Doubletree By Hilton Hotel Orlando Airport
Spacious, affordable family rooms near the parks, offset by noisy pool-facing suites and dated bathrooms.
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This hotel provides budget-friendly, functional lodging near theme parks with spacious rooms featuring fridges and pull-out couches. Guests value the affordable rates and the absence of extra resort fees compared to nearby alternatives. However, the courtyard layout creates intense pool echo that disrupts interior-facing rooms, and dated bathrooms with low toilets are a frequent frustration. 3619
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What travelers noticed
- Rooms facing the large pool area suffer from heavy noise and echoes that amplify conversations and children screaming until late evening. 9
- Accommodations are spacious and functional for families, offering mini fridges and pull-out couches despite dated styling and views of the parking lot. 6
- Bathrooms consistently draw complaints for dated fixtures, extremely low toilets, and an odd layout with the sink located in the bedroom. 9
- Guests appreciate the affordability and the absence of the nightly resort fees charged by neighboring properties. drawn from the full read
The catch
- Guests disagree on the walking distance to nearby entertainment, with some calling it a quick stroll and others finding the 15 to 30-minute walk brutal. 3
- Opinions diverge on the breakfast buffet, where some enjoy the morning spread while others balk at paying 25 dollars for standard breakfast fare. drawn from the full read
Who it's for
- — Budget-conscious theme park travelers
- — Families needing pull-out couches and fridges
- — Guests looking to avoid nightly resort fees
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers placed near the pool courtyard
- — Guests expecting modern bathroom fixtures
- — Travelers who want an included breakfast
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“and I liked the space for activities it did okay it was big yes I would agree with that”
youtube.com19:47“the location of this hotel is ultimately one of the main selling points I was really a big fan of the immediate location…”
youtube.com0:20“so the first experience we have in this is that someone's trying to immediately sell a vacation package to you upon just…”
youtube.com5:02“it took I remember I was sent by the car and it took a long time like what is taking so long for this because nobody's i…”
youtube.com7:34“a table with four chairs like you said the pole I like the table I will say that table was nice to have yeah and a lot o…”
youtube.com12:52“and then he walked into the bathroom over there ugh the bathroom was dated it was dated the whole room was dated looks l…”
youtube.com13:13“the whole room was dated looks like they have a try to update it a little bit the furniture some of it was very rough th…”
youtube.com13:20“and the toilet was really low to the ground okay that was the most uncomfortable toilet I've ever seen in my life I hone…”
youtube.com13:42“the bed you like the bed more than I did but it was okay it was adequate I mean it was a hotel bed yeah”
youtube.com15:02“the TV in the main room or the the bedroom was kind of like to the left off to the side on top of a dresser we don't rea…”
youtube.com15:18“however they do have a parking fee and they do have a resort fee so the factor that into yeah not a fan of either of tho…”
youtube.com16:52“I like the table in our room the table room was nice it was good”
youtube.com19:42“bell services guy there he was the same guy every time I interacted there he was great he was actually really nice and h…”
youtube.com20:46“Rooms are your average DoubleTree room, meaning they're comfortable and functional, but also well-sized for families. It…”
youtube.com0:17“As far as the food, I love the breakfast buffet, which is not included with your stay, but certain Hilton Elite status h…”
youtube.com0:43“overall the rooms were okay they were certainly really nice and spacious look at their age very slightly the hotel overa…”
youtube.com1:08“in terms of storage space the room was ever so slightly lacking there was this separate covered area which contained mos…”
youtube.com1:24“as for the bathroom this was really nice and spacious certainly wasn't lacking storage just in here I had an accessible…”
youtube.com1:37“now whilst I found housekeeping really very good at this particular Hotel the amenities weren't very good at all I think…”
youtube.com1:48“there was then additionally a hotel restaurant which I frequented one morning for breakfast unfortunately it was really…”
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Score breakdown
How the 80/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
84- “as for the bathroom this was really nice and spacious certainly wasn't lacking storage just in here I had an accessible room on this particular occasion and it was perfectly decent enough I have to say” 81:37
- “The beds are functionally the same, you get a sink, a bath, DT has a better tv, while quality inn has more plugs for my phone and a desk lamp, etc etc.” 9
Food
83Location
90- “the location of this hotel is ultimately one of the main selling points I was really a big fan of the immediate location it was so close to so many different foods and restaurant based Outlets so that was really nice during my stay” 80:20
- “Rooms are your average DoubleTree room, meaning they're comfortable and functional, but also well-sized for families. It's not a luxury hotel, and the best view you'll get is a parking lot, but here's why this hotel stands out: its location.” 60:17
Noise
80- “The design causes a huge echo and you can hear everything, every conversation, every child scream. So ask for an outer ring room if you like quite.” 9
- “Half of the hotel faces out to the large pool area which can be so noisy from daylight until after ten. Those facing the pool, all, will never know quite. The design causes a huge echo and you can hear everything, every conversation, every child scream.” 9
Room
81Service
85Bed & Sleep
85- “the bed you like the bed more than I did but it was okay it was adequate I mean it was a hotel bed yeah” 115:02
Value
80- “Ditto. It's a great bargain and it's a fairly quick walk to the City Walk too.” 3
- “As far as the food, I love the breakfast buffet, which is not included with your stay, but certain Hilton Elite status holders get a big discount on the buffet, and there are often deals when you book a room rate that includes breakfast.” 60:43
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Stay value
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On par with what $ usually buys
Scores 2 points below the modest median of 82, across 404 hotels in the same bracket. In Orlando it sits 8 points below the local median of 88.
