If you are looking for a truly luxurious stay, JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes is the ideal resort for you. It offers a combination of timeless elegance and idyllic tropical landscapes that provide spectacular views from lavishly appointed rooms. This destination offers plenty of opportunities for fun, sport and pampering, without ever leaving the 500-acre resort. The Resort offers a wide selection of onsite activities with an 18-hole Championship golf course, 40,000 square foot Spa and adventure experiences including fly fishing, eco-tours and kayaking. There are 7 restaurants and bars offering guests a unique culinary experience. The guest rooms are furnished and fitted to the highest standards and accentuated by a Lazy River Pool. The resort is also located just minutes away from world-famous attractions.
Amenities
Golf
Tennis
Babysitting service
Kids Club
Car Included
Bar
Fitness Centre/Gym
Free transport to theme parks
Internet Access
Restaurant
Room Service
Safety Deposit Box
Where is it
Set in 500 acres of lush, landscaped gardens, just off Central Florida Parkway. 10-min drive to Universal Orlando Resort®, 15 minute drive to Walt Disney World® Resort. Transfer time from airport: 20 minutes.
Hotel information
998 rooms on 26 floors in 1 building with 12 lifts. Balcony/patio in most rooms, air-conditioning, cable TV, alark clock, tea/coffee maker, mini-fridge, safe, iron and board, hairdryer and bathrobes. Rooms with 2 double beds or 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 4 persons.
Self parking from US$25 per day plus tax, valet parking from US$32 per day, plus tax (payable locally, subject to change). Complimentary scheduled transportation to Walt Disney World® Resort and Universal Orlando Resort™.
7 restaurants and bars: Primo (Italian cusine), Citron, an American Brasserie, Whisper Creek Farm: The Kitchen, Lobby lounge and Sushi Bar, Quench poolside bar and grill, Cafe Bodega, Starbucks® café.
Lazy river, swimming pool, 3 tennis courts, volleyball, hydrotherapy pools and kid's activities* (5-12 years) at JW Marriott or Ritz Kids® programme* at The Ritz-Carlton, plus use of all facilities at The Ritz-Carlton hotel within the resort complex, including the health spa* with 40 treatment rooms, lap pool, fitness centre, sauna and steam room (local charge for treatments). 18-hole, Greg Norman-designed Championship golf course with caddy concierge service*. Grande Lakes Outfitters* featuring an Orvis Fly Fishing School* and guided eco-tours on Shingle Creek*.
24-hour room service*. Babysitting services*. Corridor of retail shops. WiFi*.
This hotel has a resort fee of $48 plus tax per room, per day (payable locally, subject to change)
This charge and its inclusions are subject to change and include: Free WiFi, unlimited domestic phone calls, shuttle bus to WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort and Universal Orlando Resort™, daily recreation activities, driving range privileges, two pool floats, and one fitness centre class. Resort fee, tax and inclusions are subject to change - please see hotel check-in for current inclusions available to you upon arrival.
Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page
*Denotes local charge.
Rollaway beds available on request (only available for King Rooms and Suites), $25 per night*, subject to change and availability.
Please note: Each hotel has their individual room cleaning operation, which may mean your room isn't serviced every day, please check with the hotel reception team on arrival for further details.
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Perfect mother/daughter trip
Jun 10, 2025Wander56791685898Los Angeles, California
Perfect mother/daughter trip. We had the best time at the JW Marriott Grande Lake! The resort is beautiful, we enjoyed taking walks on the lake— it’s so serene! We loved sitting by the pools at the Marriott and the Ritz. Our favorite restaurant was Primo (for food), but we also loved the experience at Knife and Fork. Would recommend a balcony room…
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Perfect mother/daughter trip. We had the best time at the JW Marriott Grande Lake! The resort is beautiful, we enjoyed taking walks on the lake— it’s so serene! We loved sitting by the pools at the Marriott and the Ritz. Our favorite restaurant was Primo (for food), but we also loved the experience at Knife and Fork. Would recommend a balcony room so you can have a perfect view of the fireworks show Saturday night (summer only I think) with a DJ and snacks. The waterslide and lazy river at the JW is so much fun (even for adults). I’d highly recommend this resort for anyone visiting Orlando.
