Editors' Travel Deal Review

Orlando hotels offer one night free

Rooms start at a super-low $48/nt

By ShermansTravel Staff

September 02, 2008 01:16 pm EDT

Book By: Nov 5, 2008

Travel By: Various dates through Dec 24, 2008

Too much competition for your time and dollars to get away this summer? This fall, you can catch a break on both fronts in Orlando. Whatever brings you to this popular destination – Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios or nearby Kennedy Space Center – you can still squeeze in a balmy-weather vacation through November, with savings to boot. Thanks to the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau Endless Summer promotion, several Central Florida hotels are offering one night free through November 15, unless otherwise noted. Here’s a sampling of deals we liked. Three-night hotel packages start at less than $100.

Seralago Hotel, from $48/night
For value-priced lodging central to all Orlando-Kissimmee area amusement and attractions, try the Seralago Hotel & Suites. A Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotel, Seralago provides complimentary shuttle service to the park; a mini-fridge and microwave in all rooms; and complimentary breakfast for children under 12. Two Olympic-size swimming pools, nightly movies and an arcade keep the kids happy. With rooms regularly starting at $48/night, this hotel is a bargain. Add the Endless Summer third-night-free-when-you-stay-two bonus and it’s a real steal. We priced a three-night stay arriving September 26 for two adults and two children: a standard room, before taxes goes for $99.60!

Get the third night free at Nickelodeon Family Suites
If green slime and SpongeBob SquarePants sound like ideal vacation companions, take your brood to the Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn. From the Arcade and the Kids’ Spa to the water park and mini golf, the hotel all but guarantees an action-packed stay: the ultimate paradise for the under-16 set. For grown-ups there’s the Nick@Nite Lounge. The property also features Nickelodeon-themed suites with full kitchens, free internet access and supervised evening kids’ programs. Between now and December 24, book a stay of at least three nights and your third night is free.

25% off four-night stay, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Prefer a slightly more subdued property that still delivers savings? Three paid nights at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort garners a fourth night free. Based on a four-night minimum stay, the hotel’s “Three for Free” package includes a one-category room upgrade and full breakfast for two daily, in addition to a free fourth night. The half-acre pool, Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf course, guestroom internet access and babysitting services are among the resort’s highlights. The offer is valid through December 19, 2008. Paying with American Express? Request offer AX3FF at the time of booking for extra perks. Note: The hotel is planning renovations beginning October 8. 

For the Seralago Hotel, visit www.seralago.com or call 1-800-411-3457.

For the Nickelodeon Family Suites, go to www.nickhotel.com or call 1-877-NICK-111 and ask for promo IDOTH14U (Endless Summer). 

For Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, check out www.hyatt.com or call 1-800-233-1234. 

For a complete list of Endless Summer participating hotels, see www.orlandoinfo.com/endlesssummer/great-deals.cfm.