Is parking available at the hotel?

Self-parking is available at the hotel for a fee of USD 5.00 per day. No reservation is required.

What type of breakfast is offered?

A complimentary hot breakfast is served daily in the dining area. The serving hours are typically from early morning until late morning.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in time is at 16:00, and check-out time is at 11:00. Early check-in and late check-out may be available for a fee, subject to availability.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The hotel offers step-free entrances, wheelchair-accessible facilities, and elevators for easy access. Accessible rooms and bathrooms are also available.

Where is the hotel located in relation to nearby attractions?

The hotel is conveniently located in Kissimmee, just 4 miles (6.4 km) from Walt Disney World Resort and within a short drive to Universal Studios Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando. Public transport options are available nearby.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features an outdoor pool with a sun deck. The pool is operational from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista

Average nightly price at Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$104
February	$127
March	$122
April	$109
May	$85
June	$76
July	$82
August	$72
September	$68
October	$98
November	$98
December	$112

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG, guests often praise friendly staff, breakfast, and pools with family activities, while noting mixed cleanliness and maintenance, including worn carpets, musty odors, pests, and AC or plumbing issues.

The location is convenient for Disney parks, restaurants, and shopping. Elevator outages and resort fees are recurring frustrations, and some amenities or shuttles can be limited. Expect a family-friendly stay with strong service but variable room conditions.

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Facilities

Multiple pools and family activities are a highlight, with some guests enjoying a tiki bar and movies by the pool. Recurring issues include frequent elevator outages, occasional amenity closures, limited shuttle times, and complaints about added resort fees.

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Lauren

Jun 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms are wonderful. Extremely comfortable beds, back lighting is behind all furniture so you can have as much or as little light at night that you want. Lots of fun things to do. Clean pools.we will definitely be back.

8

Sharon

Aug 8, 2024

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Stayed 8 nights

The breakfast is wonderful good for family but I think it too much resort fees per a day because all the amenities was not working only the pool the zip line wasn’t working we didn’t get to play golf because of weather

8

Samantha

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean, quiet and friendly staff. What I didn’t like was one elevator was inoperable and it took longer to get from the 6th floor down/up because the entire hotel was using one elevator. Mattress was not the most comfortable, time for replacement.

10

Emily

Apr 14, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

We had a great stay at Calypso Cay Holiday Inn. It is exactly what the pictures convey: clean, well-kept, renovated. We were with kids (2,4) and it was perfect for our stay. Included breakfast was basic but still had hot items every day on a rotating schedule. The 3 heated pools were great, 2 had the beach-style entry for little ones, hot tubs were nice for the adults. Both were much more crowded on the weekends, but not to the point that we didn’t enjoy ourselves. We didn’t use the included mini golf, pickleball, basketball, but with older kids they would be appreciated. The staff were very nice, friendly. A schedule of afternoon activities, and nightly movies projected by the pool was a fun touch. Overall pros: conveniences for families made our stay easy and comfortable, and close to the parks and to shopping, etc. Would recommend. Cons: the interior hallways could use some love, same goes for the outdoor dining area. Just know it’s not a 4-star hotel, and you will have a good time.

4

Christine

May 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful property and service. I was really disappointed however to learn that I had to pay a $24 resort fee on top of the hotel.com price for the room (per night). That was not clear from the hotel.com price quote. It was late and I had already booked on hotel.com so I was stuck and had to pay the fee.

10

Winsome

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great staff, breakfast was good, tiki bar was excellent.

10

rigoberto

Oct 3, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Amazing stay staff was helpful with any questions, always smiling. Breakfast was on point every time. Could not think of any downside of our stay at all. Really like how all three hotels connect with their pools. Definitely our new spot to stay at when in Orlando!

10

Marlon

Aug 10, 2023

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Stayed 6 nights

The only problem that I had, it was the transpotation to the parks it was just in a especific time too late fot some parks and the returned was too early

10

Sandra

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel! Close to all the major disney parks. Clean rooms, free breakfast (amazing brekfast), friendly staff, amazing pool area with rock climbing anf zip lining. All around great! Ill definitely be staying here moving forward.

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JUBENSON

Jun 14, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Only one elevator worked the entire week of stay. During breakfast, the cafeteria workers made people feel uncomfortable by watching their plates. Same breakfast served everyday during my 7-day stay. I would have second thoughts about staying there again.

