Pros

  • A 10-minute drive from Walt Disney World and six minutes to Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets
  • Apartment-style rooms with fully equipped kitchens or kitchenettes
  • Huge main pool with fountain features, waterslide, and plenty of lounge chairs
  • Marketplace with Starbucks coffee and pizzas
  • Poolside restaurant, Cafe Soleil, open for all three meals
  • Fitness center with great selection of Precor equipment
  • Family-friendly, with game room, toddler play area, and lots of kids' entertainment
  • Free secure on-site lot and garage parking
  • Free fast Wi-Fi throughout
  • Free business center with printing
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Cons

  • Only one restaurant and no room service
  • Not much within walking distance
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Bottom Line

Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations Club is an upscale time-share resort set on sprawling lake-facing grounds, a 10-minute drive from the Disney theme parks. There are 504 apartments in total, ranging from studio-style rooms with small kitchenettes clear up to expansive three-bedroom penthouses that can sleep up to eight guests. Features include a gigantic main pool with fountain features and a waterslide, a fitness center with Precor equipment, tennis and basketball courts, and a long jogging path. There's also a kids' play room and a game room, and the solitary restaurant offers children's menus and high chairs. Overall, it's a great option for those with cars, but there's nothing within walking distance. For lower rates and free hot breakfast, check out Homewood Suites by Hilton Lake Buena Vista-Orlando.

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Amenities

  • Fitness Center
  • Internet
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool

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Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations

Scene

Plantation-style chain time-share resort popular with vacationing families 

Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations Club is a sprawling plantation-style time-share resort with a gated entry, sprawling grassy grounds, and a large lake. The resort is set at the end of a long red-brick road that (at the time of our late 2017 visit) was flanked on both sides with housing developments and time-share properties under construction. Admittedly, this does give the resort an isolated feel, but it's actually a 10-minute drive from Disney World, which is one of its major selling points for the primary clientele: vacationing families. Most of the hotel's amenities are concentrated in the main Tower 100, where the lobby is located, and the poolside Tower 200, which houses the restaurant, market, and fitness and activity rooms. Apartments are spread across seven towers, though at the time of our 2017 visit, units were still for sale and only two towers were occupied. 

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Location

South Orlando location, a 10-minute drive from Disney World

This hotel is located in southern Orlando, a 10-minute drive from Walt Disney World Resort. The immediate area is a bit isolated, without much to walk to, but the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets are a six-minute drive from the hotel and there are a few supermarkets and ethnic restaurants (Chinese, Indian, Brazilian) about 10 minutes by car. Further afield, Universal Studios is about a 25-minute drive from the resort, while downtown Orlando takes 30 or so minutes to reach. It's also about a half-hour by car to get to the Orlando International Airport. Note that while most travelers have cars, those without their own transportation can take the number 50 bus from right in front of the hotel to both Disney World and SeaWorld.

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Rooms

Apartment-style rooms and suites with equipped kitchens or kitchenettes and spacious bathrooms

This hotel offers a wide range of rooms and suites with accessible options available across categories. All units have fully equipped kitchenettes or full kitchens, from the entry-level Studio King units clear up to gargantuan Three-Bedroom Penthouse Suites that sleep up to eight guests. Note that some of the three-bedroom units are actually studio and two-bedroom apartments connected to each other. 

Although all the units here are privately owned time-shares, decor is consistent. Expect polished wooden floors, soothing cream-colored walls, and bright pops of color in wall art and on lime-green headboards behind beds. Along with kitchens or kitchenettes with microwaves, rooms feature ironing facilities, large electronic safes, and flat-screen TVs. Bathrooms are huge, and come with granite countertops and glass-walled walk-in showers. Hairdryers, linens, and Peter Thomas Roth toiletries are provided. Many rooms have furnished balconies that overlook the pool. 

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Features

Huge pool with waterslide, tennis and basketball courts, modern gym, and tons of activities for kids 

This resort is heavy on children's entertainment, with regular activities ranging from arts-and-crafts to scavenger hunts. The restaurant also offers a children's menu and high chairs and there's both a shaded outdoor playground by the main pool and a colorful play room with toys and a TV for young guests. There's also a game room with pool, table tennis, and an arcade game. For adults, the hotel offers great sports facilities, including a jogging track, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, and a modern fitness center with Precor cardio and weight-training equipment plus free weights. For guests of all ages, there's a huge main pool with a waterslide, a shallow splash area, fountain features, and tons of lounge chairs, plus a whirlpool and some charcoal grills off of the pool deck.

