. Great safe location, easy access to airport (especially when departing--one right turn onto Semoran and straight to the terminal). Really nice breakfast room with lots of windows and better than average selection. Used to be better value at around $59 depending on how busy Orlando was, now seems to be a little higher year round. YMMV. (I book thru expedia.)
The places north of the airport along 436(Semoran) are newer(under 10 years old) and all grouped in the same area. Beware some of the places on McCoy Road. Some are aging 20 -30 year olds. They are on an access road north of the 528 and if you don't know the way quite difficult and confusing to get to and to get out of and back towards the terminal. They also are right across 528 from the west runways. If you enjoy planespotting, great. The Semoran motels are between the parallel runways and a mile north of the runways and much quieter if you enjoy sleeping. 
The Hyatt sells "Stay Certificates" where you prepay 1 night's stay for $135 + $6 s/h= $141 total including all taxes. Delivery outside the US is $20 (fed ex) Still $155 total is not a bad price!!
I just used one for the 1st time last month. All I had to give was the cert and my cc for incidentals. No addl. costs. It ended up cheaper than my parents' senior rate of $129 + tax.
It's great for when you really want the Hyatt but don't want to pay their reg. rate but can't/don't want to chance it with Priceline or Hotwire.
I would first call to make sure there are stay cert. rates available for your desired dates before buying. (I think, like using ff miles, there's limited availability. Just b/c they have hotel vacancy doesn't mean you can use a cert.) They are non-refundable and do expire though mine didn't state its exp. date on it. I wasn't worried since I knew I'd use it sooner or later but if you don't visit Orlando often, I would make sure you can use it before buying. Another Diser stated Hyatt put a hold on her room and allowed her to call back with her stay cert. # once she received it.
https://www.certificates.hyatt.com/products/CertsStay.aspx
Hyatt MCO requires a Choice level certificate.
HTH!!
Can totally understand this FLANative.....and we do the same thing up here in Philly. During the long winter months, if we fly out of Philly International during snow/ice/sleet etc, we stay near the airport overnight as well and we live only 1 hour or slightly less from the airport. But we also have to travel on an interstate to get there. Better to be safe than sorry we always say.
