This sprawling resort, bordering Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort, offers so many amenities and activities that you never actually have to set foot off the resort to have fun! Enjoy 54 holes of challenging golf, 3 video game arcades, a family-fun centre, and 3 fitness centres. There is also a 12-acre waterpark with unique water features, water slide, swimming pools, and a 1,200ft lazy river-style pool, plus spa tubs. Although each apartment features a fully-equipped kitchen, there's absolutely no need to cook if you don't want to, with a choice of 8 restaurants quite literally on your doorstep! For delicious fare from Key West, head to Breezes in the West Village. There's also grilled specialties at River Island Grilling Company, and casual fare at the Anchors. 2-Bedroom Apartments cater comfortably for up to 8 and 3-Bedroom Apartments can accommodate 12. You'll feel so at home, you may never want to leave.
Amenities
Golf
Babysitting service
Families
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Fitness Centre/Gym
Free Parking
Games Room
Internet Access
Laundry Service
Restaurant
Safety Deposit Box
Where is it
Close to all of Orlando's fun attractions, including Walt Disney World Resort, shops, restaurants and diners.
Hotel information
2 and 3-bedroom apartments with fully-equipped kitchens, a separate dining room, a family room with pullout sofa sleeper, full-size washers and dryers, TV with DVD player, coffee makers, furnished balcony or patio, and in-room safe.
Each 2-Bedroom apartment comes equipped with 1 king-size bed in the master bedroom, 2 queen-size beds in the guest bedroom, a pull-out sofabed in the living room and 2 full bathrooms, sleeping maximum 6 adults and 2 children.
Please note that as these are privately owned units we are unable to provide accessibility such as fully accessible or ground-floor confirmations.
Each 3-bedroom apartment comes equipped with 1 king-size bed in the master bedroom, 2 queen-size beds in the second bedroom, 1 queen-size bed and 1 pull-out sofabed (size can vary) in the third bedroom, a pull-out sofabed in the living room and 3 full bathrooms, sleeping maximum 10 adults and 1 child.
2-Bedroom Apartments River Island are located in the resorts 12-acre waterpark village, sleeping maximum 6 adults and 2 children. Each apartment has 2 bedrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen, dining room, and family area with double pull-out sleeper sofa.
Free Nights: Stay for 7 nights, pay for 6 (stay for 14, pay
for 12) for stays completed between 3 May'25–20 Dec '26. Two bedroom only, book by 31 Jul'25
Any applicable offers have
been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable. Blackout
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20-minute drive (depending on traffic) to Walt Disney World Resort. Universal Orlando Resort™ is a 20-30 minute drive (depending on traffic). Complimentary self-parking available. Free on-site shuttle to transport guests within the resort.
Paisan Pizzeria and carryout located in the North Village (pizza and Italian favourites available from 11:00am-10:00pm). Breezes Restaurant & Bar located in the West Village (Key West inspired cuisine, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Tradewinds Bar (open air poolside dining and drinks located in River Island). River Island Grilling Company (casual dining for breakfast and dinner). The Palmer Lounge (located in the East Village, offering quick-service food from 10:00am-4:00pm). Anchors (quick-service dining and bar located in River Island). Currents Cafe (serving Starbucks® coffee, pastries, ice cream, and other grab and go items). Leeward & Windward pool bars (located at either end of the River Island pool complex, serving a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks). Breezy Treats (offering sweet treats, located in the West Village).
Daytime includes Bingo and FUN Team poolside activities. Nighttime entertainment includes the Sunset Celebration with live entertainment, family and adult karaoke contests.
12-acre waterpark with water features, water slide, pools and lazy river-style pool (7 pools in all across resort), plus spas, and interactive fountains. Poolside cabanas*. 2 children's playgrounds. Rock climbing wall*. 54 holes of challenging golf* and 2 miniature golf courses*. 3 video games arcades, a family-fun centre, and cinema*. 3 fitness centres, tennis courts, basketball, pickleball, and racquetball courts. WaveRunners™*, paddle boarding*, tubing*, kayaking*, fishing*, pedalos*, pontoon boat rental*, and water skiing*. Live entertainment. Swampy's Adventure Club for kids and teens with age-specific activities and events (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult).
Complimentary WiFi access. Concierge service. Range of shops.
A resort fee of $39.00 per day has been waived for Virgin Atlantic Holidays customers.
Please note that as these are privately owned units we are unable to provide accessibility such as fully accessible or ground floor confirmations. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page
* Denotes local charge.
Please note: at least 1 adult must be 21 years or over to check-in.
Please note: there is a local charge for tubes on lazy river.
Please note: each hotel has their individual room cleaning operation, which may mean your room isn't serviced every day, please check with the hotel reception team on arrival for further details.
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Avoid the timeshare scam.... but a fab place to stay and we will be back.
Jul 15, 2025Psycho-sueMeath, Ireland
Timeshare Warning.
This place makes money off timeshare bookings @ $30 that you are made to believe are compulsory on check in (they withhold your room keys until its booked) and non refundable. AVOID THIS SCAM... Refuse without hesitation so you aren't charged.
2nd time we stayed and we will be back for a 3rd visit in the future.
The same issue…
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Timeshare Warning.
