 Hey friends today, we are checking into Disney's Riviera resort and I am gonna be staying and what I believe is one of Disney's Smallest resort rooms. I am so excited to give you a grand tour and also just enjoy the resort itself Maybe get something to eat and take in all the beautiful views any who's Let's go do this Disney's Riviera resort is such a beautiful resort and I have stayed here before But I've never stayed inside the studio tower rooms and a lot of people say that they are these smallest Disney resort rooms So I wanted to come out and show you guys and also show you all the benefits that you get from actually staying here Now by saying that the resort rooms are small We're not saying that as a bad thing Some people actually really love these resort rooms and maybe I might love them as well too But there are a fair amount of people that say they aren't just a little bit too small So we'll give you a look and let you be the judge. Let me know in the comments what you think and Yeah, the Sun is coming out. I Have dinner reservations at top of Lino's which is the restaurant at the very top of the Riviera resort But before we actually make our way to our room I do want to stop and get myself a coffee in the lobby because they have some of the best coffees and cakes that you Can get on Disney property right here inside the resort This being the newest Disney World resort It has a distinguished smell already that I absolutely love every time I walk into the lobby and I get a whiff of that lobby air. It is so amazing Before we head up and I give you a nice room tour I do want to grab myself a coffee and maybe some cookies from the cafe in the lobby here I love the lobby in here. It's so beautiful. Like I said, it's got kind of a special smell It being the newest resort I feel like all Disney resorts have special smells like the Polynesian the contemporary, but this one's got one of their own The cafe in the lobby is one of my favorite places to get a coffee and also a light snack I guess that we have dinner reservations a little bit later on. So just a little bit just a little cookie, maybe Look at all the amazing snacks. They've got they've got some nice tarts a seasonal cupcake and then over here My favorite the lemon Madeleines look at these bad boys. So we're definitely going to go with some of those and then a coffee. I Decided to grab my coffee and come sit out. I'm one of the patios that they have right outside the lobby there There's not too many spots to sit down inside the cafe, but it is beautiful out here Nice comfy chairs. There's my coffee and take a look at just this courtyard Isn't it amazing? I really really like it over here and it actually has two pools at this resort Here's one of the pools and then they have the main pool over there. Oh wait, or maybe they have three pools I'm a little confused. I'll have to check it all out. And I think that's some bachi ball down there But we're gonna just hang out here for a second drink the coffee and enjoy the Madeleines I love these Madeleines. They are so amazing lemon ones. And yeah, then we're gonna head up to the room And I'm gonna give you the room tour. I Love the packaging on these that is so cute. Isn't it? I really like this and we're gonna open them up and wow Look at these bad boys little tiny things So delicious though. Look at the powdered sugar on top of them. I Ended up getting a nice little cold brew, but they didn't have any lids for their cups to go So they put in a hot cup and I'm just excited to eat these These are so so good so airy and like fluffy. Oh, I love him Here is a look at the map of the resort and it looks like we're gonna be staying in the West Wing Oh, I like that and we're gonna be on the seventh floor and Room 8723 and this resort is pretty big and there are fireworks views and I'm pretty sure We've got a firework view that gets me so super excited that we're gonna be able to watch the fireworks from our balcony if we wanted to Now that we got our room number. I think it's time. We head up to our room. I'm so excited And like I said before we're staying in the West Wing Which is kind of funny because I've always been told to stay out of the West Wing But that's where we're gonna be spending the night tonight That was just a little beauty in the beast joke. Nobody told me I wasn't allowed to go to the West Wing We're gonna have to take the elevator up to the seventh floor. I like the elevators in here They're very classy. The whole resort is just clean and fresh. Look at the floors Also, they have amazing artwork throughout the halls of the resort that I want to point out as we get to our room Look at all of the walls the carpet and here's some of the artwork that I was talking about It is so nice. The princesses and take a look at this Isn't that just beautiful and I think they have some on this side too. Oh, yeah, right over here. We have Rapunzel and Ariel So nice Now these studio tower rooms that I'm staying at are just in the far corners I think there's two towers. I'm not too sure and They have a different layout than all the other rooms do because it's kind of rounded You'll see what I'm talking about when we get in there And here we are in the tower