Lake Suites Hotel

, Orlando
2 star
4786 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway 34746, Orlando, Florida
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Lake Suites Hotel reviews

3 / 10
Jan 2006, innovativeinsights

This property is obviously and seriously on the decline. Originally built as a Residence Inn, it has passed through two changes of ownership, and the wear shows. Mold on windowsills, rust on aged appliances, faulty, leaking air conditioning units, spotty housekeeping staff.... more

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Enjoyed Our Stay
My 7 yr son and I stayed Oct. 14 – 16, 2005. Even though this is a “hotel” the buildings are a condo style design. We were assigned to room 611 an upstairs 2- queen beds efficiency suite with fully equipped kitchen facing Lake Cecile. I was very impressed with the lay out, size, and the view from the balcony especially when sunset occurred. It was breaktaking. The room was clean and seemed to be newly painted and carpeted. It has central heat and air. The kitchen included a full size refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher,... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

The MainStay Suites Maingate in Kissimmee, Florida does indeed cherish and promote its "Real Florida" atmosphere. In fact, we sell nets in our gift shop for children to "lizard hunt" during their stay. We appreciate the understanding of our guests, and their compliments. We look forward to serving them again when they return in the future.

Not sooo great
Well all was "well" at first, room service one day but none the next... me and my boyfriend stayed a week and out of that week we only got 5 days of room service! To top it off after they cleaned our room they left the garbage outside our door till the next day then this problem kept repeating itself even with other people trash! Also the pots and pans are gross we had to go buy our own! but other then all that.... the price was reasonable!
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

The MainStay Suites Maingate would like to thank our guests for their helpful and insightful commments. The MainStay Orlando always strives to improve whatever service to our guests may be lacking, and this opportunity has allowed us to improve our service again. We thank our guests for their patronage, and look forward hosting them again and having the opportunity to prove our service commitment.

Served our purpose
I was a little concerned about this hotel after reading some of the comments on this site, but my family (wife and I, three teenageers) just got back from a four-day stay and I have to tell you it wasn't bad. In short it's pretty much what I expected for the overall price and location. I mean everything around Orlando in July is pricey and crowded - that's what the market bears. Anyway we had one of the two-story suites and it was fine - the room was clean and they made the beds, gave us fresh towels and dumped the trash everyday. What... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

The MainStay Suites Maingate in Kissimmee, Florida appreciates honest reviews and insights, such as this. We are using these to improve our service and our product. Sometimes, especially when groups are booked with us, the public places can be a bit crowded for certains periods during the day. We are working to help "stream" groups into public places to help alleviate this. We thank you for your patronage, and hope you found your trip to Orlando/Kissimee enjoyable and rewarding.

Rust and Mold Everywhere
When we checked into our suite there was rust in the bathtub, so we asked for another suite. When we got the second suite, there was rust in the fridge all along the inside of it. I even took pictures of it. There was mold along the window and along the door frame and window frame. When we asked to be switched to another suite they said that they were full up so we could not move. We unfortunately lost our money as we left there and went to another hotel. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone who wants to pay a lot but get... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

The MainStay Suites Maingate in Kissimmee, Florida strives to achieve the highest levels of guest satisfaction in our product, and as such, we are disappointed to learn of the condition of this room. Most of our rooms have new appliances, so the rust is a surprise. Thsi report has been brought to the attention of the General Manager for immediate action. In addition, we recently replaced many windows, so hopefully alleviated that situation. Our housekeeping staff was extremely busy in July, and although that is no excuse, it appears that a few things slipped through the cracks. We have addressed this administratively. We hope to be given another chance to properly serve and prove our standards to our guests.

