Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas I Drive Orlando, Orlando

This place was wonderful. It was my first time in Florida and ever staying at a hotel like this. It was very wonderful and it felt so much like home. I will never forget it. I will be back next year.

I enjoyed staying here because it was just like home. When we came back from the Florida attractions it was so much easier to come to a condo and have supper instead of going out to eat. It was really clean, and the service was great.

The best vacation accomodations I have seen. Nice kitchen, comfortable beds, a jetted jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom, plenty of room. 4 adults and 2 kids (4 yrs and 2 yrs) and we had a blast. Close to the major attractions and child friendly activities and facilities.

We visited this resort as part of a package we bought two years ago. We arrived on a Thursday around noon and were told we couldn't check in because the room wouldn't be ready until 4pm. So, we went off to The Magic Kingdom for a few hours. When we returned around 6:00pm, our "villa" was ready. The room itself (inside) was quite nice; and, huge. We enjoyed the jacuzzi tub. The screened in lanai looked out over a peaceful setting of man-made lakes, fountains and ducks (they were real!) Our kitchen was well-equipped; we made dinner one evening and found everything we needed. There was a washer and dryer as well and they nicely included a small box of Tide. There was also wireless internet access in our room, which was great for us so we could monitor email, etc. Our primary complaint was with the location of the room. We were next to the elevator and there was a family over us with small children who made quite a bit of noise running around early in the morning. So, as nice as the room was, the building had paper-thin walls. We should have asked to be moved but we'd already unpacked. Frankly, they should know not to put families on anything but the bottom floor. That was the resort's bad. But, given that, the walls were too thin and therefore, we'd never buy there. Also, far too many kids (understandable given the location of Orlando). Our required presentation was annoying. I don't know how many more ways we could have (politely) said no. The primary reason was we'd already bought a timeshare in Cabo so we didn't need another one. Who can take off that much time for vacation? We can't. The guy just wouldn't give up. My husband finally had to tell him that, unless he could figure out a way to get him more vacation time, he may as well give it up. He ultimately did and we got out of there and headed to Epcot and the food and wine festival (our real reason for being in Orlando, that, and golf). We'd probably stay there again (we can exchange our Cabo timeshare for a week there) but only if we're not next to the elevator and only if we can ensure we're not under a troop of cookie crunchers!

My wife just returned on 9/13/06 from the Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort in Orlando. We are not big vacationers, but the deal we were offered in a letter from Sheraton/Starwood to try this resort for 4 nights and 5 days seemed too good to pass up. $149 for the stay - total - and we were promised $100 in cash - and no sales pitch! We got there on Saturday and got a Premium one bedroom room with a balcony overlooking the pool in the newer section called the Keys, away from the main, older area. Pros: The room is fantastic - complete with all of the amenities of home. We really liked having the washer and dryer (my wife can now pack far less clothing next time). The pool area was kept very clean and the hot tub was wonderful. There were two TV's in the villa so I could watch the football game and my wife could check out the lifetime movie. The convenience store/grill/bar was a bit of a walk - but the food selection and food were reasonably priced (e.g. $7.25 for a chicken Caesar salad that was delicious) and it had STARBUCKS coffee for less than $2.00 for a Grande - much less than I would have expected at a Sheraton. There is a great fitness center in the keys section - better than the one in the main section. They seem to have thought of everything - including towels for the fitness center and the pool. The grounds are georgeous. We got housekeeping included in the deal though if we had to pay for it we would have skipped it. Cons: There is no food or bar in the keys section -0 you have to walk to the main section (5 minutes) to get to these areas. No one seems to enforce the rules. We had to endure loud music and partying 20-somethings the first night. We ended up calling the main desk to complain at 4am and 5:30 am until it finally stopped. They should patrol the area for this sort of thing. The hot tub says no one under 21 allowed but we had to contend with toddlers in diapers (yuck!) in a hot tub (one almost drowned cause he copuld not touch the bottom). HELLO PARENTS!!!! The maintenance crew powerwashed the hallway outside our room on the second day and shorted out the elevator and the lights - and though we reported it - it still had not been fixzed when we left. But worst of all was the sales pitch. We were offered an additional $75 (plus another $12 in Seaworld Discounts) to listen to a "90 minute presentation" on the wonders of vacation ownership. Let mne tell you -0 it is a RIPOFF of the highest magnnitude. While ny wife and I are old enough to be street saavy not to fal for fast talking slaes people, meny others were being talked into spending $10,000 to $25,000 for a one week one or two bedroom Timeshare. Just for reference, we determined that the $16,790 One bedrrom PRemium Prime week they offered can be had for $7900 right down the strreet at teh Timeshare resale store and , unbelievably, is really worth less than $4,000 on EBAY. So you stand to lose over $12,000 for your invenstment the minute you sign up for it. DON'T DO IT!! Dopn't subject yoruself to the fast talking, ecteemely clever sales staff! We may buy one of these vacation weeks - but if we do it will be for fraction of what they wre selling them for at the Hotel. all in all, we had a great 30th wedding anniversary trip and hope to do it again in the near future

