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.
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). Stadium Club® (immersive sports bar serving classic dishes and drinks, with regular live DJ music). Tropicale (American buffet and a la carte options, open for breakfast). Calypso's Pool Bar & Grille (open for lunch, dinner, light bites and cocktails). The Market (deli/cafe). Starbucks® (open daily 6.00am-8.00pm). Rum Bar. 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*. Sports simulators* within The Stadium Club.
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 5658 reviews
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Exiting the Parking lot is a nightmare
Jun 2, 2025Missy MSarasota, Florida
The over all hotel was very nice. Designed a bit strange and difficult to navigate to get to the conference center. But the reason we will NOT go back is when you try to leave there is a gate you have to go through. They check to see if you have paid to park. However, when 1200 people get released from a conference at the same time, there is a… Read more
The over all hotel was very nice. Designed a bit strange and difficult to navigate to get to the conference center. But the reason we will NOT go back is when you try to leave there is a gate you have to go through. They check to see if you have paid to park. However, when 1200 people get released from a conference at the same time, there is a line that forms because of this process. It took us 45 minutes to get out of the parking lot. this is not a very customer service friendly process and we will NEVER stay again because it. There are too many other hotels around that do not have this ridiculous policy. Read less
Excellent hotel would highly recommend as part of Virgin package
Jun 1, 2025darlojay15Warrington, United Kingdom
This is an excellent hotel in a prime location for all the parks. All the Disney parks are between 10-15 mins drive and Universal around 25 mins (not accounting for any traffic of course). Walmart a 10 min drive as is other supermarkets such as Target etc. Check in was simple and we parked no issue. Some days were busier than others and we were… Read more
This is an excellent hotel in a prime location for all the parks. All the Disney parks are between 10-15 mins drive and Universal around 25 mins (not accounting for any traffic of course). Walmart a 10 min drive as is other supermarkets such as Target etc. Check in was simple and we parked no issue. Some days were busier than others and we were a little further away from the tower but never failed to get a spot. Booking through virgin meant parking and resort fees were included which you need to check as if not parking would be expensive. The room was fine (floor 9 tower 1) and was cleaned daily although sheets were not changed. Room was spacious with a lounge area that had it own TV, two queen beds and shower room. Air con was good, no more noisy than any other air con in hotels. View from room was nice especially in the storms. The hotel itself is clean with many different dining and drinking options. Starbucks on a morning was a godsend although the weekend saw the queue for that leading to an hours wait. Pool area was fine. We were there over memorial weekend and that Saturday and Sunday was extremely busy at the pool. But other than that sunbeds were plentiful and towels on tap. Buying things in hotel are pricey as you’d expect. There is a CVS across the road and an absolute gem of a pizza shop where you’ll pay half of what you would in the market inside hotel. However for ease sometimes the hotel market was ideal, especially the cakes and ice cream. We ate at the Stadium Bar which was nice. Usual burgers etc but all done really well. Again, not the cheapest but worth a visit. Staff were excellent and attentive and the place was kid friendly. Be warned the kids menu portions are not far off adult sizes!! Just be mindful of hidden charges. Don’t use the water in the room that’s provided as they will charge you $14 to replace it. Head over to CVS and buy bottled water for a fraction of the price. Overall we had a fantastic stay at this hotel and would return as well as highly recommending it. Read less
Great Experience
مايو 27, 2025John H
Great experience. Good food, good drinks, friendly staff, GREAT pool atmosphere except for the jerk who brought and broke a glass bottle to ruin it for everybody. Stadium Club was great. An overall great experience with my 21-year-old son.
Very satisfied with my stay for Mother's Day weekend.
مايو 19, 2025Nikki G
Very beautiful resort. Friendly staff. Clean. Felt like an island vide. Food from restaurant was good. Small market on the resort. 1٫5 miles from Disney World. Pools and surrounding areas were cleaned several times a day. If you have a rental car you can park it on the property. Check was easy and quick.
Not too bad but a lot of noise
مايو 11, 2025Aryn KCalgary, Canada
We are half way through our 8 day family vacay (3 adults, 5yr and 1yr). The hotel is clean, staff is nice, pool is nice. We upgraded our room to a villa (ended up being $1300can more than what we paid through our package which is a lot, we travel twice a year and don’t cheap out, this was pretty expensive). The room is large, bigger than most… Read more
We are half way through our 8 day family vacay (3 adults, 5yr and 1yr). The hotel is clean, staff is nice, pool is nice. We upgraded our room to a villa (ended up being $1300can more than what we paid through our package which is a lot, we travel twice a year and don’t cheap out, this was pretty expensive). The room is large, bigger than most apartments I’d say. Comes w fridge, 2 bedrooms, living room, dining, washer/dryer, dishwasher, pretty much everything. We mostly chose this for more spaces kids and because the regular rooms don’t have patios which we wanted. So I’m mostly giving the resort a 3 because the noise outside is almost unbearable, it’s a constant loud generator type noise. You can hear it even if doors are closed, to sit outside and listen to it is not relaxing at all. This may not be an issue for some ppl but I like listening to the rain or just having some quiet while sitting outside and I found the noise kept me awake for 2. Nights as an annoyance and souring outside was not as relaxing. Because of this minor issue, I woujd not get the vila agsin and probably wouldn’t stay here. There’s so many other resorts near this one, I rather have quiet and maybe not quite as expensive. Also room service does not for to these rooms which is a tad annoying, you have to go to one of restaurants in hotel to order then bring it back up to room (and on that note, not much of a kids menu or menu for that matter). Staff were very nice, parking is easy and the hotel is close to alot of amnesties and activities but one I said there’s a TON of other hotels near here that I’d try. Either way we had a great Disney trip and will return but will try another hotel that is less noisy with an upgraded room and has more food options. Oh and the pools here are nice, I wouldn’t want to be there during high season though as pools are quite small but during downtime it’s manageable! Read less
Exiting the Parking lot is a nightmare
