Stormalong Bay

So you're headed to Orlando ... But where to start? You will find such a wealth of fantastic resorts and restaurants, it can be difficult to choose exactly what you want to indulge in. How best to arrange a visit in which each day comes with the finest this marvelous vacation spot has to offer? To help you make decisions overwhelming the place to stay and what places to dine, here is what I think is the best offer Orlando

Top Luxury Resort
On the property of Disney's Grand Floridian with its upscale Victorian atmosphere and setting lagoonside facing the Magic Kingdom. Off-property, hands down, is the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes where you can never feel the need to leave the property. At Universal, opt for the Portofino Bay Hotel with its unique atmosphere of an Italian seaside resort.

Best Resort Pool
* Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Stormalong Bay, a fleet of mini 3-acre water
* The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Lagoon Pool lush grotto-style
* The Pool Volcano Disney's Polynesian Resort with its luxuriant waterfall, smoking peak, and perfect view of Cinderella Castle
* The wonders of rocks strewn at Disney's Wilderness Lodge with its own erupting geyser
* The pool Fantasyland lush Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress cooled by twelve waterfalls
* The JW Marriott's Lazy River, 24,000 square meters of the dissolution of fun

Best Home-away-from-Home Property
The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge with its Bay Lake frontage and the character of the national park or Disney's Beach Club Villas next to Epcot. But the search for the new Animal Kingdom Villas, now under construction, to start two of the list.

Best Resort Atmosphere
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge where hundreds of animals roam the savanna and the air is pulsating to the beat of African drums. Running a second is Universal Portofino Bay Hotel where guests are transported to a romantic, seaside Italian village.

Best Resort Lobby
How to choose? Three Disney resorts make the cut: the wild Lodge, Grand Floridian and the Animal Kingdom Lodge, all eye-popping in their grandeur.

Better access to parks
The Contemporary, Polynesian, and Grand Floridian with monorail access to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and the Ticket and Transportation Center. At Universal, the Hard Rock Hotel is just 5 minutes by foot or by boat to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and CityWalk.

Best Resort For Romance
Disney's Polynesian Resort whose lush tiki torch and patterns of white sand beaches with views of Cinderella Castle are simply dreamy or Universal Portofino Bay Hotel where an evening stroll along the bay with Italian arias playing in distance can not be beaten.

Best Resort nature lovers
Disney's Wilderness Lodge, the dream of a lover of nature waterfalls, gushing geysers, and streams bubble, surrounded by majestic pines and beautiful Bay Lake.

Shows Best Resort
* California Grill Lounge found on the 15th floor of Disney's Contemporary Resort with breathtaking views of the Magic Kingdom and Seven Seas Lagoon, ideal for cocktails, sushi and a view of the fireworks show wishes. NOTE: If you are only coming for drinks may be difficult to get a seat around fireworks time. You'll need to check first with the gallery's second floor.
* Disney's Grand Floridian hall. Get a cocktail at Mizner, then go to this magnificent oasis to relax while listening to the sounds of a big band or piano.
* Living Normans. This sophisticated cocktail lounge is inside a restaurant in Norman lux.