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Congrats on the upgrade! Long car rides are never fun, but anything beats being in the driver's seat. Give me the back seat and I can close my eyes...it seems to get you there faster!
Congrats on the upgrade! Long car rides are never fun, but anything beats being in the driver's seat. Give me the back seat and I can close my eyes...it seems to get you there faster!
Peter always drives, and doesn't mind doing it. I like being the passenger on a road trip!
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Congrats on the upgrade!
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Originally Posted by chezp
Congrats on the upgrade!
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Originally Posted by KMB733
Joining in on your road trip! Sounds like you're off to a great start. Congrats on the room upgrade!!
Thanks! Our hotel was much more than we expected! After you stay on property at WDW, you really get spoiled & its hard to find hotels to live up to the Disney standard. It wasn't exactly like being in WDW, but I'd give it ****stars on a regular hotel stay rating. I'll share more about that as the report goes on.
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What a nice weekend getaway! I don't really care for football but that's ok because I still want to follow along. Congrats on an upgrade!
It was a nice weekend getaway! I wasn't a football kinda girl either, but I'm telling you, if you can't beat 'em join 'em! You'll see what I mean soon enough....you are outnumbered by the guys too!!! Seriously though, I had an awesome time & can't wait to see my next game!!
We parked the SUV in the parking garage and headed up to our room on the 6th floor. Peter asked about keeping the car parked until after the game and they said it wouldn't be a problem. I had read that the parking fee would be $10, but we weren't charged anything extra for that. We were only a block or two away from the stadium, so walking there would be no problem & would save us from fighting the crowd after the game. Another for this hotel.
We found our room
and loved what we saw inside.
And see how close we are to the stadium:
View from our room
It was so nice having a room to ourselves! And Nathan loved having his own space too! And we had 2 bathrooms & 3 tvs. When we booked the room, our only request was 2 beds & a higher up floor (Peter always requests a high floor).
The room rate was $159!!!! We really got a steal. So, another for the hotel.
Great hotel room, and WOW, so close to the stadium!
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Oh wow, what a great room!
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That is definitely a really nice room, plus the location couldn't have been better.
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Great deal on the hotel! It's fantastic!
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Awesome room! WOW and so close to the game!!! Great pics!
The room was awesome. It was such a nice surprise getting the upgrade, so much more than we expected. It was extremely clean-and wait until I tell you about their breakfast!!!
I love Residence Inn (if I have to stay at a non-Disney place - and Disney resorts are hard to find when not in Orlando!)
Some friends & I get a 2 bedroom suite there 2 times a year to work on our scrapbooks! We're all less than 10 miles from home, but the room is great, the food is great (during the week in addition to breakfast they also have dinner!), and you can get some good deals if you look for them.
Looking forward to the game description!!
I love Residence Inn (if I have to stay at a non-Disney place - and Disney resorts are hard to find when not in Orlando!)
Some friends & I get a 2 bedroom suite there 2 times a year to work on our scrapbooks! We're all less than 10 miles from home, but the room is great, the food is great (during the week in addition to breakfast they also have dinner!), and you can get some good deals if you look for them.
Looking forward to the game description!!
That sounds awesome! I'm sure you & your friends have a great time. I would love to do that someday. We thought about just getting dinner there but decided to go out. Breakfast was amazing though!
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Long car rides are never fun, but anything beats being in the driver's seat. Give me the back seat and I can close my eyes...it seems to get you there faster!
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It was such a nice surprise getting the upgrade, so much more than we expected. It was extremely clean-and wait until I tell you about their breakfast!!! 
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