Rosen Inn International

Don’t spend your money here!
Hair in the shower and around toilet.
Shower has a dirt ring around it.
The shower mat had mold in it.
Bugs in the bathroom.
Carpet dirty.
Beds are so soft it dips. My husband ended up SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR!!!
You can hear the traffic from the room, including ambulance and cars with loud music.
Walls and molding dirty.
Update: regarding the comment.
We were at the parks all day. We didn’t get in our room until 10:30pm. We were too tired to change rooms. PLUS we rented TWO rooms, BOTH dirty. Changing rooms would not make a difference. We did bring it to management in the morning, they did nothing for us; not even a discount. WE WILL NOT BE BACK.

We got this hotel when we tried our luck on Hotwire. It wasn’t as good as some other choices in that star category, the hotel is a bit old on the outside, the elevator a bit cranky, but inside it is actually pretty clean and spacious. The bed was comfortable too and we didn’t have problem sleeping. Bathroom is on the small side, as others have commented. There is a fridge which was great. The guy who checked us in was friendly.
The hotel is very conveniently located, right off the highway, which saves significant time as it means a lot less traffic to sit through. There’s a Whole Foods just a block or two away, great for buying drinks and snacks we need during the trip. Plenty of restaurant choices around too.

the pool was heated, the staff was very helpful and the room was clean. Good
for the price!

We stayed here in December 2015 for our trip to Harry Potter World/​Universal. The pros are that the Rosen Inn International was inexpensive and clean. However, we experienced some not so pleasant things during our stay:
When we arrived at 3:45 (only 15 min before check in) our room was still not ready. We waited until 4:15 to get into our room. When we got there, we had no power. The front desk informed us that it was down for maintenance. This same thing happened again on the fourth day of our trip — no power from 11 – 4 for maintenance. We had to throw away all left over food we had stored in our mini-​fridge.
The most inconvenient part of our stay was the shuttle service. The shuttle only drops off and picks up at certain times and you have to book your spot on the shuttle 24hrs in advance. The shuttle times make going and coming back from the park difficult. For example, we rode the 6:30 am shuttle putting us in Universal at 7. We had no choice but to stay in the park until 4:10. When I felt ill the first day around 11:30, we had to get a taxi to return to the hotel. The second day in the park we also took the 6:30 shuttle and ended up staying there until 9:30 pm. Because the guest service hours are from 7:15 am-7:45 pm, we were unable to get boarding passes for our next day. The front desk’s advice: «Get a taxi» if we wanted to take advantage of the early park hours that we paid for! So, the third day we ended up trying to get on the 8:20 shuttle and sleep in a bit since we couldn’t use early park hours anyway. However, that shuttle was already full when we got to the desk.
Our whole stay all we kept hearing is how Christmas week is the busiest week in the parks. If that’s the case, Rosen Inn needs to do a better job making shuttle service easier for their guests particularly during this time of year. If they’re not, they need to better advertise the times and constraints of the shuttle so guests have the option to find better choices.

Horrible experience. Room wasn’t very clean and the linens smelled musty. The AC unit sounded like a jet engine and didn’t work very well. Out dated décor and unsupportive beds. Bathroom was extremely small and the shower was really tight. When standing in it my shoulders touched wall to curtain. The shower had cracks on the tub and rusk along the drain. The staff was as professional as they could be and tried to move us to a different room but could not accommodate us. Ended up checking out early and headed to another hotel up the road.
We have stayed at the Rosen Plaza before and would do so again but will be avoiding this specific Rosen in the future.

I didn’t expect this place to be this run down.
The bathrooms are not cleaned, the ac doesn’t not work. The divider door was falling off the hinges.
I made RSVP for 6 and they considered a standard room for 4 was enough.
The brought in a roller away bed expect one of us to sleep there, and the biggest issue the room was not big enough for it. It was placed in front of the door, thank goodness there weren’t any emergencies. We woke up at the crack of dawn dying to leave the place. Don’t stay in the place!

