The boat service was so quick and the captains were friendly.

Great Location for all things Universal with the walk, Taxi Boat and Shuttle bus all very convenient to get you to City Walk and all the Parks.

The boat shuttles to and from the parks/ city walk to Loews Royal Pacific made everything so easy and quick.

Park boat access was very efficient and saves time.

The boat ride to the parks is so much better and shorter than parking at the parks.

In terms of transport to universal, the boat is a lovely way to travel.

The boat to City Walk is really helpful and we also enjoyed the short walk on occasion.

Locations are perfect to universal studio, we can walked or took the boat to go to universal parks, excellent services, staying at the club level very satisfied with the service!

The little boat service into Universal was excellent and fun.

There is also a boat to get to the parks or alternatively a walking route - both are quick

We enjoy the boat taxis that take to the parks and City Walk as well as taking you back to the hotel when you are done having fun.

Immaculate room, extremely friendly staff, good food, beautiful pool area, great boat ride to parks from hotel, plenty of chairs around pool area,   hotel is a GEM.

Just take a quick walk to city walk or you can take a boat or bus if there is rain.

Our fav part was the express pass perk and being able to take a boat to theme parks or city walk.

but, its an easy walk or boat ride int the park.

The resort is only a quick boat trip from the parks, you can also walk there as it's only a 5/10 min walk from the lobby to the security area which is located at the side of Magaritaville.

The boats to the park was amazing though.

The proximity to the parks is one of the things that makes this hotel so perfect, a 7 minute walk to IOA or a very nice boat ride and the advantage of going through security checks before you get on the boat, if you walk the security check is by Margaritaville.

Easy access to Universal City Walk and the Universal parks.

It was a 7 min walk to the city walk, self parking was easy, Valet guys were helpful and friendly.

Excellent location, just a short walk from City Walk and the Parks.

If you are into walking for exercise, there is a nice walking path from the hotel to City Walk and the Parks.

This resort is amazing, close to Islands of adventure, City walk and universal studios.

It’s an easy walk to city walk and the parks and the express passes are a MUST!

We loved thecoation as it was ose in proximity to Universal theme parks and city walk.

The location of this hotel allowed the feasibility to walk to Universal Studios, Island of Adventure and City Walk.

Beautiful hotel and smells amazing
Loved the water taxis to city walk
Hotel staff were all lovely
Food was reasonably priced- cheaper than city walk restaurants 
The Bula pool bar nachos are an absolute must- sorted me right out with a beer!!!

Location ideal for easy access to City Walk and Parks.

But the City walk which is just a ride away has great options if you are not too tired.

The location was perfect, only a 7 minute walk to the theme parks and city walk.

This hotel is close to all the parks and City Walk.

The availability of the water taxi was great - we took advantage of the water taxi every day which took us from the hotel to City Walk.

The room next too us was noisy and thre their bedding and food boxes into the hall and blocking our door .. no One would come clean it up for days

Our bathroom door was broken and took an hour to ROOM SERVICE water.

A very nasty upsetting letter was placed under my door on Sunday, 8/6 stating my credit card payment had been declined.

There was essentially a hallway in the room, where a door could have been added that would have killed 80% of the corridor noise dead.

We leave our room at 0700 to get breakfast and early park access, put the make up room sign on the door and return at 1600 to find it’s not done….whilst getting changed to go out again, get a knock on door saying your my last room, if I don’t come in now it won’t be done……next day decide to have a lie in, knock on door at 0915, we ask them to come back as we are just getting ready, left at 10, put note on door to make up room….came back at 2000 hrs….not done…..only a little moan,

Our room smelled(smells stay in carpet, don't understand why they haven't put some type of laminate down) The dividing door to the bathroom was terribly off track.

but the refrigerator did not work and needed to be replaced and the hotel room door stuck pretty bad.

The people next door also said their USB ports were worn out
and not usable.

The bathroom just had a sliding door that didn't provide much privacy as you could hear everything.

There is nowhere to park a double stroller without partially blocking the door.

The layout was a bit odd as there was a lot of empty space right by the door,

You can hear every conversation that happens in the hallway - the doors are not soundproofed 4.

The walls were dirty, the blankets were ratty, the bathroom door was off its rollers so you had to have upper body strength to be able to close it fully, the view was awful.

