One of Spot Cool Stuff s biggest travel peeves: Hotels that charge for in-room wireless internet. We

One of Spot Cool Stuff s biggest travel peeves: Hotels that charge for in-room wireless internet. We somewhat understand budget no-frills hotels adding an optional discount hotels florida keys internet fee, but it is usually those very hotels that don t. The hotels that typically charge the most for internet access are those that already discount hotels florida keys charge the highest room rates. What sort of luxury experience is that? To Spot Cool Stuff it is the equivalent of a hotel putting an electricity meter outside every room and charging their guests discount hotels florida keys extra for their power usage.
For whatever reason, hotels discount hotels florida keys and resorts in Orlando are especially prone to charging for internet access. We ve found hotels in Central Florida that charge up to $30 per day! Fortunately we ve always found a few hotels that offer an upmarket experience, that are convenient to Orlando s theme parks and attractions and that provide free wifi. Here are the three best:
The Disneyland Resort in California has offered free wifi for several years now. Finally its sister resort in Orlando is doing the same. Free wifi is now available in every room at the various hotels discount hotels florida keys that make up the Walt Disney World Resort . The complimentary wifi also extends to most pools, restaurants, lobbies and other common areas. The only guests stuck paying for wifi are those at the Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.
The choice of lodging options within the Walt Disney World Resort can be a bit bewildering. In the deluxe discount hotels florida keys category, Spot Cool Stuff finds the Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge to be—by a considerable margin—the best value.
Technically in-room wireless internet is not free at Omni s Champion Gate resort property. discount hotels florida keys But it is free to guests who are part of Omni s Select Guest loyalty discount hotels florida keys program, and joining the program is free, so . . . .
Unfortunately, the Omni ChampionsGate finds other ways to nickel-and-dime discount hotels florida keys their customers, including a mandatory $16 resort fee and $5 for a bottle of water. Still, the Omni gets our vote for Orlando s best hotel with free wifi.
The highlight of the Omni is its swimming areas. Those include a zero entry family pool, a water slide and a 850 foot (260 m) long lazy river. Or, at least lazy river is the name usually given to a flowing snake-like pool. With shooting water cannons, arched waterspouts and a waterfall the Omni s lazy river isn t so lazy.
Marriott s Cypress Harbour is a good value compared to similar Orlando resorts. Not only are room rates reasonable but so are the prices charged by the hotel s shops, restaurants and bars. All the rooms have luxurious beds and several have screened balconies or porches. discount hotels florida keys There s a refreshingly uncrowded feel to the Marriott too, partly because the lounging areas are plentiful and partly because the resort is surrounded by natural wetlands and a very good golf course.
If you ve stayed at a typical discount hotels florida keys Radisson property before then you already have a pretty good idea what to expect at the Radisson Hotel Orlando-Lake Buena Vista . It is a solidly good hotel with four-star rooms and amenities. But nothing exciting either. We include it in this review because it is cheaper than the above two hotels—nightly rates for advance booking can be under $100. Better still, the Radisson charges no resort fees and provides complimentary parking, business discount hotels florida keys center printing, shuttle to Disney discount hotels florida keys Universal discount hotels florida keys Studios and, of course, in-room internet. For Orlando it s a terrific value.
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