We wanted a quick getaway for the weekend to do Disney. This hotel was just what we were looking for. Pro's: 1. Spacious, Spacious, Spacious. This place is bigger than some 3 bedroom apartments in this state. Suite had to be 1,200 square feet. 2. We had three bedrooms, with a total of 4 beds (master king, 2nd had 2 twins, 3rd has full). Sofa bed also in living room. 2 full baths (one with tub one with shower) made it easy for family of 5. 3. Having your own kitchen, washer and dryer made it feel more like home. It was great being able to cook meals instead of having to rely on restaurants and being able to clean all the clothes before returning home. 3. Close to Disney and Sea World. Plenty of places to stop off for different adventures. 4. If you don't feel like cooking, you are on a main strip with alot of different restaurants to choose from. Also close to local drug stores for any last minute items you may need. Con's: 1. The carpet where we stayed looked clean. However, I had to have our kids wash their feet off again after their showers and the bottoms were black. If you are looking for the luxury of a conventional hotel and resort, this is not the place for you. This resort is more like borrowing your friends summer rental for the duration of your visit. I recommend it for those families who live down to earth and do not walk in with any pre-expectations as far as pampering is concerned.

First I have to say the our stay was really great but... the clientele at the hotel was a little sketchy. I know we got a great deal from hotels.com and I guess so did everyone else. The pools were packed with lots of very iffy people. We booked the resort mostly because of the pictures of the resort, the full kitchen and the description of all the kid's activities. We stayed in the one bedroom suite which was perect for our family. The room was wonderful--very clean and lots of room for 2 adults and our 3 kids which slept on the sofa bed. One issue was that the master bed was not very comfortable. The bathtub was huge and the kids loved it! We loved the full kitchen which was very minimally stocked with pots and other kitchen items. There was a Publix, SuperTarget and Walmart very close to the resort. A huge disappointment was the children's activities. Our kids were really excited about participating in everything, but the staff did not separate the kids. So our really young kids were racing/competing with kids 3 times their age which was a real downer for our kids. Sometimes the instruction for the activity took 15 minutes and the activity lasted 1 minute for our kids. The bounce house was a huge hit with our kids. Another huge issue was that we stayed in a building really close to the main office and pool. At first, it sounded great because it meant that we did not have to walk far to the pool and other activites; but at night we could hear the bar music until about midnight. Karaoke night was awful--we could hear everyone who could not sing...sing really loud! I would recommend this resort because of the room and the location. I would just try to work around the crowds.

Overall I enjoyed my 5 day stay but there were a few things that you need to know...RENTAL CAR IS A MUST! Although they have shuttle to take you to the parks, you have to sign up a day in advance and the times to pick up from parks are early 7PM. Next, was a 2 hour wait time to get into our room because its a resort and extremely busy....they told us we could check in early but nothing was ready so we eventually waited. There is ALOT of walking because the resort is huge, so be prepared because you can not rent their golf carts to get around. And most of the kid activities you had to pay for on the resort, even the water slide moon bounce. They have a small convenient store but its extremely expensive so grocery shop outside of the resort.

It was very spacious for my family of 5. I will like to recommend that you change the mattreses. I left florida aching all over. Also, you should have a welcome packet that includes a small packet of washing detergent, coffee and filter dishwashing liquid. The neighborhood is not very good but complex could be made a little bit more exciting considering that a lot of resorts around there have attractive amenities. will it cost too much to provide wireless service too?

Excellent stay at the resort. The resort has a gated entrance (Plantation)with lots of amenities. The best is that the pool was open till 1am making the ending to any day relaxing. Met friendly staff and guests. You should rent a car as others have suggested to get to the disney parks as the shuttle timings seem not suitable, but there was a messgae that they are changing. 1 main thing to remember is there is a BIG difference between Oak Plantation INN and the Oak Palantation resort--The Inn (Studio) is a hotel room beside the resort, the one bedroom and 2 bedromm units are on the resort, ensure you stay at the resort. Some views have been mixed as the these are 2 different places. Some bad revies here I believe come from staying at the hotel not the resort. This resort has all the activites, bingo, crafts, movies by the pool, karoke etc to keep busy just at the resort. Excellent! but beware of the timeshare sales! as it was booked thru Expedia as one which asks you to attend a breakfast and sales pitch. Show no interest and continue with your vacation. Very agressive......I am going back again for sure!