- The bathroom door does not have a lock.

The noise from the family in the adjacent room was made worse by the connecting door.

It’s a little noisy trying to sleep each time someone in your party gets up to use the bathroom because the door doesn’t shut and the light shines through.

The bus driver ran over a curb, parked the wheelchair ramp in front of a poll then could not get the bus doors to close multiple times and walking was not an option due to a thunder storm.

The carpet in the hallways and rooms are dingy, and the amount of dirt under the sliding door in the bathroom is gross.

So grabbed my daughter and marched down to reception, very blasé staff not seeming to be bothered . Spoke to the first manager - who said it was “normal” for Florida (a seven story room with no opening windows/balcony doors!!)

Eventually falling asleep we are then disrupted at 8.30am to abrupt house keeping “checking out?” I explained politely “yes at 11am” 9.30am door again “checking out yet!” 

This was worst experience I’ve experienced in a long long time.

Not having to drive or park anywhere made life so easy and having early park admission allows you to go on rides without a wait for an hour.

The ultimate pass add on make standing in line on mostly all rides quick and easy.

Very easy access to the Universal parks and the transport to Volcano Bay was regular and fast.

The proximity and easy access to the parks was awesome.

We stayed 3 nights in July 2023 after spending 2 weeks at Disney and stayed on the 2nd floor in Tower 1:

Pros:
- walkway is very easy and close to Island of Adventure.

Calling Star Services is also so easy to contact if you do need anything.

The short walkway to city walk or the parks made it easy for us to go to parks and to the resort.

What a great hotel, with easy access to the parks via boat or footpath.

It’s a really easy walk or water taxi to the parks too.

Loved how easy it was to walk back and forth to the parks.

Easy walk from hotel to city walk and the parks and with the express tickets it helps take it a bit easier.

It was easy enough to walk or jump on a river taxi to the gates of either universal studios or adventure islands.

Staying here gives you fast pass access to most of the rides in the park (except Hagrid) and rooms and well appointed and comfy.

The resort is beautiful, staff is excellent (especially Kellie F)the food is great and the convenience to the parks (water taxi) is perfect!

Being so close to the parks and the water taxi is a great service never waiting  more than a few mins and fast passes to the park which are included really make it, we walked on to most rides with no q, kids loved it.

We planned on visiting Universal and didn’t want to take away from that magic by having a kids water park in the back.

The waiter was great hotel so convenient you get fast passes to go into the park.

We enjoy staying on property and the added benefit of having the express passes and early park admission.

Hotel was extremely clean (stayed in Jurassic park kids suite) had amazing views of the park out of our window.

We justified the cost with the unlimited express pass, proximity to the parks and the free park transportation.

Can’t beat the express passes, garden path walk to the parks, quality of  food and drinks or pleasant staff.

Good place to stay while going to Universal parks, unfortunately that's it.

Hotel is beautiful, clean, convenient to the parks and well worth the splurge.

but the staff was amazing, location was great, room was adequate for two people and the park perks (were looking at you, unlimited express pass.  )

Enjoyed our stay, great location for parks

Self parking is overpriced at 28 dollars a night to park in an open lot that is not close to the hotel.

What I liked :

- High quality beds
- Great conciergerie
- Many services provided
What I did not like :

- Too loud, poor room phonic isolation
- Food is overpriced
- Universal Express Pass doesn't apply for Volcano Bay
- Room theme is very poor and not adequate with the standard.

While the hotel may seem expensive, it comes with UNLIMITED Universal Express Pass.

King suite charged $400 per night: Suite was half the size of a cheap suite at Disney.

Not a great impression when the rollaways cost money and you are staying at a $400+/night hotel.

We wouldn't normally pay this amount for a hotel (or pay for express passes)

It was dirty and old, and smelled a little, and parking was overly expensive at $30/day,

Also, when checking out we were not allowed to have a luggage cart, essentially setting us up for having to use the Bell hop services and pay one more tip.

but not the original assigned room or type I booked, reserved and paid for.

Moved to a lower resort at the promise of a lower price (had to pack up within 10 minutes) and were charged full price for the replacement resort with much fewer ammenities.

The shop in the lobby (Tuk Tuk I think it is called) has a limited range on offer and is very expensive (two bottled drinks and two bananas came to just under $12).

