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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
We're a family of 4 (kids 4 and 8) going to Orlando beginning of Feb.
2007. We expect to spend 4-5 days in Orlando visiting Disney World and Sea World. We would like to stay in a hotel with a pool, not too expensive (less than 100 $/night) and located close to the parks and still in a nice area with the possibility to take a walk in the evening. After these days we would like to go to the Gulf Coast. Were coming from Copenhagen, Denmark which is like a freezer at this time of the year so a nice beach and sun experience is welcome :-) Can anybody recommend both beach area and accommodation somewhere between Clearwater (which might be too noisy according to our book about Florida!?) and Siesta Key (which seem more suitable to families!?). All input on what to go for and what to avoid is appreciated Happy New Year :-) |
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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
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Danes wrote: We're a family of 4 (kids 4 and 8) going to Orlando beginning of Feb. 2007. We expect to spend 4-5 days in Orlando visiting Disney World and Sea World. We would like to stay in a hotel with a pool, not too expensive (less than 100 $/night) and located close to the parks and still in a nice area with the possibility to take a walk in the evening. I believe the "Value" resorts at Disney World are less than $100 night, but I'm not sure they have any interesting places for evening strolls beyond the hotel grounds themselves. Of course, if you stay at a Disney hotel, you get free access to their shuttle buses and can go anywhere you like at WDW for an evening stroll--including the deluxe hotels! The folks on rec.arts.disney.parks would probably have some good ideas about inexpensive off-property hotels at WDW. Patty |
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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
Danes asked:
Can anybody recommend both beach area and accommodation somewhere between Clearwater (which might be too noisy according to our book about Florida!?) and Siesta Key (which seem more suitable to families!?). Clearwater shouldn't be too noisy in February. (Spring break for university students doesn't occur until March.) Clearwater is for a beach vacation: it has a fine pier, numerous beach shops (T-shirt shops, etc.) and casual restaurants, and is a walkable town area right on the beach. Siesta Key is fine although somewhat more expensive. Unless your hotel is close to St Armands Circle, you'll probably have to drive to get there. St Armands Circle is a walkable town area that's a very short walk from the beach. It is more upscale than Clearwater, with shops, art galleries, and restaurants, although being on the beach, casual beach-wear will get you pretty much anywhere there. Anna Maria Island, between the two, is more isolated and quiet, but also has somewhat fewer things to do in the immediate area. If you want a very quiet beach vacation only, then go to Anna Maria. I'd avoid St Petersburg Beach, as it's basically just a strip of highway along the beach. All of these places, particularly Anna Maria and Sarasota (Siesta) are relatively close to each other. |
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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
Were coming from Copenhagen, Denmark which is like a freezer at this
time of the year Funny. We just returned from 2 weeks in Denmark, including Kobenhavn, and the temperatures were almost daily +6C (instead of the -6C we ALWAYS have each Christmas) . . . and all the Danish Nyheder on TVAvisen were complaining about GLOBAL WARMING, showing that same polar bear trying to find some ice cap to walk on ... night after night after night. We would like to stay in a hotel with a pool, not too expensive (less than 100 $/night) "Not too expensive ... less than $100 a night?!!" Damn, the cheapest hotel room we can find anywhere near the center of Kobenhavn is at least $150 a night and it is a tiny bandbox, big enough only for a bed and a tiny WC. And there are only 2 of us. 007 -- ****************** Bill E. Burk Publisher, Elvis World Magazine [Remove "NOSP" from my e-mail address] |
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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
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Bill Burk wrote: [original attribution missing] We would like to stay in a hotel with a pool, not too expensive (less than 100 $/night) "Not too expensive ... less than $100 a night?!!" Damn, the cheapest hotel room we can find anywhere near the center of Kobenhavn is at least $150 a night and it is a tiny bandbox, big enough only for a bed and a tiny WC. And there are only 2 of us. Luckily for the original poster, he's coming the other direction, and rooms under $100 are abundant in Orlando! Of course, the quality of those hotels and motels varies considerably, but he can probably even stay on Disney property for less than $100. In fact, I have the WDW website up at this very moment. Let's see... Yep, rooms at the All-Star and Pop Century resorts start at $79, depending on the time of year. Patty |
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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
The best place online to visit regarding all of your questions is
http://www.bookmyhostel.com; they have all the locations in every city/state/country. Danes wrote: We're a family of 4 (kids 4 and 8) going to Orlando beginning of Feb. 2007. We expect to spend 4-5 days in Orlando visiting Disney World and Sea World. We would like to stay in a hotel with a pool, not too expensive (less than 100 $/night) and located close to the parks and still in a nice area with the possibility to take a walk in the evening. After these days we would like to go to the Gulf Coast. Were coming from Copenhagen, Denmark which is like a freezer at this time of the year so a nice beach and sun experience is welcome :-) Can anybody recommend both beach area and accommodation somewhere between Clearwater (which might be too noisy according to our book about Florida!?) and Siesta Key (which seem more suitable to families!?). All input on what to go for and what to avoid is appreciated Happy New Year :-) |
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Hotel in Orlando and near the Gulf Coast.
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