Just like Disney’s classic fairy tales, this Disney Deluxe Villa Resort is inspired by the enchanting villages and romantic castles of Europe, with grand fountains, elegant socialising spaces, waterfront gardens, and rooftop dining that has the feel of a cliffside restaurant in Italy or the French Riviera. The self-catering studios and villas at Disney’s Riviera Resort let you mix days of park-hopping (with the Disney Skyliner Transportation giving you a bird’s eye view as it whisks you to Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios) with days at the hotel’s relaxed Beau Soleil Pool or its fun family Riviera Pool, which features an interactive splash zone with a unique Fantasia spin.
Amenities
Babysitting service
Bar
Free Parking
Free transport to theme parks
Games Room
Internet Access
Restaurant
Safety Deposit Box
Swimming Pool
Where is it
In the Epcot resort area. Driving time from Orlando International airport: approx 30 minutes.
Hotel information
Stylish studios and villas, all with a private balcony or porch, air-conditioning, flat-screen TV with Disney Channel, microwave, mini fridge, toaster, basic cutlery and dinnerware, safe, hairdryer, iron and ironing board.
Tower Studios feature views of landscaping or the parking area, with 1 queen-size pull down bed, sleeping maximum 2 people.
Standard Deluxe Studios have views of the parking area, and feature a kitchenette, wet bar, bathroom with both bathtub and walk-in shower, with 1 queen-size bed, 1 queen-size pull down bed, and 1 single pull-down bed, sleeping maximum 5 people.
Preferred View Deluxe Studios are the same as above, but with views of the courtyard, lake, landscaping, pool or Disney Skyliner.
Standard One Bedroom Villas have views of the parking area, and feature a separate living/dining room with fully-equipped kitchen, bathroom with bubble-jettub and walk-in shower, and 2 TV's, with 1 king-size bed, 1 queen-size pull down bed and 1 single pull down bed, sleeping maximum 5 people.
Preferred View One Bedroom Villas are the same as above, but with views of the courtyard, lake, landscaping, pool or Disney Skyliner.
Standard Two Bedroom Villas have views of the parking area, and feature a separate living/dining room with fully-equipped kitchen, washer and dryer, 2 bathrooms (master has both bubble-jettub and walk-in shower), and 3 TV's, with 1 king-size bed, 2 queen-size beds, 1 queen-size pull down bed and 1 single pull down bed, sleeping maximum 9 people.
Preferred View Two Bedroom Villas are the same as above, but with views of the courtyard, lake, landscaping, pool or Disney Skyliner.
Use of the Walt Disney World Resort Transportation System is included in your stay: Connected to EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios via the Disney Skyliner Transportation, with Walt Disney World Bus Transportation available for all other Resort locations.
Complimentary self-parking. Valet parking $39 including tax per night (payable locally, subject to change).
Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera (rooftop restaurant serving French and Italian cuisine for dinner, and character breakfast). Le Petit Café (authentic Parisian cafe). Bar Riva (poolside drinks and bites). Primo Piatto (quick service restaurant, offering a range of options).
Riviera pool with waterslide and interactive water play area. Beau Soleil pool (quieter pool). Campfire activities. Movies under the stars. Athlétique fitness centre.
Complimentary WiFi access. Disney-themed shop. Minnie Van service*.
Just returned from a 2 week stay over Christmas in Riviera’s Tower Suite using DVC points. I was a little apprehensive given some negative reviews about the size of the suite but we found there was plenty of room and storage space. It may not feel that way to people used to very large hotel rooms outside of the uk! The room was well equipped with…
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Just returned from a 2 week stay over Christmas in Riviera’s Tower Suite using DVC points. I was a little apprehensive given some negative reviews about the size of the suite but we found there was plenty of room and storage space. It may not feel that way to people used to very large hotel rooms outside of the uk! The room was well equipped with cutlery, crockery, a toaster and microwave.
The skyliner was the main draw for us and it proved to be a great way to get about.
Other pros: the staff were very welcoming and could not do enough for us. Any requests for more towels, coffee etc were quickly delivered on. All the staff, from front desk, to maintenance and housekeeping were really lovely, even more so that at the other Disney hotels I’ve stayed at previously.
The only draw back was I found the vegan food options to be a little limited but with Caribbean beach resort only next door that was not really an issue.
