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Staying off-site
There are some advantages to staying off-site.

• Cost. The main advantage may be cost. It is possible to find less expensive rooms in hotels off-site. These hotels may be further afield and may involve some hidden costs - car rentals etc. but they can be cheaper for an similar standard of accommodation. Of course, there are also hotels that are the same price or more expensive too!
  

• Flexibility. If you don't wish to spend your whole time in Florida actually in Walt Disney World® Resort, then you may be happier with a hotel off-site which will enable you to "break up" the Disney experience with a day at Universal Studios, Sea World, the Kennedy Space Center, at the beach etc. To be fair, you can always add these days at the beginning or end of a Disney on-site vacation, but if you want to alternate Disney with other attractions, staying off-site may make sense.
  

• More space. For larger families or families/groups travelling together, some very nice 1, 2 and 3 bedroom hotels (with or without kitchens) are available, at very reasonable costs throughout the area. You can also rent a complete 2/3/4/5 bedroom houses with pool, full kitchen, and other amenities saving you money and giving you additional flexibility.

Our recommendations
There are some hotels off-site that we thoroughly recommend for families. The best ones are only marginally cheaper (or perhaps even more expensive) than the Disney Moderate Hotels, but give you the flexibility noted above as well as some extras like kid's clubs, free breakfast for kids, and free shuttles to one or more of the Walt Disney World® Resort parks for example.

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