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Cleanliness

Clean rooms are reported by many guests, but there are repeated complaints about dirty or stained carpets, musty or mildew odors, and occasional pests. Housekeeping and deep-clean standards appear inconsistent.

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Jorge Noguera

Dec 13, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The room smelled moldy

4

Vanessa

Sep 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Carpet was very dirty if you walked barefoot your feet would get nasty and restroom was dirty would not stay again

4

Brenda

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

I had to change rooms three times because two had a musty odor. The rooms need updating, and the AC was leaking, leaving water on the carpet. The pool and breakfast were good, and the staff were very friendly.

4

Eric

Jan 9, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Easy check in. Good breakfast. Entire 5th floor reeked of mildew, including our room. The pool area was quite nice.

2

Narendra

Dec 27, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The rooms are very dirty, ants in the bathroom. Rusty taps, limited space. The rooms were nosiy and the staff just ignored to our requests, when we complained about someone knocking on doors at 2 am. We reserved the room for 5 nights, but checked out immediately next day morning. Thanks to Expedia who helped us to cancel the rest of the reservation without any charges.

6

Nicole

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Overall not bad - my only complaint is that the carpets and floors were a little outdated/dirty. House keeping did come daily but did not appear to vaccum or mop. Air conditioner made small area of carpet wet. Staff was very friendly and attentive. Pools were very nice. Breakfast was so so - seemed a bit empty Some days but could’ve been the timing, however the breakfast staff was so sweet . Would stay again. I

4

Santiago

Jan 4, 2025

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Stayed 10 nights

The hotel is in very bad condition, the carpets are very dirty and the cleanliness of the rooms is very poor. The shower curtain had a very bad smell and the room smelled musty. It is a very well located hotel, with a good breakfast.

10

Sandra

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great Place. Very clean and delicious breakfast.

4

yuruhani

Jan 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

First time this happen to us, we found a cockroach alive in our bedroom, I HATE THAT!

10

MICHELLE

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was clean, smelled fresh. Hall way was neat. Beds were comfortable, view was amazing. Super centric close to all stores restaurants and amusement parks. Staff was amazing can’t wait to come back.

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Rooms

Beds are often comfortable, but room size and bathroom space can feel tight, and maintenance issues crop up (broken blinds, weak water pressure, noisy or weak AC, and doors that will not stay open).

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Bernardo

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Blinds of room all broken and blue light was coming thru the blinds. Breakfast was good but only one waffle machine. Huge lines

10

Lauren

Jun 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms are wonderful. Extremely comfortable beds, back lighting is behind all furniture so you can have as much or as little light at night that you want. Lots of fun things to do. Clean pools.we will definitely be back.

8

Michele

Jul 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel seem to be having some leaking issues, right next to the elevator and in the lobby restroom they had a bucket catching the water. They were in process of repairing. Our room AC was not awesome. Never quite seemed to cool the room down but it was very hot outside. My whole family has long hair which sucks when there isn’t good water pressure. Location and amenities were absolutely awesome. Despite all I would stay again.

8

Israeal

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I didnt like how the restroom was hot no air flow, stains on the carpet and the window cover looked disgusting with all types of ugly stains. Bed was good tv worked. I heard the other rooms from my party didnt have as good as i did. But the hallway ac worked better then the room ac it gets hot at some times. But i liked the stay.

4

Karen

Mar 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in a room with two queen beds. The beds were fine and comfortable. The really bad part was the bathroom. The door could not be closed without much effort and a loud bang. The water measure was almost non-existent. The was barely enough to wash one's face and taking a shower was a real challenge. We have stayed at Holiday Inn Express properties before and were very pleased. Thank goodness we had only booked one night at this property. We did not enjoy our stay at all.

6

Tabatha

Apr 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hallway smelled like cigarettes. The doorways and handles were beat up and paint extremely chipped. It seemed like the air conditioner’s air handler was right outside our window. A streetlight was shining directly into our window, and since our curtains were sheer, there was no way to block the light. Needless to say, it was a terrible night’s sleep.

6

Alice

Jan 30, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

When we arrived we had to change rooms because of an odor. The manager was very accommodating and nice. But there was no toilet paper! We also had to have them come oil the bathroom door that sounded like a ghost when closing on its own. The bathroom faucet also had hardly any water coming out but we were told there was nothing they could do until a new faucet arrived. Over all the stay was comfortable and all the employees were very nice. Would stay again.

