Hi Doug. Our favorite is the Boardwalk. It's much quieter than the Grand Floridian. There's a nice quiet pool in the back. You can still book a concierge room. You are within walking distance of several restaurants along the Boardwalk area. And you can easily walk or take a boat ride to two of the four theme parks, Epcot and the studios.

Disney touts the Grand Floridian as its best property but I really think it's the Boardwalk.

The Animal Kingdon Lodge is nice if you really want to see animals but it is an isolated property. It will take a while to get anyplace else.

I high recommend staying on the Disney property even though you can get better deals at other hotels. A good compromise are the Swan and Dolphin hotels which are in the Boardwalk area but are not owned by Disney. You can sometimes get better rates. Look at a site called mousesavers.com.

Good luck. You'll have a great time. Tom.