Located close to Magic Kingdom® Park, Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort provides a marina, a poolside bar and shopping on-site. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub. Make sure that you enjoy a meal at the 5 on-site restaurants, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yoga classes are offered at the 24-hour gym; the property also has a coffee shop/cafe, a hair salon and an arcade/games room. In addition to dry cleaning/laundry services and 4 bars, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Located in Bay Lake, a neighbourhood in Lake Buena Vista, Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort is near the airport and near the bay. Disney Springs™ is worth exploring if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Magic Kingdom® Park and Epcot®. Travelling with kids? Don't miss Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including golfing. Visit our Lake Buena Vista travel guide
Located close to Epcot® and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort provides a marina, a poolside bar and shopping on-site. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub. Make sure that you enjoy a meal at the 5 on-site restaurants, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yoga classes are offered at the 24-hour gym; the property also has a coffee shop/cafe, a hair salon and an arcade/games room. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities, such as dry cleaning/laundry services and 4 bars.
You'll also find perks such as:
3 outdoor pools along with a waterslide, cabanas and sunloungers
Limo/town car service, cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge) and valet parking (surcharge)
Express check-out, express check-in and babysitting (surcharge)
A gift shop, a porter/bellboy and wedding services
Room features
All 428 rooms have comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning, in addition to thoughtful touches such as late-night room service and free WiFi.
More amenities include:
Childcare services and free infant beds
Hairdryers and shampoo
Flat-screen TVs with cable channels and DVD players
Balconies or patios, microwaves and cookware/dishes/utensils
Does Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort have a pool?
Yes, this property has 3 outdoor pools.
How much does it cost to stay at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort?
As of 28 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort on 22 Nov 2026 start from £683, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
Is Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort pet-friendly?
No, only service animals are welcome at the property.
How much is parking at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort?
Self-parking is available for USD 25 per night. Valet parking is available for USD 33 per night.
What time is check-in at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight.
What time is check-out at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort?
Checkout is at 11 AM.
Where is Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort located?
This family-friendly Lake Buena Vista resort is located near the airport, 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Magic Kingdom® Park, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Epcot® and Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park. Disney Springs™ and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
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We were welcomed by a very warm team. They were very helpful. The suite was clean and to our surprise our balcony faced magic kingdom. The hotel was very kid friendly. A perfect place to stay if you’re going to Magic kingdom with a toddler and a baby. We walked there and back.
Bay Lake Tower was excellent. Staff was the best by a mile. Balcony view was perfect- fireworks view and lake view. The room was outfit with all the little things that made the stay seamless. Housekeeping was top notch.
Only recommendation would be for more washing machines in the common laundry. It was like the hunger games to get a load of laundry in.
So amazing! This hotel was alot closer to magic kingdom than I thought. Its a 7-10 min walk to the park and there is even a tram to take you to the park of you dont want to walk. I got a resort view room and we saw the castle right from our balcony. Such a wonderful trip for my mothers birthday
The Bay Lake Tower, like any other Disney resort on the property is expensive, especially compared to the local area. However, it is worth it after noticing the traffic in the parking lots. This particular resort is closest to the Magic Kingdom (10 minute walk or can walk to adjoined resort and hop the monorail). Facilities are clean and modern. Also, at night you can catch the Magic Kingdom's firework display from the connecting bridge between the two contemporary resorts on the fourth floor.
Esperava bem mais de um resort da Disney, caro e super bem avaliado. Pois o quarto é antiquado, pequeno para 3 hóspedes, sem coisas básicas, como touca de banho! Não tem restaurante algum, só no hotel "irmão" do lado. Mesmo assim, o que se oferece lá é bastante sofrível. O serviço de quarto (room service) é caótico e desencontrado. Enfim, decepcionante. Não recomendo e não volto.
Excellent place to stay if you are planning on going to magic kingdom. It is at 10-15 minute walk or could take the monorail which is at a 5 minute walk. Excellent was amazing. Would highly recommend and will most definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
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6/10 Okay
Shell
14 Jan 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Excellent Location
You are paying to be located a quick walk to Magic Kingdom in Disney World. The location is perfect, however there are definitely alternative accomodation options that are much cheaper (half the price) and just as nice that come with a small commute.