The resort looked a lot better than the pictures on the web. I was extremely happy with the resort and will come again next time I'm in Florida. If you want to sleep comfortably in a king size bed then this is the resort for you. The rooms are clean and also has a washer and dryer in unit. The location was perfect and everyone in the resort was friendly! Highly recommend!

My wife and I booked this 2 bedroom villa for a 3 day stay... when we arrived and checked in it was quick and easy. We had to drive literally 2 minutes down the road to a condo like resort. The resort was very well maintained and appealing. We actually got to our Villa and found out it was a 3 bedroom 2 full bath apartment like condo. We were very excited. It had a full kitchen and large living room with a small dining area that seated 6. We also had full washer and dryer to clean clothes so we didn't have a ton of laundry when we returned home(major plus). The whole place was very clean and stocked with extra amenities. Overall, we were very pleased with our stay and plan on returning again to this resort, when we go back to the Orland/Kissimmee area.

I took my family to Orlando for one week for Disneyworld and originally booked a room at a Disney resort. By the 2nd day, I wanted to find a different resort, so I started looking around and was delighted to see a Gaylord resort in Orlando. I'm from the Dallas area and there is a Gaylord resort close to DFW Airport. I booked a room at the Gaylord Palms and was so happy that I did. Everyone at the resort was very professional, friendly, and helpful. I had booked a regular room through Expedia just 2 hours before checking into the Gaylord and my info was not in the resort's system yet. So they they gave me the first available room they had, which was a room on the top floor with an atrium view! Very nice upgrade! A few minutes later, our baggage was brought up by a young bell boy that was very knowledgeable about the resort and showed us how to use the iConnect computer in our room, which replaced resort information books. Apart from the very comfortable rooms, the Gaylord is huge and filled with beautiful trees, plants, wildlife, restaurants, pools, bars, shops, etc. After several hours of walking around Disneyworld everyday, I looked forward to relaxing at the Gaylord. The ONLY bad experience I had was trying to get help from the young lady in the self parking booth. She needs to be reminded that she represents the Gaylord Palms, not the Budget Inn. In any case, I only had a rental car for one day and decided to use the valet service, which is only a few dollars more anyway.

We booked this hotel as part of a flight and hotel package. Our main purpose was to visit the Disney Parks. The location of the resort is near the parks but you will still need to drive to get there. I repeat you will still need to drive even though google maps shows the parks to be pretty close. Parking at the disney parks is 14 bux each day which sucks. There are complimentary shuttles to take you to the Disney parks but their operation times are severely limited. We never took advantage of the shuttles since the timing inflexibility didn't work out for us. The location of the resort is near gift shops, restaurants, fast food joints, gas stations, and the freeway. We booked a 1 bedroom apartment with a king sized bed. The unit is pretty dated but clean except for the carpet. The green carpet is horrid and makes the place look a bit dirty. The bathroom is pretty large and clean. There is a full kitchen which we did not use. We did use the large refrigerator, washer and dryer. There is a living room with a couch and traditional tube tv. The bedroom also has a small tube tv. Internet services are extra. However, you can use internet inside the resort lobby which you will need to walk 5-10 minutes to get to. They also loan out laptops so you can use it in lobby and printer services are complimentary. Overall I enjoyed our stay buy would book at a disney resort next time for transportation to the disney parks.

Check in was a little confusing and we had to drive across town then back to the resort through traffic.When I booked through Expedia I didn't know where I was staying but ended up at the Seven Dwarfs Villas which was nicely off the main road. The room was spacious and was similar to renting a cottage home as we had to bring our own supplies for the week. The Super Walmart is minutes away and we could buy everything there.Disney was about 15-20 minutes away depending on traffic. There is one pool and hottub but both were clean. The two bed 1 bath upstairs was great for the kids. We did lock our key in the condo and had to wait 1 1/2hour for someone to show up. Try reservation phone number if you need to contact anyone as all other numbers were voice mail.Check out was a breeze and the staff was helpful in finding alternate directions to avoid traffic. Check out time could be a little later, 10 am.

