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We stayed at the Rosen Inn Lake Buena Vista for 2 weeks in April. On arrival check in was quick and the staff were lovely and helpful. Once at the room it did have an odd chemical, cleaning product smell a...nd the room felt damp. We tried to ignore this but the smell was overwhelming. I went to reception and explained and we were moved to a different room with no issues. The reception staff were understanding and really lovely. The room was very clean, spacious enough and perfect for what we needed. The beds are very comfy and we felt safe and secure at all times. There are two mid sized pools which we used almost daily and there are towels by the pool for you to use. There is a handy shop onsite, which we used frequently for snacks, water, souvenirs. We didn't eat at the onsite restaurant apart from breakfast one morning and the Micky Waffles were great. If you are looking for a budget option to keep the costs down of your holiday I would highly recommend. Location is fantastic for the Disney parks and not too far from Universal, so a great base if you are visiting both. Plenty of places to eat nearby and we did use Uber eats frequently and sat on the decking by the lake to eat it in an evening. Just beautiful! The grounds are lovely. We are planning to return again next year!

Great hotel. The rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable. The pool and restaurant etc are great. The hotel is so convenient to shops and restaurants. The shuttle bus to the theme parks was excellent. My ...only complaint is that we were charged a deposit for any possible damages at checkin and were told this would be refunded after checking out but ten days later I have not been refunded. I have emailed the hotel but not response. Be aware.

Stayed for a fortnight to visit the parks before moving on to explore more of Florida. The hotel is within walking distance of several bars and restaurants, we didn't have a rental car whilst staying here ...and found Uber and Lyft reliable and cheap for getting to and from Disney and Universal parks. It worked out cheaper than hiring a car and paying for parking at the parks. The pool at the hotel is excellent and was very rarely busy, there is a small shop and a bar and restaurant which all have fantastic staff especially Jill Osborne who was amazing with our granddaughter, she went above and beyond especially when our granddaughter left her beloved toy lemur behind and Jill made every effort to ensure that they were reunited. The only downside to this hotel is that the rooms are dated but this would not prevent me from staying here again.

This place is an absolute gem, I’ll outline the positives and negatives now: Positives - Fantastic location, really close to Universal, Disney parks and discovery cove. The food is good quality and reasona...bly priced. I would recommend taking the B&B option when you book as this will save you even more. The staff are really friendly and knowledgeable. Our server Jill Osborne was especially helpful with our son who has serious food allergies. The beds are comfy, the hotel is very clean, and the a/c in the rooms is a treat after a day in the heat (this is coming from a British guy who is definitely not used to Florida weather, haha). The pool did look really good as well, but we didn’t get around to using it. The hotel bar has a really nice selection of cocktails and bar food. If you did want to head out, there’s a really nice Irish bar called Kitty O’Shea’s just down the road. Negatives - If I had to pick any negatives at all, it would be that the free coaches to the parks aren’t scheduled to get you there in time for when the park opens, and the pick up times are either really early or really late, so you do lose a little bit of time if you use the coaches. We did end up using a lot of Ubers to and from the parks, which ranged from $15-30 based on an Uber XL. Also, the rooms on our side of the hotel looked a bit dated, but as I said before, they are clean, reasonably spacious, the beds are really good, and the a/c works. All in all, I would 100% recommend this place, my family and I loved it :)

This review is for their Easter Brunch only. I chose this one to go to as it listed beef and ham as 2 of the meats ( as well as chicken, salmon(?) and also sausage patties and links. Was QUITE disappo...inting , to say the least, ESP since on a pre-paid cheaper price, it was almost 50.00 per head, and even MORE if not pre-paid. . The ham was an overcooked spiral sliced ham, sitting out in a chafing dish. Spiral sliced ham is already fairly dry just given that all the surface area is exposed to air, so it lost it's moisture to start. Then separating the slices and leaving out in a chafing dish just turned it into chewy dry meat. No moisture at all left in it..knife was shaking the table trying to cut a bite off from it, as it also did it for the beef. A CARVING STATION , paying 1 person for 4 hours, so 80 bucks, would have made ALL the difference ! Meat would have been moist, delicious , not dry! And at those prices, that is less than what just 2 people paid to get in. Beef was also pre-sliced and in a chafing dish. A cheaper cut of beef was used as well, tougher cut , and in a chafing dish drying out even more, so dry as an overcooked pork loin would be.. The problem is the " meat" or center stage as the entree , is the STAR of the meal. The sides are there to ENHANCE the entree , and NOT to try to pull it back up to make the dinner better. By choosing to save the cost of a meat carving station person, when you are charging $ 50.00 to over $ 60.00 a head , you are letting the patron down The " candy bar" was mini packs of Skittles and m&m's. So not a "Bar. " Not to be mean, but you basically lowered your standard to where it would have been better off buying lunch at Cracker Barrel or even Golden Coral, as they actually have a much better quality food for a much better price. Such a shame! They were REALLY trying with what SMALL budget was allowed to them, but NOT for a room full of people that paid 50.00 per person, pre-paid, even MORE if not pre-paid ... But a wonderful wait staff! The " Easter Bunny" was very cute and the kids were really enjoying her ! And we enjoyed watching the kids! This was EASTER BRUNCH, so expectations are going to be much higher than a Golden Coral buffet The decor also was " sweet",as they "trying again" but again, put a little more money into it with FRESH flowers if nothing else, instead of all The Dollar Tree choices for plastic and styrofoam eggs and flowers ..you could tell they tried with what they had, but it would have been EVER so much better with a few dollars more put into the brunch, esp as it was so expensive to start per person, and room was full and running for 4 hours . Again, helpful suggested meant here, not trying to tear you down. But it was greatly disappointing, and, in our opinion, a waste of our money.