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Its a Disney Hotel
Dec 29, 2024neilmaguireDublin, Ireland
We stayed here for a couple of nights in January 2024 while visiting Disney. We only visited Magic Kingdom on that trip so written from that perspective. The Hotel was nice, it's a Disney hotel meaning it follows a pretty standard formula, it is one of the newer ones which does make it more appealing, we found the Polynesian very dated. The…
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We stayed here for a couple of nights in January 2024 while visiting Disney. We only visited Magic Kingdom on that trip so written from that perspective. The Hotel was nice, it's a Disney hotel meaning it follows a pretty standard formula, it is one of the newer ones which does make it more appealing, we found the Polynesian very dated. The room was very nice, well appointed and slept 5 which is always appreciated with Disney. Usual story for everything else really, Pool was decent, quick service food was as expected. We took our car to the parks so didn't use the Highliner.
All in all a decent stay but nothing to write home about. Would we stay again, probably not, not a noteworthy hotel really.
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Fantastic service, lovely amenities with great skyliner access!
Oct 10, 2024Rebecca S
Highly recommend this resort. Easy access to the skyliner! Great on site quick service options, amazing pools, lawn games, excellent arts and crafts staff for the kids and amazing roof top dining with firework views! Disney's fantastic service reputation is well preserved at the Riviera. We will be choosing this resort as a regular now!
New Must Stay
Oct 8, 2024Z8419WEjasonbGlenview, Illinois
What a great hotel for a family! This has the only 3 bedroom villa that I believe Disney offers. The coffee shop in the hotel is great for your early morning and night caps. They have a nice splash pad for young kids and a slide going into the larger pool which my kids loved. As for proximity to the parks you are walking distance from the skyline…
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What a great hotel for a family! This has the only 3 bedroom villa that I believe Disney offers. The coffee shop in the hotel is great for your early morning and night caps. They have a nice splash pad for young kids and a slide going into the larger pool which my kids loved. As for proximity to the parks you are walking distance from the skyline which gives you direct access to Epcot and Hollywood Studios. This is a must stay resort on property.
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Very Pleasant
Sep 21, 2024alstrooperBlue Bell, Pennsylvania
This was a 'splurge' trip for my family as we were celebrating a special birthday. We chose Riviera primarily because it is newer and the proximity to EPCOT where we planned to spend most of our park time. I will get right to my PROs and CONs:
PROs
- Staff were overall super nice and made my birthday feel very special with some magic Disney…
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This was a 'splurge' trip for my family as we were celebrating a special birthday. We chose Riviera primarily because it is newer and the proximity to EPCOT where we planned to spend most of our park time. I will get right to my PROs and CONs:
PROs
- Staff were overall super nice and made my birthday feel very special with some magic Disney touches in my room and at dinner (Topolino's).
- The 1 bedroom villa was beautiful, spacious with a wonderful bubble tub I treasured
for my sore legs after each day in the parks.
- Location to the Skyliner for EPCOT and Hollywood Studios was excellent and the ride was fun!
- Nice family greeting on the room TV upon first entrance into the room.
- Cute artwork throughout the hotel.
- Viewing areas for the EPCOT fireworks.
- Decent food at the casual service restaurants, love the mobile order to go (saves time).
CONs
- I did not feel like I was in the Rivera. The overall building architecture was uninspiring (a huge blocky grey building, come on Disney, what were you thinking??). The other Disney hotels are superior to creating the atmosphere/vibe that reflects the theme but to me, Riviera did not pull of that immersive experience we expected.
- The 'resort' view is pretty to see the pool area and lake BUT, what I mostly saw was the Caribbean Beach Resort. It was just weird the way the designers plunked this resort into a section of the Beach Resort without designing the proper set up to make you feel like you are in you own themed resort.
- There are barely any trees to shade the area and the pool areas are super hot. And frankly, the pool design was the most uninspiring I have seen of the multiple Disney properties I have stayed at.
- The bathroom pocket doors were a challenge to lock and you will have 2 doors to deal with on either side when taking a bath.
- The overall resort had a large scale crowded feel to it. I was told by many to expect a nice quiet relaxed vibe compared to other Disney properties. in fact, it was quite busy and the public areas were not spaciously designed (you can see this with the cafe, gift/grocery shop, coffee shop, library room, and lobby). Tight and crowded.
We felt very happy to come back to our room each day, it was our little haven to unwind from the Disney heat and crowds and we overall enjoyed our time there. In my humble opinion, I believe Disney took too many shortcuts in the overall design of this resort. Given the $$$$ price and design flaws, we most likely will not return but we are very glad we had this experience.
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Brilliant stay in the Tower Suite
