Vip Lounge Rosen Shingle Creek

We really enjoyed the Rosen Shingle Creek for a 3- day stay at the start of our vacation, room upgrade provided with spectacular view. Self parking was complimentary due to a VIP status and they have an electric charging station with a DC charger. Everyone was so nice and friendly and they gave us late checkout at the end. Convenient to Universal Studios , the mall and movie theatres. Just superb

Average at best. Staff was very pleasant. Food was about average for hotel food and overpriced as you expect at a hotel. Place is dated and needs upkeep. Lobby furniture is stained and worn. What really got me was they charged to use the gym. I would get better at a Holiday Inn Express. No hotels charge for a gym. The explanation was they don’t charge a resort fee so they charge to use an amenity that budget hotels provide for free. Cheap and low class. Bottom line if you go for a conference with a group it is okay. For a vacation or get away you can do better.

Fantastic hotel great location I really enjoyed my stay here special mention for the duty manager Kennedy she is amazing very helpful. If you plan to stay at this hotel you definitely need a car to move around but more importantly download the Uber app when get here as well the service is great. A word of caution when using the Uber app make sure you are where you should be for example the lobby outside before ordering a taxi it’s quick like on average five minutes. I will definitely be back next year after I have completed my PGCE secondary education in geography.

I write this review from the perspective of a british family of 4, using the hotel as a base to visit the various nearby theme parks over 2 weeks. It is mainly geared up as a hotel with an attached convention centre. I knew this and accepted this as other reviews have mentioned. All the people we met were friendly, courteous and respectful. We stayed at a premium universal hotel for one night to take advantage of their fast pass offer so can really make a direct comparison between the two hotels. In short, there wasnt much difference but we paid 2/3 less at shingle creek. Firstly, i 'll comment on the strengths of the hotel: 1 Clean and well organised hotel. The room was cleaned every day. Sheets changed not as often as i would have liked. 2 Breakfast buffets are fabulous if included in a b&b rate. Plenty of choice for everyone. Great service and well cooked. Some of the only fresh fruit youll see all day!! 3 Great location. We used ubers. We had a max wait time of 5 minutes. Ubers to disney were 12 20 dollars. Ubers to universal were 9 12 dollars. Much cheaper than hiring a car. We simply used the free disney buses to get us as close to the hotel as possible and then uber from there. 4 Pools were great. Towels provided. 5 Spacious rooms. The rooms were a little bigger than the universal premium hotel, but a little outdated in decor in comparison. Not really a problem for us. Shingle creek goes for the traditional hispanic look. 6 Lovely golf course. Well worth a nudge. But club hire very expensive. You can get some good green fee rates, but it was about 70 dollars to rent clubs. Blimey! 25 dollars for 2 hours on the range. Overall, this was a fantastic base and we had a marvellous time. The hotel was perfect for us, although here are the areas for improvement: 1 The food and on site shop are not reasonably priced in contrary to many reviews. For example it was 40 dollars for a six pack of bud light. 7 dollars for one 330 ml can. 3 5 dollars for a bottle of water. 26 dollars for a pizza. Do yourselves a favour a plan a trip to walmart or publix (across the road) at the start of your trip. The prices are aimed at corporate and in my opinion are not reasonable. 2 The receptionist on check in was grumpy and unhelpful and didnt portray a good impression. This was a clear difference between that of the universal hotel receptionist who couldn 't do enough for us. 3 If breakfasts are included in your rate, you get a voucher per person on check in, for everyday that you are there. We stayed for 15 nights so that is 60 vouchers. For some unknown reason, we had to hand write our names and room number on each voucher. To me this just seems crazy. Surely there can be a better way than this? We werent given enough vouchers so check yours. The breakfast buffet is priced at 28 dollars pp. One other implication of 'corporate ' is the ability to 'grab and run '. The staff seem to not allow guests to grab breakfast then run off to the parks. It 's almost like they dont want this kind of behaviour. When breakfast opens at 6.30 and you need to be off to a park by 7, it would be really nice to have some containers for 'on the go ': and it be encouraged. The waiters encoraged us to take some fruit for the day, but it was almost as if they shouldnt be letting you take food out. Again this is more of a corporate view than a family friendly one. 4 Forget the bath. My 8 year old cannot fit into it. It surely must be a high walled shower tray? 5 The 'shuttle '. We booked the hotel partly on the knowledge that there was a free universal shuttle. And disney shuttles. There isnt. When we asked the concierge about it, he laughed and said 'they are contractors and never here ' and 'it ' s only a 20 bucks uber ride '. In short, there is a separate desk with some outline details on it. The desk is manned three times a week apparently and you need to book on if you want to use it. I 'm not saying that it isnt there, but we didnt see one. Theres hardly any info

I visited here with my family of 3 for a conference. I’ve stayed at many conference hotels including at least 3 in Orlando. The Rosen Shingle does a fantastic job. Suites: We stayed in a 2 bedroom suite. It was fully updated, everything in the room was up to date, fresh and clean. This is one of the best suite configurations I’ve ever seen. Staff: You can tell this hotel is locally owned and operated. Every detail was dialed in. From front desk, to housekeeping, valets, waiters and banquet attendants everyone is genuinely happy to work there and is super nice. Pool/bar: the pools are great, pool side drinks and food were really good. I was thrilled to be able to lounge by the pool and have drinks and food delivered on demand. Restaurants: There are at least 8 unique places to have a meal on property. Mexican, sushi, American, burgers, fine dining, it’s all there and super convenient. We loved the Taqueria for lunch!! They even have an extensive convenience market with a full fast food menu, coffee, snacks, and anything else you need. Conference Center: the conference center is beautiful. Budget: I’ve stayed in many 4 and 5 star places. This isn’t the Four Seasons but for what you get for the money is an incredible value. You’re paying holiday inn express rates and getting almost Ritz Carlton level property/service.