Today I will be wrapping up my review of the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel. If you missed out on the first two parts you can catch up with these links: Part 1 & Part 2. I will end on two great things about this hotel and a thanks to all those that made our stay enjoyable and memorable!

Day two started with us waking up and enjoying breakfast at the Java Bar, which by the way has the tastiest donuts I have ever had! After a quick bite to eat we took advantage of the Walt Disney Bus Transportation. I will tell you that not having to get in your car and drive anywhere on Disney property really makes you feel like you are away from it all. It is one of our favorite perks, and trust me you will love it too.

So where did we take the Disney bus to? Downtown Disney, of course! We couldn’t take a mini Disney vacation without stopping by our favorite shopping experience. The kids always have a blast here, riding the train, playing in the water that shoots out of the ground, and most recently they had a blast designing T-shirts at the Disney Design-A-Tee store. Of course they love acting goofy too!

After another quick bite to eat at McDonald’s we hopped on the bus back to the hotel so the baby and I could nap while my husband took the two older ones to Typhoon Lagoon for some fun in the sun. They came back red…..even though I had them put sunscreen on, that sun is hot!!! But they had so much fun and my husband loved the fact that they could go to the water park and just take a quick bus ride back to the hotel instead of piling into a hot car and driving home.

After they relaxed a bit, we ordered the kids room service, which was the fastest and according to them, the best they have had. The man that brought it up was super nice and very polite, I wish I was standing close enough to see his name so I could thank him here. The room smelled so good and I was so hungry. Luckily my husband and I were going out to dinner just the two of us, which hasn’t happened in almost 2 years!

We chose to eat at the beautiful Il Mulino, and oh my gosh I was in heaven!!!

Not only was this restaurant beautiful on the outside but the inside took my breath away. It looked exactly how I have wanted my house to look. You may laugh at that but with the lighting and the way the bar looked was perfect. The picture above is a professional picture but from my eyes it doesn’t do it justice, because the lighting is lower and little candles are lit. Funny thing is we were seated at the table at the front of the photo. We started the evening with a glass of wine to celebrate our anniversary and with the Arancini, and it was the best thing I have ever tasted. They are Italian rice balls over a spicy marinara sauce. We had never had these before and I couldn’t stop eating them, they were delicious. I ordered the Ravioli and it was wonderful and I even had some of my husbands Meat and Spinach stuffed Cannelloni in a cream sauce. We totally stuffed ourselves on some really awesome food, I will always remember that as my favorite now. And I would like to say a special thank you to our two wait staff, Drew & Monique, two very professional and wonderful people who explained what things were and helped us make our decisions.

Two very full people

Final Thoughts

I was pleasantly surprised by the Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin Hotel as I always thought it was more of a convention type hotel. And while they do have those it had plenty to offer a family with kids of all ages. The use of the Disney Transportation system is a huge plus for me and I love that it is included here. The pool is wonderful, the food is delicious, the rooms are clean and roomy, and the staff is amazing. I truly felt like I was away from the “real world” even if only for two days. I will definitely be going back to the Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin Hotel very soon.

I also want to give one more shout out to the wonderful people we encountered on our trip. So a big Thank You to Joel, Michelle at check-in, Alan at the Cabana Restaurant, Drew & Monique at Il Mulino, we really appreciated everything you all did for us. I highly recommend planning a vacation at The Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin. There was something to do for all of us including the kids and it was a nice relaxing time which we so needed.

Read Part 1 here.

Read Part 2 here.