When it comes to picking a Disney World resort, there are a TON of choices. You’ve got Disney-owned and operated hotels that hit all three budget price points: value, moderate, and deluxe.

You’ve also got third party-owned off-site hotels, as well as onsite hotels owned by third parties, like the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin. And today, we have a first look at a NEW third party-owned onsite hotel!

We’re talking about the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve Hotel. Although the hotel is set to open in late October (it was previously delayed several times), we still got to take a tour of it and see what it’s all about. Can we say that this hotel is gorgeous? Inside, the color scheme is warm ivories and golds.

There’s also a huge bar to enjoy with comfortable seating — and beautiful hardwood floors.

Amare Restaurant will serve up Mediterranean fare.

We previously got a sneak peek at the rooms from the hotel’s website, but now we’ve actually seen them with our own eyes! But first, here’s a peek at the hallways.

Here’s what a Junior Suite looks like:

There’s PLENTY of closet space in these rooms!

Here’s what a bathroom looks like:

And we’ve got a sneak peek of the Family Suite, too!

These rooms look so spacious!

Needless to say, the Swan Reserve Hotel is not like any other hotel on Disney World property. Every room has floor-to-ceiling windows and dare we say, the view is great!

Can’t complain about this view!

This VIEW. The Walt Disney World Swan Reserve opens soon. It’s a boutique property within easy walking distance to EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and the skyliner. Thanks for letting us tour #swananddolphin @swandolphin pic.twitter.com/UGkgQSIT91

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) October 2, 2021

 

Here’s a first look at the hotel’s pool!

The hotel is easy walking distance to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, and the Skyliner. Reservations are open, so book your stay if you want to visit Disney World’s newest hotel! Stay tuned because we’ll be putting up a full tour of the hotel soon, which will include a peek at the amazing event space at the top of the hotel.

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Do you have a stay booked at the Swan Reserve? Let us know in the comments!

Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited to attend a media preview of the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ

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