section And like I said, there's only going to be three rooms on this side because it's all just like kind of in a big circle See what I mean. So we are right here eight seven two three And here we are Ta-da This is it right here folks I got a nice little couch with a pull-out bed And lots of other space here no kitchen area except for this right here. This is like the kitchen area And uh, it's got a little balcony over here And then a bathroom right here. So no bed and no other room. This is it like, uh, I think about 230 to 250 Square feet. I mean not too much like I said very very tiny and also This is the uh resort tv right here So it's got like its own resort tv disney riviera resort Not like the regular resort tv that I would normally see As someone just being here by myself. I love this Everything is so neat and compact and it's got an amazing view I'm going to show you the view and trust me when I say it is in an amazing view And uh, yeah, we're just gonna kind of give you a room tour I feel like this is gonna be my quickest room tour because I really don't have anywhere to go Like this is the distance of the room And that's it We'll start off right here in the kitchen area right next to the bed and the sofa And we've got a little cupboard right here And inside there we've got an extra pillow and blanket a toaster some Plastic forks and silverware a paper towel roll a nice little microwave below it Very nice and then the mini fridge and of course Fully stocked bud light and french vanilla creamer Can't go wrong with that And then right next door we have some storage drawers a couple of shelves and ice bucket and a cup Once we give the full tour and I show you the balcony and the view Then we're going to talk about how much this room cost because I feel like that's a big deciding factor So we're going to move along right next to the kitchen area. We've got the bed But let's not jump to the bed quite yet. Let's talk about the desk and coffee area We've got a nice little desk over here a comfy chair It's got a nice Riviera phone a nice coffee machine or a Keurig No french vanilla creamer though, but they do give you like the joffreys Keurig cups and that's awesome Some more drawer space with the bible and then some more shelving So it's basically just all right here. Everything that you need You just get up roll over to your left microwave some food roll over to your right make a cup of coffee Now we're going to pull down the bed and this is probably one of my favorite things about this room other than the view But this is really nifty There we go. I'm going to pull it right down and you see the couch actually folds up Oh, I think I need to move that out of the way, but we could probably pull it down like this Yeah, look at that Isn't that nice? That's beautiful I really really love that mural and the bed itself is very comfortable And you get a nice shot at the tv right there And yeah, this is basically it. We have the bathroom right here. We're going to go check that out next But I think I'm going to put the bed back up Can do it one-handed But it does take a little strength Oh, there we go Back to normal I'm still not too sure what I think of this though I wonder if I'm just missing it, but do they have the old resort tv anywhere on there? It tells you the room number in the corner though It actually tells you you're like welcome family when you walk in But now let's go check out the bathroom in here And bathroom I really really like It is so nice and nice walk up Walk in shower. Look at that It's actually big. It's almost bigger than the whole room on the outside. Oh very pretty mirror My friends Looks like we don't got the free shampoo and conditioner and let's see how the shower works Oh That's nice. Oh, you can do it. There goes both of them fancy Ah I don't know which one I hit Nope Done Very good We also got a little storage closet In the bathroom comes with another extra pillow and blanket We've got a wall safe an ironing board a collapsible Laundry basket. I love these. Wow. I wonder if I can No No, not gonna happen Very nifty very fitting for this room Now I do want to say these rooms are very numbered There's I think 18 of them So they're actually hard to come by and people actually do enjoy them I think we're gonna end up enjoying it too Now let's head back out to the bedroom living room and take a look at the rails On the window. I love the Riviera because they have these little hidden mickey rails and isn't that so amazing So cool and also the curtains have hidden mickeys on them too. I believe Very nice And like I said before Don't judge this room until we see the view and we're gonna go out on the balcony right now It's gonna be a little bit bright. They also have a shade that comes over this I'm gonna go out here. I like the Riviera chairs The balcony is very nice and you got this amazing view Right There look at that That is Epcot. You can actually see the top of the harmonious barge right there You can see all of world showcase. This is beautiful. This is a huge fireworks view I'm gonna try to show you a little bit closer. I don't know if you can see the harmonious barge right here And then also spaceship earth and guardians of the galaxy