Room Location - Nickelodeon Hotel

[loracekim]

We'll be staying at the Nick Hotel in January for a whole week. Yes, I've read the mixed reviews, but my husband will be attending a conference and it's one of the less expensive and more family-friendly hotels on the conference shuttle route, so we'll risk it!

Anyway, I have a DD (4) and a DS (2) and while we'll squeeze in plenty of Nick Hotel festivities here and there, we DON'T plan to spend much of our play time in the hotel. Rather, we will be park hopping and the like. HOWEVER, we WILL need to SLEEP!! Both at night (hubby would especially appreciate that) and for afternoon naps.

SO, question is, where should we request our room be located? Main considerations are SLEEP (the quieter the better of course), cleanliness (is one building better than another?), and maybe proximity to age-appropriate activities (like is one pool area better than another for the toddler/preschooler set?). Also, I've heard the elevators are slow - so should I request a room on the ground floor, or is that a bad idea and why?

Thanks!

 

[CTmommyx3]

If you do not want the noise then I would say stay away from either pool. The first time we stayed we were on the ground floor and our door opened by where the parking lot was. I never heard noise from the pools or anything.
We have always been on the ground level. I say it is a must! The elevators are super slow!
They will tell you that there is no guarentee that you can get a room where you ask. But we have always gotten ground level when we asked.
Have fun
We have been 3 times and loved it. My youngest was a little over 2 the last time we went and he loved the pools.

 

[mamaminnie]

I'd ask for a ground floor room, facing the parking lot. I like the 800 (or is it 8000?) building-- it's close to the pool and not too far from the main building.

 

[ChristinaN]

We stayed on the ground floor right in front of the pool and it was crazy all night long. I though it was a great spot until night time. I agree with what was posted, a stay facing the parking lot is much quietier.