Orlando, Florida: Fairfield Inn Orlando Airport, MCO, public transportation

 February 2022, weekday/weekend, 1-night

Arrival and check-in

We arrived at MCO in the evening, and called for the shuttle bus to the hotel. The airport was extremely chaotic, and we waited about 30 minutes for the shuttle. We observed other passengers waiting longer than us for shuttles from other hotels, so our experience was apparently not unusual. Our son arrived about an hour after us and had the same experience when he arrived. Check-in was quick, although as a gold member, I did not receive an upgraded room or even the guestroom floor location I had requested.

Above: actual photo taken of our guestroom 310 with tiny single chair only
Two photos below: from Marriott website of guestrooms with two queen beds

Two queen beds, guestroom 310

This is a basic guestroom with two queen beds. We did not have a sofa in our room, as pictured on the Marriott website. We paid for three adults when making this reservation, and only received amenities in the guestroom for two: 2 washcloths, 2 coffees, etc. You would think that an elite guest paying for three adults would at least receive the bare minimum, if not also, a larger room with sofa.

Guestroom 310 at Fairfield Inn Orland Airport
View from tiny chair next to beds

The guestroom also contained a small fridge, microwave, tiny seat between bed and window, and work desk and chair. The beds and bedding were comfy, and the room was well soundproofed.

Bathroom and closet area in guestroom 310 in Fairfield Inn Orlando Airport

Food and beverage

Breakfast included previously frozen fold-over egg omelets, scrambled eggs, sausage, cereal, instant oatmeal, white breads, and juices.

Pool

This hotel has an outside pool and whirlpool tub. There was plenty of seating around the pool, and the whirlpool tub was spacious.

Misc. and overall

My only disappointment with this hotel, is that we did not receive a larger guestroom, or at least an acknowledgment of my requests. When I chatted with someone via the app before we arrived, I was led to believe that they had a great room ready for all three of us. I told that person that since we are three adults, we would prefer a larger room, if available, and that it did not matter if it was two queen beds, or one bed with a sofa sleeper. Since Marriott is usually great about following through with guest requests, I did not ask the front desk agent about our guestroom details during check-in.

There are several restaurants and a shopping area within walking distance of this hotel. This stay was one night pre-cruise for us, and we wanted to purchase wine to take on board the ship. The mini-mart across the street from the hotel sold wine, although it was expensive, and did not look like good quality wine (I did not recognize any of the brands). We purchased wine at Walgreens, which is less than ¾ of a mile walk one-way. Walmart is two miles one-way. The front desk agent at Fairfield Inn had told us the shuttle could pick us up there, if we called after shopping. Wine purchases in this area are not allowed until after 9 AM.

We had a great experience taking Uber to Port Canaveral on Saturday morning when we departed. Our driver arrived is less than 10 minutes. The cost for three was $64 before tip. En route, we were excited to see the new rail construction for transportation from Orlando to the cruise port/coast area. 

Let me know if you have any questions or info to add! Safe travels ~