Like any family with young kids, I like to plan my vacations to ensure that we have the most fun and the least amount of stress. Picking a hotel to stay at can be one of the largest decisions you make when planning a family vacation. I personally want something with family friendly activities, nice rooms, and great amenities. On my recent trip to Orlando, I got just that and so much more! The Wyndham I-Drive is Orlando’s best family friendly resort and I can not recommend them enough. Everything from the room to the pools were beautiful and family friendly. So if you are planning a trip to Orlando any time soon, you need to check them out.
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Orlando’s Best Family Friendly Resort
We recently spent 3 days in Orlando, Florida for our family vacation, and it was an amazing time. This is a city that is filled with energy and things to do. From theme parks to fabulous food, you will never have a dull moment in Orlando. One of the amazing attractions is the I-Drive neighborhood. You can spend an entire day there and still not experience it all. So when I was given the chance to stay at the Wyndham, the official hotel of I-Drive 360, I was over joyed.
Why Wyndham?
So why should you choose the Wyndham for your Orlando stay? Well, for starters, the grounds are stunning. When you first arrive you can see the expansive grounds that are beautifully landscaped.
Once you step inside the lobby, you already feel like you are on vacation. There is a beautiful lobby bar and the staff are extremely friendly.
Check in is so simple as well. You give your information to the staff member at the desk and they make sure everything is ready for your stay.
At the front, you can also request discount passes for all of the I-Drive 360 attractions. Which will come in really handy because the attractions are within walking distance of the hotel.
Once you get your room key, you can go ahead and unload and plan what to do next. We stayed in their Family Fun Suite and I could not have asked for a better room.
The room was very modern feeling and extremely clean. The best part though, was the bunk beds! My daughter was beyond thrilled to get to sleep in them, and has been asking for one for her room ever since we came home.
What To Do?
So what is there to do here? Well, there is so much I’m not sure where to begin. One of the first things we decided to do was tour the grounds and check out the pool.
The pool area was amazing. Not only is there one pool, but there are two! Seriously, we could have spent a whole day just relaxing here.
While at the pool, you can stop in and check out Gatorville, their own on site restaurant. We ate there one night and it did not disappoint.
The food was delicious and the staff was once again extremely friendly. We really loved everything that we tried, and I mean you can’t beat the view of the pool right from the restaurant. You even have the option to have food delivered directly to your room.
The food that we tried was delicious! My daughter had the kid’s pepperoni pizza, I tried the Dockside Crispy Gulf Shrimp, and my husband has a wedge salad. Not only was it delicious, but it was so beautifully plated as well.
I-Drive Attractions
One of the best parts that really makes the Wyndham Orlando’s best family friendly resort is that it is the official hotel of I-Drive 360. This means that if you stay at the resort, you can get exclusive discounts to the Orlando Eye, Sea Life Aquarium, and Madame Tussauds wax museum! All of these are walking distance to the hotel, along with a ton of other restaurants and fun attractions.
The hotel lobby even has a wax Vin Diesel in the lobby that my daughter was slightly in love with.
We ended up spending time at the Sea Life Aquarium. It was so much fun, especially for my daughter. She was fascinated by all of the beautiful sea life. The aquarium is packed with interactive learning activities that help kids learn all about our ocean friends.
There were even different stations throughout the exhibit where she could stamp her adventure book that we got. She though this was just the coolest thing ever.
The aquarium was beautiful, and you even get to walk through a 360 degree tunnel where you are completely surrounded from top to bottom by fish, sharks, and turtles. We also made use of the numerous fun photo spots available.
Unfortunately, we did not get to visit any of the other attractions. I really wanted to ride on the Orlando Eye, but my husband is afraid of heights. This will for sure be something I do next time we visit and take my mom with us though. I mean it is just so awesome, and I am sure it will give you an amazingly beautiful view of the city.
Close To The Parks
For the most part,people plan on visiting at least one theme park when they visit Orlando. The Wyndham is great in that is is super close to all of the theme parks. We were able to get to Sea World from there in no time!
There is so much to do in Orlando, and straying at the Wyndham I-Drive allowed us to experience so much since we were in such close proximity to all the city had to offer. Since we live rather close to Orlando, we go a few times a year and I know we will be frequenting this resort again. Having stayed at quite a few Orlando resorts over the years, I have to say that this really is Orlando’s best family friendly resort.
