I am going to WDW in late August and will be staying at the Polynesian for 7 nights/8 days (great deal with Fairy Tale Special). However, we needed a hotel for 2 nights prior. Came across the great thread - BEST Offsite hotel experience / WORST offsite experience - that has been running from June 2002 to present and currently has 193 postings. Being a researcher, I was interested in knowing which hotels were cited most in each category. I'm initiating this new thread so the tally will not be lost in the 13 pages in the previous posting.
Sorry, but I am assumming some of these Hotels named are the same, but the posting authors used the wrong name -
BEST HOTELS VOTES
Marriott Orl. World Ctr 11
Sheraton Vistana Villages 9
Holiday Inn Family Suites 7
Hard Rock Hotel 5 (Universal)
Wyndham Palace 5
Marriott Grande Vista 5
SpringHill Suites LBV/Lake Bryan 5
Hyatt Cypress Gardens 4 (HR Grand Cypress?)
Tropical Palms Fun Suites 4
Vistana Resort 4
Holiday Inn Universal 3
Doubletree Castle I-Drive 3
Marriott Cypress Harbor 3
Courtyard Downtown Disney 3
Days Inn MG East / Old Town 3
Red Horse Inn (was Universal Inn) 2
Marriott Royal Palms 2
Royal Plaza 2
Radisson Parkway Resort 2
Sheraton Four Points - 192 2
Comfort Inn LBV 2
Cypress Point Grande Villas 2
Doubletree Suites DTD 2
Grosvenor Downtown Disney 2
Hilton Downtown Disney 2
Orange Lake Country Club 2
Residence Inn LBV 2
Caribe Royale 2
Fairfield Inn Cypress Palms 2
Hilton Grand Vac.Club World 2
Holiday Inn MainGt East 2
Summer Bay Resort 2
Embassy Suites I Drive 2
Quality Suites MainGt East 2
WORST HOTELS VOTES
Comfort Inn LBV 8
Days Suites Maingate 4
Holiday Inn Sunspree 4
Quality Inn Plaza I Drive 4
Ramada Ltd. Resorts I-Drive 4
Ramada Ltd. 192 4
Rodeway Inn Irlo Bronson 3
Apollo 2
Best Western (w. Lake) 2
Days Inn Suites - Kissimmee 2
Gateway Inn I-Drive 2
Gator Motel 2
Hilton Downtown Disney 2
Howard Johnson MainGt. West 2
Quality Suites MainGt East 2
Renaissance World Gate 2
Travel Lodge MainGt East 2
Westgate Villas 2
Westgate Lake Resort 2
Wyndham Palace 2
OTHER HOTELS LISTED (ONCE) -
BEST HOTELS
Adams Mark Florida Mall
Best Western LBV
Clarion Suites MainGt - LBV
Country Inn & Suites - LBV
Courtyard Lake Bryan
Courtyard Marriott Village
Crowne Plaza Universal (new)
Doubletree Villas MainGt
Fairfield Inn Lake Bryan
Hampton Inn MainGt West
Hawthorne Suites Universal
Hawthorne Suites Airport
Homewood Suites
Hyatt Orlando Airport
Larsons Inn
Omni Rosen
Peabody Hotel I Drive
Portofino Bay - Universal
Quality Inn I Drive
Renaissance Hotel
Radisson Barcelo I Drive
Radisson Inn Maingate
Radisson Universal
Ramada Inn MainGt West
Royal Pacific Universal
Residence Inn Sand Lake
Residence Inn Seaworld
Ron Jon
Sheraton Safari
Silver Lake Resort
The Palms (TP Fun Sts same?)
WDW Swan
Westgate Lakes Resort
Westgate Vacation Villas
Wyndham Orlando
Wyndham Palms
DISHONORABLE MENTION (ONCE) -
WORST HOTELS
AmeriHost 192
AmPak Universal Inn
Best Western Kissimmee
Best Western W. Irlo Bronson
Comfort Suites MainGt East
Days Inn Splendid China
Days Inn Florida Mall
Days Inn Maingate East
Days Inn Orlando Lakeside
Days Inn - 192
Delta Orlando Resort
Doubletree SuitesHotel Plaza Blvd
Embassy Resort
Holiday Inn Maingate East
Holiday Inn Family Suites
Holiday Inn I-Drive
Homewood LBV
Hyatt Regency Kissimmee
Hyatt Orlando
Knights Inn 192
Magic Castle
Motel 6 Old Town
97 Inns of America
Parc Corniche
Parkway Motel 192
Quality Inn Cecile
Ramada Fountain Park
Ramada Airport
Rosen Centre
Royal Plaza
Sheraton Safari
Silver Lake Resort
Sleep Inn
Super 8 Maingate West
Sorry the post was so long...I need to learn how to enhance the list into column style to make it shorter - I did this in a table at home and it is very easy to read.
I think this shows that the lower cost hotels are not as highly rated. There were a few posters that were realistic and said "what do you expect for $30ish a night!" I would say that if you are not willing to pay at least $55/night, then don't expect the Taj Mahal.