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Horrible pool chair experience
May 26, 2025shermainea2019Orlando, Florida
The hotel is very nice and clean, staff is nice but in order to go to the pool and get some chairs with umbrella you have to fall in line as early as 7 am before the gate opens at 8 am. Its ridiculous! The line is already long by the time you actually fall in line at 7. Not coming again unless im ok getting burned in the sun
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May 9, 2025michelyn318Newington, Connecticut
We did not stay here, but stayed next door at MVC. We were able to purchase a day pass to use the facilities. While I cannot comment on the accomodations, the pool area is amazing. We went over around 11 am and had no trouble finding four loungers under umbrellas. Our waiter, Chris was friendly and attentive. The food and drinks were good, but…
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We did not stay here, but stayed next door at MVC. We were able to purchase a day pass to use the facilities. While I cannot comment on the accomodations, the pool area is amazing. We went over around 11 am and had no trouble finding four loungers under umbrellas. Our waiter, Chris was friendly and attentive. The food and drinks were good, but pricey as you would expect. The lazy river is the best we've ever experienced and the water slides are water park caliber. We had a wonderful day at the JW.
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Early Mother's Day
May 7, 2025Brandon EIndianapolis, Indiana
My wife, 2 kids (6 and 10) and our mothers spent a day at JW. It was an amazing place. We spent a lot of time by the pool. The pool was perfect for both kids and adults. There were 3 water slides and the lines weren't too long even on the weekends. There was also a kids area where they could put on a harness and run through water and…
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My wife, 2 kids (6 and 10) and our mothers spent a day at JW. It was an amazing place. We spent a lot of time by the pool. The pool was perfect for both kids and adults. There were 3 water slides and the lines weren't too long even on the weekends. There was also a kids area where they could put on a harness and run through water and obstacles on an elevated surface.
Pool servers were pretty good. They took care of us all weekend. Food at the pool and food trucks were better than most pools.
The front desk was helpful all weekend. We were able to get an early check in which was nice because we left our house at 2:30 am to catch an early flight.
Everyone at the resort was over the top kind all weekend.
We can't wait to go back.
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Good luck finding a sun lounger!
May 7, 2025Sassa77UK
Our second stay here and sadly, it was disappointing. We stayed 4 nights during the week before Easter and the whole hotel was full. It felt chaotic, with queues everywhere! Huge queues for breakfast at Citron. They even opened an over flow room at breakfast, sitting in there (we were seated there twice) was like a school canteen with conference…
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Our second stay here and sadly, it was disappointing. We stayed 4 nights during the week before Easter and the whole hotel was full. It felt chaotic, with queues everywhere! Huge queues for breakfast at Citron. They even opened an over flow room at breakfast, sitting in there (we were seated there twice) was like a school canteen with conference chairs. The pool was packed, however most depressing, was the 8am towel scrum for sun loungers! Good luck finding your family a sun lounger after 8.30am. No one was sitting on them of course, but they’d all been bagged with towels / hats/ sun cream bottles.
In other notes, Citron didn’t offer a vegetarian option for the Friday evening buffet. Unbelievable in 2025!
Lovely service in both the JW bar from Colin in the evening. Also great service and ambiance in the RC bar. Very welcoming in the RC Highball and Harvest with a wonderful waiter from Morocco, thank you.
My children made friends and enjoyed playing football with their new buddies, there’s a nice green area / pitch by the RC.
We weren’t given any useful information at check in, such as times for the Disney shuttle etc … The TV didn’t work in our room, maintenance came swiftly to mend it, but left a wire dangling.
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Perfect mother/daughter trip
