LindsayB

I am going to Disney World for a couple of days. I originally wanted to stay at the Disney World resorts but found the deluxe resorts too expensive, and the moderate resorts seemed a little cheap looking and was still a little too expensive, and the value resorts just seemed really cheap and tacky. Is it true that the value resorts like the All Stars are cheap looking??? So I found the Marriott Orlando World Center Resort. It's close to Disney World and seemed pretty nice. Is this resort nice and a good hotel to stay at? If not, are there any other nice hotels near Disney World, that are about $250 per night?

tech_fanatic1992

The values are geared more for families and groups. I guess you could consider them cheap looking and a little tacky. They are meant to be fun with color and larger than life. I've only stayed at each one once, just to see what they were like. You still get a clean room and the great Disney service and all the added benefits of staying onsite, but other than that they don't offer much, very basic, mostly for people just wanting to stay in the rooms.Personally, I don't think the moderates are tacky. I think they are pretty comparable to some of the offsite resorts and I don't think they really look cheap either. Price wise, you can get them for around $145 or so a night. I always stay at the deluxes, they are great, plus the added benefits over offsite resort are a lot nicer as well. You can get Animal Kingdom and Wilderness for around $215 and I think the cabins only run around $250, even Swan and Dolphin are around $250. If you are wanting to save money on just the room, you are better off doing a room only. You can AAA rates and everything to bring the price of the room way down. But, if you do a package, your tickets and everything will be included, there are few extra little things included and you can also get the dining included. If Disney offers a promotion for your dates, that can really help with costs as well. If I am going to be spending a lot of time at Disney, staying onsite is not even a question for me. As far as your hotel, if it is the one I am thinking of, I stayed there a while back. I've stayed in so many hotels since then that I can't remember much about the hotel, but if it is the one I am thinking of it is a little ways away from Disney. It's only a few miles, but the traffic in front of the convention center can be pretty heavy and just trying to get out of the resort parking lot can take a while. You are right by i-drive, which is nice since you have options for dining and things, but walking to most things might be your best choice. I know I stayed at some resorts near the convention center, but I can't remember all of the ones I have stayed at. But, I know that the traffic by the convention center can be bad, especially on weekdays, that would be a general complaint about the area, also, traffic on International Drive can be pretty bad as well. Not sure if the hotel offers shuttle and/or if you are used to driving in heavy traffic, but it can get pretty crazy.I've included a link to some reviews of your hotel for you to look over.If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me, I love to help.

rstout444920

I think the other poster has this Hotel mixed up with another it is not near the convention center, also there is nothing really in Walking Distance unless it is on the Hotel Grounds...I have stayed at this Marriott a few times, it is very nice, just think about what a standard Marriott is like and that is what you will be staying in, also if you get a room on a upper floor and facing where Disney is you can get a good night time view of fireworks,although they are a few miles away, the other thing I remember about this Marriott is the pool is quite nice and large, it also has a golf course or two attached if you are into that...