Review of Marriott's Grande Vista 4*

I went to Orlando as part of my Birthday weekend trip with friends. When we arrived to the resort the staff was automatically friendly and helpful. We checked in pretty quickly, they handed us our pamphlets with directions to our Villa as well as places around the resort. Once we went into our Villa the rooms were clean and spacious for a group of 8. I loved the view from my room as we stayed on the 6th floor. My friends and I didn't feel crammed at all. The rooms were large enough to fit more of us if we wanted to. There was a Jacuzzi, Bathtub, Balcony (In which we used to eat our breakfast and enjoy the scenery). The Kitchen was spacious. Everything seemed fairly new. The pool was AMAZING after a long day at the parks. We had Large HD tv's in each room so we had the chance to relive our childhood memories by watching cartoons while we got ready to head out. They have a tennis court in case we wanted some extra activity. They have an ice cream shop in the resort which was pretty cool, considering the fact that it was really hot when we stayed. The parks were near by (which was a plus) and after spending all day at the parks (Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure/Magic Kingdom) we went back to the resort and got ourselves ready to party for the night. The Bars, Lounges, Clubs, Restaurants were near and pretty fast to get to. The downside. Everything closes at 2am. And the only thing that I had a slight issue with at the resort was that every time we went out no cleaning staff came in to tidy up the rooms. Not that we were messy but I expected new clean towels or our garbage bags thrown out. But I found out we had to do it ourselves, not something I'm used to when I pay for a room to stay in. But overall I am happy with my stay. It truly was one of the best weekends I've had.