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A fabulous location opposite the Orlando eye and Vanessa on reception was great !

I just stayed for a convention, not impressed. TV's and beds were great, very clean my issue was ZERO USB charges in the room or in the entire hotel. I had charging wires I had to out a purchase a charging block. The hair dryer started blowing sparks out the back, so before it caught on fire, i throw it in the sink Be prepared early check in will cost you 35 dollar a BS charge. Hotel nice but outdated. Also there was a kitchenette but my room only had a pot, not frying pan. All these reason are why I only gave 2 stars

First of all this is a quite well located establishment situated almost directly opposite International Drive’s Icon Park, look for the Ferris Wheel and Old Red’s Bar. The Sonesta Es Suite's staff are very friendly and helpful, and a big shout out goes to Vanessa at the reception who helped us navigate Orlando with her professional, fun and friendly manner. My wife Tracey and I (Mick) travelled from the UK for our Florida vacation. On arrival at The Sonesta Es we discovered that it was not a hotel suite (as we know of in the UK) but a self catering apartment. The apartment was a little tired with its furnishings but clean and large. Probably good for a family visit being that the theme parks (not the Kennedy Space Center) were quite close and the Sonesta Es offers a shuttle service to them. Please note that housekeeping services including towel change is ONLY EVERY 3 DAYS ! You can have your room serviced each day at a cost of 30 US dollars per clean. The apartments are built around the reception area where there is a small shop to buy essentials. There is a breakfast area for limited hot foods and pastries. But the Sonesta Es DOES NOT HAVE a bar or restaurant for a chill out drink and meal after a day’s excursions or ventures. Nice stay though

I've stayed here four or five times for swim meets; it's very convenient to the Rosen Swim Center--quick and easy walk. I like getting the 2-bedroom suite so we have two bathrooms, a full kitchen, and separate bedrooms so my son can get a good night's sleep before the meet, away from my late-night tv viewing or lights-on reading or my snoring (so he says; I dispute that lol!). The staff is always very nice, the suites and premises are clean, the suites are very spacious and comfortable, the noise from International is not as bad as you might expect, and while there is not an overabundance of parking and the size of the spaces is a bit on the tight side, there is enough parking. I've stayed in other hotels in the area where you really struggle to find parking sometimes. The only real drawback (which I tend to forget about between visits and am reminded of each time) is that the air-conditioning does not distribute throughout the rooms very well at all. It's fine if the bedroom doors are kept open so the air can circulate, but if you want to close the bedroom doors at night as we do, the bedrooms get pretty hot while the living area gets cold. Not only is this annoying, it's wasteful, as we keep the air set as low as possible to help keep the bedrooms a little cooler; if the cool air circulated better we would not need to keep it so low and would waste less energy. I would stay here again. It's a little more expensive than a single hotel room in the area, but not as much as you might expect, and the extra space and the convenience of having a living room, a full kitchen with a real fridge, and two bathrooms makes it worth it.

Fantastic hotel. Great location. Staff where excellent.