I would have given this place three stars, but the one time I stayed here, back in 2014, I went home to discover that I had ringworm on my leg! My then-​girlfriend blurted out, «Yup, not staying there again! Do they wash their sheets!?!» Outside of that, it was just an average low-​cost place to stay. I wasn’t expecting the Fairmont, but at least keep it clean!

Upon entering our room, I came to the conclusion that we overpaid for what we got. It’s a motel labeling itself as a hotel. I figured that being part of the Rosen company (we’ve stayed at the Rosen Centre a few times) you’d at least get SOMEWHAT of a nicer room/​overall experience.
Here’s what I’ve encountered thus far:
— I FOUND A 1″ ROACH CRAWLING AROUND THE BATHROOM. When there’s one, there’s more!
— the shower wasn’t clean. There was hair all over the bathtub walls (not ours) before we even got in the shower
— they obviously weren’t very thorough when vacuuming the carpets because there was litter around the room (not from us) additionally the carpets are stained and don’t look or feel clean.
— the beds are SMALL. There is absolutely no way these are queen sized beds. It’s a small full — at best. && there is no way in hell these are new beauty rest pillow top mattresses as the website states.
— it’s on I-​drive, so you have horrible traffic
— the concierge said they would bring us a «pet in room» card for the door — and nobody came by until we called the following day and had to wait over an hour for someone to show up causing us to be late at the parks.
I know we’re not staying at the Ritz but for $ 99/​night, there are MUCH better places to stay for the money. You couldn’t pay us to stay here again.

We stayed a Rosen Inn International for two weeks at the beginning of October as part of a package with Monarch Holidays. We stayed for 9 nights in total as halfway through our holiday we took a road trip to Bonita Springs for 5 days. This was not an issue with the hotel and they locked our room for the duration of our trip. Fantastic service!
The staff were great, friendly and accommodating. The hotel had an open reception area, which was nice and clean and the rooms were broken up into nice 2 storey blocks around the complex, like motel style buildings. The car park offered great access to the rooms, which made things a lot easier, after a shopping or food trip.
Our room was a double queen size room, and had a dark wood design. The air conditioning unit was noisy when switched on; therefore we would often switch it on high when we went out for dinner in the evenings to cool the room for when we returned and then the room often kept nice and cool overnight without the need to switch the air con back on until the morning. The room was not facing the sun, which helped keep it cooler than normal. This turned out to be my preferred choice! The bathroom was quite basic, but functional and had everything one needs for a refreshing shower. The kitchenette area had a large fridge so that we were able to stock up on bottled water, diet Pepsi and food from the nearby Publix; and a microwave and «tea & coffee» making facilities” were offered. I-​drive has so many great places to dine at great value that it was not necessary to stock up on food. Only some fresh fruit and healthy snacks, of course! Our room also had a spacious safe, which was included. We did not use the food facilities at the hotel, due to the variety of great places to eat in Orlando. However, it has a convenient deli/​small shop for buying the odd snack, sandwich or milk.
The walls were rather thin in the hotel room, and you could hear other guests move furniture around from time to time, but this was infrequent, so not too bad. My only complaint was with some of the other guests, who would sit outside of their rooms wearing their beach attire, smoking and drinking. This seemed quite common as we walked around the complex. The rooms did not have balconies, but a lot of other guests used the walkway as private balconies. I’m sorry to say that these were fellow Brits! It was a shame that some of the other guests seemed to have a lack of holiday etiquette, manners or class. This hotel could be improved just by having better quests. But saying that there were also nice and normal people staying at the hotel :)
The resort offers two small pools, nothing special, but a pool is always nice!
The Rosen Inn International is perfectly situated on International Drive, and is close to so many great places to dine, such as Denny’s, Dunkin Donuts, and Panda Express. All of which were my particular favourites in Orlando. These were less than a 5 minute walk away! I could have a Dunkin Donuts breakfast EVERY DAY. Seriously! Amazing! Despite hiring a car (a Ford Edge, which was beautiful!) we often visited SeaWorld and Aquatic, travelling the i-​trolley due to the convenience without the need to pay for parking every time we visited as we had a 14 day 3-​park ticket. This took the stress out of visiting the parks because we were able to come and go as we pleased and visited the parks (especially SeaWorld!) several time during our stay.
Nearby, in addition to the great food places, SeaWorld and Aquatica, we had a variety of Outlet Malls, which is one of many appealing factors to Florida. Taking advantage of all the bargains was a dream! Orlando International Premium Outlet was the main attraction for shopping, but also the regular shopping Mall at Millenia, which was also great!
One final thing: if you are travelling to Florida: Hire a car! It is almost impossible to enjoy it without a car. It makes the holiday a lot easier and better! Florida can take your stresses away, so don’t make it difficult for yourselves by relying on public transport or walking!
If another great deal comes my way, I would stay at the Rosen Inn International again, for sure. It is in a great location and familiar, and I know I would enjoy my stay.
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Ok at best. The property was an older, remodeled motor inn style of resort. No jacuzzi, which the online images showed one, check in was a bit slow and the clerk couldn’t tell me which elevator was closer to the room. Elevator was very slow, average wait was five minutes for a five story building.
Next trip, we will spend a bit more and stay at a property that would be truely updated and offer amenities we can use.

