In this video we talk about all the Universal Orlando onsite hotels 2022! We talk about all the best Universal hotel 2022 benefits and talk about when we stay at each Universal onsite hotels. We also break down all 8 of the hotels at Universal Studios Orlando which are Loews Portofino Bay Orlando, Sapphire Falls Universal, Universals Adventura, Cabana Bay Beach Resort, the Hard Rock hotel Orlando, both Universal Endless Summer resorts, and Loews Royal Pacific Resort. We also give you some of our best tips and tricks to save money when staying at Universal Orlando. Check it out!
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What is your favorite hotel at the Universal Orlando Resort?
Watching these videos is the best when you’re trip is upcoming. Once it’s over, it’s literally depression fuel (no offense to you guys!)
Have you ever done a split stay for universal? Like stay at the Dockside then move to a premier hotel for the express for a night. This would save money but get the one day for express pass. Is moving hotels easier? Is baggage hold easy to work with?
Which premier hotel has the best pool/water slide?
At what time in the mourning you can check in at the Hard Rock to get the unlimited fast pass?
Really sorry to bother but I do have a question. Regarding the express passes at one of the premier hotels do they only give the passes for the day you check in and the day you check out or could I ask for the days we want. For example we don’t like flying in and going to universal in the same day so what we usually do is check in and get settled the first day especially since it’s at night and then the next morning go to universal. So basically we wouldn’t be going to universal the day we check in can we ask for it the next day or do we no longer get to use the express passes ?
If I do hotel hopping between on site hotels, will they help me transfer my suitcase from one hotel to the other? Also is the express pass applicable to all parks? Thank you 🙂
Hi guys, thanks for this video, I really enjoyed! I'll stay at the Endless Summer because I think I'll be in the hotel/room only for sleeping, because I'll use the early entrance to parks and I'm planing staying out till after dinner. Do you know if breakfast is ok at Endless Summer? Do you think that May 26, 27 and 28 are crowdie days? Thanks and love from Argentina!
Is it true that you can get benefits from the other top tier hotels if you stay in other top tier? Like if I stay in hard rock hotel, can I use the bowling alley in Lowe’s ?
Very informative thanks
I am loving your videos!!! Do you have one that goes over whether or not (time of year) Premier hotels are worth the added cost?
Having to buy an Express pass ruins the experience, just go to the beach instead.
Absolutely LOVE Cabanna Bay. I just wish they had the Express Pass perk of Hard Rock.
I already have my reservation made, I just think you are pretty! LOL
We've stayed at portifino bay and royal pacific. Don't forget to mention, you can hop around between royal pacific, portifino and hard Rock for the pools if you stay at any of them. We liked the overall vibe of Portifino which has some of the best 3 pools. But also like spending a few hours listening to live music in the hard rock pool. We're actually going back to portifino in one month!
So you have to wake up at like 6am and check out, then walk to the premier hotel, check in, Drop bags and go to Park with express pass?
Can you use the Water Taxi at Sapphire Falls if you stay at Aventura or Cabana Bay? If so, is the walk reasonable?
Hi I!! We are planning to book 1 night at Loew Royal Pacifid to get the Unlimited express pass+early admission for 1 day, but we dont actually want to stay at the hotel, it's just because it's cheaper this way 😛 Do you know if there is a way to check out without being physically there at the park ?
When hotel hopping, what do you do with your luggage between check out at one and check in of the second?
Guys I recommend getting the annual pass for discount I was going to pay 496a night ending up paying 330something a night,
Great video. If we stay only 1 night and stay at a Premiere Resort like Hard Rock, can we use Express Pass at Halloween Nights the first night, and the park the 2nd day?
We have stayed at Royal twice and love it. My wife retired from teaching so we took a trip last September and stayed at Sapphire Falls. It was AWESOME!! Beautiful place. The staff was great and when they found out it was my wife’s retirement trip, they upgraded our room.
Heard that you can use the water taxi regardless if you have a sapphire falls room key or not. And also while you stay in a prime value resort or above, you can use the pools from every other universal hotel. Since you never mentioned this in this video, is this the case?
Very informative…Im going to splurge and go to Hard Rock
I assume I still need to buy tickets for us 4 to get into the park while staying at a premier resort? Express pass is separate?
😂 We are planning to stay at Aventura in October and I honestly didn’t even think about taking the water taxi! I was planning on using the walking paths. Glad I stayed to the end!!
Thanks for the giggles in resort hopping.
Like to hear about the different entrances to the parks.
Great content guys, really good tips.
I can’t do a hotel without the water taxi. So, Lowes Royal Pacific or Sapphire Falls.
Hi my family and I wil be travelling from Australia and i was just wondering is April the best time of year to visit Universal studios and Disneyland ?
You can take the water taxi if you stay at aventura though right? Just go over to sapphire falls to get on it.
I'm from the UK and we as a family are looking to stay at USR, We have been looking at Cabana bay but the draw of free express passes may encourage us to stay at one of the premier resorts. Great video 👍
I'll be at Cabana Bay soon and to me it looks like you can't beat the price for how many amenities they have.