That is amazing, right? This is so beautiful I could sit out here for hours. Let me tell you something This room might be small, but I Love it. It is so beautiful and the price like I said We'll talk about the price can go from 300 to 600 dollars and this is all disney vacation club But that's what I looked up and that's what it said from three to six And I think it's just beautiful. I mean a value room is anywhere from 100 to 200 dollars a night So an extra hundred dollars you have a fireworks view Yeah, a firework view theme park view Skyliner transportation Wonderful sit down restaurants quick services lounges This this is really awesome Now when it comes to a family I I can see a little bit of a struggle, you know That being a studio and all but I really really do love it here And like I said, I cannot wait to see the fireworks from here. I think it's going to be just amazing I would rather stay here than stay at like Caribbean beach or the grandest, you know tower This is so beautiful. It gives you so much. Let me know in the comments what you guys think Like I said, when you add in everything the room is tiny now That's just for the studio tower here The other rooms actually are pretty decent sized and very big The one room I stayed in was a One bedroom window was a studio and it had separate bathrooms and it had a couch and a bed And that was beautiful. So this is only the tower section and I really like it I like seeing the magical express come in and dropping off guests for their vacation Sad to see them take them away though. Nobody likes to catch the tragical express But every day comes and you got to take it as the last one Oh, and then you can also see the Orlando Eye over there. That is really really nice Now I think we're gonna head back inside get ready for dinner and then also go explore the resort a little bit I really love it here. It's very peaceful. It's a very nice resort and uh, I'm excited for dinner I don't think I've ever had a full meal at Tobolinos before I think I've had appetizers while I was doing like a bar crawl and stuff like that But I've never had a sit-down meal. So uh, yeah, I'm excited for that Also, I did want to point out that there's some additional storage inside this bad boy right here He just pulled this right out and look at that. Are they separating too? Oh, they do separate I thought it was all one piece I guess the more you know I also like the updated thermostat in here. That is really nice You know, some of the other resorts actually still have the dial on them, but this one is fancy Nice and cool. Nice and cool. That's the way we like it Before we actually start going out and enjoying the resort. I want to show you guys something a little bit bigger I'm showing you the smallest room uh at Disney World, but here's one of the biggest rooms Now I want to show you guys the largest room at the Riviera and wait till you see the size Of this grand villa. So we're staying in the smallest room, but this right here Holy moly Look at it. This is crazy, right? like The room that we're staying in right now is basically Like the closet to this room three bedrooms And they're all just so amazing look at this one two two beds in here and then You got two more beds in here And then all the way down here is the master bedroom, but you walk through the living room The dining room which has a gigantic dining room table And then I think the master bedroom will be right over here And look at how beautiful tons of amazing views a beautiful bathroom I love these tubs. This is gorgeous Something like this. I couldn't even tell you how much it would cost the walk-in shower It's probably the size of the whole bathroom in the studio tower That is amazing, isn't it? I love it How cool was that so most of the Disney Vacation Club rooms actually have open houses Where you can just walk in and just explore so I decided to check out that grand villa and show you guys Now I want to head all the way downstairs and check out the campfire But first I wanted to stop and look at all these amazing photos are Walt These are beautiful. Look at Walt with that hat Seriously, that is amazing. I would love to have some of these photos not like the actual ones Just copies and just have them hanging on my wall. I would definitely take that one Our reservation for toplaninos is in just about 30 minutes So we're going to be able to go out and check out the campfire and a little bit of the outdoor activities here at the Riviera We got the bocci cord over there And then we got some cornhole over here and it's fancy Riviera cornhole I think I might throw a bag here You know, I don't know. It's been a while. So it'd be interesting if I still got it I don't think I've ever had it, but maybe who knows here we go. What's up right here? One shot Totally missed. Okay one redo. Here we go one redo totally missed My cornhole game, I guess is non-existent. So we're gonna move along but wow Stop and just take a look at how beautiful this is I love it Just seeing all of the skyliners go by You got the pool on the other side and the campfire is up here. It looks like they're getting it ready right now I don't know if it's fully up and running, but we'll check it out I