Hi Paula,
I love staying in a villa. With a full kitchen, washer and dryer and separate living space, it is a home away from home for guests.
I love the
Beach Club Villas. We stayed there this past Memorial Day weekend and really enjoyed it. The pool, Stormalong Bay, could be considered a mini water park with so many different areas to keep cool including a lazy river and quicksand. (The quicksand is awesome!)
The location is great because you can walk or take a boat to EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios which is a nice feature with little ones in strollers. You can leave them in their strollers when heading home for the night.
Across Crescent lake is the
Boardwalk with home to great restaurants and shopping. In addition, there are surrey bike rentals, games and performance artists are always a nice way to end the day. There are rooms here which are just as nice to stay in while touring the Walt Disney World Resorts.
I hope you have a magical vacation!
Beth