We stayed at Rosen inn pointe Orlando. It’s bang opposite pointe Orlando. Pointe Orlando has changed quite a bit, I’m guessing since covid. It no longer has a Hollister, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria secrets or Armani and a lot of other shops have gone. For the first time ever we did not hire a car as the hire costs were ridiculous. We used the i-Ride trolley service. $20 each for a fourteen day pass. The secret to this is definitely use their App all the busses have GPS and so working out when they would arrive was easier to do. Apparently they used to be every 15 mins but not now! There are probably 6 on the red line and 3 on the green line. But you soon get used to it. If you’re going to universal studios / island of adventure get off at the universal hotels on universal boulevard and hop on their free busses to city walk. An uber to Florida mall from pointe Orlando cost us £13 each way and Disney springs to pointe Orlando was £8 but as uber does the price can go up & down depending on how busy they are. If you are wanting one from a theme park get on a free bus and get one from somewhere else they charge a premium for theme park pick ups. Universal parking is $27 per day. Eating out is also becoming expensive. They also expect an 18,20 or 22% tip. These will be the options on the credit card machine. There is a way to add a customer chosen amount or you can leave cash. To put it in perspective on I-drive a Big Mac regular meal is $10 and a foot long tuna from subway is $8.5. Even as I type this it feels like one big moan but we had a brilliant time.

I-Drive has a variety of restaurants, with different price points and many with patio seating. There's an endless array of gift shops if you're looking to bring home some souvenirs. You've also got lots of entertainment options...from a comedy club to the ferris wheel, from Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum to Ripley's Believe It or Not...and more. There's never a dull moment on I-Drive.

We stayed in a hotel on i-Drive and it’s a great location to get to all the major attraction. You can use various buses to get to all the parks, or rent vehicles. When you factor in rental, fuel and parking we opted for Uber. A lot of the restaurants and super markets are priced according to their captive market with a few exceptions- make sure you read reviews and get an idea on prices first. You can get taken off I drive and the prices are more as the locals would pay in terms of super markets.

Wow what a selection of shops, restaurants and attractions down a straight road! Only issue was due to covid and businesses laying off a lot of people, many restaurants were so short staffed and nearly all were hiring. Most nights it took a 3 or 4 attempts trying different places to get in to eat… they were either taking no more customers in or the wait was between 1-2 hours. Other problem was the crossings. Now if you’ve been down I Drive you know it’s near impossible to cross the road at the junctions so surprisingly and scarily the pedestrian crossings weren’t working. The 4 near McDonald’s in the square one night weren’t working and crowds of people literally had to risk the run over the road. Further up the road opposite Chillies wasn’t working the whole week we were there… don’t know if this is a normal thing in the states but on such a busy road it’s not good!

Just returned from Orlando on 24/12/22, our first overseas holiday since the beginning of covid. I am understand that covid had an impact on businesses etc. A lot of money has been spent recently around where the large wheel has been built and on the new hotels on the former wet and wild site. From the large McDonald’s on sand lake road to where wet and while was is awful. There are empty shops, boarded up properties and rubbish and litter everywhere. It’s an absolute disgrace. There used to be more pride in the place but now it’s not very appealing to tourists. I Drive will no doubt get hit as visitors will go elsewhere. Please think seriously if you are thinking of going. One other negative is that shops and restaurants/eateries have gone very expensive. I went to subway on international and for 2 foot longs and some cookies it was $23, and with the dollar being near on one to one you need to be a premiership footballer to afford things, especially if you have kids in toe.

This road gets you to everywhere you want to go. Restaurants, Hotels, Discount stores, supermarkets, drug stores, minigolf, shows, etc. There is really no rating of International Drive, but of all the places there is to see and do along the strip. The only advice to give is to expect heavy traffic wherever you go, especially during holiday time, and plan the extra time from getting from point A to B.

They say the I-drive is similar to the Vegas Strip but it isn’t. the drive is a very long road and wide and not conducive for walking unless you are walking only within a 30 minute range. To get from one end to end, you will need to have a rented car or a day pass lynx (bus) or iride trolley ticket (will save you money if you have multiple trips in a day). There are several interesting attractions accessible from the international drive - several premium outlets, the Icon Park which houses the Whee, Madame Tussauds, Sealife Aquarium, titanic exhibition, wonderworks, Dezerland, Fun Spot and many restaurants - buffets, fine dining, and quick service. Our Hotel was located just across the Icon Park so was great to be able to explore international drive by foot and by bus!

We went here after not wanting to face long queues, We were so glad we did, seated quickly and the steaks were probably the best of a few places we tried in the two weeks. Service was great and efficient. Huge portion sizes and well fed! Thanks!

A great spot in downtown Orlando that is close to Universal and the Convention Center. Plenty of hotels, restaurants, and shopping down this area and many of which are great places to go that are not theme parks. This area is filled with tourists most of the time and can get very busy, so plan before you go. A great spot to check out if you are looking for restaurants away from the park.

If one wants to experience the essence of Orlando, take a long leisurely drive along International Drive. Mediocre to elegant lodging, fast-food outlets to high-end eateries, kitschy souvenir shops to fashionable franchises, interesting attractions to touristy quagmires; it's all there, bordering one long wide meandering avenue. (The traffic itself can sometimes be reminiscent of the lines in the area's major Parks.) All the yin and yang of one of America's premier tourist destinations, condensed along this route; the drive becomes an Orlando attraction in of itself.