Orlando hotels near International Drive

Cons: When we first arrived everything was great, good customer service. Except they put a $100 hold on your room as a security deposit - which I thought was weird cuz I’ve never had that at a hotel. The reason I gave it 2 stars & REALLY didn’t like & completely ruined the stay for me was the gentleman Craig that stands by the sealife ticket sales counter. The check in ladies told me I’d have to talk to Craig for our car parking voucher. Craig was super nice & talkative until he asked my fiancé & I what we make annually in income & what we do for a living. Then went on about how we would be eligible to sit in on a 90 min talk to be able to get our hotel stay for free. Said that they would be able to give us a $120 gift card after the 90 min speech & that we would get a free stay anywhere in a Hilton hotel on top of that. Then asked if we’d be okay for the 8am, we told him yes so that we could just get to our room & swimming. But then he asked for a credit card right then & there & I thought that was weird & realized it was to try to sell timeshares obviously! So we declined the offer & Craig all of a sudden got VERY rude with us & kept asking us “why you just said you wanted to come & now you don’t ?? What changed ?? I’m confused cuz you just said you would do the 8am one. So you’re saying one thing & now the other. ” He kind of smirked in a rude way & after we said no again he didn’t even make eye contact again & handed us our car pass, rolled his eyes while looking down & very unenthusiastic told us to enjoy our stay while shaking his head in disbelief at us. It was super unprofessional. Because of that we won’t stay at a Hilton while traveling again..

Cons: The restaurant/bar is by the pool and you have to sit outside in the heat to eat. I wish they had an air conditioned area to eat. The deli upstairs is air conditioned but the chairs and tables are outside as well

Cons: nothing

Cons: Rated comfort as mediocre because there was no means of charging mobile devices in the room, e.i. no USB ports, and bathroom door made it very cramped, should've been pocket door instead of swing for the size of bathroom.

Cons: I really can’t think of anything, great experience all around. When we return to Orlando we will stay here again.

Cons: The "shuttle" to SeaWorld and Aquatica was horrible.it was a city type bus. The bus only went to the hotel 1x per hour and on the way back stopped at 5 other hotels, before the Hilton. It was a 10 minute walk to and from SeaWorld but a 35 minute bus ride.

Cons: No complaints!

Cons: Nothing

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Cons: The shop is handy but really expensive. I suggest doing any shopping for snacks, booze, Sun creams etc at the local pharmacy about 1/2 mile away. Shop does make pizzas though with free delivery.

Cons: Late check-in with no apology, adjoining rooms allow for substantial noise in other room, quiet pool noise level not enforced with louder kids there, biggest thing is that THESE ARE TIMESHARE units - ensure you realize this so you do not get suckered into the hard sale and offer of "free breakfast" for your time.

Cons: Chose this facility for location first and amenities second. While the Matisse buffet was tasty, the brunch at the poolside area was not great. Had wanted better coffee, half and half, and real sugar in the room with the coffee maker, little details that make morning pleasant. But, we were unable to visit what looked like a very nice coffee bar downstairs. Next time we will order breakfast in the room and bring real sugar and creamer if we stay again. Beds were very comfy, staff was very kind. A few details were odd like the toilet paper holder was broken, and the tub drain was broken. But everything was very clean and the shower was nice. Overall a good experience.

Cons: the a/c did not work in our room, it kind of smelled like old smelly carpet party because the room was hot. when they did come to fix the a/c they said we would have to pop open the front panel on the unit to change settings because the wall control did not work. we also set the do not disturb button and at about 830 am house keeping tapped like crazy with what i think was there keys and when i opened the door they said"oh your not up yet" and walked to the next room and started tapping. when i pulled in front of the hotel to check in while my wife sat in the car the valet jumped in and moved it twice in the 5 minutes i was inside, there was hardly anyone in the huge driveway at the entrance.

Cons: There was just one little slip up that my one guest didn't receive her breakfast vouchers until the mid-point. But she treated someone else then:)

Cons: Had to pay for parking even though I was staying at the hotel.

Cons: My room had ants upon arrival, however I was quickly moved to a new room, although I had to ask for the move, it turned out on.

Cons: $15 per day for spotty WiFi is terrible for a business traveler. I'm a Marriott Rewards member and so told WiFi was only free if I booked directly through Marriott - but you don't always have control over these things when you're booking business travel. Very little in the area - Sea World across the street, but just a 711 and Bonefish grill in the area and VERY DARK sidewalk and parking lot make it clear this is not an area for pedestrians. Seemed a great fit for families, with the water park, but as someone in town for a conference, it didn't offer anything to make me a repeat customer.

Cons: There is a $20 fee per day for the shuttle to Disney theme parks plus other amenities like in-room wifi. However, with our conference ending at 4:30 each day, there was no shuttle to take us to the Disney theme parks. Therefore, we had to use a taxi as our only mode of transportation to and from the parks. This became quite costly (approx. $70 per day). Once at a Disney park, you could use the various buses and the monorail to go between parks and Downtown Disney. However, we were quite disappointed that the Renaissance did not offer more options for their shuttle service in the afternoon. When trying to figure out our best options for transportation, the staff at the front desk was not always consistent in their answers and some were absolutely inaccurate.

Cons: There was nothing to not like!!

Cons: i had a beautiful stay in a wonderful hotel, I was unhappy I paid $100 for parking for two days.

Cons: The A/C didn't quite do the job - it never did get down to the thermostat temp of 72 - although it indicated it was. We then set it to 65, but it never got any cooler. Had we stayed another night, we would have asked that it be addressed. In room coffemakers - inconveniently placed on a bottom shelf of the TV cabinet. On/off switch was broken. Two creamers that barely turned the coffee a different color - surely could be better on that front.