have made it to the campfire and they actually have something special here at the Riviera. They have You know your traditional s'more kit, but it's got shortbread Mickey cookies honey marshmallows and then caramel crispies and it comes in a nice little thing like this And it's just so beautiful. I cannot wait to try this now. I know I said I'm going to dinner But I can't pass this up. I can't I cannot even believe it. It's six dollars to get this marshmallow kit now You can get regular plain marshmallows for free But look at this honey marshmallows and then the mickey shortbread and then the chocolate and then there's the caramel crispies So we're gonna make a fancy s'more All right, we're gonna put the honey marshmallows on Look at these and then I've got my Sandwich all set up once they get done toasting and we're gonna make a nice little s'more This is such a cool experience and especially with this view. I mean that's breathtaking You know and I love camping out and doing a little fire thing This might be my new favorite one actually just because of the unique s'mores There we go. Put it right in there All the melt I like the uh, I like the marshmallows a little bit burnt It's like some people like perfectly toasted. I'm all about the burnt marshmallows. Oh, okay. There you go Just not on fire burnt because then we blow them out. Yes Oh, they do melt. I see it's starting to fall off. It's like they They melt melt not catch on fire Oh We got a hurry we're losing it There we go. We're gonna set that there See we made it it actually worked perfectly and then we're gonna slide this on there Oh, wait, we're gonna add the caramel crispies on here All right, now this fell apart a little bit, but we're gonna give it a bite and it's gonna cause a mess I already know but it's okay. It's a mess. I welcome and accept. It's actually already a mess. It's all over my fingers Here we go. That is probably My favorites more ever So the problem is the reason it fell apart is because the shortbread cookie is soft and not crispy It doesn't hold together like a graham cracker. It is just very like ooey gooey delicious That was so cool And it was only six dollars for that kit But I mean you can get the free marshmallows all you want But who wouldn't want honey marshmallows? I had to get it and i'm so happy I did because now I'm gonna remember that I'm gonna remember Riviera has the best campfire We need to get up to our dinner reservation though I'm very excited to try the food up there and it's actually right up there at the very tippany top All the way up to the 10th floor This is much like the california grill where they have an outdoor viewing area Where you can actually go out to the top level of the riviera and you can watch the fireworks But since we are going to be watching the fireworks from our balcony in our room We won't be here that late But I do want to take you out there and just give you a look at everything around the walk disney world resort And you can see hollywood studios. You can see the boardwalk. You can see everything from up here and it's beautiful Here is a look at the menu. I think i'm going to get myself a kroningberg 1664 lager from france and then also I don't know if i'm going to be interested in any of the antiposties or the starters I think I just might dive right to the full way comes out of potato puree pickled scallions onion au jus And I don't know right up my alley I don't think i've had a kroningburger in quite a while and these are actually pretty good They do have the white ale but I went with the 1664 and the part of the last time I had it was at ebkot It's a very very delicious beer not a very high ibu And uh, yeah, I like it. So cheers I also had to take my hat off This is definitely one of those establishments where it's definitely gentlemen like to take the hat off I always try to obeyed by that, you know, sometimes I feel like quick services and character dining But overall you should always take your hat off whenever you're dining. So anyways The table setup is so beautiful. Look at this knife That's going to be really nice to cut into the fillet and of course I went uh Pittsburgh style. You know how I like it Is there a french olive oil compliment to bread? Very fancy Thank you I love how they have the little riviera symbol right there and take a look at this bread service That is beautiful, isn't it? I am really going to enjoy this now. This is complimentary bread But they do have kind of like a cheese focaccia bread as the appetizer that you can get But since this actually comes with your meal already, I decided to just stick this and have this as my kind of appetizer I'm also a little interested into seeing what the dessert they have to offer Now I had the marshmallow s'mores downstairs But like, you know, I don't know the next time I'm going to be here Actually enjoying a meal. So I do want to look at the desserts, but now I think I'm going to dive into the bread Got to test out the bread I like the overall look of it. I'm going to break it apart right there Nice and crisp and hard. So it should be going good with the oil That's the way I do feel fancy with my dinner napkin on my uh my knee here Look at that. It says topolino's