sweetpee_1993
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- Nov 10, 2008
Can anyone tell me what is the closest hotel in terms of walk time to Springs?
Thanks!The Wyndham is very close, 5-7 minute walk and the 1st entrance would be the end near Ghirardelli, The Void, Earl of Sandwich, etc.
You'll exit the hotel and walk along Hotel Plaza Blvd. When you get to the intersection of that street and East Buena Vista Drive, you'll cross using two pedestrian bridges that will lead you to the Marketplace Area of Disney Springs near Earl of Sandwich.
The general layout of the area. Map Courtesy of Bing Maps.
The sidewalk along Hotel Plaza Blvd is separate from the street and nicely landscaped. Image courtesy of Google Maps.
The pedestrian bridges make crossing the road simple and safe. They have elevators at all points of access. Here is an image from the construction period. (Images of the completed project are surprisingly hard to find.) The left side of the image is Disney Springs. It's hard to make out here, but there's also a bridge on the right side of the image. You will be using both bridges. Image courtesy of WDW Magic.
I've never timed it, but 13 minutes does sound appropriate. It's a pleasant walk, provided it's not raining.
Can anyone tell me what is the closest hotel in terms of walk time to Springs?
The Hilton Lake Buena Vista (labeled as Hilton located in the Walt Disney World Resort) and the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista are the closest. The Hilton Buena Vista Palace and Holiday Inn Lake Buena Vista are only about 5-8 minutes further. Honestly, though, all seven hotels are within walking distance.
If unfamiliar, the Wyndham complex is split into two hotels in their system. The Wyndham Lake Buena Vista is the tower. It has interior entry rooms that get decent reviews. The Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista consists of two multi-story buildings with exterior entry (motel-style) rooms. It does not get decent reviews.
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