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All About the Extras
The Omni does not offer in-room babysitting, but suggests parents contact Kids Night Out and All About Kids -- both Orlando companies that provide sitters. The Omni's business center, open 24-hours a day, enjoys a great lobby location and is stocked with computers, printers and copiers -- all credit card automated. Laundry service is available and a stacked washer/dryer is in each villa. No coin wash is available. A small resort fee covers Wi-Fi, newspapers, shuttles to Disney theme parks and in-room coffee. Parking is additional.
LEGOLAND Special Packages
If your family is in town to play in LEGOLAND Florida, the Omni has created two packages for you. The first, the LEGOLAND package, includes one-day tickets to LEGOLAND Florida for a family of four, breakfast daily in Trevi's restaurant for everyone and a great LEGO toy for each child. The fancier LEGOSCAPE package includes everything in the LEGOLAND package plus a two-bedroom villa (with LEGO toys galore in the kid's room), a LEGO Welcome Basket, a ride to the park for up to six, LEGO-themed cookies and milk turn down, unlimited use of Champions 9 golf course, all-day use of a private cabana at the pool and resort and parking fees are waived.
Art of Good Timing
March through August means roasting temps with the rainy season starting at the end of April. Thunderstorms begin in May. There are fewer thunderstorms in September, but it's still rather humid. October and November can be lovely with mild temps and very little rain. December though February can go from cool to really cold so continually check the national weather forecast before you travel.
August through October and the first two weeks of December are the quiet seasons for the Omni Orlando. Catering to both group business and leisure travelers, January through June are the Omni's busy months.
Insider Tip
Bugs are an issue in Florida. I was awake -- scratching -- in the middle of the night from bites that I received at the pool. Bring bug spray and no-itch cream. Sunblock all year round and compact umbrellas during the rainy season are musts.
Getting There
The Orlando International Airport is an easy 30-minute drive to the Omni Orlando with a toll fee along the route. The Tampa International Airport is a 75-minute drive to the Omni, also with tolls.
For Mom and Dad
The Spa
The Omni Orlando's spa offers separate steam rooms for mom and dad (pores can go au natural), a whirlpool and a menu brimming with hot oil scalp massages, deep cleansing facials, sweet almond cream pedis and a lot more. There's also a couple's treatment room if a Swedish spa for two sounds intriguing.
Fitness Center
The Omni's fitness room rocks. To begin, two of the walls are almost nothing but windows. (Love that bright, airy feeling.) You'll also find little packages of earplugs, TV's on the cardio-machines and both free and machine weights. If you need to be under blue sky, head to the well-maintained 1.5- or .4-mile walking paths. Open 24-hours.
Golf
The Omni Orlando features two championship 18-hole golf courses designed by architect and golfer, Greg Norman, a lit 9-hole, par-3 golf course, and is the world headquarters for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy -- a premiere golf instruction facility. Golfers will love proximity of the golf course to guest rooms (literally a walkout) and the continuous golf cart shuttle to and from the golf course and academy.
The 36 holes blend traditional and modern elements. The International Course offers an experience reminiscent of the courses in the British Isles, and the National Course offers golfers a more traditional American-style design.
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