Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort Lake Buena Vista
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Reviewer's Name: |
Pam Stadnik |
Reviewer's Email Address: |
pstadnik@axion.net |
Date(s) of Stay: |
August 21-29 2001 |
Disney Resort: |
Walt Disney World (Florida) |
Location: |
Lake Buena Vista Area |
Ease of Disney Park Access: |
Very easy to drive to. Only 5 minutes until on Disney
property. |
Complimentary Park Shuttle Available? |
Yes |
Park Shuttle Comments: |
Rented a van for other sightseeing so did not apply to
us. |
Address: |
14500 Continental Gateway, Orlando, Fl |
Phone Number: |
407/387-5437 |
Facility Type: |
Hotel |
Accommodation Used: |
Suite |
Accommodations Review: |
The hotel was perfect. We had six of us three children and
three adults, (one being a gramma) so the room had plenty of
sleeping space. The three children loved having their own Disney
theme room and relaxing with their own TV. and
Nintendo 64. My husband and I enjoyed the privacy of the large
king bed bedroom with gramma on the sofa bed. Each room had
it's own TV. We never felt too crowded. There is only one
bathroom but we didn't mind. There was a microwave and
minifridge which came in handy. |
Rate/Night (for your stay): |
We were at two price changes averaging. $130.00 |
# of Restaurants/Lounges: |
3 |
Restaurant/Lounge Review: |
The free breakfast buffet was a huge bonus. There was a
lot of things to choose from eggs to pancakes, oatmeal, fruit.
There as a cereal bar and toast section. Also all kinds of
juices and milks, teas and coffees. We had the all you can eat
seafood buffet one night it was excellent. The kids ate free
and they had special foods for them (chicken nuggets, hotdogs,
burgers etc.) if they weren't in to all the fancy stuff. The
Pizza Hut and A@W counters were handy, but very slow service.
The children ate free there too until 5:00. |
Amenities / Facilities / Activities Available: |
Sundries Shop, Pool, Hot Tub, Playground, Hair Dryer, Laundry, In-room Safe,
Babysitting/Kid's Programs, Room Service,
Handicapped Accessible Rooms Available, Non-Smoking
Rooms Available, Smoke Detectors, Fire Sprinklers. |
Pool Description/Comments: |
We were really happy with the pool area. Being that it was
zero depth it was great for our 5 year old to play in the water
park attached to the pool. It is a big hotel with a lot of
people but we never felt crowded at the pool and could always
find a pool chair. There was an abundance of pool towels all
around which was nice. There is a pool bar with adult and children
drinks food and snacks. There are two hot tubs one is
much hotter than the other so that the children could use
them. It was nice that the pool was open until midnight then
the children could swim after the parks without rushing home.
Our children loved playing at the pool and did join in some of
the activities they had for the kids e.g.: swim races and won
tokens for the arcade room which is in the hotel. There is a
mini golf and table tennis in the pool area along with a
kiddie pool with a "large" climbing center. |
Other Comments: |
I would recommend this hotel to anyone with children. Our
children are 5, 6, and 9 and it was perfect for them. We would
definitely go back again. The staff was great on accommodating
everything we asked and even checked the shark situation for
us in Cocoa Beach by calling their hotel there. There are two laundry
rooms in our section of hotel and we did use them.
There were plenty of washer and dryers and they were really
handy near the pool. I could not find out anything wrong with
our stay and flew 12 hours to get there and was so happy with
our choice. It really felt like a home away from home but with
all the
perks. |