- This hotel
- 80
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 86
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- “the location of this hotel is ultimately one of the main selling points I was really a big fan of the immediate location it was so close to so many different foods and restaurant based Outlets so that was really nice during my stay” On camera80:20
- “The hotel itself is fine, close to Walgreens and some restaurants in case you need supplies or whatever.” 3
- “I had a fantastic experience there. Super affordable, nice walk to the park. I'd stay there again for sure.” 3
- “Rooms are your average DoubleTree room, meaning they're comfortable and functional, but also well-sized for families. It's not a luxury hotel, and the best view you'll get is a parking lot, but here's why this hotel stands out: its location.” On camera60:17
- “Ditto. It's a great bargain and it's a fairly quick walk to the City Walk too.” 3
- “however they do have a parking fee and they do have a resort fee so the factor that into yeah not a fan of either of those but there you go” On camera116:52
- “As far as the food, I love the breakfast buffet, which is not included with your stay, but certain Hilton Elite status holders get a big discount on the buffet, and there are often deals when you book a room rate that includes breakfast.” On camera60:43
- “there was then additionally a hotel restaurant which I frequented one morning for breakfast unfortunately it was really very expensive and I would probably recommend one of the establishments just outside of the hotel instead in terms of value for money” On camera82:20
- “overall the rooms were okay they were certainly really nice and spacious look at their age very slightly the hotel overall did look a little bit tired we'll get into that a little bit more into the video but the room certainly had to absolutely everything that you could ever desire particularly at this price point” On camera81:08
- “The beds are functionally the same, you get a sink, a bath, DT has a better tv, while quality inn has more plugs for my phone and a desk lamp, etc etc.” 9
- “now whilst I found housekeeping really very good at this particular Hotel the amenities weren't very good at all I think if you are one that does consider bringing along your own shower gels or perhaps foods to various different hotels this would certainly be a good location to do it in as well” On camera81:48
- “as for the bathroom this was really nice and spacious certainly wasn't lacking storage just in here I had an accessible room on this particular occasion and it was perfectly decent enough I have to say” On camera81:37
- “and the toilet was really low to the ground okay that was the most uncomfortable toilet I've ever seen in my life I honestly don't so I'm I'm fairly flexible like I'm able to like I I do squats periodically well a lot a lot of times throughout my days and this one to use it to sit on it was so low” On camera113:42
- “and then he walked into the bathroom over there ugh the bathroom was dated it was dated the whole room was dated looks like they have a try to update it a little bit” On camera113:13
- “The bathroom layout is odd in that the counter and sink are in the bedroom, not bathroom.” 9
- “The design causes a huge echo and you can hear everything, every conversation, every child scream. So ask for an outer ring room if you like quite.” 9
- “just stayed there, super gross, an elevator full of others also leaving requesting a refund” 3
- “Half of the hotel faces out to the large pool area which can be so noisy from daylight until after ten. Those facing the pool, all, will never know quite. The design causes a huge echo and you can hear everything, every conversation, every child scream.” 9
- “I like the table in our room the table room was nice it was good” On camera119:42
- “it took I remember I was sent by the car and it took a long time like what is taking so long for this because nobody's in the lobby and I didn't know what was taking you so long and then you were like yeah she's trying to sell me a vacation package like that's great when you haven't even gotten the room yet” On camera17:34
- “Rooms are your average DoubleTree room, meaning they're comfortable and functional, but also well-sized for families. It's not a luxury hotel, and the best view you'll get is a parking lot, but here's why this hotel stands out: its location.” On camera60:17
- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 9
- “a table with four chairs like you said the pole I like the table I will say that table was nice to have yeah and a lot of room for activities you could do a lot of room for activity you could do a lot of activities” On camera112:52
