NICE Hotel to stay at on our HONEYMOON near Univ/Seaworld & Fast Food?

[jamiejeremy]

We are looking for a nice hotel to stay at near Universal/Seaworld on our Honeymoon (if you have more than 1 suggestion that would be great because we will need to stay between $100-200/night), and close to fast food restaurants (we do not want to spend $40 everytime we eat a meal). We currently have reservations at the JW Marriott Buena Vista but were told the only thing close is another hotel... Please Help. Thanks Jamie & Jeremy

 

[robvia]

I assume you are renting a car when you arrive, that's a necessity if you want to eat offsite a few times and save money.
Seaworld and USF are a few miles apart from each other. So you need to decide if you want to stay across from USF, or SWF.
Once you decide, I have pages that can help you pick an offsite hotel, and see what restaurants are in the area. Staying across from USF would probably be the better choice.
http://www.nogodforme.com/orlando2004.htm
Look at the offsite hotel links, and the one with the tour of I-Drive. Pick a hotel you like, then visit their web site and book it online.

 

[E&B's Mom]

We are staying at the Renssaince at Sea World in August. It looks beautiful and is right across the street from Sea World. Don't know about fast food.

 

[15MinutesFromWDW]

Renssaince isn't extremely close to fast food.

A good in-between spot, more adult-oriented, and with some nicer hotels is Universal near the convention center. For something unique, I'd go with The Castle by Double Tree. Just down from there, on I-Drive is the Peabody -- ultra-nice, but I'm not sure what the room rates are like.

Both Expedia and Hotels.com list hotels near the convention center, so you'll be able to isolate what you're after. You'll see listings for hotels on I-Drive and on Universal. Universal near the OCCC is definately a little quieter, but I-Drive runs right behind it, so you're still walking distance to food. Several of the convention center area hotels have free breakfasts, and/or restaurants. (The free breakfast at the La Quinta is particularaly nice, and the rooms are much larger than you'd expect.)