The Grove Resort and Spa

We stayed at the Grove in July with our two children (aged 13 and 9). The room was amazing. It was a 2 bedroom apartment with en suites and dressing room attached, large living area, kitchen and separate utility room. There was quieter pools are the water park area which we went to. Lovely to not go to a crowded pool. The slides and lazy river not too busy either. The whole place was very relaxed with two nice restaurants catering for gluten free. Would definitely return / recommend. We travelled to Universal in car which was 25 mins. Did have courtesy bus for Disney. Free parking included in resort fee of £25.00.

We stayed at the grove for 5 nights, extremely impressed with our three bed apartment, suited our family perfectly. They no longer charge for the rings for the lazy river which was an added bonus, kids loved the water park and also the surf machine which is $20 per 1/2 hour, food in Valencia was great, never had a bad meal, same goes for the longboard bar & grill, kids loved you pay for a soda and get free refills all day. There is also various quite pools if you need some peace and quiet which were also great, slightly deeper and cooler than the main pool. We would like to mention Stephanie on reception, she is certainly a Jewell in your crown, extremely caring, sincere and thoughtful person who did everything she could to assist our family, her actions finished a perfect trip for us, thanks Stephanie. Many Thanks for everything.

Stayed here for 10 days in June. Normally we like a lovely hotel resort like the Rosen Shingle Creek or the Hyatt. We like to go for a nice hotel with good amenities and a lovely good sized pool area for days when we want to chill and relax by the pool. We have never stayed in a villa as we don't fancy the isolation at the end of the day when you head back to your accommodation. We like to go to the bar slouch on the hotel sofas and relax with a drink before we retire. I also like the idea of nipping down for a coffee and a muffin if I want to. This accommodation was spot on! As we are now a family of 4 adults plus 1 (Daughters other half) this fitted the bill. We got 3 large bedrooms all with king sized beds. The master bedroom had an en suite. There was a lovely living room area with an attached kitchen with full fridge, cooker, dishwasher and microwave and even a washer and a dryer. There wasn't a kettle which was annoying, we did ask for one and was brought one that was broke. They do have a coffee machine, the ones you usually get in America, but as they only do one cup at a time and its a bit tedious. The shop in the complex is very expensive. On the first night we went to get a bottle of wine and the cheapest was $27. So a trip to the local Publix (5-10mins Drive) was the first thing we did the next day. I took a supply of dishwasher tablets and washing tabs as you can't get anything other than jumbo pack which is not worth it. I also took a dishcloth and a couple of tea towels. Because of the distance from the parks (45 mins for Universal) we designated one of our group to use data (Vodafone £5 per day) and we used it for google maps. This was so handy especially if it was rush hour for taking you round the back roads and taking you on the quickest route. Also good to have wifi to book Ubers on the nights to give the designated driver a night off. There is also a Wawa at the end of the road (petrol station) they do amazing ranges for breakfast etc and are a lot cheaper than the resort. We would fill up on the way out for the day. Parking is good. Whatever floor of the hotel you are on, that's where you get parking. The corridors are very confusing. When we first went to find the pool we thought we were in the bowls of the hotel in areas we shouldn't be, but no, this is the way around the hotel. These corridors are narrow and concrete, a bit strange but ok. The hotel staff come in every other day and they even filled our dishwasher and put it on, I didn't expect that. TV's in every room. Washer and dryer came in so handy when we got a downpour one day and when we wanted to dry the swimwear. Also go to note, don't buy rain mac's from the parks, call at the Walmart on the way, loads cheaper. The pool area is lovely and clean. We didn't really go to the water park so can't comment on that. I called the resort 3 weeks before and upgraded to a Deluxe Suite as we wanted a nice view of the lagoons surrounding the resort. This should have been an extra $20 per night, but when we checked in the had messed up and gave it to us for free. Absolutely loved our stay here. Can't praise it enough. My only one complaint is the distance from the parks etc. A car is a must!!!