- “the TV in the main room or the the bedroom was kind of like to the left off to the side on top of a dresser we don't really watch TV much so it wasn't like something we cared about but if you were you know wanting to watch TV it was kind of a weird placement for it” On camera115:18
- “the whole room was dated looks like they have a try to update it a little bit the furniture some of it was very rough there was a lot of it it had like a yellowish Hue to it it just felt it again it just felt like 80s kind of cold” On camera113:20
- “Rooms are your average DoubleTree room, meaning they're comfortable and functional, but also well-sized for families.” On camera60:17
- “in terms of storage space the room was ever so slightly lacking there was this separate covered area which contained most of the hanging space available that was then also a safe just here and also some more draw space just over towards the television” On camera81:24
- “bell services guy there he was the same guy every time I interacted there he was great he was actually really nice and helpful” On camera120:46
- “My rooms was not cleaned very well and the dust was very thick which means they clean the bare minimum if that.” 3
- “I mean there's a bar, the staff seems a little more seasoned and professional, and the building seems a little better maintained, but I'm paying double just for the room what I could pay for a quality inn, even without my friends and family discount.” 9
- “Hard to rate. Staff friendly. Rooms clean and big enough.” 9
- “now whilst I found housekeeping really very good at this particular Hotel the amenities weren't very good at all” On camera81:48
- “As I returned some of my watermelon was eaten by the house keeping staff that vacuumed my room. Make sure u lock anything u want on your return to room. It's sad people can't buy their own food but would rather steal it from the guest.” 3
- “so the first experience we have in this is that someone's trying to immediately sell a vacation package to you upon just trying to get your stuff to the room yeah so so the whole Direction was just a little off-putting because she was very she's very nice at first and then she got a little pushy about when she was selling” On camera15:02
- “By the way the check in process is very slow and they do t have enough fro t desk whatsoever to check u in. We waited 48 mins which is absolutely ridiculous!” 3
- “The food itself was the exact same as at choice (though I will admit the quality of the actual cooking at choice free breakfast can vary quite a bit).” 9
- “$25 for breakfast seems pretty steep. Guessing you booked the lowest rate possible.” 9
- “The free continental breakfast is nice too!” 3
- “That adds ups quickly. They also charge for breakfast! I'm surprised they don't nickel and dime you more with an attendant at the pool selling swimming tickets, charge for ice and god help you if you want clean towels.” 9
- “Choice also has free breakfast, while had to pay $25 for the same exact thing this morning.” 9
- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 9
- “Pool great, nice and quite, breakfast really dear, $78 for a bit of breakfast there is a Starbucks though so we have been using that.” 3
- “And you had a host that you were expected to tip for saying "sit anywhere you want" and "how's the food you got from the buffet," I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers (one guy walked out cuz they wouldn't make him a personalized egg white omelet).” 9
- “Honestly for the park it is superb, Millers up the carpark is great for evening meal and drinks” 3
- “According to their website their rooms don't offer a microwave, but if you pay a higher rate items can be brought to the room. $25 for breakfast seems pretty steep.” 9
- “the bed you like the bed more than I did but it was okay it was adequate I mean it was a hotel bed yeah” On camera115:02
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- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
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- 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.
- Noise rests on 2 sources — too thin to rely on.
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- 5DoubleTree Hilton near Orlando Airport for EDC 2023reddit.comForum thread2023-10-30AgeingRead originalreddit.com
- 1Hilton DoubleTree Disney Springs Reviewyoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only17 quotes used
“and I liked the space for activities it did okay it was big yes I would agree with that”
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“The hotel strikes a healthy balance between affordability and close proximity to the Universal theme parks.”
Read originalnerdwallet.com - 3DoubleTree by Entrance to Universal Orlando?reddit.comForum threadDate not stated13 quotes used
“Ditto. It's a great bargain and it's a fairly quick walk to the City Walk too.”
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