Since I go pretty often I don't stay onsite in expensive hotels at Disney or Universal very often so I usually end up staying on International Drive towards the Sea World/Convention center area most of the time with some hotels in the Lake Buena Vista area occasionally.Like if I told you I've stayed in 70% of the hotels on International Drive south of Sand lake rd I wouldn't be kidding.I usually use Hotwire,Priceline name your own price and Travelocity with their super secret hotels paired with betterbidding.com to get an idea of what hotel you might get.I'm doing two trips this month and paid $29 and $32 per night for the hotels I got,one is the Ramada on Jamaican ct,which amazingly I've never stayed at before,the other is the Quality suites on Turkey Lake rd which used to be a Comfort Suites for years and just changed recently.That hotel I think I've stayed at more than any other,probably a good 15-20 times.I've also gotten much more expensive hotels on Hotwire and Priceline,hotels like the Rosen Shingle Creek,Rosen Centre,the new Hilton next to the convention center for like $55-$65,in my next trip in November or December I'm going to try to get the Peabody which I've never stayed at before,I've seen it on these sites for like $89 as it's considered a 4 star so maybe before Christmas I'll see if I can get it.When I go for the marathon in January that's a more mandatory Disney hotel stay for the transportation to and from.
