I am Clueless and Need Help

[Cruising Catherine]

Hello everyone,

I just found this forum thanks to members of Cruise Critic. We are doing a 4 night Bahamas Cruise on RCCL and want to add a trip into Orlando to our vacation. We will be going to Universal for 2 nights prior to the cruise and Busch Gardens for 2 nights after.

I have not stayed in Orlando since I was a teenager. I am pretty savvy with travel sites but have had no luck finding hotels. I am unfamiliar with the location of Universal and I have NO idea what would be a safe area for our family. Can I get some help from all of you nice people?

Which hotels do you recommend near US and IOA? Also near Bush Gardens? We are a family of 4 with children 8 and 11. We are looking for a hotel hopefully for under $100 a night that has a pool and complimentary continental breakfast. It would be an added treat if it had a work out room. Safety and cleanliness are my top priorities.

Thanks so much.

 

[MousekaMaddi]

u have mentioned the term Universal more than once in the above post, your post will now self destruct in 8 seconds****poof***


just kiddin of course!!

 

[spiceycat]

these are more than $100 - but are on Universal property.

they all have FOLE - first of line entry - you get in line first!!! only their hotels has this.

also the other list is hotels they have relationship with
their hotels
http://www.universalorlando.com/ht_index.html

others
http://www.universalorlando.com/vp/nf/vp_hotels_partner.html


here is the same stuff from Bush garden
http://commerce.4adventure.com/EStore/Scripts/Skins/BGT/HotelPackages.aspx

they don't give you as many choices as I would hope.

 

[iloveokw]

I would spend the $$ for the Royal Pacific at Universal - then you don't have to wait in any lines for the rides.

At Busch Gardens we loved the Embassy Suites. We did stay at a Baymont years and years ago that was ok also. But it was a long time ago.