Hampton Inn & Suites Lake Mary at Colonial Townpark

Lake Mary offers an idyllic setting with near-perfect weather, plenty of sunshine and beautiful vistas and parks. Start your day with a free hot breakfast, and make the most of free parking and fast, free Wi-Fi. In your guestroom, you’ll find such helpful travel necessities as a microwave, a coffee and tea maker and a refrigerator. Make free local calls, watch an LCD TV with premium channels, and enjoy the outdoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center. Traveling in a group? Request connecting rooms! There’s definitely a bigger-is-better, family-friendly vibe happening here. Event planners and business travelers can get ahead of the competition with 1,128 square feet of total event space (the largest room is 912 square feet) plus a dedicated 24-hour business center.

Originally a railroad stop in between Sanford and Orlando, Lake Mary was known for its citrus crops and year-round sunshine. (The area was named after a minister’s wife who lived on the northern shores of the lake.) Today it’s a suburb of Orlando — just an hour away from SeaWorld and Universal Studios by car. But you don’t have to go to the Magic Kingdom to have a good time. The Timacuan Golf Club and Wekiwa Springs State Park are both a few miles away, with the Central Florida Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Fort Mellon Park in close proximity. For those who can’t choose between their golf game and local wildlife, may we propose playing a game of miniature golf and feeding an alligator or turtle at Congo River Golf?