New to staying off-site

[snowball]

I need help! I am used to staying on site with all the perks of Disney. Though this time (our second trip this year) we have to stay off site. BOO! But anyway, how does disney transportation work for off siters? I am staying at Holiday Inn Downtown disney. Can I walk to downtown disney and take a boat or bus to any of the resorts? I am wanting to spend a day just wandering around looking at the different resorts. Any ideas?

 

[LoveToDisney]

Hi! You're going to have fun!! Here's a couple of links that will give you more info regarding the downtown Disney hotels. It's not quite the same as staying on property, but if I got the chance to do a second trip and was "forced" to stay at one of the dd hotels, I'd jump at it.
Downtown Disney Hotels
Holiday Inn DD

 

[SonicLogic]

The Holiday Inn Downtown Disney is not off site. It is a full on site resort. The location on Hotel Plaza Blvd. is excellent and the bus transportation is actually much better than the WDW bus system.

The rooms are far bigger than anything Disney owned resorts offer. You'll like it!

 

[deltachi8]

You will like staying at DTD I think, and you are on site (A cast member reminded me of that last year - they asked if I was staying on site and I said no - I'm at th eBest Western LBV Resort and she said - yes, you ARE on site.)

ANYWAYS, staying at the BW, we found the Bus transportation reliable and easy to use, liked to be able to walk to DTD if we wanted and some "off site" resturaunts at crossroads.

 

[nowellsl]

It's a really nice walk to Downtown Disney from the Holiday Inn. You can then take a Disney Bus to any of the resorts! We did this several times last time we were there. The Hotel Plaza bus service was OK, you do stop at all the other hotels, but when we stayed there Holiday Inn was the second stop so we always got a seat. We've stayed there twice and enjoyed it both times (It was Courtyard by Marriott then).