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Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
A very large Marriott-run resort and convention hotel built around climate-controlled atriums themed on Florida regions. Families come for the on-site Cypress Springs water park, the arcade and complimentary wildlife encounters on most days of the week.
Drive times from International Drive.
The facts parents check first
- Kids' club
- None listed on the resort's site
- Rooms for a family
- Two-queen rooms in several wings, including Water Park View rooms in the Gulf Coast Tower; the booking system allows up to 6 guests per room.
- Pools
- Cypress Springs Water Park: a three-acre guest area with speed slides, a drop slide, kids' slides, an action river, a multi-level children's playhouse and a FlowRider surf machine (reservations needed).
- Nearest big attraction
- EPCOT, about 10 min drive
Why families pick it
- Pools: Cypress Springs has kids' slides and a multi-level playhouse alongside bigger speed and drop slides.
- Rooms: Water Park View two-queen rooms in the Gulf Coast Tower overlook the pools.
- Kids' club: Complimentary wildlife encounters run Monday–Wednesday and Friday–Saturday.
Best room for four
Water Park View (two queens). Closest rooms to the water park, useful for nap breaks between swims.
Good for
Families with kids 3–12 who want a resort-with-pools base near Disney at a mid-range price.
Think twice if
It is also a busy convention centre, there is a resort fee, and it has no supervised kids' club listed on the official site.
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