Sorry I have to disagree with you on this one OrlandoDis-
I stayed at the Amerisuites Universal last August and I will NEVER stay there again- we had a major mishap every night of our 5 night stay-
One night we had to evacuate at 3AM when the fire alarm went off-
Another night we came back from the parks at 10 PM to find that housekeeping had not only left our room unlocked by the but the door was WIDE OPEN!
Speaking of housekeeping, not only did we find an empty vodka bottle (NOT ours - I do not drink LOL) under the loveseat, another night our toilet backed up and after calling the desk and waiting over 2 hours for someone to bring a plunger the dude just handed it to me and started to walk away- I told him I expected him to fix the problem and he left a huge wet mess all over the floor.
All that and more in addition to paying 79 per night for a room that was a LONG way from a true suite- it was a standard sized room with the (full, not queen) beds shoved together and a room divider thrown up to seperate the loveseat, desk, micro, and mini fridge from the rest of the room.The only decent thing about the whole place was the free continental breakfast till 9 am. No room service.
In contrast-
In February we stayed at he Holiday Inn which is actually closer to Universal's front gates (not by much but...)
For 89 dollars we got a TRUE suite- a large bedroom with 2 queen beds, nice sized TV, bath with double vanities. The kitchen had a full sized fridge, micro, toaster, coffee maker, dishwasher, sink, tableware, large dining table and chairs, huge living room with a queen sized convertible sofa, chair & ottoman, coffee table, & full sized TV. There is a TGIFridays on the ground floor which serves a nice buffet breakfast at a decent price plus great room service.
If you can't stay onsite (and @$99 you REALLY SHOULD consider it, the room key perk is WELL worth it!) I strongly recommend Holiday Inn.
JMHO
