First timer Planning

[delilah18]

Hello

Planning a trip for possibly end of October for 8 nights
Few quick questions

Looking to stay at either Fairfield, SpringHill suites or the Residence how do they compare to each other?

Also what type of food are at the free breakfast as my son has a peanut/tree nut allergy :/

If I wanted to go to Busch Gardens is there a free shuttle?

As well how is Seaworld with allergies

Sorry one more thing, if you book a package through the Seaworld website you can only addone day of tickets to Seaworld how do I add a second day?

Thanks

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Fairfield & Springhill are fairly similar and located adjacent to each other. The biggest difference from those to the RI is the ability to book a room with a fully separate bedroom (or bedrooms). Springhill rooms have a half-wall to separate living from sleeping areas. RI's rooms have a small kitchen with a full-sized fridge. Fairfield and & Springhill are a tad closer to SW than the RI. All three offer free breakfast, free internet and free parking (as well as all the SW onsite hotel perks, like free Quick Queue and early entry). Springhill Suites and Fairfield share a pool area that's themed for the younger set. RI has a large courtyard with a sport court and basketball area, large pool with graduated entry, and a large hot tub.

The SW hotels all offer a free scheduled shuttle to BG.

If purchasing a SeaWorld package that includes a hotel and tickets, by adding a second park (Aquatica or BG) to your package you make both your park admissions length-of-stay vs. one day only. The option to add a second park comes up during the check-out process.

Residence Inn's breakfast offered daily items of yogurt, fruit (both whole and mixed), various breads (including bagels, pastries, etc.), muffins, donuts, 4 different cereals, oatmeal, white milk, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, juices and soda. Then they offered a selection of hot items which changed from day to day, but included at least two or three from the following list: scrambled eggs, french toast sticks, sausage rounds, hash browns or breakfast potatoes, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, french toast, etc.

Hopefully someone else will be able to chime in with some current allergy info .

 

[delilah18]

Thanks so much

 

[rowan555]

We stayed at Springhill in August and LOVED it. The room was huge and had two bathrooms, which was a really nice plus. If you want/need separate bedrooms, RI is a better choice - but Springhill was perfect for us. The room was clean and decorated nicely, the staff were all friendly, the breakfast was GREAT (and about the same selection as what has been mentioned for RI), and the pool area is really nice for young kids. There's a Starbucks in the lobby and a bar with food at the pool. Low prices for food and drinks and daily specials on food, beer, and mixed drinks. The Shuttle was always on time and was a VERY short ride to both Sea World and Aquatica.

In terms of grabbing a quick bite to eat, there is a Buffalo Wild Wings, Panera Bread, and TGI Fridays all right next to the hotel parking lot. Wendy's is across the street, along with several other fast food places. There's also a Walgreens and CVS drug store within one block for incidental needs.

We booked with the "Eat free" plan and really enjoyed that perk - it made our time at Sea World and Aquatica as stress-free as possible.

 

[azdteapot23]

We are staying at the Fairfield in about 3 weeks and I can provide more information when we return. We are not doing the dining plan because we are planning to take advantage of the complimentary breakfast at the hotel and then eating dinner somewhere after the park closes at 7. I don't want to waste valiable park time eating. I'm hoping we will be able to take some snacks in the park I've read mix reviews about that.

I do not have enough posts to be able to post a link (2 more to go) but if you google Mears Destination Services you should hopefully be able to find the information someone else provided before on free transportation to BG.