Originally posted by jlfab
So, it sounds like its hard to go to another resort even just for dinner, especially with young kids in tow.
This really isn't as hard as it sounds. My wife and I do this ALL the time. Since you're going to have off days, it just takes a bit extra planning and time to get from your resort to the other resort. My wife and I make quite a habbit out of restaurant hopping.
We'll spend the day at a park and then walk/bus/boat/monorail to the resort we want to eat at. Then we take a bus back to the park or to downtown disney if it's late and then a second bus to our resort. Adds about 20 minutes to the trip time but not really difficult. We did this a lot when we stayed at Pop Century in March.
So, we should pick a resort with the best restaurants and pool. Especially since we want to have off days from the parks to relax. Unless you have a car which we won't. Who's got the best pool for young kids, you know maybe a slide or those water guns, etc.?
With the pools you sorta do need to stay at the resort with the pool you like. Don't know if any of the resort pools have water guns. Possibly Carribbean Beach with the canon's on the old fort. All the moderate and deluxe resorts have some type of slide. Yacht and Beach Clubs (a deluxe resort) share a mini water park called Stormalong Bay. It has pools with real sand bottoms, inflatable rafts for the lazy river, and the longest resort water silde from an old ship wreck.
Added bonus to Yacht and Beach club is it's within walking distance to great restaurants. Swan, Dolphin, and Disney's Boardwalk have a dozen or so great restaurants. And they are no more than a 5 minute walk from Yatch and Beach. Not to mention you can walk to the back door of Epcot's World Showcase with all thier great food!
But for the added price of the room, you could simply rent a car so it's not really worth the extra expense if you're really just trying to avoid busses.