Holiday Inn Orlando-Disney Springs Area

What is your Priority Club status?
Spire Elite

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes, very happy.

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Two Queen Bed No Balcony (cheapest available), upgraded to top floor Disney Fireworks View (most expensive). Also had family member's room upgraded.

How are the rooms?
Very large, a little older but very well maintained and well appointed. View room had a balcony. Beds were very comfortable and even with two queen beds, lounge chair, table and dresser plenty of space for kids to play. Included in room safe and nice large bathroom. Room was large enough we never broke down our stroller but were able to leave it fully extended near the door each night when we returned, space of room was awesome. I would note that from the outside it appears the top floor rooms have an additional 5 to 10 feet or so of room length as the hotel extends outward for the top level.

How is the exec. lounge?
N/A

What was good and what was bad?
Front desk and valet could not have been better. Beds were comfortable, HVAC was good at cooling the room quickly after deck door was open. Nice large bathroom, and good water pressure. Shuttle into Disney resorts was very convenient, walk to Disney Springs was pleasant and shorter than anticipated. Parking was not an issue. Housekeeping did a great job everyday, we tried to keep the room as clean as we could but with three smaller children there was plenty to clean and a spotty or half done clean job would have been easy to identify - every day when we returned the room looked great. Pool area is large and family friendly. Large fridge was useful for chilling drinks before going into the parks.

Did not have breakfast but family who did said they felt it was overpriced and not great.

Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Great value for the cost (we were going to Disney and this was much cheaper alternative to on property Disney hotels). Ignoring costs of the Disney properties this hotel was still a very good value compared to the other hotels this close to Disney World (we went during shoulder season avoiding the summer crowds and spring break crowds). Not only would we return, we have already booked our next stay in Orlando at this hotel. Looked at other IHG properties near Disney which were slightly cheaper but further out from Disney (we would have driven to the parks and paid for parking). The shuttle to Disney was tremendous and not having to pay to park at Disney made the total cost of staying at this property cheaper than the alternative IHG properties near Disney World.