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The Yacht Club Resort

The Yacht & Beach Club Resorts are "Siamese Twin" resorts, built right next to each other.  Designed by Robert A.M. Stern, the two resorts hearken back to turn-of- the-century New England and it's seaside and nautical heritage.

Newport and other upper-crust seaside towns is the atmosphere that is captured here.  The Yacht Club is a bit more formal, with darker hardwood floors and lots of brass.  The Beach Club is a tad less pretentious, but is far from casual.  Still, the resorts are very beautiful, and packed with restaurants and amenities.

Both resorts have lovely drives with valet parking, but self-parking (with a short walk up to the lobby) is available for us frugel types.

The Beach Club Resort

The Lobby of the Beach Club Resort is spectacular.  It's a tall space, but decorated in light pastel colors.  The detail work is lovely (check out the trusses and wall trim in the picture).  Clearly, though, the wicker furniture, light wood floors, bright colors, and so on, give this resort a classy, but not overly-formal feel.

The Beach Club Resort's lobby.

Not so at the Yacht Club, in my opinion.  The lobby here has a much lower ceiling.  The wood floors are more highly polished and are made of darker woods.  The chandeliers provide direct light (unlike the softer indirect lighting at the Beach Club).  And the lobby is furnished with formal upholstered chairs and area rugs.  It's a very nice resort, but much more prim and stiff than the Beach club.  You might also note that the shared convention center is available to guests staying at either resort, but most of the business guests stay on the Yacht Club side.

The Yacht Club lobby.

I'll close with a few shots of the resorts taken from the Boardwalk across Crescent Lake.

As you look at them from across the way, the Yacht Club is to the left, the Beach Club to the right, and Storm Along Bay is front and center.  (By the way, the walk way to Epcot's International Gateway is to the right, so if you're planning to spend a great deal of time in that park, you might prefer a room at the Beach Club that is much closer to that park.

The Yacht Club viewed from across Crescent Lake.

Stormalong Bay viewed from across Crescent Lake.

The Beach Club viewed from across Crescent Lake.

First Impressions  |  Pools and other Recreation  |  Shopping  |  Restaurants

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