My husband and I and our 4 year old stayed at this hotel for a week starting March 12, 2008. We received a standard room, 2 queen beds, building 2, 4th floor, facing the main street where Pizza Hut and Olive Garden restaurants were located. After reading some of the reviews here where it's mentioned that facing the main street can be noisey, upon check in, we asked for a quieter room facing the large parking lot. We were very politely told that everything was booked at that moment, and we can change the room the next day. However, we really had no need to change the room, which turned out to be very, very quiet. It was also very specious, very clean, and was cleaned well each day we stayed there. The carpet in the hallway, near the elevators, did have some small stains, but which hotel doesn't? We didn't care. The personel was always polite.

The lobby was fantastic. Very beautiful and safari looking. Complementary lemonade and cookies were served in the lobby every afternoon around 4 pm. Our child loved the m&m chocolate chip cookies.

The pool was great. We used it a few times and were able to find lounge chairs with no problems. The python slide looked fun for many of the older kids, but we didn't use it. The tiki bar had a good selection, but was very pricey. We paid $9 for a non alcoholic tropical drink. There's also a small childrens pool, and a play area outside the pool, which we also didn't use.

Couple of late nites we ordered food from the Casablanca restaurant in the hotel. The food was expensive, but tasty. I loved the seafood chowder soup.

The hotel also has a little store, selling the basic neccesities: water, juice, snacks, souveniers. About 5 min. drive down the road, in the same parking lot with McDonalds is Goodings, a large, upscale grocery store. I was shocked at their prices.
Another large and more budget grocery store is about another 5 min further drive down the road, same side of the road. I forgot the name, but it's right next to a pizza place. Super Walmart is in the same direction, about a 15 min drive from the hotel.

At the hotel we saw people waiting for the shuttle buses. We never used them, because we had a rental car. We were almost always able to find a parking spot on the building side where our room was. We could look out of the balcony and see the car.

The hotel sells disney park tickets, and we asked about the price. Good thing we didn't purchase them, because they were at least $10 cheaper per thicket at the park gate.

There's tons of restaurants and shops around the hotel. We saw lots of people walking. Downtown Disney is about a 10 min. drive. Hard to find parking. Very crowded and ridiculously expensive.

We enjoyed our stay.

My wife and I completed a 14 day stay at the Sheraton Safari Hotel on15th March. I had spoken to a colleague who had stayed at the hotel the previous year and she spoke highly of it, which was good enough for me.
The check in was easy and the staff friendly and we were assigned a room on the 6th floor. Sure, the property is becoming dated - many hotels in Orlando suffer from the same thing - but we found everything to be clean and comfortable and never had room for complaint. The room was cleaned daily and fresh towels, shampoo, etc. were laid out.
Plenty of restaurants and shops nearby and, although neither my wife nor I drive, we got around quite easily thanks to the well ordered transportation to the theme parks. It was also a nice 20/30 minute stroll to "Downtown Disney" where, again, there are shops and restaurants to browse and enjoy.
I would not hesitate to return to the Sheraton Safari because I think it's a nice, well run establishment.

This is our second visit to the Sheraton Safari. We love this hotel! This time we stayed in a suite. I highly recommend!! Very roomy and convenient. Each one is housed in bldg. 4 and has a balcony overlooking the awesome pool area. Themed slide (python) and cute little kiddie pool. Nice palm trees and a pool bar. The suite had a seperate sitting room with pull out sofa. Micro and mini fridge with a full size sink and cupboards. Even stalked it with plates , utensils and dishsoap for guests. You can close door off to the bathroom and another door to close off to the master. Sweet sleeper beds of course . Which need no explanation!! Convenient location . Many restaurants in walking distance. ( Olive Garden very close) Goodings grocer close walk but 7eleven across the street was very well stocked with bread , milk, etc.
Shuttle service is free but get the schedule. Not as regular as Disney of course, But , okay. We have stayed here a few times and on Disney properties several times. But, the size of the room here is sooooo much more of advantage than Disney. Also, it is nice to be off property for different restaurant options when you have no car. Downtown Disney is quite a hike for young ones but it is "doable."
Note- Nearby is a HIlton Doubletree Guest Suites that has always intrigued me. (it is serviced with Disney buses - unlike Sheraton) So, we walked down and took a look, even had front desk allow us to see a room. It did NOT compare -The pool area at Sheraton was far better and Hilton's had noisy traffice from interstate you could hear. Furthermore, the room at the Sheraton was larger.
One last note, we did eat in the restaurant on site (Casablancas) It was very good.
We will definitely return!! My daughter (10) is behind me saying say "excellent!!"(Hair wraps/braids also by pool area)

I booked this hotel using my Airmiles. We just needed a room for one night after flying into Orlando on our way to Ft. Lauderdale to get a cruise ship. If I was staying more than one night or had arrived earlier in the day (we arrived at 8:00pm), I would have changed hotels. We were in a block of rooms that were run down, dingy, smelly and in "desperate" need of renovations. Tripped on the ripped carpet. The elevator and hallways even smelled. Our bedding was iffy (thank goodness for 2 beds to choose from)and the shower wasn't exactly clean either. The room is not even close to what the picture on their web site shows. We were told that no other rooms were available and that because it was President's Day and school break, good luck getting another hotel. Besides, we were far to tired after flying all day. We try to always stay in a Weston or a Sheraton while on holidays. This was by far the worst ever we have stayed in. The staff was very friendly (not helpful though), when you finally found them. We didn't eat here as we were on the road at 7:00am. The pool was cute looking and the kids were definitely enjoying it. I would never stay here again or recommend it.