Wife and I are planning a trip to DW for the summer. She has some health problems that will probably have her staying in the room for most of the trip - but there's a chance she will visit parks for a couple days (weeklong trip).
So my priorities:
- Need a bedroom with a separate parlor that can close off, i.e. suite or villa
- Need access to in-room dining
- Must be reasonably quiet
- Close (~5 min) to Disney - we will rent a car
- We don't use pools/other on-site activities
- Prefer on-site around Epcot, but not a big deal
At first I thought about a local vacation home - but we wouldn't have access to room-service, which is a requirement. Are there good options for food delivery at these places?
Other option is a Disney villa. 1-bedroom, with the 4/3 deal, runs about $3200 with dining/tickets included. I'm comfortable with that price range. Could consider doing two connecting rooms (make-shift suite) at the Grand Floridian, but we might lose some bang-for-buck.
I'm not that impressed with the quality I've seen of the villas - so I'm curious if there are nicer suites available off-site for comparable pricing. High-quality room-service is also important, since she'll probably be using that for most meals.
Anybody have recommendations for good hotels with suites, and excellent room-service, available within about a 5 minute drive? I don't care about a "resort" feel. I looked at the Gaylord Palms, and the rooms don't seem to be anything special - looks like you're paying for the environment (which is pretty cool, I'll admit).
I called around for suite prices at a few of the local hotels, and the rack rates are something like $800-900 a night (!?!?). One of the hotels said they had approval for a "special" rate of 50% off when I tried to get off the phone, so perhaps they like to wheel and deal. That's still more expensive than Disney's 1-bedroom Villas, which is surprising.
Appreciate any suggestions.
So my priorities:
- Need a bedroom with a separate parlor that can close off, i.e. suite or villa
- Need access to in-room dining
- Must be reasonably quiet
- Close (~5 min) to Disney - we will rent a car
- We don't use pools/other on-site activities
- Prefer on-site around Epcot, but not a big deal
At first I thought about a local vacation home - but we wouldn't have access to room-service, which is a requirement. Are there good options for food delivery at these places?
Other option is a Disney villa. 1-bedroom, with the 4/3 deal, runs about $3200 with dining/tickets included. I'm comfortable with that price range. Could consider doing two connecting rooms (make-shift suite) at the Grand Floridian, but we might lose some bang-for-buck.
I'm not that impressed with the quality I've seen of the villas - so I'm curious if there are nicer suites available off-site for comparable pricing. High-quality room-service is also important, since she'll probably be using that for most meals.
Anybody have recommendations for good hotels with suites, and excellent room-service, available within about a 5 minute drive? I don't care about a "resort" feel. I looked at the Gaylord Palms, and the rooms don't seem to be anything special - looks like you're paying for the environment (which is pretty cool, I'll admit).
I called around for suite prices at a few of the local hotels, and the rack rates are something like $800-900 a night (!?!?). One of the hotels said they had approval for a "special" rate of 50% off when I tried to get off the phone, so perhaps they like to wheel and deal. That's still more expensive than Disney's 1-bedroom Villas, which is surprising.
Appreciate any suggestions.
