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Pretty much every Kissimmee hotel near Disney World will offer a lot of kids activities for your children to do. Here are a few of the most popular hotels with great swimming pools:
1.    Holiday Inn Maingate East- The Holiday Inn Maingate East has a great kids pool which sits directly between two towers. In addition to having a great pool area they also have a kids playground and baby pool as well.
2.    Radisson World Gate- The pool at the Radisson is absolutely gorgeous…the entire hotel is built around it. At night the hotel staff sits up a movie area where kids can watch their favorite Disney movie. Some kids decide to sit on a float in the pool at watch the movie while the parents sit in lounge chairs and relax for a little bit.
3.    Disney Best Western- The pool at the Best Western is nice but what really makes it stand out is the nightly views of the EPCOT fireworks display. If you are sitting in the right spot you can have a spectacular view of the 30 minute fireworks show at EPCOT.
4.    Holiday Inn SunSpree- The pool at the Sunspree Resort is the largest hotel pool of any resort we offer. If you have a large family with more than 2 children then you will definitely want to check out the extra large kidsuite rooms at this hotel. These large kidsuite rooms can handle 2 adults and 4 children.

We are proud to announce that we have just worked out a deal with the Best Western inside Disney World to offer Disney firework view rooms. The Best Western is located just two short blocks from the Downtown Disney World area and a third of this hotel has a great view of EPCOT. As you well know, every night EPCOT has a grand fireworks display which last for 20 to 35 minutes. If you choose to stay in one of these rooms you will have a great view of the fireworks show without having to actually be a the theme parks.

These Disney view rooms sell for $10 over the price of a standard hotel room, which is a really good deal for if you go to the front desk at the hotel they sell these rooms for $20 more per night. If you have small children in your party or if you do not like staying at the parks until 9pm every night these rooms are great. Don’t wait since only a third of the hotel has an EPCOT view these room types sell out extremely fast.

If you are flying into Orlando on vacation we suggest to all guests to rent a car besides taking a shuttle bus to your Orlando or Kissimmee hotel. Why should you rent a car? Simple, the cost of a shuttle service or taxi from the airport to the Disney World area will cost you around $17 per person for a family of four this works out to be $68.00 to get to Disney World and then another $68.00 to get back to the airport.

In addition, if you have access to your car while you are on vacation it makes life a lot easier. For example, what if you get sunburned at the parks or you have allergies and you can’t stop sneezing…it sure is nice to be able to simply drive to the closest CVS or Walgreens Drug Store. Also, food is the single biggest expense you will have on your vacation, so by having a car accessible to you this will give you an opportunity to get away from the Disney World area where the prices tend to be inflated.

If you search around you should be able to find a car rentals for around the same price as what it cost you to get a shuttle bus to the hotel. Here are a few tips for saving money on your Orlando car rental:
1)    Rent From a Car Rental Company which is located off site. By renting from a car company which is located on the Orlando International Airport grounds the fees and taxes go up. For example, there is a 2% or 3% surcharge for car companies located at the airport. Plus, it is often easier to return a car to an offsite car rental company this way you do not have to mess with all the traffic.
2)    Rent an economy car. These cars are typically the cheapest cars to rent, and you are not going to be in the car that much so why rent a big luxury vehicle.
3)    Make a reservation before you come to Orlando then walk up to the counter and ask them if they have any specials. Often times, the front desk personnel will tell you of specials which are cheaper than what you originally booked the car for. Most car rental companies do not ask for a credit card number to make a reservation so you do not have to worry about being double billed.

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We use to get this question quite frequently from those searching orlandovacationhotels.com. They quite frankly wanted to know if there was some “magic” to staying inside the park verses out. I for one would rather stay in the park and I will give you three reasons why.

First…the quality of the hotels is far superior inside Disney World than out. I know that is what Disney wants to sell all of us as vacationers, but it is true. They really do check all hotels and resorts not just the ones they own to make sure the standards are upheld. I can’t tell how many times I have talked to one of our “partner GM’s to find out that they are doing this or they are having to close this down to get it back in shape. Disney World is interested and rightfully so in making sure that all families coming to Orlando and staying inside the gates are going to have a good time.

Second, Disney World requires that all hotels inside Disney World to provide a shuttle service that runs every half hour from when the park opens to a half hour after the park closes. Compare that to most hotels located outside the gates where you will find that their shuttle service runs a couple of times in the morning and a couple of times in the evening and you can see how convenient staying inside the parks can be. I always ask vacationers when it rains and you and your family are drenched it sure would be nice to return back to your hotel in 30 minutes and towel off and get new clothes on. This won’t happen if you are staying outside the gates unless of course you pay $25 to $30 for a cab.

Third….there is so much to do. Literally that is the truth. To really experience the entirety of Disney World one needs to be staying inside the gates. Here they will find and see things that most of us miss. Disney World is the “master” of making every turn of the head magical. You see a water park here, an interactive pavilion over there…everywhere you turn there is something that catches your eye. This makes the trip that much more memorable.

You want the best vacation for your family this year, stay inside Disney World…it is by far the best place to satisfy your lodging needs…trust me.

I overheard one of our res agents tell a guest, this is the best hotel deal in Lake Buena Vista. She was probably viewing the many choices on our website orlandovacationhotels.com and was concerned as to the best choice.

I thought about the res agent’s replay and all of the answers to this type of question would bring forth a subjective answer. That is the reason why they make vanilla and chocolate ice cream.

Why even be concerned with hotels in Lake Buena Vista? I thought Disney World was located either in Orlando or Kissimmee. The answer lies in the fact that Disney World actually is in two cities, Kissimmee and Lake Buena Vista. Orlando city proper is some 14 miles north of the Disney theme parks.

Lake Buena Vista is on the northern boundary of the park and has had all of the “new” hotel development over the last 10 years. Originally when Disney World was conceived the main entrance as the Southern entrance which came off of Hwy 192 some 40 years ago. The hotels that were built here for the Disney visitor are now some 20 to 35 years old.

Therefore, if you are looking at new accommodations and you want to be next to Disney World then you will want to refine your search to properties in the LBV market area.

If you are looking on orlandovacationhotels.com and you are looking for this type of product, might I suggest you spend your time with three hotels: Royal Plaza Resort inside Disney World, Best Western inside Disney World and Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort just outside the Maingate. All of these are top-flight first class hotels that are very aggressive when it comes to driving competitive low nightly rates but offer the similar services of much higher rated hotel.

Here are a few really good deals on Disney Good Neighbor Hotels in the Lake Buena Vista area.