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Hampton Inn Sand Lake
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Reviewer's Name:
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Austin Rice |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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wildnet22@aol.com |
Date(s) of Stay:
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October 16-18, 1998 |
Location:
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2 blocks east of I-4 at the intersection of Sand
Lake Road and Universal Blvd. About two blocks to International
Drive, Sea World, lots of restaurants, 1 mile to Universal Studios
and 10 miles to WDW. |
Ease of WDW Park Access:
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Shuttle service to MK 3 times per day, pick up 3
times at MK (Better check with hotel though because I didn't use
the shuttle service, just drove). About a 20 to 25 minute drive to
WDW via car. |
Address:
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6101 Sand Lake Road |
Phone Number:
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(407) 363-7886 |
Facility Type:
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Motel, 318 rooms, 4 stories, exterior corridors |
Accommodation Used:
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Standard Room, King Bed |
Accommodations Review:
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Our room was very nice with nice clean furniture,
clean bathroom, cable tv with in-room movie channel, desk with
modem connection, microwave and refrigerator, and a sofa which
turned into a bed. The only complaint I had was that the room and
bathroom was very small and congested, can't fit more than 4
people and then it would really be congested. If you stay here
with more than 4, get connecting rooms. |
Rate/Night (for your stay):
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$59.40/night for 1 ADULT, more for 2 and was during
off-season. |
# of Restaurants/Lounges:
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none, just a free continental breakfast in the
morning. |
Restaurant/Lounge Review:
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n/a |
Activities/Facilities Available:
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Multi-Purpose Room, Gift Shop, Tourists Information
and Discounts desk, Pool and Kiddie Pool, Playground, Game Room
(If you can call it that), Exercise Room, and Laundry Services. |
Pool Description/Comments:
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Just a normal pool, doesn't have a slide or is
themed or anything like that. The pool was a rectangle formation
with lots of lawn chair and tables around it and is VERY BIG
(needs to be for all the rooms). Kiddie pool was VERY SMALL with a
little water fountain and a circle formation and next to main
pool. Towels were also provided in the room or by calling
maintenance and asking for some. |
Amenities Provided:
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Hairdryer, Microwave (extra charge) Refrigerator
(extra charge), Towels/Supplies, Coin Laundry, In-Room Safe (extra
charge), NO Pets, Concierge, Theme Shuttle Service
(complimentary), Cable TV, Handicapped Accessible Room,
Non-Smoking Rooms Available, Smoke Detectors, Fire Sprinklers. |
Other Comments:
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This was a very nice hotel for the rate that we got
and that we only need it for 2 nights until we could get into Port
Orleans. We were expecting a run down hotel but got a only 2 year
old hotel with a great staff, very clean rooms, and nice but
limited amenities. The only bad thing about it was that it was far
away from WDW, didn't like the drive and congestion in the area,
shuttle service was not as frequent, and that I would not stay
here again only because of that. But if you need just a couple of
nights with just a place to come back to and need to stay in the
I-Drive area, I would certainly suggest it. |
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