Marriott's Sabal Palms?

[maddiesmommie]

We've just booked a special Marriott rate for Sabal Palms at 162 for a 2 bedrm. I know the property is older but I've read it is recently refurbished. Anyone stay here and can you comment on the facilities and location? Thanks!

 

[Detailor]

The villas were refurbished a year or so before we stayed there at the end of June 2009.

The villa interiors are sort of unique as they were built on split levels. You enter from the ground or stairs into a short hallway. The second bedroom and bathroom come first (on the left in our villa), then the kitchen area (also on the left), then a set of stairs (two or three steps) go down into the living room/dining room area. This latter area is pretty large compared with other Orlando Marriott timeshares that we stayed at. The kitchen area is open above the counter splashboard and there's another narrow counter on the other side on the dining room side plus a dining room table and chairs. Typical living room furniture (queen sofabed) in the living room and a sliding glass door that leads out onto the screened-in lanai. Back at the steps down to the living room area there were a step or two on right that went up into the master bedroom (to the left) and bathroom (to the right). Nice European style shower at the front of the villa in the master bath.

The resort is fairly small as timeshares go - maybe nine or ten two-story buildings. There's a small workout room, I think there's an arcade room with a few games, a moderately sized pool, tennis and basketball courts. We were there during the days leading up to and including the fourth of July (a very busy time for Orlando) and this resort was QUIET. There were others there but the pool was little used, my daughter and I were in the pool all alone a couple of times. A nice feature of this resort is that it is tucked in right behind the Marriott World Center hotel and a short walk to the hotel's main pool area, food court and small shops - all of which are shared amenities for guests at the three timeshare resorts that are adjacent to the hotel.

And the general location is good, too. It's near I-4 and is quite close to Disney property. Very easy access via SR 536/World Center Drive, which becomes Epcot Center Drive when you pass under the Disney arch a couple of miles from the resort.

Dick Taylor

 

[MinnieGi]

We toured these after their refurbishment and we thought they had a great set-up and were nicely decorated. And the location is fabulous!!

 

[ahmo]

Do the master baths have jacuzzis or a soaking tub? Thanks.

 

[gallagher35]

Do the master baths have jacuzzis or a soaking tub? Thanks.

No, the bathroom has a very large walk in shower with overhead and wall jets and a built in seat but unfortunately no tub in the master bathroom. There is a regular tub/shower set up in the 2nd bathroom area. We stayed last October and thought the units were great!! It is a very quiet location and the few times we went to the pool there were never more than 2 - 3 people there.

 

[amw]

Are there kid-organized activities at Sabal ... or do you have to head over to the hotel for that?

 

[Detailor]

Are there kid-organized activities at Sabal ... or do you have to head over to the hotel for that?

The childrens' activities - some free, some at a small cost ($2 to $15) are spread out between the three Marriott resorts (Sabal, Royal and Imperial) there. According to my now year-old resort activities list from our stay at Sabal Palms, one or two of the activities took place at Sabal Palms while one or two were at Royal Palms and one or two at Imperial Palm every day. As it's a fair distance (almost a mile) from Sabal to the other two timeshare resorts, it's nice that they offer an on-demand shuttle service between the resorts and between the resorts and the hotel.

Dick Taylor