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They're not fancy, but with great flair, fun facilities, and these prices, it's hard not to stay at a Disney World resort.

Standard value rooms facing an exterior walkway are grouped in three-story blocks and accommodate up to four, usually in two double beds. These value hotels are comparable to a Holiday Inn Express, but with more Disney flair and the advantage of being on Disney property (albeit farthest from the theme parks).

The only units with kitchen facilities are the family suites at Disney's All Star Music resort and the cabins at the Fort Wilderness Campground; both sleep up to six. Guest complaints include poor soundproofing between rooms and very long lines to board theme park buses during the busy season. All value priced resorts are popular with groups, especially youth groups competing at the nearby Wide World of Sports stadium.

Disney's All-Star Resort

At 5,700 rooms, the All-Star Resort is currently the largest hotel in the world. By separating it into three zones, each with its own check-in, and masking all the exterior stairwells with huge iconic sculptures of megaphones, Coca-Cola cups, a tennis ball can and more, WDW succeeds in making these hotels seem more like fun and less like a convention center.

At Disney's All-Star Resort/Music (407/939-6000) there are wings dedicated to every tune from Calypso to Country Fair, with big bongos and other music props, containing 1,760 spotless but basic rooms with minimal services.

Big Family News: This resort is "testing" 90 one-bedroom family suites sleeping 6 that are WDW's best value at $169-$259/night. These new units were created from two old standard rooms; they are bright, and comfortably furnished. The bedroom has a queen bed, TV, chest of drawers, and ensuite bathroom. The living room has a leatherette couch that opens into a double sofa bed, an armchair that opens into a single bed, and a matching ottoman that pulls up and out into another single bed. There's a second bathroom, a second TV set, and a cheerful kitchenette with microwave, fridge, sink and coffeemaker. The Music resort carries its music theme to the max with a guitar-shaped swimming pool.

Disney's All-Star Resort/Sports (407/939-5000) is in the same ballpark, both in thematic emphasis and price-wise. Guests checking in will feel like they are entering a basketball gymnasium. Stairs are tucked into footballs and hockey sticks. This resort is said to be most popular with young boys, so it gets quite crowded over school breaks.

Disney's All-Star Resorts/Movies (407/939-7000) has 1,940 rooms clustered into wings based on hit movies like "Fantasia," "101 Dalmatians" and "The Love Bug," whose wing has the Herbie car poking through the wall. These buildings have accouterments such as a 38-foot-tall Buzz Lightyear sign, a "Mighty Ducks" hockey-themed pool and a large character playground. A family favorite with what's considered the best marquee food court.

Disney's Pop Century Resort

This 2,880-room resort, the newest of all, celebrates American popular culture from the 1950s to the 1990s, with bright, bold, larger-than-life icons such as a Play-Doh can and the Rubik's Cube. Room blocks are divided by decade, with rooms around themed courtyards and stairs hidden by huge cellphones, bowling pins, Yo-Yos and more. Though accommodations are small, these rooms will accommodate a rollaway in addition to the standard, two double beds, if kids don't want to share a bed. The three pools (one larger, two small) are graced with peace signs, slogans, and Warholesque flowers; other pop culture clichés are on display in the lively food court. For more information 407/938-4040.