Resort Thread Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE Resorts

[Dan Murphy]

Is the east wing the one by Boardwalk

Yes, east wing is BW side of the Swan.

 

[Disneydawg74]

Oh man! I was at the Dolphin in August 2022 in a wonderful balcony room facing Epcot. I moved to the YC the next day. During my YC stay, my Dolphin balcony was suddenly under construction. Now, I have a reservation for the Swan in just 34 days and it is balcony deja vu!! I just changed my reservation to a balcony room.

Is the east wing the one by Boardwalk or the Reserve? Maybe I shoud change to the Dolphin???

We’re going back to the Swan in late November and have a balcony room. East wing is the side towards the Boardwalk and west wing is towards Swan Reserve. I have never had a balcony room in the west wing, but would think we might get that in November unless they complete all the work by then.

 

[Disneydawg74]

@djmeredith as I was reading the post I thought you know, I don't think any of the Crescent Lake resorts make it very clear of how it works. The Transportation page on SD's site mentions the water taxi and walking but never mentions a thing about bus options to/from Epcot. I just recall one year the skipper on the boat made an announcement, but I cant' say they all do it.

I think it’s very clear that busses only run in inclement weather. Not sure why this isn’t clear to everyone. This is what is on the transportation page

 

[SteveH]

I think it’s very clear that busses only run in inclement weather. Not sure why this isn’t clear to everyone. This is what is on the transportation pageView attachment 796677

Not sure where that page comes from. But on the SD transportation website its far less obvious, its a foot note at the bottom of the page.

 

[Disneydawg74]

Not sure where that page comes from. But on the SD transportation website its far less obvious, its a foot note at the bottom of the page.
View attachment 796680

This is from Swan/Dolphin App.

 

[SteveH]

@Disneydawg74 - thanks, gotta love the inconsistency. Several other pages I've come across on the SD site don't detail this too.

 

[Disneydawg74]

@Disneydawg74 - thanks, gotta love the inconsistency. Several other pages I've come across on the SD site don't detail this too.

And, of course, not everyone looks at the App.

 

[maxiesmom]

And, of course, not everyone looks at the App.

Their app is the best way to do anything--ask for extra towels, or a room cleaning. You can't force people to find info if they are not bothered to look.

 

[Disneydawg74]

Their app is the best way to do anything--ask for extra towels, or a room cleaning. You can't force people to find info if they are not bothered to look.

My trip last week had the unfortunate outcome of no response using the text feature of the app. This was a first for me after probably a dozen stays there. Not sure why there was no answer, but I got my issues resolved at the front desk (These weren’t towel or room cleaning requests).

 

[Redhusky]

Dang was looking at booking Dolphin in late January. Rates shot up overnight from ~300 per night to over 500.

 

[Dave006]

Do you happen to be looking for dates around Jan. 24th? That night is sold out which indicates that dates around that date may have a high number of guests and drives up the prices. Marriott uses a dynamic pricing model. As the number of rooms available drops the prices increase.

Have you tried third-party sites: Priceline, Hotels.com, etc. They may still have some discounted rooms in their room blocks.

Dave

 

[Redhusky]

It’s the week of the 28th. I booked at Swan instead and looks like Dolphin is completely unavailable now. Wonder if there’s a conference?

 

[Disneychick75]

What type of coffee maker and what type of coffee pods are used in Dolphin rooms? Thanks!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Dang was looking at booking Dolphin in late January. Rates shot up overnight from ~300 per night to over 500.

Oof. Rule #2 of booking Swolphin- if the price is acceptable book it (Rule #1 being always book refundable).

 

[SteveH]

What type of coffee maker and what type of coffee pods are used in Dolphin rooms? Thanks!

This post from 2012 should help.

 

[Disneychick75]

This post from 2012 should help.

Thanks a million!

 

[SteveH]

I should have shared that Swan Reserve does not use these (they use the keurig style), only Swan & Dolphin uses the pods.

 

[themostcuriousoyster]

I have put a thread out in the forum before I saw this -

We have a deluxe balcony booked for Christmas, but we've added an extra adult to our booking so now want to upgrade to a Grand Suite. Does anyone know where these suites are located across the hotel and if they have a good view?

 

[Harmacist]

Oof. Rule #2 of booking Swolphin- if the price is acceptable book it (Rule #1 being always book refundable).

Yeah these are essentially my rules too. If I even think we may go at some point, I look at Swolphin and if I like the price I just book the refundable price right away. If that maybe becomes a definitely, I may change it to non refundable, but not usually (weather/illness may still happen).

 

[Kimrlav]

My credit card had two charges from Sheraton Lake Buena Vista -- is this the Dolphin resort? Usually, the credit card statement has the WDW Sheraton for the Dolphin.

Thanks for any information.