We stayed while most of resort was already closed off due to plans to remodel. I believe this will be a great place To vacation once remodeled. The only problem that I see is the size of one bedrooms were small. The staff does need some training which I believe they will get with Festiva in charge.

This was my second time in florida, but first time in Orlando area. My family went to enjoy the famous attractions in the vicinity. Runaway beach club resort was lovely both inside and out. From our room we had the view of the pond and I loved it! If you are getting a taxi from the airport to the resort, you need to tell the driver that you are going to Calipso Cay (sp?). If you tell them you are going to Runaway beach club, they might be a little confused. There is a shuttle to disney land that stops right across the clubhouse. It goes to few other places before getting to the disney area. Universal orlando and Seaworld are also not very far from the resort (by car): directions to those places are not complicated either. Walmart is one or two minutes away from the resort (by car). But I personally think it is too far to walk; although it is possible to walk there. I noticed that water in FL smelled a little strange. Little unpleasant. But it is not harmful. We used the tap water for cooking and everything else, but we all had no problems. You can leave out your trash ourside the door and the resort staff will pick it up to dispose it. I would definitely go back to this resort for my next trip to Orlando! Great place!

Amazing hotel/resort. We (my wife and I who drove to Florida from Ontario, Canada) stayed for 9 nights in September 2010 and got an incredible deal through hotels.ca for the 3 bedroom, 2 bath suite. The rooms were very spacious and very clean. The two bathrooms were both extremely large. If we decide to go back again, I would book another stay with Caribe Cove. At check-in, they have a deposit charge that you will get back at the end of your stay, a cleaning fee for when you leave as housekeeping service is not included, plus a small resort amenity fee. It's not much. Details of the fees are on the site. The suite comes with everything you would possibly need. Washer/Dryer, Stove, Large Fridge, Microwave, kitchen utensils, plates, glasses, tons of towels and linens, etc.... Wired Internet which worked great. The pool was open an hour past dusk. At first I was a little concerned, but by 9pm, we already had our daily swim and dip in the whirlpool hot tub, and ready to relax in our room. They also have a steam room and sauna. Our suite also had 3 balcony patios with 3 entry points, one from the master bedroom, one from the living room and one from the 2nd bedroom. The entire balcony was screened in and contained a patio table, ceiling fan and 4 chairs. The rooms are smoke free and if you are a smoker, we noticed you could smoke on your balcony if that's your thing. Suites all have there own Air Conditioning units and controls which was very nice. We had a GPS with us and we were able to find all theme parks easily. You're looking at about a 13-25min. drive to all parks from this resort. The Disney parks are approx. 13-19mins away, depending on which one you're going to. Seaworld was approx. 22 mins. away and Universal was approx. 25mins. There's a huge Walmart Super Center and a huge Publix Grocery Store approx. 2 miles away. There's also tons of Restaurants within 5-10 mins. We had a hard time deciding which to go to, but in the end, we ended up cooking and eating in every night since we were exhausted from all the days activities. We looked forward to going back to the resort, having a swim and relaxing in our room before the next days activities. We ate out once at Universal City Walk's Nascar Sports and Grille after a day at Islands of Adventure. We were seeing Lady Antebellum in concert at the Hard Rock at Universal. The food was pretty good, large portions. We took our own car and did notice that you could probably get transportation from the resort to area attractions. We never looked into it but if you don't have a car, I would highly recommend looking into this with the hotel before booking. We originially wanted free shuttle transportation to the parks before deciding on Caribe Cove. However, after doing all the research, we discovered we could get a much nicer place for our money, being a little farther away from the theme parks. With the places that did offer free shuttle service, we saw that they were scheduled times to and from the parks and they took away the freedom of being able to come and go at your own leisure. This would all depend on the type of traveller, how you're travelling and your purposes of your getaway. We would stay here again, no questions asked!!! In fact, when we got home, we were both disappointed and realized we will be doing some upgrades to our house next year instead of going away to make it look just as nice as our room at Caribe Cove. Thanks for an unforgettable stay.