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Orlando, Florida
Where to Stay and Play in America's Family Fun Capital
Part Two
By Elisa Ast All
in downtown Disney. This realistic indoor rainforest is like a theme park in itself, and would have been enough stimulation without the surrounding Disney delights. With animatronic animals that move and make noises every few minutes, cascading waterfalls, beautiful saltwater aquariums alive with exotic fish and lush tropical surroundings, our kids were enchanted.
The food was good, too. There are Rainforest Burgers, Jungle Chops, pasta, seafood and steaks, done with Caribbean, Mexican and Asian flair. The kids were happy with their chicken and pasta meals.
The Rainforest Cafe is located at 1800 East Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista. Learn more at www.rainforestcafe.com.
We then moved on to the SeaWorld area, and stayed at an incredible Renaissance property. Having stayed at Renaissance hotels before, I was expecting a nice place, but this resort blew our minds. Walking in to the hotel, you look up and see the largest indoor atrium you've ever seen. In fact, at 10 stories high, it is the largest tropical resort atrium lobby in the world. One word: Wow.
This luxurious 778-room, four diamond resort offers very large and comfortable guest rooms, five restaurants and four lounges. The food is excellent. Ranging from Italian to Japanese and everything in between, you can find all that you – and your kids – desire on the menus.
Speaking of kids, children are well taken care of at the Renaissance. A fun gated playground is adjacent to a perfect-sized kiddie pool. Simply pull up a lounge chair facing the water and let your kids play! The water was a pleasant temperature and the perfect depth for our toddlers. Lunch by the pool was terrific, with enough choices to please children and parent palates.