Theme park vacations are expensive, full stop. But the hotel portion of a trip doesn't have to be pricey.

There are accommodations for every budget in the Orlando area, including at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort.

I recently stayed at one of Disney World’s cheapest hotels, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort. It cost less than my local Hampton Inn back home in the Atlanta area, but came with a lot more perks.

Here’s what it was like and what prospective guests should know about the Value resort.

There are three neighboring All-Star properties in Disney’s Animal Kingdom area: All-Star Sports, Music and Movies.