The seven DDRA hotels are The Holiday Inn at Walt Disney World, Doubletree Guest Suites, Hilton, Roy

The majority of the hotels norwegian cruise discounts situated within Walt Disney World are Disney-owned properties, offering exceptional service and a number of advantages not available in hotels outside of Walt Disney World. However, norwegian cruise discounts these hotels can be expensive norwegian cruise discounts meaning many guests chose to stay in less expensive accommodation outside of Walt Disney World, norwegian cruise discounts losing norwegian cruise discounts the advantage of proximity to the parks that the Disney hotels can offer. The seven hotels in the Downtown Disney Resort Area offer many of the advantages that that Disney norwegian cruise discounts resort guests experience but at a lower price.
The seven DDRA hotels are The Holiday Inn at Walt Disney World, Doubletree Guest Suites, Hilton, Royal Plaza, Regal Sun Resort, Buena Vista Palace Hotel Spa and the Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort. The hotels do vary in quality, with the standard norwegian cruise discounts being around three or four stars, with the lesser quality hotels norwegian cruise discounts being comparable to Value and Moderate Disney Resorts and the higher end hotels, such as the Buena Vista Palace being comparable to some of the Deluxe Resorts on Disney property.
DDRA hotels are often considerably cheaper than similar Disney owned hotels. norwegian cruise discounts Quality is generally good at all the hotels, though not as consistent as at the Disney owned properties inside Walt Disney World. The main advantage, however, is the proximity to everything at Walt Disney norwegian cruise discounts World. Apart from The Swan and Dolphin Resorts the DDRA hotels are the only non-Disney owned properties inside Walt Disney World meaning guests who stay there will have an advantage over off-site guests when it comes to getting to the parks and other attractions.
As the name would suggest, norwegian cruise discounts the Downtown Disney norwegian cruise discounts Resort Area is very close to the shops, restaurants and other attractions within norwegian cruise discounts the Downtown Disney entertainment complex . A number of the hotels in the DDRA do offer Disney character meals and some also have Disney stores, giving the hotels a Disney feel despite them not being a Disney Resort.
None of the Downtown Disney Resort Area hotels are connected to the parks and resorts by the Disney Transportation System. Whilst these resorts do offer privately-run shuttle services they are not as reliable nor as frequent as the shuttles provided norwegian cruise discounts at Disney Resorts. Guests norwegian cruise discounts at Downtown Disney Resort Area hotels are in close proximity to Disney Transportation System at Downtown Disney buses from the stops in the Downtown Disney Area are generally not as reliable as those travelling from the resorts.
Another disadvantage for those looking to avoid long wait-times at the parks is that none of the DDRA hotels, apart from the Hilton, offer Extra Magic Hours to their guests. Whilst Extra Magic Hours are not essential to efficient norwegian cruise discounts touring of the parks they can be a real helping hand in cutting down wait times. This can be a major or minor disadvantage depending norwegian cruise discounts upon the value guests put on getting to the parks early. This won't affect those who enjoy waking up late on vacation but may be seen as a problem by those who love careful norwegian cruise discounts planning.
To summarise, guests who are looking at renting a car who are not especially keen on being in the parks early and late may see considerable advantages in staying norwegian cruise discounts at a Downtown Disney Resort Area. However, those looking to use the Transportation norwegian cruise discounts System and follow a touring plan that involves Extra Magic Hours may see more advantage in booking a Disney owned hotel