Small hotel with a resort feel
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 3/23/07
We just got back from a 10 day stay at the Sheraton Suites at the airport in Orlando and we definitely recommend this hotel. It is a relatively small hotel but it has a "resort" feel. It was very quiet - a lot of days I had the indoor/outdoor pool to myself. The rooms look as nice as they do on their web site. The beds were super comfy. We had a room with a balcony on the first floor overlooking the courtyard. Another perk for this hotel is that it sits on a property where across the street there is a beautiful lake with a water fountain and walking trail all around the lake. The lake is full of birds and ducks, had benches where you could rest, and the trail around it was very open to all of the hotels that surrounded it. I felt very safe walking there by myself in the evenings. Beats working out on the treadmill any day. The staff were very friendly, we got to know them as we were there for an extended stay; there were even hugs from staff when we left. We feel like we left behind new friends! The food and service at the Maghoney Grill was excellent. The buffet breakfast was awesome - lots of fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, sausages, yogurts, cereal, etc. My compliments to the chef! A free cocktail in the bar came with our room every night and they had a very nice selection of wine. As a matter of fact, we arrived at the hotel very late, shortly after the bar closed our first night there, and the bartender even opened up the bar for us when he realized we had intended to drop in for a nightcap. Now that is service above and beyond what one would expect. Thanks Fred! We had an awesome stay and hope to stay there again on our next visit to Orlando. The only thing I would have expected - as this hotel caters to many business travellers - is that there would have been free wireless access to the internet in the rooms. It was an extra $10.00 a day for wireless access. However, on a positive side, there were two computers in the business center where all guests had free access and usually there was not a long wait to use a computer. Oh, the hotel also offered a free shuttle service to and from the airport so we were able to save money for one day of our car rental as we took the shuttle to the hotel and went back to rent the car the next day. All in all, this hotel offered great service at a reasonable cost. I highly recommend it.