Hi there.

Cabs are pretty cheap to be honest it costs roughly $8 to go to downtown disney.
The I drive trolley doesn't come as far down as this hotel I didn't use it at all.
The Black Angus steakhouse just 5min walk down the road is a really good place to eat as it is really good value for money and the food is really nice too.
For pizza, a couple of mins down the road is CICI's pizza which is $4.89 to eat all that you want.
The hotel is in a fantastic location. Also at the bottom of the road on the other side is a 7eleven (fuel station) which you can pretty much buy everything you need in there i.e. water, crisps etc at a least half the price of the hotel shop!!

I went with Virgin, and No I didn't do clearwater, because there is so much to do I didn't get time.

laura x

Laura this is going to sound like a stupid question but does the Cici pizza bar do a salad too - like our pizza hut????

does anyone know if the Ponderosa and Sizzlers are near this hotel?????

also, any comments on the complimentary breakfast????

Hiya

yeah CICI's do salad, pasta, pizza and pudding! (which was lush)

I def know there was a sizzlers down past 7eleven on the right...and the breakfast is muffins, donuts, ceral and toast...but you can pay $8 for a hot buffet breakfast which is ok.

laura
xx

mdaly1- have you had a look at your hotel on Google Earth? It makes for some fascinating looking around. If you just type in the Hotel address and/or Zip Code and it will show you a great aerial view of it and you can explore all the WDW areas and restaurants etc around. Anything with a blue dot on it can be clicked on to show a photo.
Enjoy.

many thanks for all the helpful tips!

kids are driving me mad now to try cicis and my hubby the ponderosa lol. think we may well come back a bit heavier than when we left lol.

i didnt realise you could do that - i shall give it a try today while the kids are at school and i can look in peace.

many thanks!

Definitely go to Ponderosa for the all you can eat buffet. They are a family "steakhouse" but I never buy the steak,just get the buffet and you have all the salads,breads,veggies and desserts you can handle for a set price. Drinks extra. All drink refills are free though..