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Disney's first timeshare resort, Old Key West has two- and three-story buildings themed to the Caribbean and Florida Keys. The buildings sit around a golf course and lake in small, charming neighborhoods.
Cost Range
$477 - $3,221
Lodging Area
Disney Springs
Category
Deluxe Villa
Transportation
Boat, Bus
Room: A-
Pool: D-
Lighting: D
Pillows: A
Largest villas of the DVC/DDV resorts
Often available at discounted rates or as a DVC rental
Mature landscaping
Homey, well-themed lounge (The Gurgling Suitcase)
Close to Lake Buena Vista Golf Course
Boat service to Disney Springs
Gift shop with grocery selection
Convenient parking
Multiple bus stops
No elevators in many buildings
Highway noise
Fewer baths per bedroom than newer
DVC/DDV properties
Mediocre on-site dining
Old Key West boasts some of the roomiest accommodations at Walt Disney World; studios are 376 square feet, larger than some Deluxe rooms.
Studios and villas are tastefully decorated. The latest refurbishment toned down the Key West beach theme while adding subtle Disney characters - we like it.
Old Key West boasts some of the roomiest accommodations at Walt Disney World; one-bedroom villas are 942 square feet while two-bedroom villas are 1,333.
Studios and villas are tastefully decorated. The latest refurbishment toned down the Key West beach theme while adding subtle Disney characters - we like it.
We’ve mapped and taken photographs of the views from every single room on Walt Disney World property! Our Room Finder helps you find the perfect room for you and then request that room from Disney.
Olivia's is the one on-site restaurant, and it's good. But you'll want to venture over to Disney Springs or the parks for variety.
Olivia's Cafe Brunch might be worth a special trip here. Unless you’re staying at Old Key West, you might not know Olivia’s exists— all the more reason to visit. Service is superfriendly, and the kitchen turns out tasty casual fare.
Good's Food to Go Breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, and eggs in the morning. Nachos, hot dogs, and burgers for lunch.
Gurgling Suitcase Libations and Spirits What would you call it when a smuggler’s bag is making a sloshing sound while passing through Florida Keys customs? Why, a Gurgling Suitcase of course! In addition to the whimsical name, this oddball bar at Old Key West Resort is a cool little spot in an interesting location. It’s placement and size make it seem like a pool bar, but it being mostly indoors and not facing the pool makes us categorize this as a lounge rather than simply a pool bar. Walking through the large doorway, you find yourself in a wee, fishing- themed bar that could just as easily be in the real Key West, if Key West were cleaner and well-maintained. In addition to the fishing pictures and murals, there are many odd license plates and patches from various U.S. fire stations and EMTs stuffed into shadow boxes and hanging on the walls. The bar itself is covered in paneling and the liquor sits on simple shelving. All of this gives the Gurgling Suitcase a casual, homey feel that invites you to sit and have a drink, although seats (well, the lack of many of them) are just about the only drawback to this itty bitty lounge. Within the bar, there are only about a dozen seats with a few small tables outside, so if you happen upon the Gurgling Suitcase when it is busy it may be tricky to find a resting spot.
Conch Flats General Store Gift shop near the check-in area of Old Key West that also sells drinks and snacks.
Refillable Mugs Allows guest self-service soft drink refills from quick-service locations in hotels (NOT in theme parks) for $21.99 for the length of stay.
Amenities
SWIPE TO EXPLORE
Old Key West's main pool is Sandcastle Pool, with a 125-foot waterslide, children's pool, whirlpool spa, and sauna in the shape of a giant lighthouse. Three other leisure pools are located throughout the resort.
Free Disney Movies Under the Stars are shown on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, weather-permitting, at the Sandcastle Pool
The Old Key West Exercise Room has weights, treadmills, and other equipment for your workout. Hours are typically 6 AM to 9 PM.
A loop around Old Key West's jogging path is 1.37 miles. Bike rentals are available at Hank's Rent 'N Return near Hospitality House. Tennis, basketball, and volleyball are also available there.
Roast marshmallow around a campfire starting at 5:30 PM nightly at Turtle Crawl near Hospitality House.
Old Key West has 3 children's playgrounds around the resort: near the main pool, at the pool area of Turtle Pond, and the pool area at South Point.
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 4:00pm
Check-out is 11:00am
All Disney resorts participate in Disney’s Online Check-In program. If you’ve checked-in online and provided a mobile phone number or email address, you will receive your room number electronically. Then you can go straight to the room and use your smart phone or MagicBand to open the door, skipping the lobby altogether.
These rubber and plastic wrist bands can function as your room key, park admission, charge card, and more! MagicBands cost money, but if you'd like a free option you can use the official Disney World app on your phone or request an RFID-embedded card at the front desk.
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.
Washers and dryers are availabile in laundry facilities at each Disney World hotel. Cost is $3 per wash, and another $3 per dry cycle. A small selection of soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets are also sold, for around $1 each. Only credit/debit cards can be used for payment. For more information, see our Disney World Laundry Facilities page.
If you lose something in a theme park or during your stay at a Disney-operated hotel, visit Disney's Lost and Found website or call (407) 824-4245.
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
Old Key West is in the Disney Springs 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 Disney Springs once you're on property, then look for signs directing you to Old Key West.
Destination | Boat | Bus | Car |
---|---|---|---|
Magic Kingdom | – | 24 min | 36 min |
EPCOT | – | 23 min | 18 min |
Hollywood Studios | – | 25 min | 18 min |
Animal Kingdom | – | 27 min | 19 min |
Disney Springs | 19 min | 22 min | 9 min |
Disney provides free bus service to all destinations. Buses run about every 20 minutes from stops around the resort.. Disney's bus transportation system is the fastest option to get to the Magic Kingdom. For all other destinations, it's faster to drive your car if you have one.
If you have your own car, it's faster to drive yourself to all destinations except the Magic Kingdom. Disney's transportation system is faster to the Magic Kingdom.
Boat service is available to Disney Springs. Boat service might not be available during thunderstorms.
For all 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. Disney's water taxi service is also available between Old Key West, Saratoga Springs, Disney Springs, Port Orleans Riverside, and Port Orleans French Quarter.
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 Old Key West
Getting to Universal Orlando
Old Key West is in the Disney Springs 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 Disney Springs once you're on property, then look for signs directing you to Old Key West.
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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