We stayed at this hotel last spring break with our 3 kids (12, 11 and 4 at the time). It was a MARVELOUS experience!
The staff was fantastic - housekeeping made up the beds with the kids stuffed animals and blankets (SOO cute) and made sure we had extra toiletries for all of us.
Security took a special interest in us (toddler and autistic boy in our party) and really went out of their way to check on us!
The location isn't so great for uptown but we cabbed everywhere.
The restaurant attached to the hotel has okay food and not much seating which led to problems for us on Saturday night and we ended up at McDonald's around the corner but what could we expect for a weekend?
Regarding the cabs - be careful which you choose! Coming out of the aquarium we chose a cab and got in. Immediately our cab was blocked by other cabs and those drivers got out and yelled at our driver and at US for "hopping the line!"
We'd had no idea of this procedure and weren't about to get out of the cab. Our driver drove up and over a curb to get us away - it was frightening!
Overall - really sumptuous place to stay :)
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