Hotel was clean and grounds are well kept. Our only problem was the housekeeping banging on the door at a ridiculous early hour in the morning. So unnecessary and not a good way to start a vacation day.
Also, make sure to reserve shuttle to Universal early because there is limited seating.

This wasn’t the worst place, but it wasn’t that great either. I’d say it was a little less than okay. Overall, the pros were far outweighed by the cons.
Pros: Free parking, friendly guest services staff, good location, two pools, convenient onsite lounge and restaurant
Cons: Unenthusiastic reception staff, bugs, visible need for renovations, dingy bathrooms, thin walls, almost nonfunctional mini fridge, almost nonfunctional hair dryer
My husband and I arrived on 2÷26÷15 around 7 PM and were greeted with a rude parking attendant, whose vague hand gestures were difficult to interpret (Maybe stop? Maybe go? Hard to tell when he looks like he’s lazily playing air bongos). He became unnecessarily peeved that we almost went on, and sassed us. Seeing as it wasn’t very clever and other people being sass-​holes is their problem and not ours, we dismissed it and went on to check in.
Some of the check in staff seemed friendly enough, but we managed to get one who could not muster a fake smile to greet us and check us in. I understand that sort of attitude in the grave yard shift, but I don’t get the flatness in the early evening. The guest services staff member, however, was very friendly and easy to deal with. In fact, everybody we encountered in guest services was very accommodating and seemed genuinely eager to help.
At first glance, the room was okay. We were on the sixth floor of the 2000 building. There was plenty of parking, for regular cars and for large RVs/​Buses, and elevators on two ends of the building. After investigation, you can see why we got a good deal on the room.
There are ants. Not enough to make an army, but I kept seeing one or two every time I went into the bathroom, the nightstand, or the bathroom counter. I also saw three other kinds, one on each day, but I couldn’t tell if they were roaches or beetles. The toilet had spots on the seat, the cover, and in the bowl that looked like residual spots of your worst nightmare but turned out to be chipped porcelain. They leave a no-​slip rubber mat for you in case you want that in the bathtub, but honestly, it looked so dingy I didn’t want to bother. In the corners and soap holds of the tub, there were also places that looked like they hadn’t or couldn’t clean (there was a hair in the corner). They gave plenty of towels but they were weirdly thin.
You won’t hear your neighbors as much as you’ll hear anybody walking past your rooms; it’s almost as if there’s no barrier at all. Because the window faces International Drive, you’ll hear all the beeping (which happens a lot because of the terrible traffic on that road). There is a mini-​fridge, but it’s just a few degrees colder than the room. The hair dryer cuts out after five minutes on high, so I had to stick to low. If you don’t leave your AC on, the room will be muggy, but that’s Florida for you.
We were pretty close to Universal Studios/​Islands of Adventure, and even after picking up guests from other hotels, the shuttle bus was there within 10 – 15 minutes. It did seem strange to me that there were only two trips in the morning going to US, but it fit with our schedule so we didn’t mind. Keep in mind, the drivers of the shuttles are very friendly, but they really don’t wait a second longer than their designated pick up/​drop off times. We were also near a lot of great restaurants, so that was a plus if you’re willing to endure the crazy traffic of International Drive. The breakfast buffet was okay; plentiful, but some of the food tasted a bit bland or old. Staff in the dining area was friendly as well.
I didn’t hate it enough to want to change rooms or hotels, but I probably wouldn’t stay again. The negatives all seem like petty grievances, but when they all add up, it affects you more than you expect. After an exhausting day the parks, all we wanted was to rest peacefully in our hotel room without worrying about other things. Unfortunately, that wasn’t always the case at this place.