For a resort of its size, the Parc Soleil is a bit short on dining options, likely because many guests cook in their rooms. Next to the pool, Cafe Soleil is open for all three meals, with indoor and outdoor seating and a good selection of cocktails and pub fare. There's also a deli, The Marketplace, with brick-oven pizzas, groceries, wine, and grab-and-go items plus Starbucks coffee. Note that room service is not available. 

Other amenities include a business center with free printing, an ATM in the lobby, and a tour desk for booking area excursions. Free parking is secure behind a guarded gate and both garage and surface lot options are available. Wi-Fi is fast and free throughout the property.

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Things You Should Know About Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations

Also Known As

  • Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations Club

Address

11272 Desforges Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32836-6241, United States

Website

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Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations

Scene

Plantation-style chain time-share resort popular with vacationing families 

Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations Club is a sprawling plantation-style time-share resort with a gated entry, sprawling grassy grounds, and a large lake. The resort is set at the end of a long red-brick road that (at the time of our late 2017 visit) was flanked on both sides with housing developments and time-share properties under construction. Admittedly, this does give the resort an isolated feel, but it's actually a 10-minute drive from Disney World, which is one of its major selling points for the primary clientele: vacationing families. Most of the hotel's amenities are concentrated in the main Tower 100, where the lobby is located, and the poolside Tower 200, which houses the restaurant, market, and fitness and activity rooms. Apartments are spread across seven towers, though at the time of our 2017 visit, units were still for sale and only two towers were occupied. 

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Location

South Orlando location, a 10-minute drive from Disney World

This hotel is located in southern Orlando, a 10-minute drive from Walt Disney World Resort. The immediate area is a bit isolated, without much to walk to, but the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets are a six-minute drive from the hotel and there are a few supermarkets and ethnic restaurants (Chinese, Indian, Brazilian) about 10 minutes by car. Further afield, Universal Studios is about a 25-minute drive from the resort, while downtown Orlando takes 30 or so minutes to reach. It's also about a half-hour by car to get to the Orlando International Airport. Note that while most travelers have cars, those without their own transportation can take the number 50 bus from right in front of the hotel to both Disney World and SeaWorld.

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Rooms

Apartment-style rooms and suites with equipped kitchens or kitchenettes and spacious bathrooms

This hotel offers a wide range of rooms and suites with accessible options available across categories. All units have fully equipped kitchenettes or full kitchens, from the entry-level Studio King units clear up to gargantuan Three-Bedroom Penthouse Suites that sleep up to eight guests. Note that some of the three-bedroom units are actually studio and two-bedroom apartments connected to each other. 

Although all the units here are privately owned time-shares, decor is consistent. Expect polished wooden floors, soothing cream-colored walls, and bright pops of color in wall art and on lime-green headboards behind beds. Along with kitchens or kitchenettes with microwaves, rooms feature ironing facilities, large electronic safes, and flat-screen TVs. Bathrooms are huge, and come with granite countertops and glass-walled walk-in showers. Hairdryers, linens, and Peter Thomas Roth toiletries are provided. Many rooms have furnished balconies that overlook the pool. 

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Features

Huge pool with waterslide, tennis and basketball courts, modern gym, and tons of activities for kids 

This resort is heavy on children's entertainment, with regular activities ranging from arts-and-crafts to scavenger hunts. The restaurant also offers a children's menu and high chairs and there's both a shaded outdoor playground by the main pool and a colorful play room with toys and a TV for young guests. There's also a game room with pool, table tennis, and an arcade game. For adults, the hotel offers great sports facilities, including a jogging track, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, and a modern fitness center with Precor cardio and weight-training equipment plus free weights. For guests of all ages, there's a huge main pool with a waterslide, a shallow splash area, fountain features, and tons of lounge chairs, plus a whirlpool and some charcoal grills off of the pool deck.

For a resort of its size, the Parc Soleil is a bit short on dining options, likely because many guests cook in their rooms. Next to the pool, Cafe Soleil is open for all three meals, with indoor and outdoor seating and a good selection of cocktails and pub fare. There's also a deli, The Marketplace, with brick-oven pizzas, groceries, wine, and grab-and-go items plus Starbucks coffee. Note that room service is not available. 

Other amenities include a business center with free printing, an ATM in the lobby, and a tour desk for booking area excursions. Free parking is secure behind a guarded gate and both garage and surface lot options are available. Wi-Fi is fast and free throughout the property.

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Concierge

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Full Kitchen

  • Gameroom / Arcade

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Pool

  • Poolside Drink Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Supervised Kids Activities

  • Swim-Up Bar

  • Tennis Court

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