8

Suhail

Oct 28, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel is clean, modern and has generally good staff. It is located in a modern and upmarket part of Orlando and thus it offers easy transport to the Disney resorts. There are two pools and a jacuzzi, which is impressive. On the other hand, the room we were given was rather small and the bathroom lock inside did not work. I made the staff aware but this issue was not addressed during my stay itself. Otherwise, the hotel is good.

2

JELLIE

Dec 31, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

The room was very small for 4 people. Two adults and two teenagers. The queen size beds were small and the heat was not working. We did inform the front desk from day one and they did nothing above it. I was just disappointed for the price we paid per night. The shuttle was only offered once a day, that only to certain parks for pick up and drop at a fixed time.

10

MICHELLE

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was clean, smelled fresh. Hall way was neat. Beds were comfortable, view was amazing. Super centric close to all stores restaurants and amusement parks. Staff was amazing can’t wait to come back.

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Service

Reviews consistently highlight friendly, helpful staff at the front desk and breakfast area, with efficient check in and attentive service. A few guests reported rude interactions and, in one case, a serious room access error.

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Ryan

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Really impressed by the friendly and helpful staff. Everyone staff member we encountered seemed genuinely happy to be at work, and genuinely happy to be of assistance. This is a great example of culture done right.

10

Chasity

Mar 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was amazing! The room was nice and clean. I will be back!

2

Dana

Dec 29, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Spent the first night in a room with a toilet that didn’t flush. Asked front desk attendants for a plunger, and wanted me to come get it Myself. Attitude and lazy. Room stunk and someone was smoking pot on our floor. The grounds were beautiful and the breakfast staff were top notch and cared about the cleanliness, but the hallways had stains all over them. They really should steam clean the carpets, so the place doesn’t look like a pig sty.

10

randy

Mar 26, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The check in was quick and efficient. The two staff members were very helpful and friendly

10

Lawrence

Oct 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was very friendly and helpful.

6

Karly

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

McKenzie at front desk was rude and gave us the wrong room type. Suite was ok... dark and not very clean. We went to find dinner and couldn't find anything except a loud outdoor bar. What was worse was my daughter has dairy allergy and breakfast didn't have a single option not even alternative milk. That is totally unacceptable: Didn't realize property shares pools with three other hotels. We checked out early to stay elsewhere.

6

Alexandria

May 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel and pool area are decent, had it not been for a few rude staff interactions I’d probably stay again but it was very comparable to the other many hotels we’ve stayed at in Orlando. It was clean but bathroom in room showed a lot of wear. Front desk staff and the breakfast attendant were general pretty aggressive and the breakfast attendant in particular was just over the top with her comments, felt unwelcome, so probably won’t be back at property but if you don’t mind that then it’s an ok place to stay.

2

Sherma

Jul 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Experience at this hotel was by far the worst experience I’ve ever had in my life. I was barged into my room by a stranger. This hotel clerk gave a stranger access to my room barged in while I was minding my business and they have not repaid me yet I am going to sue this place

10

Kathryn

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I forgot my cc to pay for my drink. The bartender was so nice and trusted me to go to my room to get it and let me have my drink first. Great customer service! I tipped appropriately

2

Leonel

Jun 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

My family and I decided to stay here because it looked like a nice hotel and breakfast was included. To our surprise breakfast was not pleasant at all. A employee the goes by "Gloria" approached me rudely. She screamed at me asking for my hotel key as other family passed me and she didnt stop them to ask for the hotel key. I proceed to show her my key and told her she didnt need to scream at me. I decided to leave and come back down with my family. When I did she once again scream at me and ask only me for the hotel key after I had already showed her my key. She then proceed to follow me around the breakfast area making rude comments. I finally gave her a piece of my mind and told her that she was singling me out for being hispanic and that she need to leave me alone. She proceed to walk up to my son and ask him why I had such a bad attitude. My son told her that she was being disrespectful and to please walk away. We went to put a complaint in the front desk and they could care less. The manager didnt even walk out of her office to see what was going on. All they did was give us printer paper and asked us to write down what happen. It shameful how they handle us. We will never do business with Holiday Inn again.

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Location

Well located for theme parks and dining, with many noting easy access to Disney, restaurants, shopping, and major routes.

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Carlos

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

10

kenny

Aug 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

very nice location

8

Michael

Jul 16, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Great place to stay, away from the normal Disney bunched up traffic but close enough to still visit the Disney parks.

10

Jacqueline

Jun 17, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Near everything

10

Mohamed

Jul 9, 2023

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The hotel was safe & quiet and easy access from the airport and to the parks.