We’ve stayed here several times. It is conveniently located on I-​Drive and is close to Universal Studios, but for the average price of about $ 60-​$ 70 per night, there are much better places to stay in Orlando, so we won’t be returning here again.
The rooms need some serious updating. Décor and bedding is just old. Once we stayed here with a non-​working refrigerator. We were only there for one night that particular time though, so we didn’t worry with having it fixed or changed out for another one. It was a nuisance though.
We didn’t make use of the pools, on-​site laundry, or gift shop, but they are all there for those who need them. I did notice the one main pool was always super crowded.
They do offer shuttle service to and from the theme parks; however, we didn’t make use of that service either as we have our own vehicle.
Finding parking during the peak season can be a pain.
Employees in the lobby are either really nice or really rude. it seems as though there is no in-​between. Some of the employees also don’t have a good grasp of the English language and it was very difficult to understand them and communicate with them. Personally, I think the employees working in the lobby who deal with people directly on a constant basis should be able to speak English very well. Last time I checked, Orlando, FL is in America.
On a positive note, the beds are pretty comfortable. It’s an ok place if you just need a place to shower and sleep b/​c you’re spending the majority of your time in the theme parks. But again, I know of better hotels for the same amount of money or hotels equal to this one with much cheaper rates in the Orlando area.

I was a little worried because of the reviews but I was traveling with my dog and this was one of the few hotels that allow dogs. I called the night before to find out the check in time (3pm) but when I got there, they told me that the check in time was 4pm and that the room wasn’t ready. The manager at the front desk was able to find me a king size bed room instead of the 2 bed room right away so she waived the dog charge which was nice. The room wasn’t so bad. I wasn’t there to spend time in the room. I understand that the hotel is outdated and sorta old but it’s not really that bad. The parking lot fill up real fast at night. The location was great because you can get on I-​4 east or west right by the hotel entrance next to the giant McDonald’s.

Hotel was fine. Housekeeping kept turning up our ac so when we got back, our room was always muggy feeling. We had a do not disturb tag, but it went missing off our door. Punk kid.
Walls are thin. Bed was comfy. Ladies in restaurant are super personable.
Transportation services were nice and helpful. Front desk wasn’t.
We booked an early shuttle to universal and arrived 10 minutes before we were to leave. Sat in the lobby (with about 10 others, so we thought this is where you were supposed to wait — we received no instruction prior) when we finally noticed the dark bus on the other side of the parking lot and asked the front desk if it was the one for us. She said, «if you booked it, yes.»
We rushed to get on it when it drove off. I came back and asked her why it drove off when it was still a couple minutes until it’s time and her answer, «well, it WAS there for 10 minutes.»
No empathy what so ever. We couldn’t get another shuttle so we walked. Mainly bc we needed to walk off our anger.
Also, taxi driver in the black suv charged us $ 4 more for the same route than a yellow taxi did. Don’t know what that was about.
Hotel was just fine — just make sure you’re on the freaking ball for the shuttle.