right there. So I'm going to try the bread here Okay Very good oil But I always get confused because Italians do it differently The French do it differently. Sometimes I like a little pepper in my oil Maybe some parmesan. How about you guys? How do you like your oil? But this one is actually a very good consistency Maurice hurry up the baguettes And just like that the main course has arrived. Look at that beautiful steak Like I said, I went Pittsburgh Mid-rare, so it's got a nice cool pink center And we got some potato puree and this just looks phenomenal I like how it's got the little char on the outside. This is right up my alley. Like I said, I'm excited to dive in So we're just going to jump right to it Usually I like to just taste the steak on its own So we're going to get just a nice little piece right here Look at how easy that is to cut Like that is That is perfect Once we try the steak on its own, then we'll add it with the potatoes and the other sauces And I'm excited. Here we go. Why am I holding my fork this way? I don't even know why this is happening Oh well Perfectly cooked just the way I like it. I can't wait to try this potato puree over here Oh, maybe I'll just try a little bit on its own Oh, wow, that is amazing. Oh much too good Now this steak is Very very good. It's going to be hard to rank up there with some of the best steaks that I've had Uh, I have yet done the odds man. Hopefully very soon. I'll make my way over there but to this date, I think I'm really torn between Chulas, which is that was one of my best steaks. I've had at Disney property with cellier was amazing California grill that big Texas rib. I was so so good And uh, yeah, those are like my top three. I don't think this is in my top three But it's probably in my top like 10, you know, and uh, I'm excited to try yachtsmen and bowling bear bowling bear definitely Now we're going to try swirling it around in all the different juices and sauces at the bottom of the plate. Look at this So many good combinations of flavor That's how you want to get it Get all that gotta soak it up Add a little bit of that potato puree on there and we got a nice meat and potato bite. That's how I like it So here we go So good And honestly the steak on its own is cooked like perfectly the way I want it But the thing that really enhances this steak and actually makes it not just like an average filet It's the potato puree and the onion This onion is so good and you pair it up with the steak along With the potato puree because I feel like potato puree isn't just like a fancy word for mashed potatoes These are so creamy and it's just it's an amazing combination The last time that I actually stayed here at the Riviera I did the sunset video and in order for me to do the sunset video I came up here to Torvalinos who were opening up for breakfast at I believe 7 a.m And the sunset was happening around 6 ish So I came up here and because they were setting up for breakfast service They told me I can film from the patio to get the sunrise But they'd have to lock me out there and they wouldn't let me back in until The breakfast service actually started so I sat out there with coffee for almost two hours And it was the best two hours I ever spent if you haven't had a chance go watch that sunset video from my first day here at the Riviera Maybe I'll put the video link in the description. It was so beautiful But I have completely Demolished my steak. It was so amazing and now it's time for dessert and I noticed they had a pistachio Mousse on the menu and I love pistachio anything pistachio. I gotta get so that's what we're trying After that, I think we'll go take a stroll out to the balcony and just kind of hang out there for a little bit Taking all the views and then head back to the room for fireworks And here it is the pistachio mousse. This looks so good Doesn't it very fancy and that comes with the cherries and I can't wait to dive into it Honestly, it always comes down to the pretty desserts and you don't want to ruin it because it just looks so amazing But you're gonna I have to right like I don't want to but I got to I gotta here we go Look at that I'm gonna grab a little cherry here Scoop seed potato and then perfect There we go all in one bite That's good That's some good stuff right there The little chocolate cake at the bottom is perfect and I love how they have one pistachio up top yard Look, I want to try to get that pistachio. Come on. Come with me Come with me And you'll see A world of a pistachio falling on my spoon It's so funny how the pistachio fell on the spoon like that, but I really do love this dessert The dessert is probably the biggest highlight. I really really love pistachio. So this has been in perfectly for me Now that we've finished up with our dessert, it's time to head out to the terrace and just take a look see Got a pole not push at the beautiful views. Look at it out here. Everything is like crystal blue You can see the hollywood tower hotel Right there on the distance and then all the way on the other side is going to be epcot But just look at the skyline or gold the pool down there Our room is actually had a quarter like right in this corner, but on the other side now I