Has anyone stayed at any of these ?

[DavidM]

We would be interested to know if anyone has stayed at any of these suites;

Sierra Suites,
Spring Hill Suites (Marriott Village),
Hawthorne Suites,
Sheraton Vistana Resort,
Lake Buena Vista,
Celebrity Resort, Lake Buena Vista

Too much choice !!!!!

[bq20]

Yes, see my list, if you need any further info, just pm me.

[Scotty]

We own at Vistana, superb facilities, pm me if you want.

[pecky57]

We stayed at the hawthorn suites in id

[dcbeck]

Just back from 2 weeks at Vistana Resort, stayed in Cascades section.
Clean apartments with dishwasher, washing machine, dryer & waste disposal.
Excellent location for all parks, shopping etc

[keswick1uk]

Yep

Spring Hill Suites (Marriott Village),

And just for you......



Location: Lake Buena Vista, Orlando

Report date :March 2004

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Part of the Marriott Village a complex of three hotels on Vineland Avenue, just off of the 535.

It was about a mile to the 535 WDW entrance at DTD.

You can walk to Bahama breeze (highly recommended), and the Golden Corral which are both right next door...walk between the Fairfield and Courtyard hotels.

Nip across the road to Landys and Lone Star Steakhouse.

If I haven't specifically recommended somewhere its because we didn't eat there! We didn't have a bad meal at any time during our stay.

It was a very short drive left out of the hotel to the Orlando Premium Outlet. Possibly 1/3 mile. Then you pass Dixie Stampede, Outback Steakhouse (recommended), and then Publix. All within about a mile of the hotel.

Also easy access to Crossroads shopping and eating, and restaurants around the DTD WDW entrance…Olive Garden (highly recommended), Chilis (recommended), etc etc


Rooms:

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The price is comparable to a hotel room so that makes it, as a small suite, very good practical value.

Living area: Sofa (can convert to a 2 sleeper sofa), easy chair, two good size tables, standard lamp, foot rest, full size television, chest of drawers.
Kitchen area: Sink, decent size fridge, microwave, coffee maker and cups and daily coffee and tea sachets. No utensils, or plates but breakfast ones are plastic and disposable so you can pick up some of those. Large writing table and swivelly business chair.
Bathroom: Bath and toilet. Plenty of fresh towels, shampoo and soap daily.
Separate washbasin area: Basin and large area for bottles. Large dress mirror. Hairdryer.
Bedroom: Two double beds (or choice of one kingsize), full size television, bedside table, wardrobe, full size iron and board, chest of drawers, air conditioning.


This is not a suite in the strict sense as all the areas are open to each other (apart from the obvious bathroom door) but it made very good use of what was a very large room.

Free continental breakfast:

Bakery: Bagels, Pastries, Bread for toasting, Muffins, Do-nuts
Cereals: Oatmeal, Individual pre-packed cereals. Separate raisins, sugar etc.
Dairy: All types of milk plus strawberry and chocolate.Yoghurts.
Fruit:Apples, Bananas, Oranges.
Sundries: Butter, Spread, Cream cheeses, Peanut butter, Knotts farm jams
Juices: Apple and Orange minute maid
Drinks: Coffee-regular and de-caff. Hot water, herbal teas and hot chocolate. Condiments.
Weekend specials: Eggs and Sausage and grits.

Disposable cutlery and dishes. Practical for taking to the room to eat if you wanted.

This was served from early until 9.30 in the week, and 10.30 at weekends. Cup carriers and tops and bags for bakery items were available to eat it in your room if you preferred, or if seating was a problem, which it was at busy times.

Other convenient facilities:

Free use of safes at reception
Free Starbucks coffee in the lobby at all times. With ‘carrier’ lidded cups if you wanted to take it to your room or to the pool.
Ice vending on all levels
Use of the other two hotels facilities. Including an indoor/outdoor pool at the courtyard.
On site food court shared with all three hotels.
Daily delivered newspaper

The zero entry pool:

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The indoor/outdoor pool in the Courtyard Hotel

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[keswick1uk]

You did ask!

[disney58]

We stayed at the Sierra Suites twice and they were very good. The free breakfast is just like those in other hotels; bagels, toast, porridge etc but I think having such a thing helps the budget! There was free tea and coffee 24/7 which we particularly liked. The rooms were spacious and airy, with a full kitchen i.e. fridge/freezers, oven, dishwasher.

We stayed at the Hawthorn Suites on our 2nd visit to Orlando, there is one just off I'Drive which means that you'll get the buzz off I'Drive but you far enough away for a rest!
The Hawthorn again had a full kitchen and free breakfast; the only difference really was that the bedroom and living area at the Hawthorn were separate, which wasn't the case at the Sierra.

Hope this helps.