Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista

This hotel is a very basic budget hotel with two small pools. There is an 'all you can eat' buffet breakfast which serves hot and cold food and a similar dinner. Food is okay but there are many restaurants within walking distance. Towels are small so if you want bath sheets or proper hand towels take your own. Electrics are questionable with sockets next to the sinks and ours were loose. There is a games room for kids but the wi-fi is patchy. Mark, sometimes on front desk in restaurant or in the shop, is friendly and delightfully funny, other staff are ok. The guest services will help but bear in mind that some tours don't pick up from the hotel so you have to find your way to the pick up point. The courtesy bus is limited and the main parks are quite a distance away. Overall a fair hotel but its advantage is that it's cheap compared to the Disney hotels.

Just got back from another great stay at the Clarion. This review is geared toward folks who travel with their dogs. I visit the Clarion monthly so you can read my non-doggie reviews for more detail. We bring our dog to Orlando several times a year and have been staying at another resort down the street from the Clarion for years. After learning that the Clarion was Pet Friendly, we figured we give it a try. We are SO glad we did. Our dog LOVED the Clarion. CHECK IN: As usual, they were very pleasant and very quick. I learned that the pet friendly rooms are in Building 4. (Room 4320). I received my keys and also a special doggie door sign letting housekeeping know that a doggie is inside. I thought this was the cutest touch. They had me fill out a quick form with my dogs information and verified the vaccination form. Quick and simple. ROOM: (Bldg4, 3rd floor, facing the highway) As in all my trips to the Clarion, the room was SUPER clean and smelled nice. Our dog is a Lab mix. He had plenty of room to walk and lay around. Within the first 10min, our dog felt at home. He loves cold floors since he spends most of his day sleeping….our A/C was VERY cold. It was perfect. GROUNDS: There is a LARGE green area for your dogs to walk and get some exercise on. Our dog walked all around and up to the fence that divides the Clarion to the Highway. So I was forced to get my own exercise in. But our dog really enjoyed having the space to walk around. DOG WASTE: On both far end of Building 4, on the grass area, they have a stand with a trash basket for the doggie waste. The stand looks to be able to also hold the waste baggies, but they were empty. I had my own baggies and suggest you do the same. CONCLUSION: The Clarion takes steps to welcome your entire family including your dog. From the Doggie Door tag to the waste basket on the grounds, they understand how important it is to make us ALL feel at home. I applaud them for this. I will continue my monthly trips at the Clarion, but when I bring my dog again, Clarion will be our place to stay.