USA Today 10Best has revealed its Top 10 Best Theme Park Hotel for 2024, and Orlando's Theme Parks dominate the list with 6 hotels in the top 10.
USA Today 10Best has revealed its Top 10 Best Theme Park Hotel's for 2024, with a massive six out of the top ten hotels located here in Orlando.
Nominees were submitted by a panel of experts. 10Best editors narrowed the field to select the final set of nominees for the Readers’ Choice Awards, with the public voting for the winners.
Kicking off the Top 10 Best Theme Park Hotel for 2024 in tenth place is Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort.
This resort feels right out of the '50s and '60s, complete with architecture reminiscent of the era. Guests at the Cabana Bay Beach Resort enjoy retro-style rooms, zero-entry pools with a lazy river, a bowling alley, and a variety of on-site food options. The resort also offers family suites with kitchenettes that can sleep six.
In ninth place is another awesome Universal Resort hotel, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando.
Staying at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, you'd swear you were in Italy — except for the fact that you're smack in the middle of Universal Orlando Resort. This European-inspired resort features cobblestone streets, Italian cypress trees, a waterside piazza, several restaurants and lounges, three pools, and a waterslide.
Next up it's Disney's Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World, which is in eighth place.
Disney's Beach Club Resort is a charming waterfront retreat nestled along the shores of Crescent Lake within Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It offers luxurious accommodations with a coastal-inspired theme, providing guests with a relaxing and immersive experience that includes outdoor water fun and even complimentary outdoor screenings of some Disney favorites.
In seventh place its Disney's Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World.
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort celebrates the spirit of the South Pacific with lush, palm-shaded grounds and themed restaurants. Rooms, suites, and bungalows offer comfortable accommodations, and the resort's great location allows guests to take the monorail directly to Magic Kingdom. Between park visits, check out the Lava Pool, which features a towering volcano and 142-foot-long waterslide, plus a zero-depth entry point that's perfect for little ones.
Another Walt Disney World Resort hotel, Disney's Wilderness Lodge makes it into the top 10 at number six.
Inspired by America's Great Northwest, Disney's Wilderness Lodge features nature trails through pine forests, a roaring fireplace, and rocking chairs overlooking a gently flowing creek. Guests can choose between two pools — one with a 67-foot waterslide — as well as bike and boat rentals, an arcade, campfire activities, and movies under the stars. makes it into the top 10 in sixth place,
The last of the six Orlando theme park hotels in the top 10, and the highest placed is Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, in fourth place.
It’s in Orlando, but it may feel more like Africa because over 200 hoofed animals (zebras, gazelles, giraffes) and birds live across four savannas at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. And as if that isn’t enough to wow the kids, the 11,000-square-foot pool area complete with a waterslide and children’s water playground will certainly put this resort at the top of their list.
The theme park hotel that made the top of the list in first place is The Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania. To see the complete USA Today 10Best Top 10 Best Theme Park Hotel for 2024, click here.
The 10Best Readers' Choice Awards highlight the best of the best in contests covering categories such as destinations, food and drink, hotels, and things to do.
Nominees in all categories are submitted by a panel of experts. 10Best editors select the final nominees before presenting them to the public for final voting.
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