Jan 9, 2014, 11:22 am
Last edit by: Time traveller
Effective Jan 20, 2014, this property has a $25 resort fee. (might be $20 for Marriott elites based on one report).
From the website: Daily resort fee of 25 added to room rate includes in-room Internet, theme park shuttle, resort activities and more! No details on the resort activities & more on the website, although a FTer reported yoga classes.
Self-parking is $18/day & valet is $25/day. Some reports of elites getting parking waived; can't hurt to ask.
Updated July 2017, as per hotel website, resort fee is $35 and parking $25/day for self-park and $32/day for valet.
From the website: Daily resort fee of 25 added to room rate includes in-room Internet, theme park shuttle, resort activities and more! No details on the resort activities & more on the website, although a FTer reported yoga classes.
Self-parking is $18/day & valet is $25/day. Some reports of elites getting parking waived; can't hurt to ask.
Updated July 2017, as per hotel website, resort fee is $35 and parking $25/day for self-park and $32/day for valet.
JW Grande Lakes Orlando [Master Thread]
Oct 25, 2012, 6:41 am
#76
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Have a 2 day stay at this property and have read about a dinner buffet that is relatively inexpensive. Anyone know how good it is? Also, any particular section(s) of the hotel with that view of the fireworks and is one better than another?
Found a AAA rate, by the way, for $249 that provides for self-parking, breakfast for 2 and a $25 credit per day of your stay.
Found a AAA rate, by the way, for $249 that provides for self-parking, breakfast for 2 and a $25 credit per day of your stay.
Oct 25, 2012, 7:10 am
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Have a 2 day stay at this property and have read about a dinner buffet that is relatively inexpensive. Anyone know how good it is? Also, any particular section(s) of the hotel with that view of the fireworks and is one better than another?
Found a AAA rate, by the way, for $249 that provides for self-parking, breakfast for 2 and a $25 credit per day of your stay.
Found a AAA rate, by the way, for $249 that provides for self-parking, breakfast for 2 and a $25 credit per day of your stay.
Nov 15, 2012, 10:15 am
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Had a great stay at this property. Primo restaurant was fantastic and Norman's at the R/C was very good. I had a package that included parking so I opted for points as my Plat gift and it was 1,000 points -- as if at the R/C -- and not the standard 500 that I usually see.
Nov 15, 2012, 10:33 am
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Had a great stay at this property. Primo restaurant was fantastic and Norman's at the R/C was very good. I had a package that included parking so I opted for points as my Plat gift and it was 1,000 points -- as if at the R/C -- and not the standard 500 that I usually see.
Nov 15, 2012, 6:12 pm
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Honestly, we did like Primo's better than Norman's, although the latter was very good, we just had a spectacular meal at Primo's at was well worth the Primo price commanded for it.
Only thing we missed at the hotel was the Disney fireworks, as we were given the wrong time for the Winter season -- it is at 9 PM, not 10 PM.
Only thing we missed at the hotel was the Disney fireworks, as we were given the wrong time for the Winter season -- it is at 9 PM, not 10 PM.
Jan 7, 2014, 3:19 pm
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JW Grande Lakes Orlando
It seems that the JW Grande Lakes introduces a resort fee on January 20th. It will be 25$/night and include internet, shuttles, yoga lessons and other inclusions. Looks like another rip-off fee. Since parking runs at 18$ per day, it seems we now have to pay at least 43$ extra per night in fees...
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Jan 7, 2014, 3:31 pm
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It seems that the JW Grande Lakes introduces a resort fee on January 20th. It will be 25$/night and include internet, shuttles, yoga lessons and other inclusions. Looks like another rip-off fee. Since parking runs at 18$ per day, it seems we now have to pay at least 43$ extra per night in fees...
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Jan 7, 2014, 5:19 pm
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I have too. they offered it to me as an option several years ago but not the next visit. In the survey they sent afterwards, I registered a complaint and was promptly contacted by the manager of the property and told to ask for it next time. After that, it was never a problem.
Jan 8, 2014, 9:35 am
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I was offered free parking as a Plat at check in recently, but I'm disappointed at the new resort fee.
They closed the pool at 9 PM the nights I was there. An attendant goes around about quarter till to let everyone know, then at 9 sharp they came back and asked everyone to leave.
Yes, getting kicked out of a JW hot tub in MCO at 9 is a first world problem, but plenty of other FS properties never seem to close, so I don't know what the deal is there.
They closed the pool at 9 PM the nights I was there. An attendant goes around about quarter till to let everyone know, then at 9 sharp they came back and asked everyone to leave.
Yes, getting kicked out of a JW hot tub in MCO at 9 is a first world problem, but plenty of other FS properties never seem to close, so I don't know what the deal is there.
Jul 8, 2014, 3:40 pm
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I was here as a Silver in mid-June and had to pay the resort fee, but the parking fee was waived. Not sure if it was because of my Silver status or what . . . was afraid to ask why in case it was an error!
Aug 22, 2014, 4:19 pm
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Can't decide on this place or the Hilton Orlando. I'm gold in both programs. JW seems a little bit nicer. JW: $283 Hilton: $112.50 plus 24,000 points
In assuming the upgrade would be better at the Hilton and of course they do breakfast too.
In assuming the upgrade would be better at the Hilton and of course they do breakfast too.