None of the value or moderate resorts have private balconies, it is a outside hallway that leads to the rooms. Think of a typical motel set up with outside doorways, and that is excatly the set up. All of the value and moderate resorts are very nice resorts but do not have a balcony. I have also seen people pull their chairs outside to the walkway and sit, relax, enjoy the beautiful atmosphere etc while the kids are sleeping inside the room. You can leave the door ajar by reversing the safety bar/lock inside the door which gives you enough opening to hear the kids but not enough outside light or noise enters the room to keep the kids awake.