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Posted 16 August 2023
14nts Orlando, Florida for 2 Adults + 2 Kids - Ramada Plaza (inc b'fast) - 24th Aug - Flights + Transfers + 20kg Bags - (£374pp)
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Great price for a last-min holiday! Works out at just £374pp, with code BLUE30
This place boasts a best-of-both-worlds location with a lakefront spot just off International Drive. There’s also a free shuttle to the big-name theme parks.
Set on the banks of Sandy Lake, Ramada Plaza promises great views and easy access to the shops and restaurants of I-Drive. You’re near all the theme parks, too, and there’s a free 10-minute shuttle to Universal Studios Florida®and Walt Disney World Resort.
You can choose between double rooms in the main building with flatscreen TVs and free Wi-Fi, or suites in the north tower. Here, you get breakfast with sparkling wine every morning. You can also upgrade to a Club-level Suite for access to a gym and rooftop pool.
Holidays here come with our 24/7 Online service. This means that info and support are available 24/7 via the TUI app. Just so you know, a TUI rep won't visit your hotel during your stay.
Each room booking must include a guest aged 21 or above. When you arrive, you may be asked for a credit card to cover any ad hoc purchases, and a deposit, which will be refunded at the end of your stay - provided no damage has been caused to your room or its contents.
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This place boasts a best-of-both-worlds location with a lakefront spot just off International Drive. There’s also a free shuttle to the big-name theme parks.
Set on the banks of Sandy Lake, Ramada Plaza promises great views and easy access to the shops and restaurants of I-Drive. You’re near all the theme parks, too, and there’s a free 10-minute shuttle to Universal Studios Florida®and Walt Disney World Resort.
You can choose between double rooms in the main building with flatscreen TVs and free Wi-Fi, or suites in the north tower. Here, you get breakfast with sparkling wine every morning. You can also upgrade to a Club-level Suite for access to a gym and rooftop pool.
Holidays here come with our 24/7 Online service. This means that info and support are available 24/7 via the TUI app. Just so you know, a TUI rep won't visit your hotel during your stay.
Each room booking must include a guest aged 21 or above. When you arrive, you may be asked for a credit card to cover any ad hoc purchases, and a deposit, which will be refunded at the end of your stay - provided no damage has been caused to your room or its contents.
Location Information
- 1 mile from Universal Orlando® Resort
- Flights are to Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB), except between mid-November and mid-March when flights are to Orlando International Airport (MCO).
You get:
- Return Flights to Florida from Birmingham
- 14 Nights Hotel
- 20kg Baggage + 10kg Hand Baggage
- Transfers
- Breakfast
- No Resort Fees
- ATOL & ABTA protection
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Edited by a community support team member, 16 August 2023
58 Comments
sorted byIf you want to keep costs down then get an uber to walmart, buy breakfasts like cereal and get snacks. You will save more than cost of an Uber by not buying from I drive or hotel shops. Millers did a special where I had 6 oz sirloin 12 shrimp mash potato and veg for 15 dollars.
Take an insulated water bottle to parks.....all coke refill stations vend cold water for no cost. You can buy powdered sachets of 'dilute'which we just carry a couple on our bag. Saves a good bit of money when water is between 4 and 6 dollars at the park.
I could end up writing a load of loopholes but currently in the room having spent a day out. Discovery cove gives you your seaworld, aquatica and busch garden tickets. 200 quid a head is pricy on face of it but that's an all inclusive day, beers breakfast and lunch. Plenty of snacks too. And as mentioned your passes to other attractions as well as genuinely our favourite thing to do whilst here.
This is our 6th time. Last time was 2019 and yes things are more expensive. Tips used to be 10 to 15% but now seems to be default 18 to 22% (edited)
Mcdonalds is pretty much as expensive as some cheap buffet places. For example a big mac meal is about 12 dollars.......cici pizza without coupons is 10 dollars may be 11 and is all you can eat pasta salad and pizza......
the days of cheap florida are gone
still a good place to go if you can afford it
if been there 30 times in the past but i can’t afford it now (edited)
Flights + Hotel - £1,895.68
Choosing seats on the flight - £152.00
Travel Insurance - £68.70
ESTA Forms - £68.65
Airport Parking - £96.04
Car Hire - £498.97 (7 days - Intermediate SUV)
Universal Tickets - £1,128.60 (3 park pass)
Disney Tickets - £461.51 (1 day at Hollywood Studios)
Spending Money - £2,438.77 (All food and shopping for clothes etc)
Total - £6,808.92 - gives you some idea.
Parks are very quiet as someone said earlier things have really gone up in price since I came 2019 …The outlets done seem to have bargains anymore
For food our favourite was BJ’s which is not far from the huge McDonalds on Idrive. Went there 3 times it was so nice. Sign up to their mailing list online to get a free pudding.
Bahama Breeze also nice and best steaks are Longhorn (edited)
I've heard some things that have been seriously putting me off recently such as:
Most hotels on I-drive don't provide coaches to the theme parks anymore - Presuambly because they expect most people to fly-drive - I have been driving in the UK since 2006 and would not be confident on American roads due to all the weird laws they have such as being able to turn left (or is it right?) on a red light, what's that all about?!? Anyway we used the provided buses/coaches to get to Disney/Universal/Sea World etc etc - is that not a thing anymore?
Once you get to the theme parks - do they force you to book a time slot for all the rides? Can you just queue up like a normal person or have they done away with that? I've been told that since covid, a lot of these draconian rules are still in place? Imagine going round Epcot and having to be at a certain ride at a certain time, that would really spoil my holiday.
Oh and apparently you have to book in advance for whichever park you want to go to on a given day. Again, if this is true it would spoil my holiday because I might wake up one morning and decide I want to go to park x this day if I can't do that I would not go.
Lots of hotels still have shuttles (I've never driven in Orlando), you can go to any park on any day (Discovery Cove is the exception), all rides are back to quing as normal, all have stated wait times, Disney fastbpass and Tapu Tapu at volcano bay work as you describe, but they are designed as a virtual que for convenience.
I wouldnt believe the prices people are quoting tho for. Whilst it is true people are spending massive money to go you dont have to. I dont see the sense personally in spending the money to stay at diseny resorts when I have no intention of being in the hotel. Some of the disney hotels do look amazing tho so each to their own. Ive been 4 times and im sure the total combined ive paid is less than some go once for.
Btw we went June this year so im sure its all still current. (edited)