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The Swan's 12-story main building has incredible, 47-foot tall swan sculptures. While it's probably best suited as a convention hotel, the bedding is excellent and it's a short walk to EPCOT and the Studios.
Cost Range
$559-1,063
Lodging Area
EPCOT
Category
Deluxe
Transportation
Boat, Bus, Skyliner, Walk
Room: B+
Pool: A-
Lighting: B
Pillows: A
Best-priced location on Crescent Lake
The hotels participate in the Marriott Loyalty program
Good on-site and nearby dining
Only hotels within walking distance to minigolf (Fantasia Gardens)
Large variety of upscale restaurants
On-site car rental (Alamo, National)
Very nice pool complex
Impressive public spaces
Walking distance to both EPCOT International Gateway and DHS
Conventioneers may be off-putting to vacationing families
Nightly resort ($45/night, plus tax) and parking ($36/night) fees
Non-Disney bus service runs less often than that of other resorts
Bus service to Magic Kingdom drops off at TTC instead of park entrance
Architecture that was on the cutting edge decades ago now looks dated and cheesy (Swan, Dolphin)
Self-parking is quite distant from the hotels' entrances
Tiny bathrooms
Spotty front-desk service and housekeeping (Swan)
The Swan's standard rooms are similar to but are, in our opinion, more attractive than the Dolphin's. Queen- or king-size Heavenly Beds make for ultracomfy sleeping. The reading light is great in or out of bed. A flat-panel TV sits on the dresser.
The bathrooms, small for Disney, have step-in showers and limited counter space.
The highlight of the Swan's restaurants is probably the sushi-and-karaoke Kimono's. For even more variety, four other hotels' restaurants are a short walk away.
Garden Grove Garden Grove isn’t worth a special trip if you aren’t staying at the Swan. But the room is pretty, and the food is plentiful.
Il Mulino A predictable menu with a little bit of everything you would expect in a bustling Italian restaurant: pizza, pasta, meat, seafood. Il Mulino New York was perfect for conventioneers—but there aren’t many left—so adventurous eaters may want to go elsewhere.
Kimonos The skill of the sushi artists is as much a joy to watch as is eating the wonderfully fresh creations. Excellent sake choices. Karaoke starts at 8:30 p.m.
Splash Pool Bar and Grill Seasonal outdoor dining venue located near the Swan and Dolphin's beach and pool.
Java Bar Near the back entrance of the Swan.
Amenities
SWIPE TO EXPLORE
The Swan has five pools. The main pool is 3 acres and has a waterfall, rock caves, and water slide. For quieter bathing, there's a spring pool nearby. The Dolphin also has two lap pools for those wanting to get their workouts in, and there are four whirlpool spas between the Swan and Dolphin.
The Dolphin has a video arcade and is located on the hotel's first floor. It features relatively recent video games of all kinds.
Free Disney Movies Under the Stars are shown most evenings, weather-permitting, either at the Beach Club Beach, or in the Solarium.
The Swan Health Club has weights, treadmills, and other equipment for your workout. Hours are typically 6 AM to 9 PM.
One lap around Crescent Lake is about 0.8 miles. Volleyball is also offered.
Roast marshmallow around a campfire starting at 5:30 PM nightly at the nearby Yacht Club, Beach Club, or BoardWalk Inn Resorts.
Across a walkway from the Swan, the Dolphin hotel hosts Camp Dolphin, which is open nightly children for ages 4 to 12. Activities include crafts, games, dinner, and movies. There is a per-child fee, and reservations are required, so check with the resort for details.
The Swan has a children's playground with climbing areas and slides, located near the grotto pool.
Disney resort guests get into each theme park 30 minutes earlier than off-site guests, every day.
Those staying at Disney's Deluxe and Deluxe Villa hotels can buy Lightning Lane via Individual Purchase at 7:00 a.m. each day. Others cannot make that purchase until the official park opening time.
Disney's Deluxe and DVC resort guests get two extra hours in select theme parks on certain days of the week. The schedule changes, so check with the front desk.
