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| These two hotels can be spotted over by the EPCOT area. They are clearly recognizable by the large 47-foot swan statues on the one resort and the dolphins atop the other resort. From this resort, guest can either take a bus or boat for transportation over to MGM or EPCOT. You can find some exceptional restaurants at the Swan & Dolphin. The Swan has 12 floors with 758 rooms available. Over at the Swan rooms come with either a king size bed or two queens size beds. They do have eight special rooms for those with disabilities. For those who would prefer a nonsmoking room the Swan has 249 of these rooms designated non-smoking rooms. They have four different restaurants to choose from. Located in the lobby is the lounge. Each morning in the lobby you can enjoy gourmet coffees with fresh pastries and wine at night. The basic designs of the rooms are 2 double beds or one king-size bed with a sofa bed. Rollaway beds are not available. The Swan offers a lot with the large pool and themed grotto pool. You also have boat rentals, pedal boat or motorized ones. They have a small health club located by the pool, and eight-lighted tennis courts. For the kids they have a game room. As for transportation you will find, you are within walking distance to EPCOT or for those that don�t want to walk, just a short boat ride away. The water launch will also take you to MGM Studios. If you do not want to use the water launch, bus service is available to all of the Disney parks. You can check the web site for current prices: www.swandolphin.com. The phone number for reservations here is 800-248-7926 The Dolphin is the other hotel that is directly across from the Swan. The rooms here feature either a king-size bed or two queen-size beds. They do have special rooms for those with disabilities and for those who would like a nonsmoking room. They do offer a variety when it comes to restaurants. The Swan has seven different restaurants for you to choose from. They also have three different bars and one has a deejay every night. If you want you can rent a pedal boat, or a motorized boat. The Dolphin has a large pool and another pool with slides. They also have a couple of whirlpools so that you can relax after a long day in the park. For those that have to continue doing his/her daily workout, on top of having to carry a kid around the parks all day. Well, there is a fitness center here and it is a branch of Body by Jake. They also have eight-lighted tennis courts and a game room for the kids. As for transportation to the parks the guests here can either walk, or take a boat to EPCOT. They also have a boat service to MGM Studios. For those that don�t want to walk or use the water service they do have buses to take you to all of the theme parks. Value - $310 - $460 Regular � n/a Peak - $350 - $490 The phone number for reservations here is 800-227-1500. |
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