The prime location of the Orlando Clarion Inn Hotel & Suites at 5829 Grand National Drive, provides guests with easy access to Orlando’s top attractions. This Universal Area hotel also offers a free shuttle bus to many of them. All you have to do is get out of your cozy bed. Keep reading to find out where the shuttle bus can take you and what else is close to the Clarion Inn Hotel & Suites.

Closest Attraction to Orlando Clarion Hotel

Universal Orlando Resort is the closest attraction to the Orlando Clarion Inn Hotel & Suites, as it is situated across the road. Depending on your walking speed you can be in the park within 15 minutes. Probably even less in the morning when the whole family is super excited.

Practically on your doorstep, you can visit the movie-inspired theme park Universal Studio and also its adrenaline-fuelled neighbor Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The ultimate water splashes adventure Universal’s Volcano Bay, and the entertainment center Universal CityWalk is also unbelievably close by. Your entire holiday could be filled with the screams, fun, and laughter at these wonderful four parks.

If you don’t want to walk, the hotel offers a free shuttle bus service from the hotel lobby at 09:20, 11:40 and 15:30.

International Drive, Orlando

To take a break from theme parks and queues you can explore the many exhilarating activities that await you on International Drive. Here you can become a racing car champion at the I-Drive NASCAR kart racing, learn to fly like superman at iFLY Orlando and admire the city with a bird’s eye view from the top of the observation wheel, The Orlando Eye. As well as this you can also visit:

• Congo River Golf
• Fun Spot America
• Kings Orlando (bowling and billiards)
• Ripley’s Believe it or Not!
• WonderWorks
• World of Chocolate Museum and Café

International Drive is a 40-minute walk from the hotel, but a taxi or public transport is better. For public transport walk 15-minute North to Vineland Road and catch bus 37, which will take you to International Drive.




International Drive is just over 11 miles long and is the major tourist strip of the city. You won’t want to walk all of it as the attractions are scattered all along it. Instead, take full advantage of the I-RIDE Trolley. It’s an affordable little green bus that operates from 08:00 until 22:30. A single fare is $2.00, and an unlimited ride pass for one day is $5.00.

SeaWorld Orlando Resort

Past International Drive, a free shuttle bus from the hotel lobby will take you and your family to SeaWorld at 09:20 in the morning and 15:30 in the afternoon. It is located 7.3 miles from the hotel, so the journey is quite short. From the drop off point, you can visit SeaWorld or walk to Discovery Cove, to swim with dolphins or get wet at Aquatica, SeaWorld’s official waterpark.

Walt Disney World Resort

Only 10.3 miles from The Clarion Inn Hotel and Suites there is a wonderfully magical place that you have probably heard of. It is, of course, Walt Disney World Resort. For many families, this is the major draw of Orlando. If that is your main reason for visiting Orlando the Clarion hotel also has a shuttle service that takes you straight to Mickey Mouse’s funland.

After a short bus ride, you can explore Disney’s 4 leading theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. And that is not all! Disney has carefully planned and connected all its exciting locations by a variety of methods. Therefore, you can easily visit the waterparks Typhon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. As well as Downtown Disney, now known as Disney Springs. This is the entertainment center that includes movie theatres, restaurants and more. It especially comes to life in the evenings. Once the sun goes down the bright lights of Disney Springs switch on and the exhilarating celebratory vibe that accompanies the magic quickly spreads through its streets.

With so many places to visit and enjoy in Orlando, this hotel near Universal Studios is an excellent choice of accommodation.