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The Omni Orlando is broken down into one main 16-story hotel with villas off to the side. Usually, when I think "Villa," I think "pricey!" I was startled to learn that the Omni has two- and three-bedroom villas with complete kitchens and a stacked washer/dryer available at friendly prices.
Picture it: a full kitchen in these villas equals no expensive dining bills, and everything you need to keep your eating-machines in calories (and you in caffeine) is here, including pots, blenders, knives, an oven, a coffee machine, a dishwasher and more. But the greatest sight to a traveling parent? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a stacked washer/dryer. No coins required.
Each bedroom gets a bathroom. The master bath has a garden tub and a separate, large shower. Every room has a huge flat-screen TV, giving us four TVs in our two-bedroom villa. The dining room is huge, and a small den off the foyer offers privacy if you need time alone with your TV.
The villas also enjoy their very own dedicated concierge (who seemed disappointed that we didn't give him a task), quiet pool and health room (small, but impressive). The villas also have their own parking, relieving you of long schleps to the car with luggage.
If cooking on vacation sounds counter-intuitive, the Omni Orlando's main hotel wing offers eight room styles including the budget-friendly deluxe rooms, the family-friendly studio suites and the everyone-friendly Presidential suite, delivering more square footage than my house. (A palatial spread really rounds out a trip, don't you think?)
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