Family of 5

Sonesta ES Suites Orlando - International Drive

Orlando 3.5

Overview

Sonesta ES Suites Orlando-International Drive offers a convenient location across from the ICON Park Wheel and close to all of central Florida’s attractions.  With a fresh modern appeal, all guest suites, public spaces, and dining options have been completely updated.  The hotel offers apartment-style one and two bedroom suites (sleeping up to 6-8 guests), a quick service eatery featuring fresh breakfast items and select Starbucks products for purchase, WiFi access in all suites and public areas, onsite fitness room, heated swimming pool, business services, a shuttle to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, and an adjacent I-Ride Trolley Stop which provides transportation to Sea World, Aquatica, and the Orlando Premium Outlets. Guests appreciate this contemporary hotel near restaurants, shops and attractions easily within walking distance. 

Resort Fees: 17 usd per room/per night (plus tax) Paid directly to the hotel.

Check in

4 p.m.

Check out

11 a.m.

Rooms

146

Rooms

1 Bedroom Suite: King
550 square feet
  • 1 king bed, and 1 queen sofa bed
  • Garden view or Pool view
  • No more than 4 guests in the room
1 Bedroom Suite: King
550 square feet
Featured amenities
Included in all rooms
  • A/C
  • Alarm clock
  • Coffee maker
  • Crib (on request)
  • Hair dryer
  • Iron/Ironing board
  • Safe
  • TV
  • Weekly housekeeping
Additional details

*Housekeeping service weekly. Towel exchange available

2 Bedroom Suite: 1 King 1 Queen
738 square feet
  • 1 king bed, 1 queen bed, and 1 queen sofa bed
  • Garden view
  • No more than 6 guests in the room
2 Bedroom Suite: 1 King 1 Queen
738 square feet
Featured amenities
Included in all rooms
  • A/C
  • Alarm clock
  • Coffee maker
  • Crib (on request)
  • Hair dryer
  • Iron/Ironing board
  • Safe
  • TV
  • Weekly housekeeping
Additional details

*Housekeeping service weekly. Towel exchange available

2 Bedroom Suite: 1 King 2 Doubles
750 square feet
  • 1 king bed, 2 double beds, and 1 queen sofa bed
  • Garden view
  • No more than 8 guests in the room
2 Bedroom Suite: 1 King 2 Doubles
750 square feet
Featured amenities
Included in all rooms
  • A/C
  • Alarm clock
  • Coffee maker
  • Crib (on request)
  • Hair dryer
  • Iron/Ironing board
  • Safe
  • TV
  • Weekly housekeeping
Additional details

*Housekeeping service weekly. Towel exchange available

Amenities


Location

Address
8480 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32819, United States of America
21 km from MCO airport

Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

4.5 Excellent

  • Cleanliness 4.3
  • Location 4.7
  • Rooms 4.4
  • Service 4.5
  • Value 4.4
TripAdvisor users rated this property 3 out of 5

Reasonabley prices , great location but needs higher cleanliness levels

Staceg1390 on May 20, 2025

I recently stayed at Sonesta Es Suites for 15 nights with my husband and toddler . We have stayed here previously as location is ideal and easy to navigate around with I trolley . Apartments are a little d...ated now and bathrooms could really do with modernising . Towels are changed regularly but full room clean only done after first week - we did have to chase this up with reception as wasn’t done . The floors in the room are filthy - white socks ruined so you have to wear your sliders in room otherwise feet get so dirty and fridge is very loud. Pool and communal areas are kept very clean but feel rooms need a clean every 3 days at least -and floors definitely need a good scrubbing ! Overall hotel is okay - nothing fancy but great location and great reception staff. If your looking for a reasonably priced hotel in international drive then this is great , but I don’t think we would stay here again in the future.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 3 out of 5

Honest review - pros and cons

Laura G on Apr 24, 2025

This wasn’t the standard of hotel we were expecting after booking with Virgin Holidays but there’s the honest breakdown. Pro’s - staff are great, friendly and helpful - rooms are very spacious and air c...on nice and cold - pool sufficient to cool down after a day in the parks but completely in the shade from 5.30pm - location was a 20 mins drive from all the different Disney Parks - lots of restaurants and bars within walking distance on international drive - 15-20 mins drive from two big Malls for shopping days - hotel offered a basic breakfast of cereal, pastries and coffees / iced drinks, and some hot breakfast sandwich’s (like a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich) Con’s - staff, no cons - rooms, were dirty and dusty. Our feet were black from walking barefoot in the appt. The drawers inside were dirty and I had to wipe them before we unpacked our clothes. The fridge was noisy and hummed all night. The bedsheets were changed once in 10 days ! This is also the only time the beds were made. Clean towels twice in 10 days. The air con was good but so loud even on the lowest setting. - pool - if you like sunbathing on your rest day this is not the pool for you. The sun moves around the pool so only a portion of sunbeds get sun as any point in the day. You’d have to keep moving sunbeds if any were free. - location, right opposite ICON park, so if your tired after a park day you can forgot sleeping until at least midnight when the noise and screams calm down. Friday and Saturday were the worst nights. Overall, if you just want a basic hotel for the location to Disney parks and lovely staff then this is the place for you. I would rate it as a 2/3 star hotel.

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