Keep the responses coming. The previous thread has certainly helped in my research of hotels (HIFS, MOWC, or Vistana Villages).
Sorry, but I am assumming some of these Hotels named are the same, but the posting authors used the wrong name -
BEST HOTELS VOTES
Marriott Orl. World Ctr 11
Sheraton Vistana Villages 9
Holiday Inn Family Suites 7
Hard Rock Hotel 5 (Universal)
Wyndham Palace 5
Marriott Grande Vista 5
SpringHill Suites LBV/Lake Bryan 5
Hyatt Cypress Gardens 4 (HR Grand Cypress?)
Tropical Palms Fun Suites 4
Vistana Resort 4
Holiday Inn Universal 3
Doubletree Castle I-Drive 3
Marriott Cypress Harbor 3
Courtyard Downtown Disney 3
Days Inn MG East / Old Town 3
Red Horse Inn (was Universal Inn) 2
Marriott Royal Palms 2
Royal Plaza 2
Radisson Parkway Resort 2
Sheraton Four Points - 192 2
Comfort Inn LBV 2
Cypress Point Grande Villas 2
Doubletree Suites DTD 2
Grosvenor Downtown Disney 2
Hilton Downtown Disney 2
Orange Lake Country Club 2
Residence Inn LBV 2
Caribe Royale 2
Fairfield Inn Cypress Palms 2
Hilton Grand Vac.Club World 2
Holiday Inn MainGt East 2
Summer Bay Resort 2
Embassy Suites I Drive 2
Quality Suites MainGt East 2
WORST HOTELS VOTES
Comfort Inn LBV 8
Days Suites Maingate 4
Holiday Inn Sunspree 4
Quality Inn Plaza I Drive 4
Ramada Ltd. Resorts I-Drive 4
Ramada Ltd. 192 4
Rodeway Inn Irlo Bronson 3
Apollo 2
Best Western (w. Lake) 2
Days Inn Suites - Kissimmee 2
Gateway Inn I-Drive 2
Gator Motel 2
Hilton Downtown Disney 2
Howard Johnson MainGt. West 2
Quality Suites MainGt East 2
Renaissance World Gate 2
Travel Lodge MainGt East 2
Westgate Villas 2
Westgate Lake Resort 2
Wyndham Palace 2
OTHER HOTELS LISTED (ONCE) -
BEST HOTELS
Adams Mark Florida Mall
Best Western LBV
Clarion Suites MainGt - LBV
Country Inn & Suites - LBV
Courtyard Lake Bryan
Courtyard Marriott Village
Crowne Plaza Universal (new)
Doubletree Villas MainGt
Fairfield Inn Lake Bryan
Hampton Inn MainGt West
Hawthorne Suites Universal
Hawthorne Suites Airport
Homewood Suites
Hyatt Orlando Airport
Larsons Inn
Omni Rosen
Peabody Hotel I Drive
Portofino Bay - Universal
Quality Inn I Drive
Renaissance Hotel
Radisson Barcelo I Drive
Radisson Inn Maingate
Radisson Universal
Ramada Inn MainGt West
Royal Pacific Universal
Residence Inn Sand Lake
Residence Inn Seaworld
Ron Jon
Sheraton Safari
Silver Lake Resort
The Palms (TP Fun Sts same?)
WDW Swan
Westgate Lakes Resort
Westgate Vacation Villas
Wyndham Orlando
Wyndham Palms
DISHONORABLE MENTION (ONCE) -
WORST HOTELS
AmeriHost 192
AmPak Universal Inn
Best Western Kissimmee
Best Western W. Irlo Bronson
Comfort Suites MainGt East
Days Inn Splendid China
Days Inn Florida Mall
Days Inn Maingate East
Days Inn Orlando Lakeside
Days Inn - 192
Delta Orlando Resort
Doubletree SuitesHotel Plaza Blvd
Embassy Resort
Holiday Inn Maingate East
Holiday Inn Family Suites
Holiday Inn I-Drive
Homewood LBV
Hyatt Regency Kissimmee
Hyatt Orlando
Knights Inn 192
Magic Castle
Motel 6 Old Town
97 Inns of America
Parc Corniche
Parkway Motel 192
Quality Inn Cecile
Ramada Fountain Park
Ramada Airport
Rosen Centre
Royal Plaza
Sheraton Safari
Silver Lake Resort
Sleep Inn
Super 8 Maingate West
Sorry the post was so long...I need to learn how to enhance the list into column style to make it shorter - I did this in a table at home and it is very easy to read.
I think this shows that the lower cost hotels are not as highly rated. There were a few posters that were realistic and said "what do you expect for $30ish a night!" I would say that if you are not willing to pay at least $55/night, then don't expect the Taj Mahal.
Keep the responses coming. The previous thread has certainly helped in my research of hotels (HIFS, MOWC, or Vistana Villages).