Hilton on International Drive

ado121

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So this is where we are staying from April 21 to April 28. going to get a cheap hotel for a few days before to eloooooooongate the trip!

a few questions........

anyone been? how far is it from the 'parks'? we are renting a car. what was your experience like? we will have 4 kids with us and 8 adults.

any advice on the location???? where do we park at the 'parks'?

thanks
amy
 
We stayed there for the first time last week, had a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom unit for 7 people. We are timeshare owners and this was our first time there.

The 3 bedroom units are not poolside, just so you know. If you are in something smaller and want to be near the pool ask for a lower floor, 1st building. Makes it easier for the kids to get back and forth. The kitchen has about anything you might need; dishwasher detergent, laundry soap, not enough coffee for us but there is a Publix right across the street. We had housekeeping service the third day we were there. I took some cleaning supplies with me anyway, I always do. My husband and I hated the soft pillows, however our kids and brother-in-law's family liked them. The clocks in the bedrooms have an mp3 hook up, there is a dvd player in the living room and the studio lock-out that adjoined ours. The kid's bedroom did not have a dvd player, just a t.v. Closet space is more than ample, so is drawer space. Our master bathroom was huge, although if the door is open you can see right out the bedroom to the front door. There is not much shelf space in the master shower, although it's a good sized walk-in shower. I used the big whirlpool tub in the master bedroom twice. Take bubble bath with you! At the deli, check the menus tucked by the side of the cash register, they have a kids menu that we didn't know about unitil the last day. There is a quiet room for reading, an exercise room, an arcade and a billiard room. My sister-in-law had a poolside massage one day. You have to sign up for one in the activity room. There were several activities going on for kids; pool side root beer floats, pool side sundaes, and karoke competitons. Two nights they had pool side movies (Willie Wonka and Herbie Fully Loaded). We had no problem at the front desk having them print off our boarding passes 24 hours before our return flight. We had rental cars and our group split and one did 3 days at the parks, the other group 2 days at the parks and one day at Disneyquest (we spent 11 hours there and had a blast!) and the rest were pool/relaxing days. Downtown Disney is very close, just a few minutes away. It didn't take us long to get to any of the parks. We had great meals at Bahama Breeze and Fish Bones. If you have any other questions feel free to send me a private message and I'll answer the best I can.
 
Just follow the signs to the parking lots at the theme parks. It's well-marked and very organized. You'll pay to park a car once a day (~$8/car?) and the parking pass is good for the day, coming and going between any and all theme parks by the same company (Disney or Universal). Parking attendants will direct you into a parking space. When you leave your car(s), note the section name and aisle number - write it down and slip it in your pocket.

You won't be able to miss which way everyone is walking to the end of the aisle for pick-up by a tram. The trams run continuously. They let you off right by the ticket gates.

If you visit MK, once you have your ticket, you choose the ferry boat or the monorail to reach the MK turnstiles. It's part of the fun but plan an extra 10-15 minutes to do it. At the other Disney parks, the tram lets you off by the ticket gates and turnstiles. The trams generally let you off closer to those turnstiles than even the Disney resort buses (except MK) - some of the resort bus stops are a pretty long walk from the turnstiles, IMHO.

If you visit Universal, they have some moving sidewalks from the parking garage, rather than trams. But they are similarly efficient at getting you parked.

Returning to your car is easy too. Just reverse everything. Daily, these theme parks move tens of thousands of people easily and swiftly through these lots. You'll have no trouble as long as you remember where you parked. ;)
 













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