Finally got to visit here after a long wait thanks to covid. Was not disappointed! Emailed ahead of arrival to request a room on a high floor to take advantage of the views and was put on 10th floor with a view of the pool.
The room was adequate for our 14 night stay but I did expect it to be slightly larger and although comfortable, it is in need of an update as it is tired in places. Good coffee maker in the room, and plenty of free water stations and ice machines dotted around the hotel and pool area.
All staff we encountered were helpful and friendly, in particular the girls working at the pool bar.
The hotel is a great size and although it had a lot of guests staying for conferences, we always got sunbeds at the pool on the days we decided to rest from the parks but shade is definitely needed due to the intense Florida heat in July!
Lovely pool area and great to use at night times with a good atmosphere. Liked the free towels around the pool which you could help yourself to when needed. We ate at the pool bar quite a few times both during the day and a couple of times at night when we were too tired to go out. Was not disappointed with the quality and portion size.
The inside bar did get particularly busy at...Finally got to visit here after a long wait thanks to covid. Was not disappointed! Emailed ahead of arrival to request a room on a high floor to take advantage of the views and was put on 10th floor with a view of the pool.
The room was adequate for our 14 night stay but I did expect it to be slightly larger and although comfortable, it is in need of an update as it is tired in places. Good coffee maker in the room, and plenty of free water stations and ice machines dotted around the hotel and pool area.
All staff we encountered were helpful and friendly, in particular the girls working at the pool bar.
The hotel is a great size and although it had a lot of guests staying for conferences, we always got sunbeds at the pool on the days we decided to rest from the parks but shade is definitely needed due to the intense Florida heat in July!
Lovely pool area and great to use at night times with a good atmosphere. Liked the free towels around the pool which you could help yourself to when needed. We ate at the pool bar quite a few times both during the day and a couple of times at night when we were too tired to go out. Was not disappointed with the quality and portion size.
The inside bar did get particularly busy at night times with conference guests. We used the takeaway service for breakfast most days and in particular enjoyed the healthy takeaway area which always seemed popular. We used the hotel shop on a regular basis and found this useful.
Have to say that we expected the price of food and drink to be high but wow, everthing was overly priced (this was the case in all restaurants and bars we visited, not just the hotel), but we tried not to worry about this while we were away as we had waited so long for the holiday!
Used both the hotel shuttle to / from Universal Studios which was approx 15 minutes away and also used Uber. The journey to Disney Parks took approx 30 mins and we found the Uber prices changed dramatically depending on time of day.
Overall, a great hotel in a perfect location on International Drive and close to so many restaurants and bars.More
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