Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown By IHG
A comfortable downtown hotel offering convenient shuttles, practical room amenities, and easy area access.
The verdict
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Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown offers clean, quiet rooms equipped with comfortable mattresses and convenient in-room appliances. Guests enjoy central downtown access, shuttles for nearby attractions, and helpful customer service. However, guests note that Wi-Fi signal drops further from the elevators and staff can be persistent with requests for reviews. 1311
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What travelers noticed
- Rooms provide comfortable king size beds, microwaves, mini fridges, and clean bathrooms with good-sized showers. 8
- Guests appreciate practical amenities like in-room coffee makers, hair dryers, and snacks for IHG members. 178
- The central location offers easy access to dining, shuttles, and downtown spots near the train station and Kia Center. drawn from the full read
The catch
Who it's for
- — IHG members wanting convenient perks
- — Visitors attending downtown events at the Kia Center
- — Travelers seeking comfortable rooms with microwaves and fridges
Skip it if
- — Anyone needing strong, seamless Wi-Fi far from elevators
- — Guests who dislike frequent staff review requests
Seen on camera
13 moments · 3 videos · Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown By IHG
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“if you have a family and you want to stay close to everything I mean you can't beat this deal I mean it's in a great are…”
youtube.com12:31“I've got a C egg so I can make my tea in the morning which I'm super excited about”
youtube.com3:57“got your pure see that pure right there I've had that before not bad and then got your hair dryer extra roll the toilet…”
youtube.com3:16“so again here for four nights $367 off a hot wire not bad it's right near Disney Springs so you can't beat it”
youtube.com5:14“Buena Vista Florida what a beautiful day it is today look at that not not a bad view I get fireworks from somewhere over…”
youtube.com10:00“the coffee I ran out I asked I asked housekeeping for more one person brought me three another person brought me three I…”
youtube.com11:16“The Crown Plaza is located near the famous Walt Disney World Resort where after you enjoy all the fun you can handle at…”
youtube.com0:47“now because the crown Applause is a good neighbor hotel with the Walt Disney World Resort you know it has the stamp of a…”
youtube.com0:59“this shuttle is included with your Resort fee this is a great feature since Disney World and the other Parks like Univer…”
youtube.com1:25“8th Street Grill and Lounge is located in the lobby and offers creative local Cuisine from sharefare to Seafood craft co…”
youtube.com2:43“got the Wi-Fi oh free Wi-Fi don't forget and you got to get closer to the elevators to get the better wi-fi just in case…”
youtube.com14:06“I am an IHG member so they gave me some little snackies so I got some Doritos some water and a granola bar type thing so…”
youtube.com4:02“you got to get closer to the elevators to get the better wi-fi just in case you have to do some business but yeah TV was…”
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Score breakdown
How the 98/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
97- “oh it's a nice nice room well let's just start right here bathroom good sized bath shower all right got the coffee maker a carrot coffee maker microwave it's down here a little mini fridge” 8
- “got your pure see that pure right there I've had that before not bad and then got your hair dryer extra roll the toilet paper” 173:16
Location
94- “if you have a family and you want to stay close to everything I mean you can't beat this deal I mean it's in a great area restaurants Olive Gardens right down the road” 1712:31
- “De shuttle brengt je naar het Kia Center voor concerten. De locatie is centraal, dicht bij het treinstation en downtown.” 6
Room
95Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Service
98- “the coffee I ran out I asked I asked housekeeping for more one person brought me three another person brought me three I'm like I'm set up” 1711:16
- “I am an IHG member so they gave me some little snackies so I got some Doritos some water and a granola bar type thing so they did give me some little snackies for being a member so that was nice” 54:02
Bed & Sleep
95- “what's this fresh remote tv wow a good king size bed here we got some double doors another little scene area” 8
Value
94- “this shuttle is included with your Resort fee this is a great feature since Disney World and the other Parks like Universal and Sea World are a good 20 minutes away if you travel to Orlando by plane and didn't get a rental car a shuttle so convenient” 111:25
- “now because the crown Applause is a good neighbor hotel with the Walt Disney World Resort you know it has the stamp of approval for their standards it is AAA approved has a shuttle to the parks and has price points perfect for All Families” 110:59
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-09
Where it sits
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Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
Beats what $ usually buys
Scores 16 points above the modest median of 82, across 232 hotels in the same bracket. In Orlando it sits 10 points above the local median of 88.
