Sheraton Vistana Villages
- kimbis
- First Reviewer
- 4 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 87
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Functional Hotel, but 'just ok' vs. alternatives
- March 27, 2009
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Travelling with my family to Orlando area parks, this hotel proved functionally workable. Great location to parks, free parking, kitchen has all that is needed for a week stay, washer & dryer is particularly useful given the outdoor activities and FL weather.
But.... compared to similar vacation club resorts in the area, the property is lacking. Rooms tend to be smaller, common areas and resort activities are below par, parking is tight cuz there are so many rooms crammed onto the property, and facilities like on-site store and restaurant are lacking (there are only one of each).
Room prices here are better than most so provides a great option for budget-minded travelers. But if you have a little more to spend, the other I-Drive area vacation clubs offer relatively more comfortable stays in my experience.
Amazing resort
- March 22, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This is my favorite Orlando resort. The prices are okay but the villas are worth the price if staying for more than four days. The staff makes you feel like you are at home and the rooms are more clean than most homes I've been in. The location is perfect (not right on top of the busy international drive but close enough to everything) but with such a beautiful hotel who wants to leave? The main pool is huge and always has activities for the whole family. The bar and grill have pricey food but it's good and the drinks are mixed to perfection.
The ability to charge it to your room is cool, and anything you could possibly need for your room is available at the on property market. My favorite part is that you can have groceries prestocked in your room before you get there. This was a great way to have a family breakfast right from your room or a late night snack.
My kids loved midnight swimming (thats what we called it) after a long day at the park we took a dip in the pool at 11pm. The main pool is open till 1am. What other hotel has that?
A huge plus for a family of five was the washer and dryer in the villas. No need to over pack and pay ridiculous fees to check your luggage. Bring four days of clothes and wash them right in your room.
We vacation 4 times a year and this place is tops on my list!
Negative- watch out for the resort "timeshare" ownership people, they are hounds.....
good hotel good location
- October 23, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
We stayed here for a week, and were given a room upgrade upon check in. Place was great, good location for all amusement parks. Rooms where clean, kitchen had everything you could want.
The only down side was the Sales pitch for timeshare meeting. Very pressurised with 3 different people coming over to get you to buy during the whole session. But just keep saying no and they will eventually get the message.
Convenient place to stay
- September 5, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I was very pleased with the hotel. It wasn't super luxurious or anything...you could tell it had been well used. But it was clean and neat and comfortable. The pool is wonderful, and it gradually turns into a kiddie pool area with only a few inches of water. Even babies could crawl around in the pool. Very fun. There's also a "quiet pool" if you want to get away from the hoopla a bit..which was also nice. The timeshare pitch was easily avoided because I had read the reviews and saw it coming. They did call us each morning at about 9:15 to "make sure we had everything we needed," but that was OK by us. It's only a couple of minutes from SeaWorld, and a VERY easy drive. It's a few more minutes to Disney, but also a very easy drive. You can buy tickets to both Disney and SeaWorld inthe hotel lobby, which was very convenient and only took a couple of minutes. They also offer a free family portrait (5x7) and a chance to buy a photo package and/or a CD...which was pretty reasonably priced. The kitchen was roomy and equipped OK. My husband is on a special diet, so we had to actually cook in the kitchen. For this the kitchen was a little short on pans, measuring cups, and so on. However, all the kitchenette places we've stayed have been...so this was just as good as most. Plenty of dishes, glasses, and silverware. The patio/balcony is screened in, and it's a great place with a table and chairs and a ceiling fan. The grounds of the hotel are also quite pretty, and there are hammocks and two-person swings dotted around the property in spots pretty enough that people actually use them. Bed linens average.
More of a 3 star than 4 star
- August 24, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
We spent almost a week at the hotel, the hotel is part of the vacation ownership program of Sheraton (Time Share). The property is OK (not great), one should not expect luxury its more of a 3+ star rather than 4 star property as it is rated. We stayed at building 29 which was overlooking a construction site for future expansion of the hotel and is supposed to be the new building. I would really not recommend this hotel for anyone who is looking for a 4 star hotel or more, its like a mentioned I the beginning the hotel is OK but not great.