Which offsite hotel (list below)

[mmounsey]

These are some of the choices that we are looking into (dh will be down for work and was given this list):

Residence Inn/Sea World International Center
(Westwood Blvd)

Sierra Suites Hotel-Pointe Orlando
(Universal Blvd)

Wellesley Inn (Commodity Circle)

Homestead Village (Equity Row)

Residence Inn by Marriott International Drive (Cananda Ave)

Holiday Inn Orlando International Drive Resort

Ramada Inn & Suites by Sea World (Villa de Costa Drive)

We were thinking the Holiday Inn (which we can get for about $55 /night)

Can we do better than this and be closer to WDW?

TIA!

 

[RobinLyn]

I found the prices here very good and you don't have to pay in advance to make a reservation. We have used this site to make reservations without any problem:www.orlandodiscountrooms.com/

 

[Robinrs]

I stayed at the Wellesley via Priceline this past New Years. We stayed in a studio suite and it was VERY nice. It has a full kitchen and has a very good continental breakfast. The staff was very friendly and accommodating.

I commented on your other thread about the HI. NOT my favorite property!

All of these hotels are very accessible to the Convention Ctr, which I am assuming your DH is going? The Sierra Suites is at Pointe Orlando, which is one of my favorite parts of Intl Drive. I've never stayed there, though.

Good luck!

 

[tinaluis]

Another vote for the Wellesley Inn and Suites. We loved it there. Full kitchen and full suite with a free deluxe continental breakfast. A little off the beaten path, about 5 mins. from I-Drive and 15 mins. from WDW but we liked not being in all of the traffic all the time.

 

[mmounsey]

Looks like Wellesly (however you spell it) is in the lead...I just found out that they have a brand new one on I-Drive (10 mi from MK, but that wasn't really an issue, since we're driving) and the gov't rate is perfect...

Thanks for all the feedback!

 

[mmounsey]

Originally posted by tinaluis
Another vote for the Wellesley Inn and Suites. We loved it there. Full kitchen and full suite with a free deluxe continental breakfast. A little off the beaten path, about 5 mins. from I-Drive and 15 mins. from WDW but we liked not being in all of the traffic all the time.

Well, after *lots* of research and calling...we are not going with Wellesley...the particular location we were looking at does not have a full kitchen, (not even a full refrig) and was refurbished, not new...

We have finally decided to go with Sierra Suites at Pointe Orlando, they have a shuttle, cont. breakfast, full kitchen and we got a great deal on the family suite (gov rate).

Thanks again, for everyone's input!