For many guests, a kitchen or kitchenette in their Disney World hotel room is a major want, and there are more than a few hotels on property where they’re available!

However, for every pro to having one, there’s a con that may lead some guests to rethink their stance.

Before we delve into the pros and cons, here’s a quick rundown of the Disney hotels that offer kitchens or kitchenettes in some of their rooms:

• Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
• The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Pros

One of the first major pros of a room with a kitchen or kitchenette is that you can prepare your own meals based on your diet or dietary restrictions and bring them to the parks with you. For starters, there’s no fear of accidental cross-contamination of allergens at the park. Beyond that, if it’s more of a dietary preference, you can always have a backup meal on hand just in case you don’t want to splurge too much on park food.

If you’re planning on waking up early to head to your Disney World park of choice for Early Entry — a perk included in your Disney World hotel stay — you can prepare breakfast while getting ready or even prep it the night before. That way, you can get out of your room quicker and not “waste time” stopping at the hotel food court for breakfast before hopping on a bus, Monorail, boat, or Skyliner gondola.

On the flip side, if you’re planning on taking advantage of Extended Evening Hours — a perk available to guests at nearly all of the hotels home to rooms with kitchens and kitchenettes (sorry, All-Star Movies and Art of Animation guests) — you’ll always have a kitchen available to whip up a late-night snack when you get back to your hotel. This comes in handy considering that there are only three hotels on Disney World property (Grand Floridian, Swan & Dolphin) that offer room service, and other hotel eateries will be long closed when you arrive back at your hotel.

Cons

Of course, there are cons to these types of rooms for certain guests, beginning with the fact that you’ll need to stock up your kitchen/kitchenette with your own groceries. While this isn’t the worst thing in the world, if you have leftover or unused food at the end of your trip, you’ll need to either make room in your luggage to bring it home or simply lose the money.

You’ll also need to keep the kitchen clean. While this may not seem like the biggest deal, some people may not want to keep a kitchen clean and tidy while they’re on vacation from keeping their home kitchen clean and tidy.

Speaking of being on vacation, part of the appeal for many is escaping from “real” life, including indulging in theme park foods and treats that they don’t usually enjoy during their “real” lives. Those kinds of guests may not want to eat the types of meals they’d normally prepare at home.

While having a kitchen in your Disney World hotel room may seem like a no-brainer, in actuality, it may not be for everyone! Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney vacation takes!

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Have you stayed in a Disney hotel with a kitchen or kitchenette before? Would you do so again? Let us know in the comments below.