What I liked about this hotel the most was of course, the rooms. They were nice, comfortable, classy and very clean. The kitchen had everything you needed to cook a meal. We had the two bedrooms villas, one bedroom for my husband and myself, and one room for our boys, they absolutely loved it. They had their full sized bed with five pillows. They were very happy. There were three pools one with a beautiful waterfall, that made it very exciting for our boys. There was only one drawback, no restaurant on premise, well there is a little grill place, but nothing to write home about. However, I would stay here again, and I highly recommend this hotel to anyone. They will definitely enjoy it.

WE WENT LAST AUGUST AND ARE GOING BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A FAMILY OF 4, SO WE HAD A 2 BEDROOM VILLA. OUR DAUGHTERS GOT THEIR OWN BEDROOM WITH BATH. HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR FAMILIES - SUPERMARKET NEARBY, AS WELL AS MANY RESTAURANTS. ONLY DRAWBACK - NO ROOM SERVICE - THERE IS ONLY A DELI/GRILL BY POOL AREA. NO RESTAURANT ON PREMISES IN CASE YOU JUST WANT TO HAVE A NICE MEAL WITHOUT DRIVING ANYWHERE.

My wife and I have been in middle of our nightmare "vacation" at this resort caused by the malfunctioning room access keycard. Our keycards have only worked once during initial checking-in to our rooms. Then from the afternoon to 1:30 midnight and till next day, none of the !@#$% keycards we got from the front desk actually worked! In one occasion, we drove back and force from our room to office 3 times consecutively, probably a mile away, to get the new keycard from the front desk along with guarantees, but only to find that the "newly programmed" keycards are not working. At 1:00PM when we come back from the swimming pool last night, we have to wait for 30 minutes for some security person to show up to open door for us with their keycards! The front desk girl last night was extreme rude complaining about us bugging them too much, instead of solving the problem for us - finally, we stood outside our room only in swimming shorts for 30 minutes like idiots, at 1:00AM. I am now quite sure this hotel "management" or some scumbag in the front desk, in IT or in their security unit did something to lock us out, intentionally, for some reason that I don't know. But I do know is, the ugly Cheap Shots what�re happening to us ARE the dirty shame of this brand of Sheraton and Starwood. Well, maybe they actually do operate at this level in Florida! My advice to you who plan to go there, stay in next door Marriott Grand Vista! You cannot afford to encounter what I've been suffering now - to have your holiday being so miserable! Just get your Sheraton "luxury" somewhere else!

it was a great holiday and we hope to go there again soon exelent service and hospitality great facilities the rooms were fantasric truly a holiday not too be missed A*

i loved it there the cinema screen in the pool at nite was amazing.great for all the family room was a great size and the beds were just the best.