Stayed here last week while we visited various theme parks. The place is located near many shops and restaurants, which is convenient.
Rosen Inn has a gift shop, a restaurant, a pool, playground, arcade and fitness center. The room itself needs a makeover. The furniture and décor are quite old fashioned. The air conditioner makes a lot of noise, but it does cool the room. The refrigerator is useless, the AC can cool your beverage better than the refrigerator! Hey, the refrigerator just isn ‘t cold enough to make anything cold! We need a refrigerator with a freezer that can actually freeze a water bottle, at least. They need to hire new room maids because the rooms are filthy, especially the bathrooms. The room smells (mold, mildew?). Your room will be equipped with a microwave, iron, and blow dryer.
Being that this place has such a great location, it would be convenient for many, but it truly needs a makeover for it to be more appealing, so that the guests may want to return in the future!

We found a «DEAL» for $ 59 per night. The location is great and the décor is nice but that’s it. The bed was horrible and the A/​C unit was very loud and never cooled the room adequately. After the first night, as we were getting ready for breakfast, my husband found a used condom wrapper under the bed. We left that morning.
No matter what the deal is, I’ll never stay at another Rosen Inn.
You get what you pay for!

This review is a little late but here goes…
I stayed here last year with my mother while on holiday in Orlando. We both are happy with just the basics and don’t ask for too much, basically we just require a nice clean hotel in a good location at a reasonable price, we are not bothered about 5 star amenities.
This hotel was recommended by the travel agent we booked with and we were pleased we took their advice. The room was great, a decent size with two double beds, modern television with a good selection of channels, decent bathroom and also a fridge which we made use of. We had no complaints at all, it was just what we needed. The staff was friendly, we made use of the gym and while it is small we were both impressed with the equipment. We also spent some time lounging round the pool and swimming although we didn’t spend too long there as we wanted to go out and explore.
We took advantage of the shuttle service to Universal twice, which was free of charge I believe, very useful! Also the service to Disney World which was equally useful! There is really no need to hire a car if you do not wish to, the transport they provide was very reliable and on time.
We were also very impressed with the buffet at the hotel, there was a great selection of different food and desserts, our only complaint was that the tip was automatically added onto the bill, but being that we are from England we are simply not accustomed to the tipping in the US and understand it’s just the way things are there.
There is also a cool little gift shop in the hotel which sells pretty much everything, including food, snacks, souvenirs and T-​shirts.
The location was pretty perfect, there are a ton of restaurants and shops in the area, including a huge McDonalds right next door. It’s in walking distance of a couple of shopping malls as well, although twice when we visited one we ended up getting a taxi back as we had too much shopping to carry!
Overall this is a simple, pleasant place to stay while visiting Orlando and we would not hesitate to stay here again when we return!

Just finished a stay here for a business trip and other than the water temperature being a little less then my liking it was a pleasant stay. I have never encountered any of the issues that are mentioned here and have only had great experiences with the staff. Being this was a business trip I have been in and out quite often and was impressed with the cleanliness of the rooms and the overall look and feel of the property. If your looking for a budget hotel for your family that is close to everything but still off the beaten path I would choose this hotel.

This was overall one of the worst hotels I’ve stayed for a long time. First of all we are foreign diplomats and have tax exemption cards. Not only they did not apply it and violated our legal rights but also when we asked the manager he simply referred us to a website and told that we need to fill out a form and mail it etc which does not exist, whereas Universal Studios right across the street did apply it immediately, even for rain panchos $ 7 worth.
Also the rooms were filthy, the pillows and bedding were smelling and there was mold in the sink and the bath. The only two ok things that deserved the one star were the location and the breakfast for which I had to pay an extra 9 $ per day per person. I hope we won’t have to go there again.