We had a small studio apartment which has a very large bathroom which was handy for the family (2 showers in the one room). This allows you to save some money on meals by being able to use the microwave and freezer. We felt that the price of the room was purely for the location as the room whilst nice but not worth the price.
Our balcony looked over Magic Kingdom so we could watch the fireworks from our room. It was disappointing that we weren't able to go up to the roof to see the Fireworks. This is because roof access is limited to Disney Vacation Club members.
No restaurant facilities or shops in Bayview Towers, however a walkway connects to Disney's Contemporary Resort which has a selection of restaurants and a small convenience store with cheaper meals to take back to your room and cook.
First thing to say - it's pricey.. but you get great facilities, helpful staff, and walking distance to Disneyworld. We had a villa room so that we could cook for our mutiple food allergy son (as an aside, restaurant facilities in the parks could all meet his needs so was not necessary; Useful to have the large fridge freezer though). Rooms are large, beds comfortable, new towels and toiletries daily - and plenty of them. Location allowed 10min walk to the park - great when the monorail q is huge at park closing and for nipping back for afternoon nap! Highly recommend if you can stomach the costs.
Really tight room. This is designed to disney vacation club, so it has a kitchen.
Overall, kind of on the lower end for disney resorts even though it's really expensive.
Location is great. Everything else feels super dated.
We had a wonderful stay at the Contemporary Hotel. It was fun for the kids. The gift shops had alot of things of good quality. The best part was how the monorail comes into the hotel. It is never too crowded and takes you to The Magic Kingdom and other parks easily. Also...we had a fantastic time at Chef Mickey's which is inside the hotel. The characters come around to say hello and you can take pics with them. Very entertaining fun place to be!
We had a great stay for 12 nights at this hotel. Perfect for Disney and the rest of Orlando. Clean, spacious accommodation. All the luxury of a hotel with the advantages of an apartment. It is easier to make the extra magic hours for Disney guests if you can all have a quick breakfast in the room and our small children survived the evening meal much better in their pyjamas in the villa than they would have in a restaurant, almost certainly asleep in their pushchairs.
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10/10 Excellent
Amy F.
29 Jun 2015
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Wonderful location
Wonderful location for families. Monorail service was a major plus!
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6/10 Okay
Lisa
14 Feb 2015
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice location, but pricey
I've stayed in many Disney Properties, and given the price of Bay Lake Tower, I had high expectations. While it's close to the monorail and shops/restaurants in the Contemporary, it's still quite a walk to get to everything. I did not like how the studio bathroom was set up with tub and toilet in one room, sink and mirror in another, and the toilet 'room' had a sliding but not locking door. My friends had a 2 bedroom unit, which was very small compared to how much space you get at Old Key West by comparison. I would not choose this hotel in future, but might try the Polynesian if I'm going to pay so much and want to be near the monorail.
The Bay Tower is actually a DVC self-catering apartment connected to the Contemporary Hotel resort. The room we had had a coffee machine, microwave and fridge which was really convenient. We actually used the coffee machine to boil the water for our daily brew as this being USA, they don't have electric kettles! Although there is a monorail in the Contemporary, it goes in the wrong direction and you are better off just walk over to park in 5 minutes - probably the only hotel that you can walk from to the Magic kingdom. Wifi access was excellent even in the room and with the Contemporary resort across the footbridge, easily connected to the Disne shops and restuarants. The only issue I had was with the confusion as to whether we checked in or out at the Contemporary or the Bay Towers lobby as our bags got stored there whereas we were told to collect them at the Contemporary. Also get the bus by walking from the Bay Towers lobby - dont bother going through the Contemporary lobby as we were advised.
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10/10 Excellent
GeorgiaMom306
2 Sept 2014
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Bay Lake Tower 2-bedroom suite - DisneyWorld
Excellent location!!! The staff is courteous and the room was very clean. We would definitely stay at this hotel again. Perfect for families with toddlers/young children that need to return easily in the afternoons via monorail for naps. The 2 bedrooms/3 baths gave our entire family plenty of room to spread out (and not be on top of each other in the mornings getting ready). The pool is great too!