The Bonnet Creek Resort is a resort complex adjacent to the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The property is privately owned and not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company, although it is bordered on three sides by Disney-owned land and on the fourth by Interstate 4. The resort is named after Bonnet Creek, a tributary of the Reedy Creek that flows through the area. The resort is accessible via East Buena Vista Drive, east of the entrance to Disney's Riviera Resort.
Facilities
thumb|Map in relation to the Walt Disney World Resort
Bonnet Creek Resort includes a mix of luxury hotel accommodations, timeshare properties, and recreational amenities. The development features several large hotel brands, including:
- Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, a luxury timeshare resort, 1,149 units
- Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, a luxury hotel, 400 rooms
- Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, a luxury hotel, 1,000 rooms, includes a convention center
- Waldorf Astoria Orlando, a hotel, 497 rooms, includes an 18-hole golf course
- JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa, a luxury hotel, 516 rooms
A total of of convention center space is shared between the Hilton and Waldorf Astoria properties. The Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, which opened in 2009, is a public 18-hole course designed by Rees Jones.
, one parcel of land within the resort remained undeveloped.
In 2000, Ling Kai Kung—who died in 1992—was identified as the original buyer of the land. Representatives stated that Kung purchased the property for speculative investment purposes unrelated to his familial ties to former Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek.
Development began in 2002 with the announcement of a 1,149-unit timeshare resort by Fairfield Resorts (now Travel + Leisure Co.). The complex, now operating as Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, opened in 2004 and is one of the largest timeshare resorts in the area.