Meliá Orlando Celebration
Suites with a full kitchen and a dog park on site
About this hotel
Meliá Orlando Celebration stands out on this list for suites that feel closer to a small apartment than a hotel room: a full-size kitchen with stainless steel refrigerator, stovetop, dishwasher and microwave, a living room with a 50-inch flatscreen cable TV, a dining table and a queen sofa sleeper, plus a private balcony, with a shared laundry room in every building for longer stays. A free shuttle covers the surrounding theme and water parks, including Universal Orlando about twelve miles away and SeaWorld around ten, and the hotel runs a genuinely wide activities program with indoor and outdoor options for kids while adults relax by the pool. A poolside restaurant and bar serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a café pours Starbucks coffee for anyone who wants a familiar cup. Guests also get free access to the three-story, 40,000-square-foot gym at the AdventHealth Wellness Center next door, with Peloton Bike and Mirror workout spaces available to rent for private sessions. The property is genuinely dog friendly with its own on-site dog park, and guests enjoy a free daily cocktail hour along with welcome refreshments and snacks in the room. A seasonal ice-skating rink runs from late October through the end of December, and Universal's Epic Universe sits about eight miles away.
- Full kitchen
- Dog park
- Wellness centre
- Poolside dining
Our take
This hotel suits families or groups who want an apartment-style suite with a real kitchen alongside genuine hotel extras like a poolside restaurant, a wellness centre and a daily cocktail hour, worth booking for the sheer range of what is included in one stay. It is not the pick for a couple wanting a compact, minimalist room, since the suites here are built for longer stays and bigger groups, and travellers wanting something smaller and simpler should look at a standard hotel room elsewhere on this list instead.
- ✓Bring your dog and use the on-site dog park during a rest day, since genuinely dog-friendly hotels with their own dedicated park are rare on this list.
- ✓Cook at least one dinner in the full kitchen using the stainless steel appliances, since it is one of the main reasons a suite here beats a standard hotel room for a longer stay.
- ✓Check the ice-skating rink's operating dates if visiting between late October and December, since it runs seasonally rather than year-round and is easy to miss if you do not plan for it.
Why we love it
- Full kitchen with stainless steel appliances
- Genuinely dog-friendly with its own dog park
- Free access to a 40,000-square-foot wellness centre
- Free daily cocktail hour for guests