beachclub — Restaurant in Orlando

Nice heated ppol here that is very big. There is an attached bar where you can walk up and get a drink, or wait for the waiters to stop by. I gave this a medium range rating for a few reasons. First, there is hardly any shade. If you're here, you're more than likely going to be in full on sun. Many like that, but I prefer to be shaded.

They have two kinds of chairs, the lay down full body chair for sunbathing, and short beach chairs. I prefer the shorter beach chairs, as they seem more comfortable, and easier to hold a conversation with the people you came with. There are some mini tables too to place drinks on. You can order drinks and/or food from the staff, but it takes a LONG time for them to get back to you. Probably faster to go the bar and get it yourself. There are menus scattered about, with a wide variety of alcoholic drinks, smoothies and meal oriented items like pizza.

There are a few hot tubs, and one marked for "adults", but kids are pretty much everywhere. The pool goes to about 4 feet and there is a slide, with many zero entrance points. Some of the area with chairs have white sand, which is perfect after walking in some of the parks. Just dig your dogs into the cool white sand and sip on your favorite drink. The last thing that always occurs to me is the size of the pool. Because it's so large, it can be tough to keep track of your kid. If they wander from one side of the pool to another, you can easily lose track of them. And most of the 'front row' chairs are taken first, so if you opt for a shadier spot, you'll have to go back a few rows of chairs, which makes it even more difficult to spot your child.

They sometimes have live music, which is a singer/songwriter type event. One performer that's singing while playing an acoustic guitar. Everything is sent through the PA, so it's easy to hear, and the perfect volume if you want to hear the music, or carry on a conversation.

Plenty of towels are available when you enter the pool, and they have free water that is chilled with lemon at the entrance gate. Nice...

Probably the best pool bar anywhere - great food, great drinks, great service.

For beer drinkers, they have about 20 beers on tap - plus a wide variety of cans available. Includes popular national brands plus imports and local beers as well.

The real treat are the mixed drinks and frozen drinks. Of course they have all the typical tropical drinks you’d expect at a resort, but they also have a wide array of unique twists on classic favorites. I love the Woodford Reserve Mule - a bourbon flavored Mule that is delicious and refreshing.

The food is great for a pool bar - served hot and quickly, even when it’s super busy. All the typical items like Quesadillas, burgers, wraps, nachos, etc - but all of it very high quality and much better than other pool bars.

Great entertainment on weekends - live DJ that plays a combo of classics and contemporary- but not your typical pool music - it’s the Hard Rock after all.

If you are staying with a group and want to be pampered a bit I’d recommend a cabana rental. The cabana gives you guaranteed shade plus chairs, lounge chairs and a large couch. Includes a fridge and TV as well so you can extend your day at the pool.

Cabana service is very good. Timely, quick and friendly. Always checking on you for food and drinks and always willing to accommodate requests. We ordered a bottle of Moët Ice and asked for some fruit and fresh herbs - they brought a wide selection so we could make our own champagne cocktails.

Highly...

The only reason why you are getting stars is for our waiter. As far as the Atmosphere is good enough but the food was not good. The level of quality was simply not there for an elegant place such as the Hard Rock Hotel. Nachos: A bunch of Nacho chips for sure Nachos with hardly any lettuce, Beef was none existence for the portion of the meal. And to top it all off, the so call Beach Club Burger, Raw meat inside after requested for well done. Current Status as of this review, the toilet with messed up guts due to...