Hotel berhampiran Jack Kerouac House, Orlando

Our family booked a AAA vacation package purchasing multi day Universal park passes plus a weeklong hotel stay at this deluxe, Italian-themed resort. We would book here again in a heartbeat! From the moment we arrived at the hotel, every team member went out of their way to make us feel happy and welcomed. We booked a club room, which is located in the section very near the club lounge, the laundry room “lavandería”, and both the Villa and Beach pools. All the accommodations were great: the beds were super comfortable, the bathroom was huge and modern, the pools were gorgeous and big enough to not feel cramped, and the staff everywhere was super helpful. In particular, Allie at the club lounge was incredibly attentive and social; we enjoyed talking with her each time we saw her. Gilberto was the very friendly and approachable concierge person in the main lobby who came right up to us to make sure we were alright. And Sara was a poolside server who was just the most prompt and professional waiter we’d ever had; she handled her entire section of customers just wonderfully. I’m sorry I didn’t catch the names of so many other nice folks that attended to us, but they included the handsome older gentleman that we also encountered in the club lounge, and the woman in the inside souvenir shop who gave us advice about where to find a particular item. We have stayed at several deluxe Disney properties, and it was remarkable to consistently encounter such hospitality at every point of our stay. The other thing that we found really helpful was that you could text the concierge team with any questions or requests. We ended up using that feature a lot, and it helped us to plan our day and meals. The team of folks promptly answered us each time, it was awesome to not have to call or walk down to the lobby every time we had a small question. I recommend that those who are considering booking here choose a club room if you can, so you have access to the exclusive club lounge, which serves full breakfast and dinner options (not just small hors d’oevres). This is a big difference from comparable deluxe resorts which mainly serve small snacks versus actually meal-sized proteins, vegetables and starches. So if you wanted to have a nice dinner in the club versus go to a full service restaurant, you could absolutely do so here.

Double trees always a nice hotel to stay at and the free cookies and check in or whenever you ask are always a delightful treat. For this day we found that there was really nothing around the hotel itself as far as other restaurant choices although it’s very close to universal and they have a shuttle bus which was convenient, we ended up moving to a location nearby that had many more restaurants around, the rooms were clean the pool areas. Nice the restaurants food was good although a little pricey if you would like to use the pool areas, I think this could be an excellent choice.

We arrived at Hard Rock to wait in a lengthy queue for check in. After 25 minutes we approached the counter to be instantly asked for identification, now we had our passports etc at another hotel in Disney, but we had taken pictures of them instead of transporting them around. This was not acceptable to the employees at Hard Rock, so instead of acknowledging we had maid a mistake or given us some support in what to do, we had been abruptly moved on with a ‘next’. Asked to speak to a manager and was me t by a supervisor, who was sympathetic to listening to us but repeated that this was policy. I explained that it would take an hours round trip to go get identification and was there anything that can be done, the answer was no. However, he did disappear and come back and say that we can use their taxi company for this. So credit where credit is due. After 2 hours of messing around -and multiple attempts at spelling names of the guests in my party we had some park tickets and fast passes, but lost half of the day in the park. Unfortunately, this isn’t the worst part. Once we came back to the hotel from the park, we were presented with a musty/smoky smelling, filthy room. The pullout bed was uncomfortable and not fit for purpose for my son. Tried to speak to staff again at reception who just completely dismissed the situation. It was that bad that I wasn’t allowing my son to sleep on the bed and opted against staying there and getting another taxi back to the Disney resort. I had also emailed in to say that it was a members special birthday and could they be accommodating in some way, we had stayed at hard rocks in Madrid who put a sign on the mirror and some drinks vouchers, just something small goes a long way, but they didn’t even acknowledge it. Sadly, for a premium hotel this is not a premium hotel, experience encounter with staff or premium service. It ruined that part of holiday. Thanks Hard Rock.

Really nice hotel booked purely for the express passes, Check in was slow and took about 40-45 minutes but all the staff were friendly and you couldn’t wish for a better location.

