‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – Four Seasons Orlando

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• MKB says:

  22 Jul22 July 04:55

  To save others looking, based on a few random dates, the cheapest room seems to go for around US$ 840 + US$ 105 taxes per night.

  Suites appear to start around US$ 2,785 + 12.5%.

  • Mike says:

    22 Jul22 July 07:15

    Which coincidentally is the same amount of money you would have to give to me attend “The Goofy and Friends breakfast”…..

    • pauldb says:

      22 Jul22 July 08:55

      We didn’t stay on at the FS but did do the breakfast. In fact it was really good: excellent food and lots of time with the characters. By contrast the character meal with did in one of the parks was awful and cost just as much.

      Nice as the hotel is, I just couldn’t imagine spending enough time on property to justify the cost. Orlando is not an attractive landscape, and the parks have so much else to fill your time. If you want some downtime, go to the coast or the Caribbean.

    • AJA says:

      22 Jul22 July 09:36

      @Mike +1 That actually made me laugh out loud 🙂

  • The Savage Squirrel says:

    22 Jul22 July 13:51

    When you can get a high-end villa about 4 times the size of the average UK house with both a personal pool and a large gated-resort pool and lesure complex all fully included for under $400/night, there are very few Orlando hotels (where lets not forget in comparison you’re sharing a bedroom with your kids) that make any sense if paying in cash.

• Gareth Oakley says:

  22 Jul22 July 07:12

  If you’d like a beautiful and relaxing place to stay at Disney but aren’t *quite* made of Four Seasons money I can highly recommend the Waldorf Astoria at Bonnet Creek. I think we paid around $300 per night in September 2017 for a two room suite – we booked through Emyr and got an upgrade at time of booking. It’s now a Disney good neighbour hotel so qualifies for 60 day out FastPass bookings (or hopefully will once they return).

  • Jessiefan says:

    22 Jul22 July 09:51

    +1 stayed at Bonnet Creek a couple of times, WA is joined to a decent Hilton, fantastic golf course attached. Thoroughly recommend.

  • Sunguy says:

    22 Jul22 July 10:04

    That WA is very much not your typical WA experience……

    Its a *NICE* hotel – a bit like staying at say, a top of the range “Hilton” branded hotel….but absolutely does not feel like a WA…..

    From the outside, the WA and the Hilton look exactly the same…..and have access to all the same facilities……

    Dont get me wrong, it was a nice experience to stay in the WA hotel – and only half the rooms have balconies too…..(which is a total shame) – its just not one I will be repeating anytime soon….

• jack bloggo says:

  22 Jul22 July 07:18

  so around a grand a night by the time you add in those tips, for the cheapest room on random dates….at those prices, it makes the disney park entry tickets look a steal.

  hardly surprising pool never full, bus never full etc…

  • TGLoyalty says:

    22 Jul22 July 08:09

    Part of the reason why people pay that sort of money

    • Alex says:

      22 Jul22 July 08:36

      Well said!

    • Harry T says:

      22 Jul22 July 12:02

      It’s like premium cabins – you’re partly paying to make sure that other people aren’t there.

• Grant says:

  22 Jul22 July 08:52

  Interesting to see something a bit different in this section, but the hyperbole made it difficult to get to the end. .

  • Sean says:

    22 Jul22 July 09:06

    Indeed, I only got to Goofy and friends at Breakfast and that was that……

  • Novice says:

    22 Jul22 July 10:56

    I agree. I’m personally a big fan of FS but the way this review was written makes me cringe.

    FS is a good brand but not for the masses.

    • Rob says:

      22 Jul22 July 11:29

      FS got a lot of criticism when they announced this hotel. I’m pleased to see what seem to have got it right.

      • Novice says:

        22 Jul22 July 12:07

        @Rob thanks for correcting my comment, if you did. I can be a bit of a grammar nazi.

  • cinereus says:

    22 Jul22 July 13:17

    +1. Completely unreadable.

  • Qwertyknowsbest says:

    22 Jul22 July 15:52

    ‘Hyperbole’ the exact word I was looking for.

• Claire-Louise says:

  22 Jul22 July 08:59

  Awww I volunteered to write about this hotel…gutted I wasn’t chosen!
  The hotel is perfect because it manages to get a good hint of Disney (watching the Disney fireworks from our balcony was a big highlight), but also makes you feel like you are in a relaxing oasis away from the hustle and bustle of the parks.
  Totally agree on the Kids Club- it was absolutely fantastic- clean, airy, excellent toys and brilliant activities such as a golf putting lesson on the course! My boys still talk about the club and it’s one of the main reasons they would like to go back.
  The Capa bar at Happy Hour time was brilliant. We had an absolute bargain of a meal from the delicious tapas.
  I still think about the fish tacos and parmesan fries we ate by the pool each lunchtime- scrummy and I enjoyed the poolside snacks like pretzels that the pool guys would bring around. I did laugh about the time they polished my pair of Primark sunglasses!
  I really enjoyed my facial at the spa, which I booked with the spa credit from using the preferred partner scheme.
  If we were planning a trip back to Orlando, I would book this hotel before I even thought about park tickets!