8

Michele

Jul 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel seem to be having some leaking issues, right next to the elevator and in the lobby restroom they had a bucket catching the water. They were in process of repairing. Our room AC was not awesome. Never quite seemed to cool the room down but it was very hot outside. My whole family has long hair which sucks when there isn’t good water pressure. Location and amenities were absolutely awesome. Despite all I would stay again.

10

Patricia

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I had a wonderful stay at this hotel. My room was clean and comfortable. The location was perfect-close to restaurants. I would definitely recommend this hotel and look forward to coming back.

10

Carlos Lopez

Jan 11, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Location and price

10

Sandra

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel! Close to all the major disney parks. Clean rooms, free breakfast (amazing brekfast), friendly staff, amazing pool area with rock climbing anf zip lining. All around great! Ill definitely be staying here moving forward.

10

MICHELLE

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was clean, smelled fresh. Hall way was neat. Beds were comfortable, view was amazing. Super centric close to all stores restaurants and amusement parks. Staff was amazing can’t wait to come back.

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Dining

Breakfast is widely praised for taste and options, and some guests enjoyed the tiki bar. Downsides include crowding or lines, repetitive offerings, limited dairy free alternatives, and occasional negative interactions with breakfast staff.

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Bernardo

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Blinds of room all broken and blue light was coming thru the blinds. Breakfast was good but only one waffle machine. Huge lines

10

Erica

Jul 7, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Absolutely amazing as always! This is my families go to hotel every time we are in the area which is almost once a month. The breakfast is delicious and has a great variety!

6

Karly

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

McKenzie at front desk was rude and gave us the wrong room type. Suite was ok... dark and not very clean. We went to find dinner and couldn't find anything except a loud outdoor bar. What was worse was my daughter has dairy allergy and breakfast didn't have a single option not even alternative milk. That is totally unacceptable: Didn't realize property shares pools with three other hotels. We checked out early to stay elsewhere.

10

Winsome

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great staff, breakfast was good, tiki bar was excellent.

6

Alexandria

May 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel and pool area are decent, had it not been for a few rude staff interactions I’d probably stay again but it was very comparable to the other many hotels we’ve stayed at in Orlando. It was clean but bathroom in room showed a lot of wear. Front desk staff and the breakfast attendant were general pretty aggressive and the breakfast attendant in particular was just over the top with her comments, felt unwelcome, so probably won’t be back at property but if you don’t mind that then it’s an ok place to stay.

10

Bhavesh

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Nice breakfast!

10

Sandra

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel! Close to all the major disney parks. Clean rooms, free breakfast (amazing brekfast), friendly staff, amazing pool area with rock climbing anf zip lining. All around great! Ill definitely be staying here moving forward.

6

JUBENSON

Jun 14, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Only one elevator worked the entire week of stay. During breakfast, the cafeteria workers made people feel uncomfortable by watching their plates. Same breakfast served everyday during my 7-day stay. I would have second thoughts about staying there again.

10

Sandra

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great Place. Very clean and delicious breakfast.

2

Leonel

Jun 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

My family and I decided to stay here because it looked like a nice hotel and breakfast was included. To our surprise breakfast was not pleasant at all. A employee the goes by "Gloria" approached me rudely. She screamed at me asking for my hotel key as other family passed me and she didnt stop them to ask for the hotel key. I proceed to show her my key and told her she didnt need to scream at me. I decided to leave and come back down with my family. When I did she once again scream at me and ask only me for the hotel key after I had already showed her my key. She then proceed to follow me around the breakfast area making rude comments. I finally gave her a piece of my mind and told her that she was singling me out for being hispanic and that she need to leave me alone. She proceed to walk up to my son and ask him why I had such a bad attitude. My son told her that she was being disrespectful and to please walk away. We went to put a complaint in the front desk and they could care less. The manager didnt even walk out of her office to see what was going on. All they did was give us printer paper and asked us to write down what happen. It shameful how they handle us. We will never do business with Holiday Inn again.

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1	2 $115	3 $107	4 $107	5 $107	6 $147	7 $145
8 $105	9 $103	10 $110	11 $109	12 $109	13 $142	14 $136
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29 $114	30 $123

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20 $121	21 $126	22 $121	23 $124	24 $132	25 $164	26 $168
27 $143	28 $139	29 $139	30 $142	31 $152

Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communication)

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-In Shower

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible Bathtub (Accessible Tub)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Roll-In Shower

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Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

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