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#8 of 13 Specialty lodging in Orlando
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  • Hotel class: 3 of 5
  • Rooms: 1682
  • Address: 8800 Vistana Centre Drive Orlando, FL 32821
Property Type: Villa
  • Self-catering stand-alone units that include home-like features, such as living room, dining room, laundry room and a kitchen with cooking facilities.
Description: Stylish Villa Resort located 1 mile from Walt Disney World Theme Park. This description is based on information provided by the specialty lodging.
Business Center Fitness Center Free Parking Restaurant Room Service Swimming Pool
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“Worst experience ever”

Sheraton Vistana Resort - Lake Buena Vista

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1 of 5 stars
Twin Cities, MN
Oct 3, 2006
44/60 found this review helpful

We stayed at the Sheraton Vistana with our two children ages 3 and 5. We had a two bedroom suite and the kids loved having room to run around and really enjoyed the main pool.

...However, we had to switch rooms three times due to terrible odors and worn and downright dirty rooms (I attached some photos). The third room deserved the 1 out of 5 rating the previous two rooms deserved 0 out of 5. They smelled so bad it lead to gagging and headaches almost immediatly. The smell was of something used to try and mask the smoke (there are no non-smoking rooms). The third room was tolerable, but only barely. It was also dirty, old, broken down, moldy and smelly.

The front desk claimed that the cleaning staff had tried some new cleaning product illegally imported from Haiti. The staff laughed when they recounted how they thought it smelled like stale urine. They offered no cleaning service or discount and were unable to move us again due to being at capacity.

After a week we checked out early and went and stayed at a really nice Holiday Inn Express about three miles away. Thanks goodness we did...it rescued the rest of our trip.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The location was ok and the main pool was fairly good
    • Disliked — The damaged, sirty, smelly rooms
    • Tips/Secrets: — Stay somewhere else
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
I_Am_Patman's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2006
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 03, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park
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Average price*: $198 (year-round)
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“great stay”

Sheraton Vistana Resort - Lake Buena Vista

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5 of 5 stars
Roswell Ga
Sep 30, 2006
14/21 found this review helpful

This was the best fla trip ever,went to time share presention,no pressure at all, did not buy one.had a two bedroom villa on 4th floor over looking the falls pool.service was great SARA on the gate even cleaned the love bugs off my windshield,love that gal. I would recomend this resort to anyone who appricates a nice clean place to stay,and nice people to boot. GO SARA.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — clean and no noise
    • Disliked — nothing
    • Tips/Secrets: — stay in falls section
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lledeb's Summary
Date of Stay: September 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 65+
Member since: March 29, 2003
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure
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Average price*: $198 (year-round)
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“Kids place”

Sheraton Vistana Resort - Lake Buena Vista

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4 of 5 stars
Miami, Florida
Sep 28, 2006
10/16 found this review helpful

Great place to stay with kids.Very well decorated apartment with everything you need in it (we stayed at the Cascade section). The staff A+. As a Sheraton they should have better mattresses and pillows, the last ones are really uncomfortable.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Pool
    • Disliked — Pillows
    • Tips/Secrets: — Ask for Cascade
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jdiaz51's Summary
Date of Stay: September 2006
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 50-64
Member since: December 07, 2004
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park, Other
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Average price*: $198 (year-round)
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“GREAT VACATION!!!”

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5 of 5 stars
Virginia
Sep 26, 2006
12/17 found this review helpful

We own a time share through Starwood and were given a "special promotion" to stay for 6 days and see an "timeshare upgrade" presentation. I had read all the reviews so was a little nervous. When we walked into the room, we were amazed - it was beautiful, spacious, and very clean. It was definitely one of the nicest resorts in which we have stayed.

Our kids loved the pool, service was great (although very little needed) and I would recommend this resort to anyone. We will definitely do our next DIsney vacation at this resort again. Less than 10 minutes from all of Disney, and very easy directions, convenienit to many restaurants, and in general a great place. We found everything about the resort wonderful.

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reidetal's Summary
Date of Stay: September 2006
Member since: September 26, 2006
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Average price*: $198 (year-round)
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“Ditch the sales-pitch”

Sheraton Vistana Resort - Lake Buena Vista

Sep 6, 2006
22/24 found this review helpful

This villa was perfect . My family stayed for six days and enjoyed our time there very much. We stayed in the cascades section and could not have been more satisfied. Pleny of room, more than enough actually.
My only suggestions would be to tell them right up front you are not interested in the timeshare offer & then just enjoy your vacation. Second, take a look around the room & decide what if anything you may need to get comfortable because service is a bit slow , it is a very large resort ! ! Try to register for the Diamond check in to avoid the long lines because they are murder to look at ...I used the diamond check in and although my room was'nt ready until 3pm I was happy to not to stand in a line that streched the lobby just to be told it wasn't ready. Early check in is not a strong possibility here folks so don't get your hopes up. Just plan your day doing something fun & pick up your key when "YOUR READY" - go to the pool, hit downtown disney for awhile .
The best pool area is definately at the Cascades area, the is no slide but it does have a nice floor water jet area for the kids to fool around in and a nice waterfall that comes into the larger area of the pool. This is the largest pool on the resort . Did not use the mini-golf (looked pretty boring, no frills) but if you bring a box of crackers with you the ducks and other birds, even a few turtles here and there will keep the kiddies giggling everyday.
Oh, stay far away from the Bennigans next to the resort ( which makes me sad to say because I love ours ) but you will starve before they bring your order.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The spacious villa
    • Disliked — Would be better served with more than one large pool area, more frills .
    • Tips/Secrets: — Register for Diamond Check in
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SomeGoodAdvice's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2006
Traveled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: September 26, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park
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Average price*: $198 (year-round)
Call now to book: 1-800-45-HOTEL from hotels.com

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