• Magic Mike says:

  22 Jul22 July 10:42

  I was here to comment on FIVE DOLLARS (plus tax, plus tip) for a cinnamon roll, but having now seen the room rates in the comments, I’m surprised its not more…

  • Novice says:

    22 Jul22 July 11:11

    I’ll be honest I’m against the forced tipping culture.

    I would honestly prefer just tipping if someone has actually given some good service like over their requirements. I tip big on private tours and to private guides etc. if I think they actually gave me good info about culture, history, local traditions but I absolutely hate this whole culture of paying employees/staff awful wages and expecting tips to cover it.

    I make it a point if I’m travelling solo which usually I am now for a few years then I don’t tip if I think someone has been a surly person because why should I tip for bad service. A lot of times when this happened the staff would just stand and start dropping hints about tips but I guess you have to be a person who doesn’t care about opinions of others so I just ignored 😂

    • TGLoyalty says:

      22 Jul22 July 11:50

      Id rather the prices just reflected the true cost of labour / service and I choose to either pay it or leave.

      America is just one massive bait and switch.

      • MKB says:

        22 Jul22 July 12:17

        +1

        In the absence of the full British class system, some Americans seem to use tipping as a means of flaunting their wealth. I have read comments looking down on anyone who “only” tips 15%, or, god forbid, 10%.

        I find the practice excruciatingly embarrassing. As a tipper, it feels like trying to establish superiority in the transactional relationship, or declaring the recipient a charity case; expecting a tip feels like being disingenuous about the true cost of the transaction.

        I go out of my way to avoid tipping in the USA: clinging on to bags in hotel lobbies, rejecting an escort to the room, etc.

        • The Savage Squirrel says:

          22 Jul22 July 13:45

          Creeping more into the UK sadly – or at least in London which is the only place in UK I’ve encountered it but seems to be endemic there in my experience: insisting on showing you to your room despite saying you’re fine by yourself, then showing you how to use everything then hovering expectantly for tip. Er, no – I said I was fine and I’m capable of working a kettle, tap and TV all without your demonstrations – you have in fact just annoyed me for the last 5 minutes so no tip for you; now just sod off!

        • Sandra says:

          22 Jul22 July 16:04

          Totally agree and the wait staff I have come across in some places (mainly NY) actually writing on the receipt 20% = X, 18% = X, 15% = X in a column, as if I can’t work it out for myself, infuriate me! Tipping and Trump now totally put me off returning to the US for a long time much as I love Boston and Washington.

• cinereus says:

  22 Jul22 July 13:16

  This is one of the worst reviews yet. Uncritical puff.

  Though obviously sensible people will draw their own conclusions as there’s no accounting for taste.

  • ian says:

    22 Jul22 July 14:55

    My wife wrote the review. Had we needed to critique anything we certainly would have done. This hotel was perfect for us in every way and the review is a fair reflection of our 2 stays here.

    Traveling with a 5yo and 8yo can often feel like we get no break. This was certainly not the case here. We came away from Disney feeling like we had a true break which some may feel is not possible.

    We have been to Orlando 3 times over the last 5 years and have stayed here twice with the Waldorf Astoria sandwiched in the middle. In Orlando this is like comparing a 5 star plus with a 4 star at best.

    On the subject of cost, if one is sensible you can bring the hotel Rack rate down considerably and we did not pay near the prices quoted, however a FS is always going to be expensive with F &B costs to match.

    I am sorry you did not find the review helpful and hope you find other contributions more to your liking

    • MKB says:

      22 Jul22 July 15:36

      I enjoyed the review and it made me want to go, even without kids! Sadly, it’s outside what I can afford.

      The rates I found were current best selling rates on the hotel website, rather than rack rates. What did you pay and where did you find the best price?

• Greenpen says:

  22 Jul22 July 19:32

  Pay by card in a London black cab and the machine provides options for the tip. Think it’s 10, 20 and 30%. There in no need to tip a cab driver in the UK unless they provide some exceptional service.

  • Blenz101 says:

    22 Jul22 July 21:30

    What, a black cab in London who’s card machine isn’t currently broken and wanting cash only?!

    Maybe 10% tip just for being honest and not a loafer wearing tax dodger.

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