Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Serenely set on a small lake, this hotel features amazing views of a protected preserve. The lobby features a dramatic 18-story atrium.

Sitting amid 1,500 palm-filled acres just outside Disney's back gate, this huge luxury resort hotel has a private lake with watercraft, three golf courses, and miles of trails for strolling, bicycling, jogging, and horseback riding. Tropical birds, plants, and a museum's treasure of Asian sculpture fill the 18-story atrium, which can be viewed from the glass-fronted elevators.

It's on a sprawling campus with enough sports options to occupy your kids all day. The huge pool has a water slide and volleyball net; there’s a 21-acre lake with paddleboats, kayaks, sailboats, and other water toys; there's bike rental, tennis, a rock climbing wall, and golf – a nine-hole, Par 3 pitch-and-putt golf course that will supply the clubs, tees, golf balls, and scorecards for you.

Probably the most complete resort campus near Disney, the stepped tower packs every conceivable amenity into a lush 1,500-acre campus located practically within Walt Disney World. There's 45 holes of golf, an unforgettable waterfall-and-cavern-studded lagoon pool system, lush trails wrapping around a private pond, Lake Windsong, horses, and top-floor views of the fireworks at Epcot and the Magic Kingdom, even from the windows in the corridors.