It all depends on what your family whats? We stayed at both HIFS and All Stars Music.
At All Stars Sports you will get a regular motel room[like any other you have been in] with 2 queen bed,1 tv,about 6 drawers,a table with 2 chairs,there is no sign of character anything in these rooms,you may get 2 wall lights shaped as stars,that give off very glaring light. Your parents will have to pay for every meal.
At HIFS there are 3 sleep areas,the kidsuite with a curtain,the masterbedroom with a door[important if anyone snores]and the fold out sofa in the livingroom. Also,there is a large bathroom with 3 large storage shelves,hairdryer and a area in the end of the livingroom that has a table with 2 chairs,but there are nested end tables that serve as tv trays to eat at,a small refridgerator[collage size] and a microwave and sink.
Now the Really neat stuff,the Kidsuite has Themeing all kinds from Disney to Coka cola to Manitee's,a 25" tv,nintendo 64[games rent for $5.00 for 24 hours] a Cd player,Bunk beds,plus a trundle bed,a cubby shelf, 3 or 4 drawer,a small table and 2 chairs,and a bedtime story phone.
The masterbed room has a door,a 25" tv,a closet with a iron and ironing board,a dressing table with a hairdryer,computer hookup,phone and 2 side tables.
The livingroom has a chair that rocks,a fold out queen sofa bed,a 25" tv, a progamable safe,a phone,3 nested end tables
Plus in the lobby areas they have Family Kareoke[yup even kids] and Family Bingo[can win pizza] and there is a gameroom. And there are 2 swimming pools!!
Breakfast is FREE for everyone,kids 12 and under eat free with an Adult meal purchase at other meals. There is a Pizza Hut,A&W fast food,and a All you can eat dinner buffet.
And there is a shuttle to WDW. You are only 1 mile from the Epcot Rd gates on S R 536, but with a car you are just amile or two from Interational Drive and a Macdonalds,and cheap eats and on S R 535 at Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores with 2 discounted Disney Merchandise[I got Adult Disney Shirts for $4.99!!]
supercarrie, we loved HIFS!! We were very disappointed in the All Stars rooms. My Dd wants to only stay at a Kidsuite now. And she is 15 years old. She loved the privacy of the kidsuite she could go watch MTV or play nintendo 64 [she paid for the game from the money she had saved!!] and relax without sharing a tv!! and having her own space.
Click this link to go to the HIFS website to check it all out!!
http://www.hifamilysuites.com/index.html? and Mom or Dad should check out this link and join FREE to get lower rates to HIFS! [I saved $200. by watching here annd 3 weeks before we left my rate went down!!!]
http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn?_template=res.html&_innCode=DISFS
Hey good luck! OH,and watch for a Nov to Feb discount at HIFS!!
http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn?_template=promos.html