Sheraton Studio City

Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City

Hotel Information: A black-and-white-tile lobby with mirrored columns heralds the hotel's Art Deco style, which also includes classic Hollywood photographs, murals, and mosaic-tile movie-star portraits throughout. Guests include both business and leisure travelers.

Amenity highlights: Surrounded by a silver-and-gray, palm-lined sundeck featuring peaked, black-and-white tent-gazebos are a good-sized pool and children's pool.

Insider tip: The inexpensive I-Ride Trolley operates from early morning to midnight along the six-mile International Drive corridor with its many shopping, dining, and entertainment attractions. The trolley stops in front of the hotel and also links to a public bus that connects directly to the Disney Transportation Center. Children under 12 ride the trolley free.

The Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City offers 301 guestrooms in a 21-story, octagonal, Art Deco building colored white and bronze and topped by a skeletal globe.

Art Deco decor includes bathrooms with zebra-striped shower curtains, gray walls, white-tile shower/tub combinations, and black-and-white-tile floors.

Bedrooms have dark-turquoise walls and feature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Beds with fleece blankets and custom duvets; headboards and reading chairs are upholstered in silver leatherette. Desks with plush chairs, silver-frame mirrors, and matching light fixtures are installed.

High-speed Internet access (surcharge), pay movies, and PlayStation video games (surcharges) are available. Local telephone calls are complimentary.

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