Daniel Franulovic

Review of Hilton Garden Inn @ SeaWorld O...

Average to bad experience. It might be worth it if...

Average to bad experience. It might be worth it if you're looking for a less expensive option in the area but want a bit more than a cheap motel further away. Room is clean but smells a bit funny when you enter (like it was left humid and closed for too long). I got used to the funny smell and stopped smelling it in less than 5 minutes, so I ended up not asking to change rooms - can't say if other rooms would smell the same. Breakfast is charged extra (what is it with US hotels and no breakfast included?) and looks really poor from the outside. It's pretty close to Sea World, but the shuttle to Disney parks sucks - drivers are not polite and it will leave you on Epcot only, from which you'll still have a long commute to other parks - and if you're planning to watch the fireworks at 9 on magic kingdom, forget about catching the last shuttle out to the hotel. It leaves at 9:45 and even if you run like hell and arrive as soon as possible back to epcot, it will be too late. It will not wait for you the extra 10 minutes.