Better than expected - no frills
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 6/21/09
After reading the reviews on this hotel regarding staff friendliness, noise levels, location and cleanliness I have to say they were spot on. We were lucky enough to have stayed in a newly renovated room though which was really nice so no complaints about the cleanliness that the other guests complained about. However , there is still a lot of work being carried out at the hotel and it can look a bit of an eyesore but we didn’t spend too much time here in the day so we weren’t too bothered, my only complaint was that we were not warned prior to our arrival. The hotel has a great location and offers a free shuttle service to Universal, Wet n Wild, SeaWorld and Aquatica. Watch out for the ‘Disney Lady’ at the attractions ticket desk, we wasted half a morning listening to her promise us the ‘best’ discount on Disney tickets only to find out that we had to spend the following morning at the Sheraton hotel listening to some timeshare pitch. We found it cheap enough to pay at the door and we used the Lynx 50 bus stop outside to get to Downtown Disney which cost us $4 instead of the shuttle she was offering. I really recommend the Millers Ale House across the road, its reasonably priced and has a great atmosphere for both couples and families. The hotel was noisy in the evening on a few occasions due to the large groups of young teenagers that stay there that run up and down the hallways, we also complained to the receptionist about receiving prank phone calls at 5am but she just informed us that it happened all the time and just to pull the phone off the hook. Overall the hotel was a lot better than expected, cleanliness will not be an issue in the newly renovated rooms but when I return to Orlando I will be looking for a slightly nicer hotel that cater to couples and families rather than groups of teenagers. I would recommend this hotel if your not overly fussed on where you stay and you wont be spending much time in the hotel