asked and there's only 18 tower rooms So we're really lucky that we actually got that room and I just think it's so beautiful here Down here is the main pool area. Look at that slide right there See, maybe I uh, maybe I might go for a dip a little bit later I do love uh checking out the different swimming pools. Usually I don't film it though because I don't like filming You know people as they're swimming. Oh and then look movies under the stars is happening right there This is so cool seeing everything from up here I thought maybe we would be able to see magic in it from here, but I guess you can't but it looks like On the movie under the stars. They're actually Showing happily ever after I can hear the music from here right now. They're at the genie park But now I think it's time we head back down to our room Also, look at the swan and dolphin lit up so beautiful over there We're gonna have such an amazing firework view when we get down there though I'm excited because I never had an apcot firework view I don't know if this resort is like the only one that actually offers it like I'm talking to a full firework view I know you can see it kind of from the boardwalk and from uh What's your call beach club? But this one you basically see all of world showcase lagoon Now that we're back in the room. I do have one thing I find kind of as an issue with this room There's no lights. They have one light Two lights. That's it. So you have two lights and that's all You have the main light right here, which is a beautiful like chandelier effect on the ceiling And then you have the bathroom light and that's it. That's the only two lights that you have So it's kind of fairly dark. I was wondering if maybe do I have a message? I don't even know I can get a message in here. Is that what the red flashy button means The queen she's coming No, it wasn't the queen It was just a message to let me know that they're going to be testing the fire system tomorrow So good to know but back to what I was saying. There's no lights. I thought maybe this was a light But no light. Maybe a light in the bed. I didn't check that out. Like maybe they have some spotlights No, I don't see any No got some usb ports over there though. Any lights in here? No lights. So like literally Two lights. Oh, it's about that time for Epcot forever to happen So we're gonna grab ourselves a good old bug light in my fridge in the living room Very easy and convenient and we're gonna head out to the patio And uh, enjoy a little Epcot forever. Oh I really can't get over the size of this room. This is It's so convenient because everything is just compact, but it just seems so strange I feel like I'm at a closet, but we're gonna go out to the balcony now. Oh, my beer is cold Yeah, we got a push not pull And here we are The beautiful night skies. Oh, do you see those blue lights right there? That's test track actually Oh, I can see the test track cars actually on the track That is the coolest thing ever and spaceship birth is looking beautiful The sunset is happening right there. You can see that orange glow And right here is gonna be where Epcot forever shoots off So cheers my friends to Epcot forever on the balcony at the Riviera Holy moly guys I just saw fireworks and I was like wait a second Epcot forever doesn't start till nine o'clock, but Happily ever after starts at 8 45 and take a look at that you get a double Firework view. So that means you get to see Happily ever after over spaceship birth and then Epcot forever This literally makes this room so amazing But does anybody else think that is so cool? That's happily ever after right there So you have happily ever after and you never get to see that angle of the fireworks shooting Over spaceship birth and then to the right over here. We're gonna have Epcot forever I wonder if happily ever after runs past nine o'clock because then we're gonna see both fireworks at the same time And that'll just be mind-blowing I think I am officially sold that this is one of the best Rooms on Walt Disney property happily ever after and Epcot forever That is so amazing. This is great. I'm having the time of my life out here Also, I want to point out all the pavilions actually lighting up and flashing all different colors I don't know if you can see it all but isn't that so amazing. Can you imagine seeing harmonious from here? The finale and I guess with that We are calling it a night how amazing was the fireworks telling you the more and more I stay in this room The more I am impressed by it. I think this is a fantastic room now I don't think it's fantastic for a family a couple definitely can make it really well in here Or just a single person by themselves It was so amazing to watch the fireworks both happily ever after and Epcot forever And I'm just I'm really I really do love the tower studio reviewer. I'm sold on it I think it is such an amazing place to stay any who's Thank you so much to Jake and Krista They actually are my friends who gave me the points to stay here because the points were going to expire and they couldn't use them So I ended up coming and staying instead So I hope you guys enjoyed the video because I enjoyed making it and uh, we'll see you next time Bye