Need to know
Rooms
126, including 10 suites.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates are room-only, but you can buy breakfast (from $20–$45).
Also
Ette Hotel is wheelchair accessible, with easy-access parking out front, elevators to all floors, and a choice of ADA-compliant rooms with adapted bathrooms and kit for hearing or visually impaired guests.
Please note
You’re encouraged to make dinner reservations for Salt & the Cellar ahead of your arrival.
Ette Hotel does not serve alcohol, but their Bottle Club allows you to bring your own liquor onto the premises if you prefer cocktails to mocktails.
At the hotel
Concierge, luxury goods store, book room, laundry museum, herb-garden courtyard, paid laundry service, free WiFi. In rooms: Peloton bike, weights and a press bench (Wellness King Suites only); mini fridge and microwave (on request); air-conditioning, 55-inch smart TV, dry minibar, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, steamer, USB and international plug outlets, bathrobes, slippers and Le Labo bath amenities.
Our favourite rooms
Cream-hued contemporary interiors, furniture by Sentient, luxury linens and pale-wood floors give all rooms a sumptuous appeal. Elegant kings and two queens are distinct from True-category equivalents by the floor they’re set on – the fifth and sixth floors serving as VIP storeys with better views. For more space, secure a suite: all have separate living rooms, spacious bedrooms and marble ensuites; take a Wellness Suite, for the additions of a Peloton bike, Technogym bench and weights, as well as the services of a spa butler.
Poolside
Through the courtyard to the rear of Ette Hotel is the gated pool area, where wooden sunloungers with Frette-linen cushions line up around a decent-size rectangular pool. The space is walled and planted, so doesn’t feel overlooked, and drinks and snacks from a dedicated menu can be brought to your parasol-shaded side.
Spa
On the ground floor, tucked behind the pool, the Spa at Ette has three treatment rooms, where you can choose from an impressive selection of face and body therapies using Natura Bissé, Florivera and Tammy Fender spa products. The hotel also has a gym, with the same hallmark-sleek design, and cardio machines by Technogym, as well as yoga and weights equipment by Pent.
Packing tips
You won’t want to be outdone by the Missoni upholstery – pack a rotation of glamorous threads for dinner at Salt & the Cellar or Lipa Rooftop (as well as Disneyproof footwear).
Also
Your eyes do not deceive you – that IS Everest on the horizon from Lipa Rooftop – the rollercoaster version at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This is also your vantage point for regular Disney firework shows.
Children
Very welcome. Rollaways and cribs can be added to rooms; Two Queen options sleep four, and there are connecting-room options.
Best for
All ages are welcome at Ette, although it’s those old enough to enjoy the surrounding parks that’ll have the most fun.
Recommended rooms
Some suites connect with rooms, or there’s a choice of two-queen rooms (sleeping four), distinguished by the floors they’re set on, rather than size. All suites come with a sofa-bed that can be made up to sleep two extra in the living room.
Crèche
There’s no crèche at Ette – this a family-friendly stay where the emphasis is on time enjoyed together.
Activities
Island H2O Water Park, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studio are all within a 20-minute drive of the hotel. Universal is half-an-hour away by road.
Swimming pool
The gated swimming pool is open from dawn until dusk daily; pool service is available, and there are flotation devices you can borrow.
Meals
Salt & the Cellar may be adored by adults, but for little Smiths, it serves enough variety through breakfast, lunch, dinner and even Sunday-afternoon tea, that there’s sure to be something they like at every meal. Lipa Rooftop (Friday and Saturday nights only) feels like more of an adults-only space.
No need to pack
Children are given a signature plush toy on arrival, and an activities cart, often found in the lobby, has creative kits covering origami, balloon sculptures and more.
Also
Rollaways or cribs can be added to suites and some two-queen rooms, if you have a third little Smith in tow – speak to your Smith travel specialist.