Still a Little bit of a Disappointment
I made reservations at this hotel in May, 2005 before I found this thread of reviews. I almost cancelled my reservation, but instead telephoned the hotel and asked to talk to the manager. She told me that many of the reviews certainly pertained to the hurricane damage, which in some areas is still quite evident. She promised me that the situation was improving daily and if I kept my reservation she would make a note on my reservation to really "take care of me." We spent 6 nights there starting June 6th, 2005. We stayed in one of their... more
Great Deal
I was alittle iffy about the hotel after reading the negative reviews but was very happy with my week long stay. I stayed in building 6 and the room was celan and the housekeeping service was awesome. I did see alot of workmen around building 4 or 5 bringing in rugs and sheetrock and appliances but as i said building 6 was spotless. the kids spent hours in the pool and sauna everyday. the bar closed a bit early( around 8 pm each night) but the free breakfast was great - the kids really enjoyed making their own waffles . THE DRIVE TO... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

Here at the MainStay Suites Maingate in Kissimmee, Florida, we celebrate our ability to make more dreams come true for our guests. We thank this guest and the many others for their compliments about our service and amenities. We'll see you next year!

Very Disappointed!!!
Fortunately, we stayed for one night!!! The suite was small, but semi clean!!! The disturbing thing about this suite was that all of us, including my 2 children, had to share one king size bed!!! This was very upsetting to me because I was misled in believing we were going to have two full size beds. Unfortunately, due to the storms, we could not enjoy the sandy beach they advertised, although, they did have someone come out to clean the pools. The continental breakfast was ok as advertised, but did not expect to fix my own waffles!!!... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

Because there are so many types of suites, the Mainstay Suites Maingate in Kissimmee, Florida strives to do its best to educate all guests on the layout all of our suites. We have some of the largest suites in the area, and we have diagrams of all three types on our web site and at our Front Desk and our smallest suite will accommodate 4 people, as even the suites with one King bed have a queen-size pull-out sleeper sofa. We apologize if this was not explained thoroughly to our guests, and will use the information constructively to ensure our future guests have no misunderstanding on the layour of our suites.

Desperate need of updates, staff overcame shortcomings
Our family of four stayed three nights at the busiest time of year. They were full and so was every other chain. Basically, we had no other options. However, we had a HUGE room for the $150/night price range. 2 full baths, 1 king bed, 1 queen murphy bed, 1 queen pull out sofa and full kitchen with full size fridge. We let my oldest daughter have the king in a separate "loft" room upstairs. She felt like a princess! The staff was pleasant. Our housekeeping staff was phenomenal! They clearly spent a ton of time straightening, cleaning,... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

Any problems at all that our guests encounter at the Mainstay Suites Maingate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida are taken seriously and acted upon as quickly as possible by our staff. Sometimes when we are extremely busy, response for linen and towels can be lsower than we would like. For this reason, we have almost doubled our inventory of these items. Unfortunately, we were not yet finished with all of our repairs to the paint and wood when this guest stayed with us, and we apologize for that. We have since completed our repairs, and we hope we have the opportunity to serve this guest in the future.

Beware the name is misleading - This is not a suite!
On December 24th, 2004 when we arrived at the hotel, we were shocked at the conditions. Most of the roof was covered by blue tarps and the hotel looked to have suffered severe damage from the recent hurricanes. Our rooms were not as described online. Their ad clearly states that this is an all-suite hotel, we even upgraded to a family suite for an extra $30 per night. A suite is defined by Websters dictionary as Suite \Suite\, n. 2. A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together; a set; as, a... more
Management response from A TripAdvisor Member

The Mainstay Suites Maingate in Kissimmee strives to do its best to educate all guests on the layout all of our suites. We have diagrams of all three types on our web site and at our Front Desk and our smallest suite will accommodate 4 people, as even the suites with one King bed have a queen-size pull-out sleeper sofa. We apologize if this was not explained thoroughly to our guests, and will use the information constructively so no one thinks they would have to sleep four people in one bed in the future.

we stayed under a previous management
I know that this location has changed hands since I stayed here, so that might account for some of the varied reviews and might make mine irrelevent, but here it goes anyways. This was my first visit to Kissimmee and I will say that the hotel didn't disappointment me but it did leave me wondering if there was more. The main part of the room was nice and clean and comfortable. We found the dishes and utensils. The fridge did have a bit of an odd smell to it, but I accounted that to under use since I doubt too many people were loading it... more

Lake Suites Hotel also called

  • Lake Suites
  • Mainstay Suites Hotel
  • palms hotel orlando
  • the palms hotel lakeside
  • Address: 4786 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway 34746, Orlando, Florida

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