Hotel Review: Four Seasons Orlando
Hotel Review
Four Seasons Orlando
The best resort in Orlando
The Four Seasons Orlando is the best resort in Orlando and a destination in and of itself. When you stay in this luxury Orlando hotel, you may never want to leave to the Disney parks like Magic Kingdom. You’ll find the magic right there in the resort, whether you’re traveling for a family vacation or an adults-only getaway.
The Four Seasons in Orlando offers the best luxury hotel stay with incredible amenities that make you feel like you’re truly visiting the Happiest Place on Earth! As a Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Diego Travel clients will enjoy additional amenities to their stay like added resort credit and complimentary breakfast.
Perfect For: Family fun adventures | Multi-generational family trips | Weekend getaways | Even couples trips
Four Seasons Orlando
Location: In the heart of Orlando, Four Seasons Orlando is a 26-acre lakeside paradise located within a gated residential community and conveniently located close to Walt Disney World and the rest of the parks.
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Location: In the heart of Orlando, Four Seasons Orlando is a 26-acre lakeside paradise located within a gated residential community and conveniently located close to Walt Disney World and the rest of the parks.
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Vibe: Four Seasons Orlando is a happy, welcoming luxury hotel with elegant finishings. Whether you’re traveling as a couple, or with your family, there is a space within this large resort that will make you feel at ease. Their adults-only pool, spa area and large gym, paired with their fine dining options are a great option if you’re traveling sans kids. But the resort itself, particularly the 5-acre on-site waterpark, is a family-friendly paradise.
Accommodations: 359 rooms and 68 suites ranging from the Golden Oak View Suite to the Royal Suite
Food & Beverage: Four Seasons Orlando Resort has 4 restaurants and 3 lounges. Capa is the 17th-floor rooftop steakhouse and bar. PB&G is the lakefront and poolside bar and grill. Plancha is at the golf clubhouse and the perfect Cuban American eatery. Finally, Ravello is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and site of the Disney character breakfast that you’ll want to take advantage of if you’re traveling with the kiddos.
Wellness: The spa has 18 treatment rooms to get a massage after a long day of walking at the parks. My favorite part of the spa? The fact that they offer the Bippity Boppity Boo boutique experience for your young daughters if they’re in need of the complete princess treatment, but you don’t want to wait in the lines at Magic Kingdom for it.
Activities: An on-site 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed course will keep Dad happy while the kids are running around the 5-acre water park and Mom gets to rest poolside. In addition to the 18-holes, you’ll have a 16-acre $2.5 million practice facility featuring undulating target greens, an 18-hole putting course, and more. As mentioned, the on-site gym is huge and offers state-of-the-art fitness equipment. Best of all, the complimentary Kids Camp is available daily from 10 AM to 6 PM, keeping the kids entertained with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities and games. You literally don’t need to leave this resort to go to the parks if you don’t want to!
What Sets It Apart: The facilities! This property is, by far, the best resort option in Orlando. Oftentimes, clients will ask me why such a big price difference compared to the other hotels in Orlando. Once you stay here, and utilize all that it has to offer, you’ll realize that the price difference is worth it and the value is there.
Diego Travel Loves: The Four Seasons Lead With Care safety protocols were the best I have seen for a hotel. Upon arrival, our children were given their own Four Seasons backpack filled with treasures and a scavenger hunt map, that kept them entertained throughout their stay. As a Preferred Partner of Four Seasons, the VIP welcome amenity our clients receive is over-the-top impressive! And of course, the non-stop entertainment for the kids keeps them happy and never asking once to visit a theme park throughout our stay!
Extras You’ll Get with Diego Travel:
Exclusive Four Seasons Preferred Partner Rates (excluding character breakfast)
Daily full American breakfast for 2
$100 spa credit
Upgrade of one category at time of check-in, subject to availability
Early check-in/late check-out, subject to availability
VIP welcome amenity
Diego Travel welcome box for first-time clients
Insider Tip: The Four Seasons Orlando concierge can assist with park tickets, fast passes and more. You can utilize these services free of charge to have your trip run smoothly and make sure you don’t miss out on anything you might need.
Summary of Our Stay
I planned a 2-night getaway to Four Seasons Orlando during a difficult time in our lives. After many months at home during the pandemic, my father-in-law was hospitalized with Covid for many weeks. While we were nervous about leaving Miami, there was not much we could do anyway, so we purchased travel insurance and hit the road for the Happiest Place on Earth (Ask me about insuring your trip! I recommend it every time). We needed some laughter and a place that would get our minds off the current situation, and our weekend escape did just that.
While we had taken many family vacations to Orlando prior to this trip, we never wanted to splurge on the Four Seasons Orlando because the price tag is usually much higher than the other Orlando resorts. However, I can assure you that after our stay, the hefty price tag is justified, particularly if you don’t plan to visit parks all day, every day. The resort itself is so enjoyable, from its many restaurants to in-house entertainment like kids club and activities program, the water park with water slides and lazy river, and the golfing, that there’s really no need to leave the resort to have fun.
Upon arrival, the lobby is equipped with body thermal scanners with signs reminding guests to maintain social distancing. There are also hand sanitizing stations throughout the resort, that just made us feel more assured. Our children were greeted with Four Seasons backpacks with their scavenger hunt maps inside, that would keep them busy throughout their stay. Upon arriving to our room, we were welcomed by three gigantic bags of candy for the kids, a Preferred Partner welcome amenity that is customized for each my clients.
One thing I love most about my job and working with our industry partners is being able to customize the welcome amenity for my clients, and I love Four Seasons properties because they’re always willing to make each arrival extra special. For our kids, there’s nothing better than their own bag of candy (no sharing!) and a child-size plush Four Seasons bathrobe. They changed into their swimsuits and bathrobes faster than we could say, “Mickey Mouse,” and we were down at the water park in a flash.
Because of Covid, the hotel was kept at a maximum occupancy of 50% occupancy, so it felt almost empty and the kids must have gone down the slides a dozen times before we ordered a poolside dinner. The sunset over the water park was a beautiful mixture of fiery oranges and sorbet pinks, the perfect setting where I could finally relax while my kids were happily entertained.
From the next morning’s Disney character breakfast, to enjoying the water park all day, to our youngest getting the princess royal treatment at the Four Seasons salon, it was overall just a really amazing weekend. We enjoyed a more formal dinner at Capa, overlooking the entire property and skyline, which was the icing on the cake of the sweetest family vacation that we so desperately needed. If you’re like me and don’t think that the words “Orlando” and “relaxing” can go together in the same sentence, then you should try staying at the Four Seasons Orlando on your next visit. It truly is a destination on its own and well worth the investment, especially when you book with us! Who doesn’t love getting the Preferred Partner VIP treatment throughout their stay at any of the Four Seasons?!
