re: Where to stay for FSU game

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So you're saying park at the "Amway Center" and take a bus to the stadium?
Any restaurants, bars, areas you'd recommend some younger adults to check out? We're in the <30 crowd and always try to find a non-sketch area to bar hop in wherever we go for a trip.

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Yes they have a free bus usually from the Amway Center to Camping World Stadium for big events like this.

I put this in the thread I created but Kres Steakhouse and The Rusty Spoon are great for restaurants in Downtown Orlando.

For bars I recommend Mather's Social Gathering which is a cool speakeasy bar in Downtown Orlando. Besides that Persimmon Hollow Brewing Company and World of Beer are both great bars around Lake Eola which is just east of Downtown Orlando and within walking distance.

Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando is where most of the main bars and clubs are. Wall Street Plaza (right off Orange Avenue) has several bars on its premises, my favorite is Hooch. There are several bars right there to bar hop though.

Just remember that unlike New Orleans there are open container laws in Orlando. What's nice about Wall Street Plaza is they have several bars there but they have a nice plaza area where you can take your drinks out to. Everywhere else though you will typically need to finish your drink before leaving the establishment. I can't help too much on the club scene but again Orange Avenue and to a lesser extent Church Street are where all the main clubs are at in Downtown Orlando and they are both non-sketch areas.

Be advised in the last few years there has been a certain crowd that can take over later in the evening not unlike Bourbon Street. There was a shooting incident right on Orange Avenue last year. With that said unlike New Orleans the Orlando mayor and police department took it seriously. There are now more cops on patrol in Downtown Orlando so by and large it's safe (definitely safer than New Orleans) but just be aware the crowd can definitely get more intense later in the evening.

Also be aware it's not 24 hours like in New Orleans. The bars/clubs will close at 2 a.m.