- Average night
- $506
- Standard room sleeps
- 4
- Quickest park
- EPCOT, by bus
- Pools
- 6 / 10
The short answer
Hardly anyone puts Saratoga Springs on a list of the best Disney hotels, and the scores say they should. It ties for first of all 32 for under-fours and for adults, scores 9 for ages 4 to 6, and sits above average for ages 7 to 13. All that costs about $506 a night, against $878 for the Grand Floridian.
Why doesn't anyone talk about it? There's nothing to photograph. It's a big DVC resort spread around a lake near Disney Springs, with no theming and no story, and every park is a bus. What it has instead is space, kitchens and laundry, which matter more over a week with five people than a themed lobby does.
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Your ages, budget and parks re-rank all 32. Free, about a minute.Which room to ask for
Rooms open to the outside rather than onto an internal corridor. This is a spread-out resort. Rooms are in separate sections away from the main dining and the main pool, far enough that an internal bus exists, so which section you land in changes the stay more than the room does. A request costs nothing and is never guaranteed, so make it at booking and again a day or two before you arrive.
Every measure, against the other 30
Disney does not set a height minimum on its resort waterslides, unlike the water parks. Riders go down one at a time and land in water deep enough to swim in, so the question is whether your child swims on their own, not how tall they are.
| Scored category | This resort | Average of all 32 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 6 / 10 | 7.1 | 21st of 32 |
| Splash pads and slides | 8 / 10 | 7.6 | 14th of 32 |
| Everything close together | 2 / 10 | 6.0 | 29th of 32 |
| Things to do on site | 8 / 10 | 7.2 | 7th of 32 |
| Suits under 4s | 9 / 10 | 7.8 | 1st of 32 |
| Suits ages 4 to 6 | 9 / 10 | 7.8 | 3rd of 32 |
| Suits ages 7 to 13 | 7 / 10 | 6.2 | 8th of 32 |
| Suits adults | 8 / 10 | 5.5 | 1st of 32 |
| Getting to Magic Kingdom · bus | 4 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to EPCOT · bus | 5 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to Hollywood Studios · bus | 4 / 10 | 4.5 | – |
| Getting to Animal Kingdom · bus | 3 / 10 | 4.0 | – |
Rank is out of all 32 Disney resorts on that one measure. The park rows show the fastest route Disney actually runs, so a bus and a monorail are not scored the same even when the map says they are the same distance.
Where it wins
Where it loses
What it costs
About $506 a night on average, a little under the property average, for a Deluxe villa with a kitchen. Old Key West is its closest match at about $511 and scores almost the same, so treat the two as interchangeable and book whichever is available.
Across 53 check-in weeks, a night here ranged from $465 to $747, a swing of 61%. The cheapest week checked in on August 16, 2027 and the priciest on December 28, 2026.
Room only, before tax, for a four night midweek stay for two adults, read from Disney on September 27, 2026.
Why hardly anyone books Saratoga Springs
It sits next to Disney Springs, not next to a park, so it never comes up when people talk about park access. That's also why it's cheap.
The studios and one-bedrooms are some of the bigger rooms Disney rents, and space doesn't photograph well. Every list of great Disney hotels is built from photos.
The buses are the real complaint. Saratoga Springs shares stops with Old Key West on some routes and has five internal stops of its own, so a full bus at rope drop does happen.
The Treehouse Villas are on the same booking but a long way from everything else, sleep nine, and are basically a different resort. Good to know before you accept one.
Your family will rank this differently
Ages, budget, room size and which parks you are doing all change the answer. Resortings scores all 32 resorts against what your family actually needs, and tells you when not to spend the money.
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Common questions
Who is Saratoga Springs best for?
Families with kids of different ages who'd rather have space than theming. It ties for first of all 32 for under-fours and for adults, at about $506 a night, roughly what a Moderate costs and well under the Deluxes it outscores.
Why is Saratoga Springs so cheap?
No theming, no walkable park, and a spot by Disney Springs instead of by a park gate. Disney charges for location and story, and this has neither, which is why the space is such good value.
Saratoga Springs or Old Key West?
Almost interchangeable. Old Key West averages about $511 against $506 and has slightly bigger rooms, while Saratoga is closer to Disney Springs and has the golf course. Both tie for first of 32 for under-fours and for adults.
Is Saratoga Springs good for a family of five?
Yes, if you book a one-bedroom. Those sleep five, where the studios sleep four plus a baby under 3, and the one- and two-bedrooms have kitchens and laundry, and a two-bedroom fits eight or nine.
How do you get to the parks from Saratoga Springs?
By bus to all four, and by boat to Disney Springs. Magic Kingdom scores 4 out of 10, EPCOT 5, Hollywood Studios 4 and Animal Kingdom 3.