If you want a full kitchen at a Disney World hotel, look primarily at 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom and 3-Bedroom Disney Deluxe Villas, plus select cabins and bungalows. If you only need a microwave and refrigerator for breakfast or leftovers, most DVC Deluxe Studios and the Family Suites at Art of Animation and All-Star Music have kitchenettes.
Regular rooms at Disney’s Value, Moderate and Deluxe hotels are different. Most do not have kitchens or microwaves. Many currently come with a beverage cooler and coffee maker instead.
That makes the exact room type more important than the resort name. Two guests staying at the same Disney resort can have completely different food-prep options depending on whether they booked a standard hotel room, Deluxe Studio or one-bedroom villa.
Disney World kitchen options at a glance
| Room type | Kitchen setup | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| DVC 1-Bedroom Villa or larger | Full kitchen | Cooking complete meals |
| Select DVC cabins and bungalows | Full kitchen | Families and longer stays |
| Most DVC Deluxe Studios | Kitchenette | Breakfast, snacks and reheating food |
| Art of Animation Family Suites | Kitchenette | Families wanting a microwave and food-prep area |
| All-Star Music Family Suites | Kitchenette | Lower-cost family suite option |
| Most regular Disney hotel rooms | No kitchen | Guests eating most meals elsewhere |
If you’re comparing more than just the kitchen, the main Disney World hotels guide covers the larger differences between resort categories, transportation and amenities.
Which Disney World resorts have full kitchens?
The most reliable way to get a full kitchen on Disney World property is to book a 1-Bedroom Villa or larger accommodation at a Disney Deluxe Villa Resort.
Disney describes these kitchens as fully equipped and typically includes a full-size refrigerator, stove and oven, microwave, dishwasher, cookware, dishes and utensils.
One-bedroom and larger villas also normally give you a separate living area and an in-room washer and dryer, which makes them especially practical for weeklong stays.
Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
The 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom and Grand Villas at Bay Lake Tower include full kitchens. This is one of the strongest choices if you want kitchen space while staying close to Magic Kingdom.
Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
One-bedroom and larger accommodations at Boulder Ridge provide full kitchens along with the extra living space you would expect from a Deluxe Villa.
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Copper Creek offers full kitchens in its larger villas. The Copper Creek Cabins also have full kitchens, making them one of the more unusual Disney World options for families who want both cooking space and a private-feeling accommodation.
If Wilderness Lodge appeals to you, our comparison of Animal Kingdom Lodge vs. Wilderness Lodge can help put the location and resort experience in context.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas
One-bedroom and larger villas at both Jambo House and Kidani Village offer full kitchens.
This can be especially useful at Animal Kingdom Lodge because having breakfast or dinner in the room can reduce how often you need to leave the resort for food.
Disney’s Beach Club Villas
The 1-Bedroom and 2-Bedroom Villas at Beach Club include full kitchens. The resort’s location near EPCOT can make this combination particularly convenient for longer trips.
Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
BoardWalk’s larger villas also have full kitchens. Like Beach Club, you get the advantage of being in the EPCOT resort area while still having the ability to prepare meals in the room.
Disney’s Old Key West Resort
Old Key West is one of the more obvious resorts to consider when space and a kitchen are priorities. Its 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom and Grand Villas have full kitchens.
Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
The Polynesian requires a little more attention to room type. The Bungalows have full kitchens, as do the larger eligible villa accommodations at the newer Island Tower.
A standard Polynesian hotel room or Deluxe Studio should not be confused with those larger villas.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Riviera’s 1-Bedroom Villas and larger accommodations have fully equipped kitchens. Deluxe Studios and Tower Studios have smaller food-prep setups instead, so check the room category carefully before booking.
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
Saratoga Springs offers full kitchens in its one-bedroom and larger villas. The Treehouse Villas also have kitchens and can be useful for groups wanting more privacy than a conventional hotel building provides.
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
The 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom and Grand Villas at the Grand Floridian have full kitchens.
Be careful with the wording when booking here. Grand Floridian also has Deluxe Studios and Resort Studios, and they do not all have the same food-prep equipment as the larger villas.
The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
The newer Disney Vacation Club Cabins at Fort Wilderness have a particularly useful setup, including a refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave and full-size oven/range.
That gives families a real kitchen rather than simply a microwave and cooler. It is one of the strongest options if your plan involves regularly cooking meals during the trip.
Most of these accommodations are part of Disney Vacation Club. You do not necessarily need to own DVC to stay in one. Disney may offer villas for cash, and another option is renting a reservation made with a member’s points.
Read our Disney Vacation Club resorts guide to compare the properties or use the DVC resort map to see where they are located.
Which Disney World hotels have kitchenettes?
If you mainly want to make breakfast, heat leftovers or keep groceries cold, a kitchenette can be enough.
The main Disney World options are DVC Deluxe Studios, Art of Animation Family Suites and All-Star Music Family Suites.
Most DVC Deluxe Studios
Most Deluxe Studios at Disney’s Deluxe Villa Resorts include a kitchenette rather than a full kitchen.
Depending on the resort, that generally includes:
- a small refrigerator;
- a microwave;
- a coffee maker;
- a toaster; and
- basic plates, bowls or utensils.
That is enough for cereal, oatmeal, sandwiches, reheating takeout and other simple meals, but there is no full stove and oven in a typical Deluxe Studio.
If you’re considering DVC accommodations without buying a timeshare, compare Disney Vacation Club rentals with our step-by-step guide to renting DVC points.
Art of Animation Family Suites have kitchenettes
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is one of the most useful non-DVC choices for families who want food-prep space.