Practical Matters
Check-in is 3:00pm
Check-out is 11:00am
Park tickets are best purchased online in advance either directly through Disney or via our Least Expensive Ticket Calculator. However, if you arrive without park tickets, head to the concierge desk in the hotel lobby.
Dining reservation are best made online in advance or on your phone or tablet during your visit. You can also use our Disney World Reservation Finder.
Disney hotels have gifts shops near their lobbies with a decent collection of Disney-branded souvenirs. You will also find basic pharmacy items such as sunscreen, aspirin, allergy and cold medicine, baby diapers and formula, shampoo, and the like. Resort hotels with Deluxe Villa rooms offer an assortment of groceries, as well.
Disney recommends a third party company, Kid's Nite Out, to provide babysitting services at the resort hotels. See our Disney World Child Care page for more information.
Transportation
The Swan is located in the EPCOT Resort Area. All modern GPS apps, and Google Maps, will have clear driving directions to it. As a backup, look for Disney road signs directing you toward the EPCOT resorts (not EPCOT) once you're on property, and then look for signs for the Swan once you're close. Note that the Swan and Swan Reserve are separate hotels, with their own parking.
Destination | Boat | Bus | Car | Walk |
---|---|---|---|---|
Magic Kingdom | – | 24 min | 35 min | – |
EPCOT | 15 min | – | 15 min | 14 min |
Hollywood Studios | 11 min | – | 15 min | 19 min |
Animal Kingdom | – | 25 min | 16 min | – |
Disney Springs | – | 24 min | 11 min | – |
The Dolphin, Swan, and Swan Reserve run their own bus service to the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, and Disney Springs. Note that this third-party bus service drops Magic Kingdom guests off at the Transportation and Ticket Center, not the Magic Kingdom park entrance. For that reason, it might be slightly faster to walk to the Yacht Club and take a Disney bus to the Magic Kingdom. EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are short walks away, and can also be reached by Disney's boat service. Disney's Skyliner gondola system has a station at EPCOT's International Gateway. From the station, the ride to Disney's Hollywood Studios is about 12 minutes (plus waiting time in line.)
Disney Skyliner gondola system has a station at EPCOT's International Gateway entrance. The ride to Hollywood Studios is about 12 minutes (plus waiting time in line).
The Dolphin, Swan, and Swan Reserve run their own bus service to the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, and Disney Springs. Note that this third-party bus service drops Magic Kingdom guests off at the Transportation and Ticket Center, not the Magic Kingdom park entrance. For that reason, it might be slightly faster to walk to the Yacht Club and take a Disney bus to the Magic Kingdom.
It's probably faster to drive everywhere except EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are short walks away, and can also be reached by Disney's boat service.
Disney's boat service provides access to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios.
You can walk between the Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk, Swan, Swan Reserve, and Dolphin. Boat service is available to all of those, too, except the Swan Reserve. The Skyliner at EPCOT's International Gateway can take you to Caribbean Beach, Riviera, Pop Century, and Art of Animation. For all other resort destinations, the fastest option is an Uber, Lyft, or taxi. Disney's bus service is free but slow, and will probably require you to use an intermediate destination like Disney Springs, to get to your destination. And that can take a couple of hours each way if you're unluckly.
if you have a car, the easiest way to get to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and other tourist destinations is to drive. Alternatively, Mears Transportation operates shuttle services between the Disney hotels and other theme parks.
Driving to the Resort
Getting to the Parks
and Disney Springs
Getting to Another Hotel
from Swan
Getting to Universal Orlando
The Swan is located in the EPCOT Resort Area. All modern GPS apps, and Google Maps, will have clear driving directions to it. As a backup, look for Disney road signs directing you toward the EPCOT resorts (not EPCOT) once you're on property, and then look for signs for the Swan once you're close. Note that the Swan and Swan Reserve are separate hotels, with their own parking.
if you have a car, the easiest way to get to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and other tourist destinations is to drive. Alternatively, Mears Transportation operates shuttle services between the Disney hotels and other theme parks.
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