Hotels Near The Spice & Tea Exchange of Disney Springs in Lake Buena Vista

The Fairfield at Marriott Village is a great holiday. The location is so wonderful that regretfully, we did not have an opportunity to use the hotel amenities such as the pool etc. We did have breakfast daily, which had a good selection of hot items, breads and cereals. The Mickey Mouse pancakes were delicious. Our rooms were large and spacious, with great air conditioning, lovely hot showers and sufficient tv channels. The beds and rooms were very clean. It is very handy that there are washers and dryers and ice machines on every floor or every other floor. The hotel offers a free shuttle to the parks but we preferred to drive to be able to leave and return to the park, for necessary breaks in the height of the heat. Would happily stay there again. There are 2 other hotels on the property (Courtyard and Springhill). I imagine these are more upscale. I would have appreciated an offer to ”upgrade” at a nominal fee to experience.

We were very pleasantly surprised by the Courtyard Lake Buena Vista at Vista Centre. I have stayed at many Courtyards, but this one was the best I have stayed at. It was just recently renovated. The lobby, lobby bar, and pool are so nice. The pool has cabanas with tvs and couches, a waterslide for the kids, cornhole, ping pong tables and fire pits. There is a huge tv where you can watch games all day and they show movies at night for the kids. You can order food and drinks from the lobby bar and eat inside or take it outside to the pool or around the firepits. The hotel location is perfect if you plan on visiting the parks like we did, or if you want to visit Disney Springs or the outlet shops and there are so many restaurants nearby. The customer service was excellent. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They have a buffet breakfast you can take advantage of and even offer Starbucks too. This Courtyard has so much to offer and I can't recommend it enough.

It was such a good hotel for the cost. We thought because we were so close to the Disney/Universal parks that it would be very expensive or poor quality, but this hotel was very cheap and very good all around.

I really wanted to love this resort. I have read good things and needed to try it for myself. There are good points to the resort. The rooms were comfy and clean. I liked the food options. Riding the boat to Disney Springs was a very relaxing experience with great new views of the grounds. Unfortunately they booked us into a building with no water service. No warning was given. I had mentioned during check-in that we were hoping to get a room and get some laundry done so nearby laundry would be great. We couldn't even flush the toilet. When I called customer service to let them know about the water issue they informed me there wasn't a restoration time but the outage would be temporary. I'm sorry - water availability is actually a need - not a nice option to have. They told me I could get my name on a list and be called back if another room became available with water. Uhh... we packed up and went back down to the lobby. When walking into the lobby there was a sign indicating there was a planned electrical outage for the next morning between 1:30 and 5:00 am. Terrific! No water and no electricity! At that point I was beyond upset and emotional. After wasting another 30 minutes waiting they magically found us a room with water. We went and got laundry started and sat by the closest pool. There was a sign off to the side of one of the gates indicating the pool was closed for refurbishment. However there were guests enjoying the pool so we went ahead and sat down to relax for a bit. Then we all get asked to leave the pool -it's a liability to have us in there we were told. Terrific. But don't worry - we were welcome at the other on-site pools. Again - not one word about the closed pool during check-in. It was a trek to the other pools. Multiple reviews and customer service reps described this a small and intimate resort. I did not find that to be the case at all. It is very spread out and has multiple bus stops. If you don't get a room in one of the buildings next to the lobby/restaurants you will be walking quite a ways. Be prepared for that. No elevators - I knew that going in and think you should as well. Overall I understand that all hotels have maintenance issues. It's how the staff handles those issues that makes the difference. Not being upfront and honest with the guests that you're inconveniencing is completely unacceptable to me. This is a staff and guest experience failure. That's not even ok at a lesser brand - definitely not ok at Disney. I have reached out to customer service - no response at all so far.

The hotel is very new, and the sanitary environment is good. It is a pity that the room was arranged directly opposite the elevator. The sound of opening and closing the elevator is loud, so I can't have a good rest. There are constant sounds of moving things upstairs. Although the front desk can change the room, However, since we were not on the same floor as my friends, we did not change. We added a room with double breakfast. Breakfast ended at 9:30. The menu was single and there were no fruits, yogurt, or eggs around 9:00.

The hotel is JUST FINE FOR WHAT YOU PAY!! To all those thinking of lodging here, the hotel is JUST FINE FOR WHAT YOU PAID. Its clean enough (for what you paid). The staff is friendly enough (for what you paid). It's location can't be beat! The rooms (and hotel) IS dated but clean. There are clear signs that they need more cleaning and maintenance staff (dirty elevator doors and dirty room doors BUT (for what you paid), it's just fine! My point ?? This is a GREAT VALUE hotel. Nothing is amazing BUT (for what you paid), it's just fine! I've stayed at the Omni, Westgate, Orange Lake, and many NICER Orlando spots BUT (for what you paid), THIS PLACE IS JUST FINE. Ignore the negative reviews, so long as you know that this is a nice, slightly shabby, older, VALUE ESTABLISHMENT. AND IS T JUST FINE, FOR WHAT YOU PAID

Children live on the first floor, which is very considerate, but the first floor is very trendy and the environment is beautiful. It's good except that it's expensive. Ctrip will raise the price wildly after you see it, saying that the current price is gone.

Excellent hotel!!Big shout out to the General manager Amber Kesely for sorting out a situation with my reservation she is fantastic. I had a wonderful stay at this hotel, the check in was fast and smooth, my room was very clean and the pools and gyms was excellent. Did I mention that free breakfast is a plus and the location cannot be beat. The location in Kissimmee can’t be beat. I will be back!!

The hotel is renovated and accommodations were fine and it is one of the better quality hotel choices in the busy and very touristy Orlando center. Also, breakfast selection was surprisingly good and plentiful for the typical selection for the Holiday Inn Express brand. The reasons for not giving the hotel 5 stars are below: 1) the bathroom sink in the room was clogged upon check in. 2) guests were allowed to consume alcohol and to smoke heavily in the pool area right next to many small children and other guests who did not appreciate being exposed to second hand smoke. As a public health policy, smoking should only be allowed in remote designated areas and not in the pool ares which is full of small children. 3) At times there was no staff at the reception and the staff that I did communicate with either spoke very poor English (or none at all, the assumption was that everyone should be speaking Spanish) or appeared to be genuinely disinterested and didn't pay attention to customers' concerns.

My Husband and I stayed another night and also booked one more night . This place is so amazing and very clean. The maintenance guys are very fast. Are a/c went out and told them that morning and they got it fixed. The security guards here are so nice and on top of there game.. very safe here cause of them. The housekeepers are also good at there job. Very friendly and very fast in bring what you need for your next stay over even if it's something you need when you check in. I Love this place and we will be back and we will be bring are kids on are next trip back to Florida. I give them a 10. We will be back. I recommend this place.. A++++ Thank you for a wonderful stay and safe...