This place makes money off timeshare bookings @ $30 that you are made to believe are compulsory on check in (they withhold your room keys until its booked) and non refundable. AVOID THIS SCAM... Refuse without hesitation so you aren't charged.
2nd time we stayed and we will be back for a 3rd visit in the future.
The same issue as our 2024 visit, was that we stayed for 14 days and our villa wasn't provided with clean linen/towels etc throughout our stay. I'm still not sure if we need to request them but bad form that the villa isnt cleaned at all.
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Disappointing view
Jul 13, 2025monica mAnnapolis, Maryland
We stayed in River Island Village. When we booked, the description of the view of our room was forest view. We had a beautiful view of the parking lot. The forest was in a far distance across from the parking lot. While on vacation we always enjoy spending time on our balcony to relax, this is very important to us. There was nothing relaxing about…
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We stayed in River Island Village. When we booked, the description of the view of our room was forest view. We had a beautiful view of the parking lot. The forest was in a far distance across from the parking lot. While on vacation we always enjoy spending time on our balcony to relax, this is very important to us. There was nothing relaxing about looking out over a parking lot full of cars. We never sat on the balcony all week. I felt like we were misled by the description. I would have booked another location. While driving around the resort we saw many other places to stay that would afford a much better view. Also they charge you to use the inner tubes in the lazy river. I’ve not been to a resort where I’ve had to pay extra to use them.
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Forget about relaxing
Jul 12, 2025989lorigNiagara Falls,
I stayed here as I had heard people rave about the pool. The pool area is so far from most rooms that you must drive to it. Our room was a 6 minute drive to the pool. They lack smaller pools within walking distance that I have seen at many other resorts I have stayed at. Staff are not attentive. Lots of cats speeding on property so I did not feel…
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I stayed here as I had heard people rave about the pool. The pool area is so far from most rooms that you must drive to it. Our room was a 6 minute drive to the pool. They lack smaller pools within walking distance that I have seen at many other resorts I have stayed at. Staff are not attentive. Lots of cats speeding on property so I did not feel safe walking around. No sidewalks either.
Internet keeps dropping the signal so you need to rely on your own data.
They charge to use a tube in the lazy river and the lazy river is only 2 feet deep in some places, 4 feet in others so you keep scrapping the bottom as you go around.
I would never stay here again, there are plenty of great places to stay in Florida. I travel to Florida several times a year.
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A Great Stay!!
Jul 11, 2025Explorer47386265847California Desert, California
1st off i would like to start off saying that this is one of the Cleanest IHG properties i have ever been too. We had a 5 night stay in a 2 bedroom villa. Took the room a while to get ready but it was okay. Im picky about room location. They did offer me a room that was already done but i chose to wait and im glad i did. There is so much to do at…
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1st off i would like to start off saying that this is one of the Cleanest IHG properties i have ever been too. We had a 5 night stay in a 2 bedroom villa. Took the room a while to get ready but it was okay. Im picky about room location. They did offer me a room that was already done but i chose to wait and im glad i did. There is so much to do at this property. My family just did the pools. It is located around a lot of restaurants and shopping. This is our 5th visit to this property and im sure we will be back! Christina at the front desk is AMAZING!! If there is the slightest issue, shes on it!! Bianca was a huge help as well when i was checking on my room.
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A Rude Worker Traumatized My Child
Jul 11, 2025Samantha H
I don’t know who this woman is or why she would choose to willingly work at a place with primarily children if she evidently dislikes what she’s doing but I’ve spent a few days at this resort and this woman successfully ruined my family and I entire stay. I wish I had a name to properly address her by, however she conveniently would cover her name…
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I don’t know who this woman is or why she would choose to willingly work at a place with primarily children if she evidently dislikes what she’s doing but I’ve spent a few days at this resort and this woman successfully ruined my family and I entire stay. I wish I had a name to properly address her by, however she conveniently would cover her name tag with the pool stick when she saw I was live streaming. I was able to capture this photo afterwards.
This was our first time at the resort so we decided to spend time at the lazy river with my 4yo son on the tubes. In order to use the tubes a wrist band must be purchased which we hadn’t known of prior until they showed us the sign. That’s totally fine. Rules are rules and are in place for a reason. Fair. While walking to the stairs to get my son out of the tubes, she screamed at us that we have to get out of the tubes. We explained we were walking to the stairs parallel to the platform she was standing on so we can safely get the child out to return the tube to her. She advised us that my 4yo son, who is no taller than 3 feet, “can just jump out” into 4 feet of water and began poking at the tube he was in with a pool stick to get the support of the tube from beneath him. Mind you, he is 3ft over a 4ft body of water with a woman poking at his support to remove it. If we weren’t there holding him on the tubes she could’ve drowned him being careless.
Up until this point, I enjoyed my trip but this incident made us avoid the pool areas of the resort because my son would cry as he entered the water out of fear of tipping over or encountering her again.She doesn’t deserve to lose her job especially not in this climate but she DEFINITELY deserves being reprimanded for nearly assaulting 4yo children with pool sticks to take tubes from them.im sure this has happened before and it will happen again, only to the wrong people. I was live-streaming at the time and I have this entire encounter on video!! Management was at least nice enough to be able to give my son tickets to play in the arcade but that pool lady traumatized my son. I don’t plan to ever come back here. Nope. Not at all.
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Avoid the timeshare scam.... but a fab place to stay and we will be back.
