Full to the brim with fun for all the family, the Caribe Royale is a spectacular resort in the theme park capital of the world. Just a short drive from some of Orlando’s best parks, you can be zipping around those rollercoasters before you know it. But it’s not all about the location. You’ve got pool complete with water slide, plus one for the kids. You have a choice of where to eat and drink all throughout the day and night, or opt for a night-in and enjoy room service in the comfort of your home-from-home. And when the nights roll in, you can put your feet up and watch some movies under the stars.
Amenities
Bicycle Rental
Tennis
Yoga
Families
Bar
Fitness Centre/Gym
Free Parking
Free transport to theme parks
Games Room
Hot tub
Internet Access
Restaurant
Where is it
On World Center Drive in Lake Buena Vista. A 5-minute drive to Walt Disney World Resort, and 15 minutes to Universal Studios. Transfer time from Orlando International Airport: 20 minutes.
Hotel information
1335 suites, all with air conditioning, HDTV in both the bedroom and living room, fridge, microwave, tea/coffee maker, USB charging stations, complimentary WiFi access, safe, iron and ironing board, and bathroom amenities.
One Bedroom Suites feature a separate living room with sofa bed, and bedroom with either 1 king-size bed, or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults and 1 child.
Pool View Suites feature a separate living room with pull out sofa bed, and bedroom with 2 queen-size beds overlooking the pool area, sleeping maximum 4 adults and 1 child.
2 Bedroom Apartments feature a king room and a double queen room, 2 bathrooms, full kitchen, dining room, 3 HD TV's, sleeping maximum 6 adults.
Complimentary Self-Parking: Saving $29 plus tax per day. Resort Fee Waivered: Resort fee waived for Virgin Holidays guests saving $35 plus tax per night.
Exclusive Virgin offer - Book by 11th Feb 25 to also receive a $100 Food & Beverage credit per room, when staying between 8th May 25 - 5th Oct 25 OR 8th May 26 - 5th Oct 26. Blackout dates may apply. Offer subject to change.
Special offer - Book by 11th Feb 25 and receive every 7th night free when you travel before 1st Jan 27. Discount applied to price displayed. Black out dates may apply. Offer subject to change.
Complimentary self-parking for Virgin Holidays guests. Valet parking available*. Complimentary scheduled shuttle service to Walt Disney World Ticket & Transportation Centre, and to Disney Springs in the evenings.
The Venetian Chop House (steakhouse, seafood and fine wines, open for dinner). Tropicale (American buffet and a la carte options, open for breakfast). Calypso's Pool Bar & Grille (open for lunch, dinner, light bites and cocktails). Café 24 (deli/market). Starbucks® (open daily 6.00am-8.00pm). 24-hour room service*.
Activity programme (schedule varies seasonally).
Outdoor swimming pool with 75-foot water slide. Kids' splash pool. 2 hot tubs. Poolside cabanas*. The Island Spa*. Fitness centre. Yoga and spin classes. Sports court. Fishing equipment rental*. Games room*. Running and walking trail. Movies under the stars (selected nights). Bicycle rental*.
Gift shop.
Resort Fee Waived: For all Virgin Holidays customers saving $34 plus tax, per room per day.
* Denotes local charge.
Please note: Each hotel has their individual room cleaning operation, which may mean your room isn't serviced every day, please check with the hotel reception team on arrival for further details.
Based on 5619 reviews
Rating summary
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The floors in the Villa were disgusting
Jan 9, 2025Craig H
Rented a 2-bedroom villa at Christmas. Nice layout and convenient. The kitchen was a big draw BUT was woefully short of cooking supplies. 2 pots and 1 pan. Unfortunately, we couldn't use the oven as there was no pan or baking sheet to put into the over. Repeated calls to Guest Services finally, after the 4th call, result in a Manager who… Read more
Rented a 2-bedroom villa at Christmas. Nice layout and convenient. The kitchen was a big draw BUT was woefully short of cooking supplies. 2 pots and 1 pan. Unfortunately, we couldn't use the oven as there was no pan or baking sheet to put into the over. Repeated calls to Guest Services finally, after the 4th call, result in a Manager who basically said it is what it is. Then strangely, 30 minutes later, hotel staff delivered a ladle to the room. Really? We also found the floors to be filthy. Disgustingly filthy. See the pictures of what our feet looked like and just how dirty a rag could become after wiping on the floor. My 3 star review is generous....would be really easy to give a 2-star review. Read less
Almost Perfect
Jan 6, 2025S SNew Port Richey, Florida
Our family of four visited the Caribe Royale for the first week of the new year to enjoy the Disney parks. The service—parking lot attendants, bellhops, servers/bartenders, housekeepers, etc—was exceptional. Every single staff member we encountered wanted to go out of their way to help us. We stayed in a suite with two queen beds, a pull out sofa,… Read more
Our family of four visited the Caribe Royale for the first week of the new year to enjoy the Disney parks. The service—parking lot attendants, bellhops, servers/bartenders, housekeepers, etc—was exceptional. Every single staff member we encountered wanted to go out of their way to help us. We stayed in a suite with two queen beds, a pull out sofa, two tvs, two desks/chairs, and a view of the pool. Our room was clean and well-decorated with a lottttt of space. The shower had both a handheld shower head & a rain shower head which was *chef’s kiss* It was cold for most of our trip, but our son braved the pool and water slide—we will definitely return in the summer to make the best of that. My only real gripe is that the “shuttle” to the Disney parks is really just a van & extremely limited on times. Read less
Enjoyable winter visit
Jan 1, 2025Iris S
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the Villas here. The staff was pleasant and each place we ate was tasty! Next time we may stay in a suite since it is closer to the main area. The only complaint is there only being two small hot tubs for such a large place. We definitely will visit again.
All good, enjoyed
Dec 31, 2024renem467Coral Gables
Wonderful check in and close turnpike. Check in was smooth and easy. The room was larger than expected with great amenities. Two wonderful pools and good food. I will be returning. Will be returning in March because the parks a close by . Had a walk anti room with a sleeper, a microwave and coffee machine with coffee.
24/7 elevator through the walls
Dec 28, 2024Travel163481
No matter how close a hotel room was to an elevator, I’ve never been able to hear said elevator through the walls. From our room we could hear it, rumbling like a grocery cart over tile, all day and night long. Front desk was unhelpful when contacted, just shrugged. The rooms were nice and spacious, bigger than your typical two queen. The main… Read more
No matter how close a hotel room was to an elevator, I’ve never been able to hear said elevator through the walls. From our room we could hear it, rumbling like a grocery cart over tile, all day and night long. Front desk was unhelpful when contacted, just shrugged. The rooms were nice and spacious, bigger than your typical two queen. The main pool with slide was fun and heated. The kids pool was not heated and was very cold — unfortunate for a pool directed at toddlers/babies. We hoped to use the bikes but they only had a couple of them and they were adult sized. We tried fishing, no bites and the poles were loose and janky. Our stay was booked from their website with a promo that included a food and beverage credit. We called beforehand to ask about when/where/how to use it and were told one thing and then when we checked in, we were told something different. Not a huge deal but did mean we were grabbing something from the market at midnight to use the credit. Both times we were told it was valid at the on site Starbucks. Starbucks rolled their eyes and said, no, never valid there. None of the participating vendors knew how to use/apply the credit. Again, not a big deal, but seems like there needs to be clearer details given to the workers to support the customers. Also, on our last night, the elevators stopped working. All in all, our experience was fine, but definitely more of a 2 star hotel experience rather than 4 star (though the prices were 4 star). Read less
The floors in the Villa were disgusting
