Help choosing hotel and trip ideas for family of 6

Our family Me, hubby kids 12, 16 oldest son 22 and GF 20 visiting Orlando April 18-23. We would like to stay near Universal my question would you recommend a hotel with inexpensive rooms that we might be able to get 2 rooms or a hotel that would accomodate all of us with some amout of privacy for us adults. Also since our time is limited I would like opinions on most bang for our buck- must do%26#39;s and places to see. We are coming from Colorado so the beach is a must. Thanks in advance for the help.

Oops almost forgot any help with best place to rent a minivan or bigger vehicle would be appreciated too.

Help choosing hotel and trip ideas for family of 6

before you leave home make reservations for discovery cove....it is a little pricey but worth every mile it took for you to travel to orlando!!! it would be the only reason i would ever visit that area again on a leisure vacation...my family did not want to leave the grounds of discovery cove....it is like you are on a tropical island!!!!

check out the website for this attraction for more info....good luck in finding a hotel in that area....they are all left to chance....the hard rock is very nice but very very expensive....

Help choosing hotel and trip ideas for family of 6

Somebody on vacation rentals by owners has a great price on his 3 BR and 2BA condo at the new Floridays resort. Would give you the privacy and comfort you are seeking with an adult group. Close to Disney and Seaworld.

www.vrbo.com enter #102925

No...it is definitely not mine, but I love a good deal and enjoy passing them on to others when I find them.

Thanks for the advice, I tried the vacation rental and it is already booked for our dates. I have also noted Discovery cove as it looks amazing. I would love more suggestions if anyone has more.

Another option would be to try the Floridays Resort directly:

www.floridaysresortorlando.com

I believe they are running some special rates. A 3BR / 2BA condo for $179 or so a night and all the comforts of home would surely beat 2 hotel rooms and it is a very nice new resort.

Another possibility is the new Vista Cay Resort. You can try them directly also or go to ';Google'; and put in the search words ';Vista Cay Condo Rental';. Also 3BR and 2BA and the couple I looked at were renting for even less than Floridays. I think they run some nice specials when the complexes are new in order to generate interest and business.

I am going in the beginging of February with 3 kids too. I found a website hotelkingdom.com. They contract with timeshare hotels - bigger and multiple rooms. We just got a 4* with 2 bedrooms and 2 ba full kitchen, lr for a very low rate of $135 a night.

Good luck!

If your looking for inexpensive the best deals are going to be villas, 3 bedrooms 2 baths with pool go for around $89 a night , sometimes cheaper when their are having specials. THey are going to be about a 20 minute ride from Universal.

Out of curiosity, I did a little searching on Vista Cay. An owner%26#39;s website is at www.vistacayrent.com

I noticed that many owners also have their units listed on www.vrbo.com and www.rentors.org

Good Luck with your search!

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