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[mogwoi]

We are back from a fabulous vacation in Orlando. We stayed at Rosen Centre, Sheraton World resort and Radisson universal for a total of 8 nights. We want to Universal Studios, Islands of adventure and The Magic Kingdom. At each of the parks we had nice CMs. We did not wait more than 30 minutes for any rides thank to the express and fastpass tickets (we love them!).

 

[Robinrs]

Welcome back, mogwoi!

How'd you like these three hotels? I stayed at the Radisson on my first trip to Orlando and it's one of my favorites!

 

[Shannon D]

Hi there

Please tell me ALL about the Rosen Centre....we will be there very soon for the first time.
Details, details, if you please.

Thanks!!!

 

[mogwoi]

We really liked the Radisson. We actually walked from the hotel to Universal Studios, it was close enough!

The Rosen Centre is a very big, beautiful hotel. We had a reservation for two days with priceline. The bid was placed a few months ago. When I called the hotel to verify if they had our reservation (about two months ago) I asked for a king bedroom if one was available when we check-in. This hotel if I understand correctly only have rooms with either two doubles (not queen) or one King. At check-in, I did not asked for anything, I did not even mention the King bedroom because it was late and I figured all the king bedrooms must be occupied. So I took the keys, went to the room and wow, was I in for a surprise! First we enter the room in a big foyer area with a lovely mirror and a console. Then at our right was the bathroom with two seperates areas. One was an open one with a sink, counter and mirror. The enclosed one was very big for a hotel with a pedestal sink, a jaccuzzi bath, the toilet and many amenities like mouth wash, body lotion, etc... The decor was very nice too. The bedroom was very big, with an armoire for the Tv, a mirrored corner with flowers (artificial) and a desk. We had a lovely view of the pool from our room (5th floor). We did not use the pool but it's a very nice, big pool. We used the deli and the food was good. We ate at a table near the piano because there was a piano player and a singer that night.

I don't know how the regulars rooms looked like at the Rosen because I am sure the room we did get was not regular. We sure like the hotel. I know it is rate a 3* but in my opinion, the common areas are more like a 4*. Maybe the regulars rooms are more like a 3*, but our room would qualify as a 4*. If you have any more ???, fell free to ask.

 

[tarmand]

What about the Radisson? Give me all the details. I got the Radisson Universal through Priceline for the end of September and am so excited. I have heard nice things about it, but would love to hear a detailed account of your stay.

 

[Shannon D]

Thank you so much for your response, mogwoi.
Your room sounds wonderful...glad you enjoyed your stay.
I'm sure looking forward to ours!

 

[mogwoi]

The Radisson is a big hotel divided into two towers (it used to be called Radisson Twin Towers I think). The room was pleasant, brightly colored (we liked the orange, blue and mostly yellow hues they used for the decor) but not big (not too small either, just a regular size). We had two queen (I think) beds, a table with two chairs, an armoire for the Tv and a bench. There was a coffee maker with supplies for the coffee in the bathroom. The bathroom was OK, there was a lot of shelves to put our things. We did not use the pool, I am not even sure what it look like. There are some restaurants on site, we were tired and just used the Pizza Hut on the premise.

What we really liked with that hotel is the location, just accross from the Universal parking lot. We walked to Universal but they provided a shuttle to go to the parks (the shuttle deserved a few hotels, not just Radisson). This hotel is nice with friendly staff, a nice lobby too. We enjoy our stay very much. Good vacation to you!

 

[tarmand]

Thanks for the review. I can't wait. I think we will be very happy with this hotel.