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The cheapest DVC resorts to rent

Among the confirmed reservations listed right now, Saratoga Springs has the cheapest DVC studios at Walt Disney World, a median $355 a night. Bay Lake Tower saves the most against Disney's own price: its studios rent a median 45% below Disney's $914.

Live numbers, checked 26 min ago · Text updated Oct 23, 2026

Cheapest to rent

The median cost per night of a studio at each resort, among the confirmed reservations listed right now. A resort needs at least 5 live studios to be ranked.

Saratoga Springs36 studios · from $240$355
Old Key West56 studios · from $271$410
Animal Kingdom Villas95 studios · from $260$442
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins20 studios · from $368$468
Boulder Ridge Villas18 studios · from $390$473
Bay Lake Tower25 studios · from $418$485
BoardWalk Villas82 studios · from $401$497
Riviera Resort28 studios · from $432$535
Beach Club Villas21 studios · from $464$558
Polynesian Island Tower8 studios · from $490$563
Grand Floridian Villas23 studios · from $442$595
Polynesian Villas & Bungalows19 studios · from $510$609
Median cost per night of a live studio listing. Studios of every kind count, so a resort with smaller tower studios reads cheaper.

Biggest saving against Disney

How far below Disney’s own price the same studios rent, for the same nights. A resort that’s cheap to rent is often one Disney prices lower too, so this ranking isn’t the same as the one above.

Bay Lake TowerDisney $914 · rentals $48545%
Grand Floridian VillasDisney $998 · rentals $59542%
Saratoga SpringsDisney $580 · rentals $35541%
BoardWalk VillasDisney $784 · rentals $49737%
Riviera ResortDisney $849 · rentals $53536%
Old Key WestDisney $608 · rentals $41035%
Polynesian Villas & BungalowsDisney $943 · rentals $60934%
Copper Creek Villas & CabinsDisney $686 · rentals $46832%
Boulder Ridge VillasDisney $695 · rentals $47332%
Beach Club VillasDisney $802 · rentals $55828%
Polynesian Island TowerDisney $733 · rentals $56327%
Animal Kingdom VillasDisney $587 · rentals $44226%
Median saving against Disney's published rack rate for the same villa and nights, tax included (rates from MouseSavers). Disney's figure is the median per night over the same stays.
ResortListingsMedian studioDisney's priceBelow Disney
Saratoga Springs36$355$58041%
Old Key West56$410$60835%
Animal Kingdom Villas95$442$58726%
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins20$468$68632%
Boulder Ridge Villas18$473$69532%
Bay Lake Tower25$485$91445%
BoardWalk Villas82$497$78437%
Riviera Resort28$535$84936%
Beach Club Villas21$558$80228%
Polynesian Island Tower8$563$73327%
Grand Floridian Villas23$595$99842%
Polynesian Villas & Bungalows19$609$94334%

Per night, medians over the studios listed right now. Each resort links to its own page.

Reading this

  • It’s what’s listed now. A resort’s median moves with which dates happen to be up, so a resort whose listings fall mostly in its dearer months reads dearer.
  • Studios only, because nearly every listing is one. One-bedroom and larger villas are in what a DVC rental costs, by resort and size.
  • For the cheapest dates rather than resorts, see when DVC rentals are cheapest and DVC rentals over the holidays.

Questions

What is the cheapest DVC resort to rent at Walt Disney World?

Among the confirmed reservations listed right now, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa has the cheapest studios, a median $355 a night across 36 listings. Next come Old Key West ($410) and Animal Kingdom Villas ($442).

Which DVC resort saves the most against Disney's price?

Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort: its studios rent for a median 45% below Disney's published price for the same villa and nights, tax included, against Disney's median of $914 a night. Grand Floridian Villas is next, at 42% below.

How we calculate

Cost per night is the broker’s total price divided by nights. We rank by it, not by total, so a short trip can’t win just by being short.

Disney’s price is the published rack rate, tax included, for the same villa category and the same nights. Where we can’t match the exact view, we use Disney’s cheapest view for that villa, which makes the saving look smaller, never bigger. Disney sometimes discounts, so the real saving can be smaller than shown. Disney’s rates come from MouseSavers.

$/point is in the small print. The season you travel moves the price about 2×; broker $/point varies about 15%.

Every listing is checked every 30 minutes. When one disappears we say it’s gone: it has almost always sold, but we can’t prove it.

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