Wednesday, March 05, 2008

A great way to stretch your family vacation dollar is to stay at a suite hotel in Orlando, FL, like the Sheraton Vistana Villages Orlando, with spacious villas that include kitchens, plus plenty of on-site fun and complimentary shuttles.

The one- and two-bedroom villas feature a full kitchen or kitchenette with range, refrigerator with icemaker, microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster, blender, and cooking utensils plus a washer and dryer. The living room includes a sleeper sofa, dining area and an entertainment center with remote-control color cable TV, DVD player, CD player (in most villas) and video player. Most villas also have a private balcony or patio.

With your kitchen/kitchenette included in the spacious villa, you just take a trip to a nearby grocery store, and you can eat on the cheap, saving your money for fun at the theme parks. Bring a backpack and you can pack your own sandwiches and snacks and take them with you on your Orlando adventures. Walt Disney World theme parks, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld Orlando all have lockers for rent where you can store your backpack, if you don't want to carry it around.

If you're driving to Orlando, you'll be happy to know that the Sheraton Vistana Villages Orlando offers free parking for guests. Driving or flying, you can also save money by staying at this property with complimentary shuttles departing twice in the morning to Disney World's four theme parks and return in the evening and at night. Theme park admission tickets don't include parking, so the parks charge a daily parking fee.

The Sheraton Vistana Villages Orlando also offers plenty of convenient fun on-site. The resort features a lagoon-style heated pool with rock waterfalls and a sloped, beach-style entry on one end for toddlers, a second heated pool with a separate kiddy pool featuring a whale fountain and a whirlpool, and a third "quiet" pool surrounded by cabanas with ceiling fans reserved for adults and water-aerobics classes. Guests will also enjoy the Orlando Sheraton Vistana Villages' two fitness centers (one with sauna/steam room with tanning), two children`s playgrounds, two arcades/game rooms, basketball/sand volleyball courts, tennis/shuffleboard courts, and a jogging trail, as well as ping pong and pool tables. Two activity centers feature a full schedule of activities weekly for both children and adults. Plus complimentary wireless Internet service is provided. After a day or two at the theme parks, everyone is ready to relax or play closer to home.

At this resort, you won't give up a convenient location or beautiful surroundings for the luxury of space. The property celebrates the colorful beauty and vibrant style of Florida, while insulated on 95 acres of beautifully-manicured grounds with gated access. Located on Orlando's International Drive, guests of the Sheraton Vistana Villages will find themselves just minutes from the most popular Orlando attractions. Disney World is just 3 miles, Sea World and Discovery Cove, and Universal Orlando are just 4 miles, dinner theaters are just 2-7 miles, shopping is just 3-10 miles, and plenty of restaurants and eateries are within a few miles of the resort. The Orlando Sheraton Vistana Villages is just 14 miles from Orlando International Airport.

To stretch your family vacation dollar with the luxury of space and plenty of family fun, CRSHotels.com recommends the Sheraton Vistana Villages for a great Orlando vacation.