Clicky Mouse: Summer Specials in Orlando

June 27, 2007 at 12:34 PM | by barbarab | Comments (2)

Sure, there are swell summer rates at places like The Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld. One for $149 a night (Promotional Code LRW) is more than half the high season rate of $309. However, this does not include taxes or parking. Add those, and we're looking at $175 (and change) a night.

That math prompted us to see what we could do at a more upscale resort. So we tried The Villas of Grand Cypress and guess what we found?

The resort's website listed summer breakfast packages from $219 a night. Befuddled by the site's intricate Flash booking engine, we called the hotel directly and asked a gracious reservationist to plug in some mid-August dates for us.

Eureka! She found us a rate of $199 a night, which is lower than the hotel website's advertised rate. (Even the reservations gal expressed surprise.) Besides breakfast for two, this rate includes taxes, parking and the resort fee.

The $199 rate is for a Club Suite, which is a room with a sitting area. (For a photo, click here.) Just minutes from the Disney attractions, in the Lake Buena Vista part of town, The Villas of Grand Cypress has a far-from-the-madding crowd- feel to it, with a 45-hole golf course and equestrian center.

Note: When we played with some July dates, we could not find this $199 at The Villas of Grand Cypress. So remember that availability is, as ever, a driving factor.

For more Orlando hotel summer specials, check out the Orlando Convention and Visitor Bureau's listings.

[Photo: Albion]

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Those are helpful numbers to keep in mind. Orlando can be good on the wallet if you know where to stay. Hotels aren't bad, but if you have a big group heading to the theme parts, check this out, it may help: orlando vacation homes

I agree. Although great deals, there are some amazing Orlando specials to be found with Orlando Vacation rentals in the Disney area and for families that would otherwise require multiple rooms in a hotel it will be more convenient to stay in one rental property. What hotel would host 8 people for $69 a night total for the group?

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