Where to stay when going to SW

[rcepek]

1st timer to SW and wondering where to stay? Do you get front line access at all hotels and what is the best deal in your opinion? TYIA

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Free Quick Queue is a perk given to all guests who stay at one of the onsite hotels. The hotel can be found on this map here:

http://seaworldparks.com/seaworld-s...cation Packaging/SWpartnerhotelsNEW.pdf?pos=1

Official "on site" hotels are numbered one through seven with the dolphin tales. The rest are not official hotels, they are "partner" hotels and offer fewer benefits.

From the SW website, staying at an official hotel offers the following benefits to guests:

Our On-Site hotels, the Official Hotels of SeaWorld®, are all within walking distance of our parks. These properties offer their guests exclusive benefits including:

Complimentary transportation to SeaWorld, Aquatica, SeaWorld's WaterparkTM, Discovery Cove® and Universal Orlando*

Complimentary Quick Queue (front-of-the-line access) at SeaWorld*

Exclusive access to the “SeaWorld Rescue Tour” at SeaWorld on Early Entry dates and every Saturday all year long**

Free shuttle to Busch Gardens® Tampa on the Busch Gardens Shuttle Express (Busch Gardens Ticket and shuttle reservation required)

And in addition, guests at any of our Official Hotels and other Hotels Partners also can take advantage of Early Entry to SeaWorld and Aquatica on select dates in peak season and discounts on dining and select merchandise purchases at SeaWorld and Aquatica.

We really liked the Residence Inn SeaWorld.....we stayed there Christmas week, and though it was great. If you click on the link in my signature, you can check out tons of photos of the room, hotel common areas, and recreational areas. We loved having a fully separate bedroom, multiple flat-screen TV's and a full kitchen. We loved the hot breakfast buffet that was served daily at the hotel and was free to all guests. The staff were super friendly, internet was free, and parking was free. There was a large zero-entry pool, a big hot tub, barbecue areas for guests, a fantastic courtyard, and a great basketball and sport court. They even had a selection of rocking chairs on the verandahs where you could kick back and enjoy some rest and relaxation on a warm Florida evening. There was free transportation to all the SW parks, and of course.....the free Quick Queue is probably the nicest perk of all!

Let me know if you have any specific questions about the Residence Inn SeaWorld and I will do my best to answer them .

 

[Bearybear]

We always stay at the Fairfield Inn. It is nice, clean and quiet. They are technically walking distance, but there is a shuttle to SW, DC and Aquatica.

 

[Metro West]

I'm going to move this thread to the Orlando Hotels and Attractions board for more responses.

 

[Cindy's Mom]

We've stay at the Residence Inn SeaWorld and the Renaissance SeaWorld both are great. You can't go wrong with either.

 

[travelfanatic]

We stayed at the Renaissance and loved it! Very nice hotel and right across the street from the park!

 

[fallschurch]

We stayed at the Renaissance this past December and loved it. I keep thinking about trying the Residence Inn but we loved the pool at the Renaissance and don't want to miss it.