- This hotel
- 98
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 88
Based on 232 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
No reviewer has yet described a room, floor or aspect specifically enough to act on at this property. Room intelligence appears here the moment they do.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 14 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “if you have a family and you want to stay close to everything I mean you can't beat this deal I mean it's in a great area restaurants Olive Gardens right down the road” On camera1712:31
- “De shuttle brengt je naar het Kia Center voor concerten. De locatie is centraal, dicht bij het treinstation en downtown.” 6
- “Buena Vista Florida what a beautiful day it is today look at that not not a bad view I get fireworks from somewhere over here” On camera1710:00
- “got your pure see that pure right there I've had that before not bad and then got your hair dryer extra roll the toilet paper” On camera173:16
- “oh it's a nice nice room well let's just start right here bathroom good sized bath shower all right got the coffee maker a carrot coffee maker microwave it's down here a little mini fridge” 8
- “the coffee I ran out I asked I asked housekeeping for more one person brought me three another person brought me three I'm like I'm set up” On camera1711:16
- “I stay often in a crowne plaza hotel since I work abroad, and I like the hotel I stay, but the staff bothers me quite a bit with requests for reviews.” 13
- “I am an IHG member so they gave me some little snackies so I got some Doritos some water and a granola bar type thing so they did give me some little snackies for being a member so that was nice” On camera54:02
- “Het restaurant serveert ook goed eten voor een redelijke prijs.” 6
- “Come enjoy the wonderful menu at the Bite Bistro & Wine Bar located in our hotel.” 16
- “The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and also has a cocktail lounge. We are proud to be a "Green Lodging" (Gold Level) hotel providing the ultimate excellence in service.” 16
- “this shuttle is included with your Resort fee this is a great feature since Disney World and the other Parks like Universal and Sea World are a good 20 minutes away if you travel to Orlando by plane and didn't get a rental car a shuttle so convenient” On camera111:25
- “now because the crown Applause is a good neighbor hotel with the Walt Disney World Resort you know it has the stamp of approval for their standards it is AAA approved has a shuttle to the parks and has price points perfect for All Families” On camera110:59
- “what's this fresh remote tv wow a good king size bed here we got some double doors another little scene area” 8
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- 13 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 59/100We read 17 sources for this property, covering 0 traveler mentions, boiled down to 0 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-09.
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Sources
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4 of 5 summary lines above are traced to specific quotes. The rest summarise the read as a whole rather than any single document.
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 9Orlando downtown recommendation : r/marriottreddit.comForum thread2025-02-02AgeingRead originalreddit.com
- 13Crowne plaza staff is too insistent with reviewsreddit.comForum thread2024-10-03Ageing1 quote used
“I stay often in a crowne plaza hotel since I work abroad, and I like the hotel I stay, but the staff bothers me quite a bit with requests for reviews.”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Check out this review of the crowne plaza : r/ihghotelsresortsreddit.comForum thread2023-11-28AgeingRead originalreddit.com
- 16Crowne Plaza Downtown Orlandovistahospitality.comReview site2020-12-01Ageing2 quotes used
“Come enjoy the wonderful menu at the Bite Bistro & Wine Bar located in our hotel.”
Read originalvistahospitality.com - 2Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown By Ihgjandbcheese.comReview siteDate not statedRead originaljandbcheese.com
- 3CROWNE PLAZA ORLANDO-DOWNTOWN BY IHG HOTELcrowneplazadowntown.orlandohotelsweb.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalcrowneplazadowntown.orlandohotelsweb.com
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