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Hello everyone,
Just got back today from a three night stay at the Nick Hotel. Here's my trip report.
We (me, mom, three kids ages 8, 4 and 3) arrived around 11am. The hotel was NOT crowded this week. We checked in right away and we got upgraded to a SpongeBob room for free. I don't know if that was because the hotel was not busy or we were members of the Priority Club.
We were in building 5, on the first floor, facing the parking lot. It was not noisy at all. We were close to the Oasis pool (the smaller one). We hung out there for awhile until we realized there was an even BIGGER pool! We went over to the Lagoon pool (less than a 5 minute walk). That pool was awesome. I even had a lot of fun in it. If I go there again, I would want to stay near the Lagoon pool. They have plenty of life jackets at no charge for the kids that want them. There are fun games at the pools several times a day.
There is a food court- Pizza Hut, A&W, Salad and Sandwiches and a coffee house. The food at the court was fine. There is also a "convenience-like" store there. You can get Lunchables, crackers, chips, donuts, fresh fruit, etc. Also can get sunglasses, diapers, lotion, etc. there.
The food at the restaurant was actually good. I heard on the boards how horrible the food was so I was a little concerned. It's not gourmet, but definitely good. We ate there several times.
We did eat the Character breakfast. I do NOT recommend it. The cost for the 5 of us (no charge for the little one) with tip was $65. The same food was served in the non-character section and that would have only cost us $25. What did we get for $40? NOTHING. Yes, the characters came around but all the characters are not there at the same time. When we arrived, it was the Rugrats. Then they left and Dora came out. There is not much interaction with them. AND, you can meet them for free right outside the restaurant! The characters wonder the "Mall" from 1-3pm every day and in the lobby from 1-5pm every day.
The shows at night were great- my son got slimed!
If you want to be in the show, seach out the staff with the clipboard at 3pm by the Lagoon pool. If you don't get signed up there, they do ask for additional kids to come on stage during the show, too.
In the mall, there was face painting, balloon art, "spa"--all for a price. The kids loved it.
The staff was wonderful. Everyone of them couldn't do enough.
I definitely recommend a stay at the Nick Hotel. I would definitely do it again. The kids are bugging me to go again already.
Any questions???? Ask away.
ADDITIONAL INFO......
The photographers are all over, but a lot of them are young (ie:still in high school). They take great pictures, but sometimes you have to tell them to take the picture. (We were at breakfast metting SpongeBob and the guy was just standing there. I had to go up to him and ask him to take a picture of my kids). Also, you can get a CD of every single picture that they take for $50 and then you can just bring it to the local photo place and get them developed. Great deal. One sheet is $25 so for the cost of just pictures, you can have every single one they took. I think our CD has at least 50 pictures.
The place is very clean. I saw so many housekeeping people on the grounds. One woman was washing the walls. Another guy was doing some touch up paint- it was such a minor "scratch" but he was out there painting it. We did have two bugs in our room (hey, it's Florida!) but they were there right away to clean it up and spray.
Just got back today from a three night stay at the Nick Hotel. Here's my trip report.
We (me, mom, three kids ages 8, 4 and 3) arrived around 11am. The hotel was NOT crowded this week. We checked in right away and we got upgraded to a SpongeBob room for free. I don't know if that was because the hotel was not busy or we were members of the Priority Club.
We were in building 5, on the first floor, facing the parking lot. It was not noisy at all. We were close to the Oasis pool (the smaller one). We hung out there for awhile until we realized there was an even BIGGER pool! We went over to the Lagoon pool (less than a 5 minute walk). That pool was awesome. I even had a lot of fun in it. If I go there again, I would want to stay near the Lagoon pool. They have plenty of life jackets at no charge for the kids that want them. There are fun games at the pools several times a day.
There is a food court- Pizza Hut, A&W, Salad and Sandwiches and a coffee house. The food at the court was fine. There is also a "convenience-like" store there. You can get Lunchables, crackers, chips, donuts, fresh fruit, etc. Also can get sunglasses, diapers, lotion, etc. there.
The food at the restaurant was actually good. I heard on the boards how horrible the food was so I was a little concerned. It's not gourmet, but definitely good. We ate there several times.
We did eat the Character breakfast. I do NOT recommend it. The cost for the 5 of us (no charge for the little one) with tip was $65. The same food was served in the non-character section and that would have only cost us $25. What did we get for $40? NOTHING. Yes, the characters came around but all the characters are not there at the same time. When we arrived, it was the Rugrats. Then they left and Dora came out. There is not much interaction with them. AND, you can meet them for free right outside the restaurant! The characters wonder the "Mall" from 1-3pm every day and in the lobby from 1-5pm every day.
The shows at night were great- my son got slimed!
If you want to be in the show, seach out the staff with the clipboard at 3pm by the Lagoon pool. If you don't get signed up there, they do ask for additional kids to come on stage during the show, too.In the mall, there was face painting, balloon art, "spa"--all for a price. The kids loved it.
The staff was wonderful. Everyone of them couldn't do enough.
I definitely recommend a stay at the Nick Hotel. I would definitely do it again. The kids are bugging me to go again already.
Any questions???? Ask away.
ADDITIONAL INFO......
The photographers are all over, but a lot of them are young (ie:still in high school). They take great pictures, but sometimes you have to tell them to take the picture. (We were at breakfast metting SpongeBob and the guy was just standing there. I had to go up to him and ask him to take a picture of my kids). Also, you can get a CD of every single picture that they take for $50 and then you can just bring it to the local photo place and get them developed. Great deal. One sheet is $25 so for the cost of just pictures, you can have every single one they took. I think our CD has at least 50 pictures.
The place is very clean. I saw so many housekeeping people on the grounds. One woman was washing the walls. Another guy was doing some touch up paint- it was such a minor "scratch" but he was out there painting it. We did have two bugs in our room (hey, it's Florida!) but they were there right away to clean it up and spray.