My stay at the hotel was from July 3 - 19 and they only had one washing machine working. I went to the reception to notify them and they told me that they only had one washing machine for the entire hotel. In the 16 days I was there, they never repaired the other washing machine and every time I went to wash they were using it, so I had to go outside the hotel to a laundry on 3 occasions to be able to wash my clothes. Because the washing machine on the third floor was never fixed. The breakfast is very good, but the employees must be attentive and clean the tables because sometimes the tables available to eat were dirty and I had to clean them to be able to sit and have breakfast.

房間很大 view也不錯。但是缺點在於隔音真的太太太太太太差了。隔壁看電視和説話的聲音都很清楚，隔壁門開門關門敲門的聲音真的就像自己房間開門關門敲門一樣，第一天住的時候真的有被嚇到，以為自己房間門被開了。真的太太太不隔音了。除此之外還是挺不錯，周圍餐館很多，非常方便。housekeeping説西班牙語，不太會説英語，但是態度很好。

This is our second visit to Surfside. We couldn’t wish for a perfect hotel, great for couples and families. Our children (age 8 and 10) felt safe walking around alone, refilling their cups etc. We had a free upgrade to a family room which was a little added bonus and the kitchenette was ideal to all sit and eat. Shuttles to city walk and volcano bay are frequent and reliable. Location is perfect for International drive. The pool area has a great vibe, pool is safe and not too deep for children. Food is top quality, the pizzas and enchiladas are our favourite. Also, the pasta is made from scratch in front of you where you can choose your ingredients. Staff are extremely helpful and friendly. We have previously stayed at Sapphire falls, and in all honesty, I prefer staying at Surfside! Can’t wait to return! One little bit of feedback is we didn’t have our sheets changed or floors swept/ mopped in our 10 day stay. I’m sure if we had asked for this it wouldn’t have been a problem.

We were a family of 5: 2 adults 3 teens booked for 2 nights. We got to the hotel late, 10:30 pm, the check in line was long so check in was around 11. We booked and received a suite, 3 queen bed, 1 bathroom, pool view. The room was cute and generally clean with the exception of some liquid splatters on the walls here and there. A key had been provided for each person in our group for the free hour entry into the parks however we learned that you also have to use the card key to turn on the lights in the room. There either wasn’t a fan in the bathroom or it wasn’t working and though there were plenty of towels there were only 4 washcloths (original booking was for 6 individuals). We parked our rental in the parking garage and though it wasn’t terrible, it is a bit of a walk to the elevators. If you don’t want to go off site for food the food there was okay (at least during dinner time, don’t know what they served for lunch/breakfast) and honestly reasonable priced with a range number of options. But there are plenty of options in the surrounding area. Any beverages and snacks of course are higher in price. The buses to the park were clean with ride being 5-10 minutes and we never really had to wait coming and going from the park. They cleaned the room when we went to the park however again didn’t provide enough washcloths. I called front desk about it however had to end up hunting down house keeping about an hour later to get one and even that was almost not successful. Overall the stay was okay and I guess you can expect to feel safe as I was told by my husband that a female security guard followed him to our room after he asked for directions. But again everything was good until we got home and realized our personal keys that we kept in the middle console of the rental and had both our home and car keys on had been stolen. Security did claim to check the room we had checked out of with of course no success and then afterwards it took some time for them to truly understand the situation, after being placed on hold a couple of times and then transferred to I’m assuming their supervisor who at first sounded irritated I was then told that there are no cameras in the parking garage. They did take down my contact information and description of the keys but also indicated that having “over 8,000 visitors” at the hotel a day that it may take some time to know if the keys are ever found. So in other words don’t leave ANYTHING important in your vehicle.

Arrived and the refrigerator was not working, nor was the tv remote. Maintenance came the refrigerator had been turned off and the remote needed batteries. Done. Then went to Brush my teeth and the water was leaking into cabinet. Called maintenance again and they said they would repair the next day. Went to take shuttle to universal. The bus was late and smelled like gas. Picked us up late as well. The breakfast was very simple and nothing to rave about. The clerk at the front desk was very quiet and unfriendly. All in all wouldn’t recommend but location was good.

I stayed with my sister, for a sister’s getaway, and we absolutely loved it, highly recommend the place, it’s very clean and the room was huge. The staff were friendly and the offer flavoured water at the entrance, you’d taste a different flavour every day. I took the picture when we were about to checkout