Radisson Resort Orlando

Hotel Information: Lush foliage, towering palms, colorful flowers, and fountains create a secluded oasis for leisure travelers and families arriving at this 20-acre Orlando resort. A sky dome lights the lobby, where a busy guest-services desk provides information about area attractions.

Amenity highlights: Two outdoor splash pools include one with a waterfall and slide. A children’s wading pool, two tennis courts, a fitness center, and two outdoor spa tubs are also on site. The Radisson Resort provides scheduled service to Walt Disney World® Resort, SeaWorld, and Universal.

Insider tip: One block from the resort, the Arabian Knights dinner theater spotlights horses from around the globe in a large indoor equestrian arena. The show includes a three-course dinner and a production featuring 60 horses, colorful costumes, and special effects.

Radisson Resort Orlando has 718 contemporary guestrooms located in a series of six buildings that wrap around a central courtyard and pool area.

Rooms offer refrigerators, daily newspapers, premium cable channels, coffeemakers, and in-room safes. Some rooms have views of the landscaped courtyard or resort pool.

All rooms offer TV Internet access (surcharge). Wireless or wired high-speed Internet access is included in the resort fee.

Orlando Resort

Walt Disney World & Orlando For Dummies 2008

Price: $18.99*
(eBooks)

Walt Disney World includes four theme parks and a dozen lesser attractions, two entertainment districts, tens of thousands of hotel rooms, and scores of restaurants.

Merchant: eBooks

Orvis Fly Fishing School at Grande Lakes

Price: $470*
(Orvis)

Located at Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida, on over five hundred acres of the Headwaters of the Florida Everglades, this resort is also the home of Grande Lakes Outfitters, which offers both pond and

Merchant: Orvis