How to Choose a Hotel in Orlando: 7 Things to Check
Seven things decide whether an Orlando hotel fits your trip: location, park perks, transport, the all-in price, room size, breakfast and kitchen, and pools and reviews.
Seven things decide whether an Orlando hotel fits your trip: location, park perks, transport, the all-in price, room size, breakfast and kitchen, and pools and reviews.
CoCo Key Orlando (CoCo Key Hotel and Water Resort) is a 391-room family hotel at 7400 International Drive with its own 54,000-square-foot outdoor water park, about 2 miles from Universal Orlando.
Orlando has no true all-inclusive resorts, but 11 options come close: Disney dining plans and Club Level, Drury’s free breakfast and evening Kickback, Signia’s free kids’ dinners, water park resorts and the real all-inclusive at voco Sandpiper, with fees checked in October 2026.
The Grove Resort Orlando is an all-suite resort west of the Walt Disney World theme parks, with 2- and 3-bedroom condos and its own Surfari Water Park.
For Disney, stay in Lake Buena Vista’s Disney Springs Resort Area or Bonnet Creek. For Universal and Epic Universe, stay on Universal property or central International Drive.
Twenty hotels near Disney World that Disney doesn’t own, grouped by area, with each one’s Early Entry status, park shuttle rules, road distances, resort fees and parking checked on official pages in October 2026.
This guide compares 10 family favorites at every price level, from a luxury resort inside Walt Disney World to a condo resort with its own water park.
This guide compares 14 budget stays on I-Drive, near Universal, in Lake Buena Vista, in Kissimmee and inside Walt Disney World, with the money-saving extras each one lists and the fees to check.
Compare 14 luxury resorts in Orlando, from the Four Seasons and Grand Floridian to the Forbes Five-Star Ritz-Carlton, with verified resort fees, parking, park shuttles, Early Entry and Express perks.