Staying Close To Popular Theme Parks: Options To Consider
Posted on: 26 April 2017
Summertime is prime vacation time. If you are planning a trip with the kids, you probably want to go to some big theme park. Lodging is the big thing here, seconded only by air travel. Park tickets are not a big expense, it is getting there and staying there. So, where do you stay? What can you afford? Here are some options, from most expensive to least expensive, and a few perks of staying at each resort or hotel.
Onsite Four- and Five-Star Resorts
This is the creme-de-la-creme of vacation lodging. These hotels are absolute palaces of pampering, and you could just stay in the resort and do activities there. Usually, though, only couples or adults plan to stay here because they are not heading into the parks much and they just want to relax. Perks include room service, several restaurants and bars in the resort hotel, spa services, live entertainment at night, etc.
Nearby Properties Owned by the Theme Parks
The theme parks that offer less expensive options usually have cheaper accommodations in massive hotels with smaller rooms. They provide daily transportation to and from their parks. These hotels are owned by the theme parks and are on theme park land, but are a fraction of the cost of the most expensive luxury lodgings. You may be able to get a pizza delivered to your room, but you are on your own for everything else. An eating commons, a pool, and laundry round out the perks available at this price level, but if you are going to be in the parks most of the day, it really does not matter.
Offsite Hotels That Have Deals with the Theme Parks
There are also independently owned and operated hotels offsite and/or within walking or driving distance of the theme parks. They are what you would expect from similar hotels back home, except with a slightly inflated price because of their proximity to popular tourist attractions. Some may offer a continental breakfast the next morning, but most are limited to a pool, exercise room and your hotel room. These hotels offer something the other options do not--theme park ticket and room packages. For more information, contact a business such as The Breakers Hotel.
Onsite and Offsite Campgrounds
You could also go camping while you spend time in the theme parks. Most campgrounds are offsite, but some theme parks (e.g., Walt Disney World) offer onsite campgrounds. The cheapest option is an offsite campground for tents, followed by offsite campgrounds for RVs, and then the onsite campgrounds that accommodate both RVs and tent campers.
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