disneydreamer58 wrote:Hey Len (or anyone else), since you've stayed at the WL many times b4, what would you say the draw back to staying there would be? I wanted to stay there with my honey cause it looks romantic, but then thought that maybe staying at the Yacht Club because it looks closer/walking distance to the miniture golf place and going to Epcot places for dinner. Is it more convient to stay at the Yacht Club and not mess with having to take transporation from the WL when you wanna do things? Thanks for any input

My only drawback about the WL was that the I found the main pool to be a bit on the small size for a deluxe resort and also a resort that size. Getting seats was an issue at times during the late morning to early afternoon in the heart of summer. Secondly, the location is a bit peculiar. The location does help the theme of the resort a lot. It is in the MK resort area, but not on the monorail. You have to take the WDW Transport for everything which is fine by me. They have buses to all the parks and a boat that could also take you to the MK, Ft. Wilderness, and Contemporary. We never had an issue with the transportation service. I personally found it excellent; very peaceful and relaxing. I also recall that you do not share the bus with other resorts.
As for the Yacht Club, the pool is the best in WDW. However it is Yacht Club, Beach Club, and Beach Club Villas using it. The pool does fill up and we also had issues with getting seats at the pool during 4th of July week last year. It is also a bit more active in most areas. The Yacht Club is in a great location since it is walking distance to EPCOT, Boardwalk, Swan, and Dolphin. It's a bit too long of a walk to get to DHS, but doable during the Winter months. The miniature golf course is not as close as you would think. The quickest way to get there would be to cut through Swan/Dolphin. As for relaxation, avoid the Beach Club since I found that it is more families with younger crowds while the Yacht tends to be families with older kids (like us) or couples who want to have a quiet and peaceful stay. It is pretty interesting to see how quiet the lobby is at the Yacht while the Beach is very noisy and active. As for transportation, be aware that it is boat service only to EPCOT and DHS. During thunderstorms the boats will stop and there will not be any service to and from those parks when lightning is present. Other than that, transportation is excellent and we had no complaints.
All in all, both places are great for a more quiet and relaxing hotel stay at WDW. They both offer many pros and few if any cons. They are my two favorite resorts.