4. Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista

Image: DisneyHilton has three properties in this area, all of which are official Disney Springs resorts with benefits. The two with Hilton in the title are the height of mediocrity, while clearly the best one has a different brand name, even though Hilton owns it.

The Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista is a sprawling facility with 814 rooms and an amazing seven restaurants. That’s basically one restaurant for every 116 guests, which strikes me as overkill. I swear to you that one of them is a Benihana, too. Anyway, this resort is so generic that the official Disney Springs page for it doesn’t even list any distinctive selling points, only its logistics. They call it the closest resort to Disney Springs, which is something, I guess.

Overall, it’s a four-star property ranked 174th out of 343 Orlando hotels. This is what the middle ground looks like. The problem is that it costs $187 per night to start, the highest on this list. That makes it arguably the worst value of the Disney Springs options, even if it is ranked fourth out of seven on TripAdvisor.

3. B Resort & Spa

Image: DisneyI commend B Resort & Spa for its dedication in offering deals. I’m on about every Disney mailing list imaginable, and it seems like B Resort & Spa sponsors most of them. I suspect that they market this hard for a good reason. They have a competitive advantage in visuals. This resort is stylish, with a contemporary aesthetic that’s in stark contrast to the generic look of most other Disney Springs properties. It’s new and gorgeous, and the pictures will cause you to want to stay there.

The campus here is quite lovely, too. There’s a zero-entry pool that is breathtaking, and the rooms are spacious. Reviews suggest that it’s a noisy place with a lot of room issues. Perhaps that’s why it’s not ranked higher. This four-star property is 153rd out of 343. That’s obviously top three on this list, although I view it as a bit underwhelming given the competitive advantage of newness.

Despite the fact that it’s the freshest facility, B Resort & Spa won’t break your budget. Rooms currently start at $109. That’s good for any four-star hotel, much less one so close to Disney Springs. The catch is that it has one of those infernal nightly resort fees, and it’s a stiff one at more than $30 per night. When you shop for a Disney Springs hotel room, remember to research and account for nightly resort fees. They significantly impact overall room values.

The other factor to remember is that some hotels still charge for WiFi. This one doesn’t, which does counteract the nightly resort fee at least somewhat. Do your homework on what’s included at each place so that you know the all-in cost ahead of time. Alternately, change your phone plan so that you have WiFi with Mobile Hotspot enabled so that you don’t need the resort’s service.