The Finding Nemo, Cars and Lion King Family Suites include a kitchenette with a microwave and beverage cooler, along with two bathrooms and sleeping space for up to six adults.
The Little Mermaid standard rooms are different. They have a beverage cooler and coffee machine but are not Family Suites with kitchenettes.
Our Art of Animation Resort review covers the overall resort, while the Art of Animation Family Suite floor plan gives you a better idea of how the room is arranged.
If Finding Nemo is the suite you’re considering, we also have a separate Finding Nemo Family Suite review.
All-Star Music Family Suites have kitchenettes too
Disney’s All-Star Music Resort is another Value Resort with Family Suites.
Disney currently lists the Family Suites with a kitchenette, microwave and refrigerator. They sleep up to six adults and also include two full bathrooms.
Standard and Preferred rooms at All-Star Music do not have that same kitchenette setup, so make sure you are comparing the Family Suite specifically.
If you’re deciding among the All-Star properties, our All-Star Music vs. All-Star Movies comparison can help with the rest of the resort differences.
Do regular Disney World hotel rooms have kitchens?
Generally, no.
A standard room at a Disney Value, Moderate or Deluxe hotel should not be treated as a room with a kitchenette simply because it has a place to keep drinks cold.
For example, Disney currently lists Pop Century standard rooms with a beverage cooler and coffee machine, but not a microwave or kitchen. Standard rooms at Coronado Springs similarly list a beverage cooler and coffee machine.
If having a microwave is important, verify the amenities for the exact room category before booking rather than assuming every Disney hotel room has one.
Do Disney World hotel rooms have refrigerators?
This question is more complicated than it used to be because Disney now describes many standard-room units as beverage coolers rather than refrigerators.
Disney currently lists beverage coolers at many resorts, including Pop Century, the All-Star Resorts, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Port Orleans, Contemporary, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge and several others.
A beverage cooler is useful for drinks and some food items, but Disney specifically warns that these coolers are not suitable for medication that requires refrigeration.
Disney Deluxe Villas are different. Disney lists actual refrigerators in villa accommodations.
So if your trip depends on true refrigeration rather than simply keeping drinks cool, verify your specific room type before arrival.
Which Disney World rooms have both a refrigerator and microwave?
If you specifically need both, focus on these categories:
- DVC Deluxe Studios: most have a small refrigerator and microwave.
- DVC 1-Bedroom Villas and larger: full refrigerator, microwave and full kitchen appliances.
- All-Star Music Family Suites: refrigerator and microwave.
- Art of Animation Family Suites: kitchenette with microwave and beverage cooler.
- DVC Cabins and Bungalows: larger kitchen setups with refrigeration and cooking appliances.
If you need more sleeping space at the same time, our guide to Disney World hotels with suites is useful for comparing room layouts beyond the kitchen.
A kitchenette and a full kitchen solve different problems
Don’t pay for a one-bedroom villa just because you want cereal and coffee in the morning.
A kitchenette works well when your meals look like:
- cereal and fruit;
- instant oatmeal;
- sandwiches;
- microwave meals;
- reheated leftovers;
- coffee and pastries; or
- snacks kept cold during the trip.
A full kitchen starts making more sense when you want to cook eggs, pasta, meat, vegetables or other complete meals on a regular basis.
It can also be much more useful for families dealing with allergies, specific diets or young children whose eating schedule does not line up well with restaurant reservations.
Is paying more for a Disney hotel kitchen worth it?
It depends on whether the kitchen actually changes how much you spend on food.
A one-bedroom Deluxe Villa can cost considerably more than a standard Disney hotel room. Saving money on breakfast does not automatically make up for a much higher nightly room rate.
The financial case becomes stronger when you have a larger group, stay for a week or longer, have dietary needs, or genuinely plan to prepare several meals in the room.
If you’re mostly buying groceries for breakfast and snacks, a lower-priced Family Suite or Deluxe Studio kitchenette may accomplish what you need without paying for a large villa.
For families where both space and food preparation matter, compare our guides to the best Disney World resorts for large families and Disney World hotels for a family of five.
You don’t have to own Disney Vacation Club to get a full kitchen
Seeing “Disney Vacation Club” attached to most of the full-kitchen resorts can make it sound as though the rooms are members-only.
They aren’t necessarily.
Disney can offer Deluxe Villas for cash bookings, and travelers can also rent reservations from DVC owners.
If you’re unfamiliar with the program, our Disney Vacation Club guide explains the system. Renting can be particularly useful if you want a villa for one vacation without buying a long-term timeshare contract.
How to choose the right Disney kitchen setup
Start with what you actually plan to cook rather than the resort category.
- You only need cold drinks and simple snacks: a regular Disney hotel room may be enough.
- You need a microwave for breakfast or leftovers: look at a DVC Deluxe Studio or Family Suite.
- You want to cook complete meals: choose a one-bedroom or larger Deluxe Villa, cabin or bungalow with a full kitchen.
- You need space for five or six people: compare Family Suites with larger villas before deciding.
- You want to save money: compare the room-price increase against what you realistically expect to save on food.
If budget is the main reason you’re considering cooking, combine the room comparison with our guide to saving money at Disney World resorts. Sometimes a cheaper room plus simple breakfasts makes more financial sense than paying substantially more for a full kitchen.
The important part is booking the exact room category that provides the appliances you need. “Disney hotel with a kitchen” can mean anything from a Family Suite with a microwave to a multi-bedroom villa where you can cook nearly the same way you would at home.
