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The Suites at Fall Creek has everything you need to unwind at its finest. If you’re looking for a place to recharge and refresh along with having everything nearby that Branson, Missouri has to offer then The Suites at Fall Creek is exactly what you’re …
Wow! That’s the only way I can describe this resort by Hilton Grand Vacations. If you want a clean, beautiful, centrally located hotel in Orlando, you must check out Cypress Pointe Resort. With the Covid pandemic, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a hotel’s …
Grande Villas Resort is the perfect place to stay in Orlando while visiting the theme parks. Owned by Hilton Grand Vacations, it is ranked as a 3-star hotel with an almost 5-star review by guests. It is conveniently located about 10 minutes from all the entrances of the theme parks.
We have stayed here several times and absolutely love the convenience of the location, cleanliness of the rooms, friendliness of the staff, amenities, and best of all, we LOVE the size of the rooms!
We decided to book a 3-bedroom lock-off unit because, with two young men in our house now, they like to have their own bedroom. Gone are the days of them sharing a bed when they were little boys. However, even the 1-bedrooms are spacious. So you can’t go wrong with the rooms here. Just choose what works best for you.
The welcome lobby is just that-welcoming. It’s always so nice to come to a place where you’re greeted by friendly staff and everything looks pristine. This is honestly one of my favorite places to stay in Orlando!
Now, let’s check out our 3-bedroom lock-off unit!
One of the first rooms you notice is the kitchen. The kitchen is well stocked with the appliances you need plus all the essentials like dishcloths, dish liquid and such. If there is anything that you may need that you don’t see, just call the lobby and they’ll do their best to take care of you. I do this all the time wherever we stay and request specifically extra blankets. But that’s just our family.
Adjacent to the kitchen is the 6 six-seat dining room table. We are only a family of 4, so this is plenty of room for us. Honestly, a lot of times we don’t even use the dining table because we’re gone most of the day at the theme parks. However, if you plan on visiting Orlando other than theme parks, a full kitchen and dining table will come in handy and will also save you a lot of eating out money! If you’re going to have groceries in your room, make your stay even simpler by just ordering them using Shipt. It’s as easy as ordering on your phone or laptop and delivered to your lobby. More time for you to enjoy your vacation!
The next room is the living room. It is a comfortable spot to just chill at the end of the day from walking the theme parks or a busy day out on the town.
Open up the sliding door from the living room and you’ll notice a quaint balcony with a table and 4 chairs. This is a nice outdoor area where you can see your surroundings and get some fresh air. We were near the pool, but the 3rd lock-off room has a much better view of the pool, which I will show you below!
Just behind the living room couch wall are the 2nd bedroom and its own bathroom! This room has 2 twin beds, armoire, and a TV. Our youngest son had this room & bathroom all to himself.
To the left of the living room are the main bedroom and the huge bathroom! Seriously, the size of this main bedroom and bathroom could be an entire hotel room on its own. That’s how big it is!
Now, if you think that’s big, you’ve seen nothing yet. The 3rd bedroom lock-off could be an apartment of its own. Really! Check this out. Before you get to the 2nd bedroom, on the right side you’ll see a door. It can be locked off, hence “lock-off,” or it can remain wide open. Our oldest son had the luxury of staying here. I told him to pretend it’s his apartment!
From the inside of the 3rd bedroom lock-off kitchen, yes it has its own kitchen, you can see into the dining room/living room area of the main room. There is also a common area washer/dryer that makes it very convenient to pack because you don’t have to bring as many clothes.
Again just like the main kitchen, everything you need is included in this additional kitchen.
From the kitchen, you can see the small living room couch and a SEPARATE front door entrance! If our son wanted to go out, he wouldn’t need to use the main room entrance. How convenient is that!?!
To the left of the living room is the bed, armoire, and another TV which then leads into the bathroom. If you open the curtains in the bedroom, it will lead to a small 2-seater balcony with a great view of the swimming pool.
If that hasn’t convinced you to stay here, let me tell you about some of the other things this resort has to offer.
