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lowest from June through September and highest between Christmas and early January,
and in March. Rates quoted are during high season.
Downtown
EO Inn & Spa
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
407-481-8485;
www.eoinn.com
; 227 N Eola Dr, Thornton Park; r $129-229;
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Small and understated hotel on the northeastern shore of Lake Eola, with an easy walk to
Thornton Park and downtown Orlando bars and restaurants. The rooms vary dramatically
in size.
Aloft Orlando Downtown
BUSINESS HOTEL
$150-240, valet-only parking per day $20; )
Open, streamlined and decidedly modern, although the carefully constructed minimalist
decor results in rooms that feel oddly empty, uninviting and unfinished, and the sleek little
pool sits unpleasantly on the main road. But it is one of the few hotels within an easy walk
to downtown Orlando's bars and restaurants.
Westin Grand Bohemian
LUXURY HOTEL
$179-299, ste $299-499, valet-only parking per day $24; ; Lymo)
Downtown's most luxurious and elegant option has marble floors, a stunning art-deco bar
with massive black pillars, weekend jazz and rich urban rooms. The small rooftop pool
echoes 1950s Miami Beach.
