Very basic, cheap but cheerful
May 22, 2022 279RebeccaW York, United Kingdom
There seem to be 2 sides to this hotel, the tower block with rooms (I assume are more modern) and the older blocks to the left of the pool. I stayed here with a friend for 2 weeks in May 2022 and we were placed in block 4 which I got the feeling it was a older room that could maybe do with some rejuvenating. The rooms were clean and safe with 2…
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There seem to be 2 sides to this hotel, the tower block with rooms (I assume are more modern) and the older blocks to the left of the pool. I stayed here with a friend for 2 weeks in May 2022 and we were placed in block 4 which I got the feeling it was a older room that could maybe do with some rejuvenating. The rooms were clean and safe with 2 nice big beds and a large mirror in the bathroom to get ready on a morning and a fridge and microwave. Upon check in we were told that housekeeping would only come if we called them in advance but they seemed to come along everyday anyway without us asking so I’m not sure where we were told to call prior. There was a deposit to pay upon checkin (along with a resort fee) but this seems common place in most Orlando hotels.
There are free shuttles to universal and a shuttle that takes you to Hollywood studios and the transportation / ticket Center at Disney. You have to be up early as the woman is at her desk at 7am so you need to be on time to book the shuttle before it gets full, I used the shuttle service a few times but I found using Uber / Lyft most of the time was quicker and more convenient when I wanted to go to the other Disney parks and didn’t want to spend an hour getting there.
The hotel is very close to universal which is great but if you’re planning on only going to Disney I’d maybe stay at a hotel a bit closer as the prices for Ubers can be expensive!
Breakfast wasn’t included but there was a nice quick service that had lots of options for breakfast and lunch / dinner, I ate there quite a lot and although it was expensive it was handy to have so close by and the food quality was good with a good selection of cold drinks and snacks.
The view from the room was a literal demolition site, they must be knocking a building down that’s next door but as I was out most of the day I didn’t really hear much noise. We had quite noisy next door neighbours but this isn’t the hotels fault and it didn’t effect my sleep. The air-con was very loud and clunky in the room and I hope that when the rooms are eventually re decorated that the AC units would be too as it was quite hard to sleep with the noise sometimes. The bathroom was small with a bath / shower and the bathroom door didn’t close very well and seemed to be falling apart but it didn’t effect us getting ready and again the bathrooms could do with a lick of paint and a few touch ups!
Overall it is a cheap (ish) resort that’s very basic but it’s clean and safe and in a handy location for theme parks lovers. Compared to the prices of other hotels nearer to Disney this had some good deals. If you’re after luxury I wouldn’t recommend but if you are coming to Orlando to explore the area and won’t be in the room much then I’d highly recommend as a good place to sleep and get ready!
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