Grand Bohemian, food and parking question
May 27, 2003, 8:06 pm
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Grand Bohemian, food and parking question
Really look forward to stay there in June, This hotel semms a notch over other hotels in MCO. I was wondering about quality of food for dinner, anyone ever had a dinner experience there? Also what kind of parking facility do they offer?
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May 27, 2003, 8:41 pm
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Had a great stay there last year.. I believe there's valet parking (my friend parked there, not I). Piano bar in front.. looks very snazzy for evening drinks.. I'm sure there's good food, too. You're close to downtown and some nice areas which have good dining selections.
May 27, 2003, 11:02 pm
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Yes, there's valet parking and the piano bar is a wonderful place to spend some time.
We went out for dinner - looked up some restaurant reviews on line and went to what sounded best. There is a good breakfast spot an easy walk from the hotel. It's called something like the First Shift - the valets will know what you're talking about - and they serve huge wonderful flavored pancakes. Nothing fancy just good and inexpensive.
We went out for dinner - looked up some restaurant reviews on line and went to what sounded best. There is a good breakfast spot an easy walk from the hotel. It's called something like the First Shift - the valets will know what you're talking about - and they serve huge wonderful flavored pancakes. Nothing fancy just good and inexpensive.
May 28, 2003, 6:02 am
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Had dinner at The Boheme restaurant in Feb, it was terrific.
May 28, 2003, 8:42 am
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A word if you want to go to the Sunday Brunch: RESERVE! It is very popular with both locals and guests, and unfortunately I was "shut out" (they offered additional seating in the bar, but unfortunately an occlusion of cigarette smoke resembling downtown Baghdad a month ago made that a non-acceptable option).
Jan 31, 2005, 12:58 pm
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There is cheap parking nearby!
Just had a wonderufl stay at the Bohemian. Great midori martini in the lobby bar. Loved every minute of my stay.
From these posts and from the front desk folk, I assumed there was no cheap parking to be had. But there is $6-10 overnight parking available on weekends. One place is just across the street from the main valet entrance ($6), another is on Pine Street (if the valet entrance is on the left, go right onto Orange Ave, Left onto Pine and you'll see the lot on your left ($10 overnight on a Sunday; cheaper on a Fri or Sat), another is Left on Orange Ave, 1st right and then it's on your right. It says Church Street parking and you have to pre-pay $6.)
When I told the hotel that the parking information they were dispensing was wrong, they comped me the first night's parking. Very classy.
There's wireless on the lobby floor and on the 5th floor, but the way.
From these posts and from the front desk folk, I assumed there was no cheap parking to be had. But there is $6-10 overnight parking available on weekends. One place is just across the street from the main valet entrance ($6), another is on Pine Street (if the valet entrance is on the left, go right onto Orange Ave, Left onto Pine and you'll see the lot on your left ($10 overnight on a Sunday; cheaper on a Fri or Sat), another is Left on Orange Ave, 1st right and then it's on your right. It says Church Street parking and you have to pre-pay $6.)
When I told the hotel that the parking information they were dispensing was wrong, they comped me the first night's parking. Very classy.
There's wireless on the lobby floor and on the 5th floor, but the way.
Feb 6, 2005, 12:09 pm
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I'll disagree - I had two meals there in October. The first was a light meal at the bar which wasn't great, but was edible.
The second was in the Boheme restaurant, and was truly awful. All four of us swore we'd never eat there again. (Breakfast, on the other hand, was fine.)
The second was in the Boheme restaurant, and was truly awful. All four of us swore we'd never eat there again. (Breakfast, on the other hand, was fine.)
Feb 6, 2005, 12:45 pm
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We stayed there and found the food in La Boheme to be very good, the atmosphere was very nice for a romantic evening or elegant (although a little cooky) evening. It is pretty pricey, but if you go to the hotels website directly they have a lot of package deals which include food.