It has outdoor spaces for everyone to congregate, firepits, BBQ grills, mini-golf, fitness center, basketball court, 2 swimming pools, a kiddie pool, spa, movie rentals, karaoke, mini-market, deli, pizza, gift shop, 24hr security, on-site activities (ex. ping pong), playground, shuffleboard, tennis, volleyball and more. These are all shared amenities with their sister property, Cypress Pointe, which also has water volcanoes that anyone can enjoy!
As you can see, there is something for everyone and with it being in a perfect location within so many other things to do in Orlando, you will be sure to enjoy your stay at Grande Villas Resort!
Since we are Hilton Grand Vacations members, we booked Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina through them. However, you don’t need to be members of any establishment in order to stay here. You can book directly from Hyatt Regency’s website. If you want the …
The Cove on Ormond Beach is a Hilton Grand Vacations property directly located on the gorgeous Ormond Beach on the east coast of Florida. It makes for a great vacation spot with all the amenities a family would want. On this trip, my husband had to …
Liki Tiki Village by Hilton Grand Vacations is a wonderful family hotel with a Polynesian theme. Centrally located in Orlando, you can have a piece of Hawaii without leaving the mainland! It is the perfect spot to stay while you’re having fun at the theme parks and everything else that Orlando has to offer!
Our stay began with us checking in at the VIP lounge. Hilton Grand Vacations is wonderful at recognizing its members and going above & beyond in customer service.
When we received our room keys, we decided to first check out the pool area, Liki Tiki Lagoon Water Adventure Park. We were amazed at how kid friendly it was! Our kids are teenagers now, but they still had a blast cooling off from the Florida heat. This resort has 2 pools, 5 waterslides and a volcano that erupts water. So much fun!
Furthermore, there is no need to get out of the pool, change, and hop in a car for lunch because of the bar and grille located right there at the pool area. It makes it very convenient for families with small children, or for anyone really!
After checking out the pool area, we were ready to see our room that was located on the top floor. Needless to say, we were very happy with our room. It was a 2 bedroom unit which was perfect for our family of 4. Our teen boys do not like to share beds anymore like they used to when they were little, so this was the perfect set up for us. The living room area was big and the kitchen was amazing. As you can see with some of the items we placed on the kitchen counter, we made ourselves right at home.
Having a washer and dryer in our room is essential when we spend at least two weeks or more. It is important to us because we can pack less.
Our room had a small balcony overlooking the trees and natural habitat.
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Have you ever been to a place and your mouth just drops in amazement of how beautiful it is? There are many beautiful places in the world, but Arenal Observatory Lodge & Spa is truly the ultimate retreat in Costa Rica! During our trip to Costa …
Have you ever wanted to feel like a prince or princess or maybe have watched “The Princess Bride” movie one too many times? Well, here is your chance to fulfill some of your dreams!
Thurnham Hall is a country estate turned into a resort and is owned by Hilton Grand Vacations. We are members of Diamond Resorts so we take full advantage of the resorts they provide worldwide. It is located in Lancaster, England.
Our son absolutely loves ducks. When he saw the ducks on the grounds he fell in love!
The rooms are bigger on the inside than the outside. We had a 2 story room that consisted of a king size bed upstairs and a downstairs queen sofa bed. Our boys had a blast looking at the ducks over the window in the kitchen.
Extras:The pool was luxurious! It was not huge, but very fancy. The pool, of course, is always awesome for kids. It was indoors so you can go swimming at any time regardless of the weather. However, the weather was gorgeous while we were there in the summertime.
Across the resort is a field of cows and sheep. Although we didn’t see a lot of sheep, there is a funny story. Our youngest son was making sheep sounds. After a few times of him doing this, we heard MANY sheep in the background doing the same thing. It’s like he was the sheep whisperer!
I recommend this resort because it is located centrally to Scotland and London. You get the best of both worlds. Also, it is not located in a busy city. It is remote so you will be driving out a bit to get to it. The staff was friendly, the rooms were clean, and staying in a country estate that looks like a castle…well, who can beat that?