Cons: Nothing....liked everything

Cons: More food options on property.

Cons: Parking is $20 but it's not too bad considering how affordable the hotel is.

Cons: The hotel restaurants were expensive and they charge you alot for parking.

Cons: Only one restaurant...food only marginal.

Cons: Room not prepped

Cons: Nothing

Cons: Pretty pricy at the bar for beverages but that is just my opinion.

Cons: The parking access to the building

Cons: The beds were very hard. The walls thin. The $20 parking per day for a guest staying in the hotel is insane. The fast check out tells you to leave your keys in the room. However, you need these to get out of the deck, we had to check out a 4 am to make out flight so fast check out was needed. Well it was totally pointless when I had to go by the front desk anyway when I couldn't get out of the lot. I would expect much more plush beds in a hotel at this price. Then there were the walls, the rooms have a pass through door. I see the point in it. However, you can make out the conversations going on in the next room. Not to mention any noises in the hallway.

Cons: Queues for breakfast were too long. the price of in-room food and food in the market place was way too high

Cons: Room was right across from fire station with sirens at all hours. Low water and toilet pressure. No balcony, kitchenette, or table and chairs. Food and room a bit pricey. Mini fridge difficult to find-hidden in dresser set.

Cons: Staff

Cons: The bathroom was filthy and needed more towels.

Cons: Evidently, I had to forfeit the kingsize suite for a set of double beds to be adjacent to the hospitality suite. However. In the hotel's defense the upgrade was not made until arrival, and it was a Sat.

Cons: Do not buy Disney ticket from hotel!

Cons: In room bottled water $5.00! Stop at the 7-11 down the street and stock up.

Cons: The food was good however it was priced way too high. $60.00 plus for two hamburgers and fries is out of line.

Cons: Hilton is great again a little pricey

Cons: Love bugs were a huge nuisance and a bummer. I recognize that there isn’t anything you can do about them, but they definitely disrupted all calm moments! The prices in the Market were quite steep.

Cons: They offer an early check in....the front desk told me when I got there it rarely happens...then why offer it???? We arrived at 1pm and our room was not available. We went to a local restaurant and came back around 3pm still not ready, waited in the lobby and at ten till 4 the room was STILL NOT ready. I asked if it would be ready within the next 10 mins all while other guests were able to check in and we some how had to be moved to a different room. My advice if someone requests an early check in get those rooms cleaned first, you are a major hotel in downtown universal there is no excuse for not having rooms available for those with reservations.

Cons: Perhaps because of the convenient location, the roads around the hotel are very contested, making it hard to get in and out of the parking. Parking is the other issue - there is not much, and what there is, costs $12 a night. There were 2 private events at the hotel the night we checked in, and the parking was over-full with abandoned cars blocking parking empty spots, and other cars which could not get out - a perfect nightmare. Finally, the hotel seems to be the location the chain uses to lure people to Orlando for their time-share presentation - "Stay 3 nights in Orlando for free if you attend a 45 minute presentation." If you are into timeshares, great! We are not. If we ever visit Orlando again, we will choose a different hotel.

Cons: Size of room, a little dated.

Cons: The fitness center equipment was old and not well taken care of. The two days I was there only 1 of the 5 treadmills was functioning on the first day and the second day there were two different ones working and one had a loud screech and the other rocked and knocked against the floor. They also had a bike and elliptical, but the elliptical was not working either.

Cons: Having to pay additional monies to park in the parking lot....

Cons: Wifi should be included in the price of the room. It shouldn't cost additional 12.95. Also u shouldn't charge $9 for parking a day. It deters customers to come back.

Cons: The A/C unit in the room was insanely loud and the bed was about 2 feet away from it. Then of course waking up to a flood in the bathroom was the icing on the cake.

Cons: Air conditioning in room. An engineer was sent up to take a look at it and he told me not to run it for 30 minutes because it was frozen. It never worked properly the rest of the stay. I had left my key in my room and I went to the front desk to ask for another one I was never asked for ID I just told her what my room number was and they gave me a key no questions asked. Was concerned about security at the hotel

Cons: It was very family oriented so sometimes there were noise related issues. We're a young couple so it would have been better to have more quiet and less kid like chatter but it was still not enough to deter us from staying at the hotel in the future.

Cons: Check in isn't until 4 and the pool closes at 11. Its not up to date at all and way over priced for what you get. Very disappointed

Cons: There was nothing that I did not like

Cons: The price was a little much for a one night stay. And when checking out the guy was so short and to the point with me. He asked how my stay was but it was genuine. He could've been having a bad day, we all have those but everyone else was so friendly and pleasant that he stood out. Could've at least included a nice breakfast for the price paid too.

Cons: $17 for a 12 year old breakfast buffet was steep for the "selection" & taste.

Cons: Cost of room was more than what the facility warranted. I paid up-front but was additionally charged $32 for a parking pass, this was ridiculous and I felt was a hidden charge to yet get even more money. Overpriced!

Cons: The parking was terrible. You have to pay $10 per day to park at the hotel but there is not enough parking for all the hotel guests. Once the parking lot is full you have to use the valet parking which costs more money. This hotel is better suited for someone that is in town for business, not a family on vacation. If you use the room service, you have to pay a $3 delivery fee and a 22% tip. The hall that our room was on had a terrible odor and there were stains on the sheets.

Cons: I didnt like that there was a $14 per night fee at a higher end hotel that wasn't in a city. That is just unacceptable.

Cons: A bit noisy, we could hear everything in the next room and hallways

Cons: mens restaurant outside restaurant area very little or no tissue paper.. our room was not vacuum for 3 days also still not enough tissue paper left in the room....

Cons: Paper thin walls, fine for a short stay but not for a long one