As promised... Review of DTD Doubletree Guest Suites: 4/27-4/30
Will post a review of the Seaworld Hilton Grand Vacation Club property in a separate thread.
I decided to stay here to stay close to Disney, but at a fairly reasonable rate. Booked a 1-bedroom suite for $99/night through mousesavers.com On arriving, checked in without any problems. Requested a room far from the elevators and received one about 1/2 way down. Note to others: On asking they said that they only have 5 or 6 2-bedroom suites so if you want one of those you might want to book early.
Room: 2 rooms connected by a slatted door that incompletely blocks out light and is not very soundproof so if one person stays up late, watching TV or having a lot of lights on can only be done very gingerly. Bathroom is attached to the bedroom, without access from the living room. Amenities: iron/ironing board, shampoo/conditioner, mini-fridge, microwave, 1 tv in each room, 1 phone in each room. In-room movies on the TV. No high-speed internet access. Air conditioning works well.
Property: Adult Pool seemed fine (I only saw it at night) and stayed open quite late, hot tub was fine as well. Was told that the kids' pool wasn't heated, don't know if it was broken or supposed to be that way. Breakfast options: room service (didn't use it), Continental breakfast buffet $3 - bread, pastries, fruit, also a full buffet including eggs, bacon for another $3
Experience: Check-in was fine. (Note to HHonors gold and diamond members, was told that outside of the 2-bdrm suites, all other suites are supposedly the same so upgrading is a non-issue here). Check-in cookies were actually quite good. "Concierge" seemed quite uninformed as to restaurants recommendations and park tips, but you can buy tickets from them. Most helpful person for that was the person at the Hilton Grand Vacation Desk (a time-share selling desk) who, once I indicated that I had no interest in setting up an appointment, was still quite helpful. Park transportation was every 30 minutes. Arriving relatively on time, directly outside the hotel and dropped off close to the gates.
Overall: This is a perfectly adequate but not stellar hotel. If you are looking to stay at DTD and want a suite, it is just the thing. I had no complaints, got exactly what I expected but wasn't blown away either. I'd give it a 2 1/2 to 3 star rating.
Will post a review of the Seaworld Hilton Grand Vacation Club property in a separate thread.
I decided to stay here to stay close to Disney, but at a fairly reasonable rate. Booked a 1-bedroom suite for $99/night through mousesavers.com On arriving, checked in without any problems. Requested a room far from the elevators and received one about 1/2 way down. Note to others: On asking they said that they only have 5 or 6 2-bedroom suites so if you want one of those you might want to book early.
Room: 2 rooms connected by a slatted door that incompletely blocks out light and is not very soundproof so if one person stays up late, watching TV or having a lot of lights on can only be done very gingerly. Bathroom is attached to the bedroom, without access from the living room. Amenities: iron/ironing board, shampoo/conditioner, mini-fridge, microwave, 1 tv in each room, 1 phone in each room. In-room movies on the TV. No high-speed internet access. Air conditioning works well.
Property: Adult Pool seemed fine (I only saw it at night) and stayed open quite late, hot tub was fine as well. Was told that the kids' pool wasn't heated, don't know if it was broken or supposed to be that way. Breakfast options: room service (didn't use it), Continental breakfast buffet $3 - bread, pastries, fruit, also a full buffet including eggs, bacon for another $3
Experience: Check-in was fine. (Note to HHonors gold and diamond members, was told that outside of the 2-bdrm suites, all other suites are supposedly the same so upgrading is a non-issue here). Check-in cookies were actually quite good. "Concierge" seemed quite uninformed as to restaurants recommendations and park tips, but you can buy tickets from them. Most helpful person for that was the person at the Hilton Grand Vacation Desk (a time-share selling desk) who, once I indicated that I had no interest in setting up an appointment, was still quite helpful. Park transportation was every 30 minutes. Arriving relatively on time, directly outside the hotel and dropped off close to the gates.
Overall: This is a perfectly adequate but not stellar hotel. If you are looking to stay at DTD and want a suite, it is just the thing. I had no complaints, got exactly what I expected but wasn't blown away either. I'd give it a 2 1/2 to 3 star rating.
