Swan/Dolphin

[Sunshine1010]

Is this resort considered an 'on property' resort?

If not -- do they have the Disney bus service?
If not -- can you buy the dining plan while staying there?
If not -- Do they have it to where you can buy items and they ship them back?

.....you know what I'm getting at. LOL

P.S. Do they ever have discounts of some sort? If so...how and where do you find them?

(thanks in advance)

[Jillirose]

On property and enjoys all Disney transportation (boat to EPCOT, DHS, busses), but is not a Disney resort - you can't participate in the dining plan. We tried it last FEB for the first time and are going back FEB 2012 They have discounts on their Special Offers tab. You can apply points if you are a SPG member.

[RedSoxFan]

We are staying at the Swan for the first time in November with a AAA for the first room and a Connecting Rate for the second room. Considerably cheaper than a moderate resort and there are six of us going this time. I'm looking forward to staying on the boardwalk. You cannot use Magical Express; but we use private car service so that is not an issue for us.

[Figment!]

Do they have it to where you can buy items and they ship them back?

Yes. The pick up is in the gift shop in the Dolphin.

[John]

BTW, as a side note - the Swan & Dolphin sponsor this site so by clicking on thier links/banners on the site here and booking there - you not only get a great rate but you help INTERCOT continue brining the magic to you!

[Goofy4TheWorld]

For my own clarrification are the ONLY three things that the Swan/Dolphin do not enjoy are:

NO Dining plan
NO "charging to your room"
NO free bus ride from the airport

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

That's pretty much it. They did or do have their own refillable mug program as well.

And the location is fantastic. I love the fact that you can go out the International Gateway at the end of the night and walk back to your hotel in 5-10 minutes; no waiting for buses or monorails. You can take the boat if you want but sometimes it's quicker to walk.

And you will LOVE the comfortable beds.

[epceddie]

The Swan looks beautiful, but two pet peeves I have when it comes to hotels are resort fees and having to pay for self-parking. The MANDATORY resort charge is $12 and includes access to the health club (shouldn't that be included in the room rate?) two bottles of water a day (whoopee, isn't there a faucet in the room?) and local/long-distance calls (who doesn't have a zillion cell-phone minutes to use each month). It's also $11 a day to park. I think I can do without the Swan, and the Dophin for that matter, for like forever.