) and for this past vaca staying at the Dolphin. My best experience was the Dolphin, beautiful with plenty of dining options on site which was helpful considering all the popular Disney restaurants didn’t have reservations available. Shula’s steakhouse was delicious and the swan has a nice Italian restaurant. The proximity to the yacht/Beach club and boardwalk resorts was awesome. I would use the boardwalks bus trans to magic kingdom and the Dolphins for all the rest, there are many options and easy to find out what works best. Another perk is the Dolphin is considered a deluxe hotel so guest can attend the magic after hours in the parks!! And did I mention 24hr room service for food?!!!