A Newly Renovated Hotel Just Opened Near Disney World (and We Love It!)

Welcome to the Inn at Celebration!

Inn at Celebration

This hotel has been newly renovated by Marriott-Bonvoy and is now part of Marriott’s Autograph Hotel Collection. The Inn at Celebration recently reopened and we were invited to the Grand Opening to check it out! So, come with us to explore this newly renovated hotel near Disney World!

The Inn at Celebration is a boutique hotel that offers a smaller, more intimate vibe and classic Floridian hospitality with an upscale twist. You’ll find the hotel along Lake Riahnard in Celebration near Orlando, and this 115-room, inn-style property features stunning lake views and more. There are nearby walking and biking trails, and shops, and you’re just outside of Walt Disney World.

Entrance to the Inn at Celebration

This is the former Celebration Hotel, which was built in the 1990s. It changed hands and was closed in May 2024 for a complete renovation and is now part of the Autograph Collection Hotels, owned by Marriott-Bonvoy. It’s located right in downtown Celebration with a restaurant and lobby bar, and more dining and shopping in walking distance. There are gold octopus statues hidden throughout the hotel, which is a fun little touch.

Lobby

You’ll also find exceptional dining at the onsite restaurant – Lakeside Kitchen & Bar.

Hotel restaurant

During the renovation, they filled in the pool to add a large back deck for relaxing on the lake and for events. The new design is meant to evoke the hotel’s roots as a small lakeside inn, and we think it really shows!

Places to relax

We toured a standard room, which included two queen beds — but some standard rooms feature one king bed. If you have a preference, make sure you select or request it when you book your room!

Standard room

There are gorgeous lake views from many of the rooms, but room 222 may be the best one here — it’s basically two walls of windows overlooking the lake. Just imagine waking up to those views and having a nice cup of coffee lakeside!

Look at that view!

The rooms are large and rather spacious — which was the norm when hotels were built in the ’90s. It’s definitely more of a boutique, bed-and-breakfast vibe here, with lots of art on the walls and lush fabrics and colors.

Another view of the room

The bathrooms are spacious as well, with brightly lit mirrors and a shower-tub combo. There’s also plenty of storage space under the sink in the vanity so you can keep your items nice and tidy.

Bathroom

In the meantime, we’ll be on the lookout for the latest hotel and travel news near Disney World. Make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog so you don’t miss any updates from Disney and more!

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