Favorite Universal Hotel

[captainkidd]

Haven't seen one of these here in a while.

My vote was for Hard Rock. In all fairness, I've only stayed at Hard Rock and Royal Pacific, but have spent time over at Portofino. I love the vibe at Royal Pacific. Very serene and relaxing. But Hard Rock takes the cake for me due to proximity, slightly larger rooms, more food choices I prefer, better pool area, and just the overall vibe of the hotel. It's elegant, but relaxing. Fun, exciting, and cool.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I love Portofino Bay. It is very relaxing for a destination theme park resort. And BiCE is one of my favorite restaurants in town.

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

I've stayed at them all and this is an extremely difficult question. It used to be Royal Pacific, hands down, but Cabana Bay quickly became my fave. I just absolutely love the vibe and the amenities. And this was BEFORE you had views of a volcano from the pool area and a water park was walking distance.

 

[Horizons '83]

For Price and Value, I voted Sapphire, but I know the other hotels are nicer and closer to the parks.

 

[sophie_the_pooh]

Haven't seen one of these here in a while.

My vote was for Hard Rock. In all fairness, I've only stayed at Hard Rock and Royal Pacific, but have spent time over at Portofino. I love the vibe at Royal Pacific. Very serene and relaxing. But Hard Rock takes the cake for me due to proximity, slightly larger rooms, more food choices I prefer, better pool area, and just the overall vibe of the hotel. It's elegant, but relaxing. Fun, exciting, and cool.

Would you recommend Hard Rock or Royal Pacific for a family of 3 (me, my husband and my 6 years old son)? I'm hesitating between these 2 hotels for our August 2018 trip, currently leaning towards Royal Pacific which seems more family-oriented.

 

[captainkidd]

Would you recommend Hard Rock or Royal Pacific for a family of 3 (me, my husband and my 6 years old son)? I'm hesitating between these 2 hotels for our August 2018 trip, currently leaning towards Royal Pacific which seems more family-oriented.

You can't go wrong with either. I actually find Hard Rock to be better for families. The pool area is great for kids. Also has a water slide which the RP doesn't. Rooms are also about 40 square feet bigger. Emack and Bolios is great as well. I prefer RP for breakfast. It's really personal preference. Peaceful and serene or exciting and fun.

 

[thomas998]

Cabana Bay... not the flashiest but I'm not planning on staying in the hotel so all I need is a comfortable room and easy access to the parks.... Only complaint is after Volcano Bay opened the prices of the rooms seem to have gone up.

 

[ThemeParkJunkee]

I have stayed at all three of the Premier hotels but not Sapphire or Cabana. Of those three, Portofino is the only one I seem to to go back to. Royal Pacific is lovely. HRH has a great vibe but Portofino reminds me of my one and only trip to Italy.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

We're local APs and with the AP discount I go to Portofino at least once a year for 3 days all by myself. Get a Spa Treatment. Sit by the harbor eating a cheese board while drinking a bottle of wine ruminating over how much like Six Flags it is. Although, I have never actually tried a Six Flags Spa.

 

[ThemeParkJunkee]

We're local APs and with the AP discount I go to Portofino at least once a year for 3 days all by myself. Get a Spa Treatment. Sit by the harbor eating a cheese board while drinking a bottle of wine ruminating over how much like Six Flags it is. Although, I have never actually tried a Six Flags Spa.

Giggling over this post. We very much enjoyed sharing a bottle of wine in the Piazza while the opera singer appeared on the balcony. So Six Flags....

 

[JoeCamel]

We're local APs and with the AP discount I go to Portofino at least once a year for 3 days all by myself. Get a Spa Treatment. Sit by the harbor eating a cheese board while drinking a bottle of wine ruminating over how much like Six Flags it is. Although, I have never actually tried a Six Flags Spa.

Careful - with your tongue stuck that firmly in your cheek it may be a permanent condition