Jessi is a working mom to two living in Central Florida. She has a Master’s Degree in Legal Studies but decided to make her career in social media marketing and content writing. When she isn’t cooking up something new in the kitchen, she is traveling with her family and looking for new adventures!
That sounds like a nice hotel. We go to Orlando every year, but just do Disney so we stay on property. One of these days I would like to explore more of the city.
That place looks so nice and cozy, perfect place to unwind! Wish we were near to visit but we live in a different country. Anyway, nice bonding! I’m sure your daughter is so happy
It is nice to know you can do so many things in Orlando. The hotel and food looked amazing and I love that suite. I would love to visit that aquarium if I went there.
The Orlando Wyndham sounds amazing. I love that your daughter got bunk beds I would have been super excited at her age too. And getting discounts to all those area attraction is just a huge plus. How great that you got to stay there for 3 days with your family!
It was a very over due vacation. It was nice to get out and do things since it feels like we work so much
Bunk beds! How fun! I stayed in a hotel that had them in France once, but I’ve never seen them in my US travels. I’m jealous your weekend vacay can be Orlando – we’ve got Lexington, KY on our list next. What do we there? Lol.
Lol I have never been there
I think it’s a lovely choice especially for families! That suite is really lovely and it looks comfy too. I usually look for good customer service aside from the beautiful rooms and amenities because the staff can leave a dent on your stay! It’s awesome to know that they’re friendly and accommodating there!
Amazing! I would love to see the 360 degree tunnel surrounded by fish, sharks, and turtles! Sounds like an amazing trip 🙂
This looks like a great hotel to stay in! We stayed in one of the disney hotels when we visited orlando and we actually hated it because you were locked in to buy everything disney deemed food haha. We ended up walking 2kms every morning to mcdonalds so we could eat something different!
Looks like you guys had a ton of fun. The hotel was gorgeous (my kiddos would love the bunk beds, too), and we JUST came back from SeaLife Aquarium in Dallas yesterday- so I know you had a great time there, too.
We were in FL for the past two weeks for our annual summer vacation and this would have been a great place to stay at. Especially since I have four kids with me and the space is perfect for us!
Living in Florida, we’ve been to Orlando several times, but we always go to Disney, and stay on site. I’ve wanted to look into offsite hotels, and will definitely check them out.
we usually do,the same. Especially since we are only an hour and a half from Orlando. But not going to Disney this,trip was actually kind of nice surprisingly
This sounds like a great hotel for a family trip. We went to Orlando 2 years ago and stayed at Lake Buena Vista Resort. We love Florida and stayed in Naples last year and are planning a trip to Key West next summer 🙂
WE may go to Orlando next year and I’m hoping to use some of the tips from this post. Family friendly is all I hope for since I have two boys.
We are going to go to Orlando eventually. This will be bookmarked for sure!
It is such a fun city, you will love it!
Marking this down for when we take our little one to Orlando! We’ve still got a few years but can’t start planning too early! lol
I feel like Florida is always on the visit list option. Nice to know of a different place to stay besides the big D.
Looks like a fun vacation and a fabulous resort right in the heart of everything. Glad you guys had a great time 🙂
wow.. love this post.. this is a wonderful place to stay.. glad to read it.
I have some friends that live down near Orlando that I want to visit. I’ll have to keep this in mind because I love that bed set up for the kids.
Ooh that wedge salad looks lovely, really loving the sound of the aquarium and the Orlando eye although shame you did not get to go on it! x
I’m like you and like to find places that are family friendly and stress free. We are planning a vacation to Orlando soon and will keep this in mind.
What a wonderful stay! I love the bunks in the rooms for the kids. I know my daughters would love that too!
This place looks great! It is awesome to know about it because my husband and I have thought about taking a trip to Orlando soon.
This looks so darling! I’ve never stayed with Wyndham before but I’ve heard great things. I don’t make it to Orlando often but will keep this in mind!
I have stayed at other Wyndhams before, but not in Orlando. This does look like a nice place to stay.
Good old I-Drive. It’s a great location for being at the center of Orlando attractions. You can’t go wrong with a Wyndham either. They do a great job of providing everything families need in a hotel.
This looks like such a fun place to go with the whole family! I’d love to go!
This looks like such an amazing place to stay. I am always looking for some stuff to do in Orlando and places to stay with the kiddos.
Sounds like a wonderful experience, and great hotel! Should I ever find myself heading down to Orlando (especially once my wife and I decide to create a family), I’ll be sure to check back here for wonderful advice. Thank you!