People stay here / pay a premium for the Express Pass to avoid long queues in the adjacent theme parks.

I would probably rate this hotel as substantially overpriced if it was not for these factors.

Additionally:

We had no working in room wifi for the duration of our (shortened) stay - Tower two 5th floor (5th Aug) 

I had to try 3 floors to find a working ice machine (5th & 4rd not working) 

For the cost of the room I would have expected a complementary bottle of water in the room rather than 2 bottles with a 7.5USD price tag attached.

The price of the hotel is making this not worth it.

but when all things were considered… although the room was expensive, getting by the early entry (btw you should show up 45 minutes to an hour ahead of opening time) and the unlimited fast pass meant that the room was almost free due to the ridiculous price increase on these if you buy them piecemeal during the summer peak.

but it costs a bomb to stay here and the house keeping is a let down

Also, we split the room cost between families and now we cannot get the billing correct.

The rooms are quite expensive for what you get.

The water taxi is a quick convenient ride to the parks.

Tuck Tuck is a grab and go and quick service snack and coffee shop that has a great assortment of items to snack on or for a quick lunch or dinner.

The water taxi was so fun and quick to and from the parks, we never waited more than 5 minutes to hop on a taxi.

We leveraged this hotel for a quick stop at Universal and did so for the express passes.

We enjoyed the Pool Bar food, quick service,  good portions nice food.

Fun bar area, wonderful sushi restaurant, family friendly Wok Experience, amazing pool with great nachos, poolside movies, a quick mart near the lobby, and the best beds in the world.

Once in our room, a quick call and our bags were delivered by a very helpful and cheery bell man.

Really nice hotel and lovely smell as you enter the lobby, check in was quick

The Tuk Tuk market is next to the lobby and you can grab a quick coffee or fruit or even pre packed breakfast.

Worth it to get the early admission as well as quick access pass lanes, they were very very useful!

The Tuk Tuk quick service counter had a good selection of fresh fruit cups and juice,

The transportation to the parks by shuttle and boat were both quick and immaculate.

We paid extra for club level and the quick breakfast was helpful on days when we wanted to get to the park early and the wine and snacks nice at end of the day.

Check-in was quick and Victor at check-in was extremely helpful and thorough.

Hotel was so convenient the staff was great.

Hotel staff played dumb when brought to their attention.

We enjoyed our meal at Jakes and our waiter was friendly and attentive.

Staff was friendly and the food was excellent.

Cornell at the front desk was our first into to the awesome service we would receive during our stay.

The luggage hold was also extremely helpful.

The hotel was warm, welcoming and clean !

The pool was great, and so were the water taxis.

The hotel is walking distance from Universal (10 mins) or you could catch the water taxi (easy to get on, also about 10 mins).

While both a shuttle and water taxi were available, we opted to walk down the beautiful path.

We had an amazing time and the water taxi to and from the hotel was very convenient.

clean and neath hotel, close to park in walking distance or water taxi.

The water Taxi to the parks were super convenient!

We used the water taxi everyday to get to the parks, very fast and convenient transportation.

Very close location to the parks and you can take the water taxi, shuttle bus or even walk to them!

Water taxi is a really nice way to get about,

The water taxi was super convenient and if you wanted to walk, it was really close.

The water taxis are super convenient and the food in the Royal Club lounge was excellent!

I highly recommend the water taxi due to the convenience and ease of security into City Walk.

It’s a really big hotel and lots of walking.

The hotel atmosphere is fantastic and we love the proximity to the parks - a short walk to both parks and CityWalk.

We even came back to the hotel from the parks (10 min walk) to have dinner in the club due to enjoying it so much.

Loews Royal Pacific is a beautiful resort just a short 5-10 minute walk from the Islands of Adventure theme park.

Less than 10 minutes walk to Islands of Adventure.

but if you are planning on rope-dropping anything, the walk is usually a faster way as you have no queue.

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They have so much right at the hotel you can spend a few days just hanging out by the pool with their transportation to city walk, or the parks the other days.

We even walked to city walk one day on the garden path near Sapphire Falls.

The employees at the store were always helpful and the Bayliner Diner had great food offerings when we didn't hit the City Walk.

Shuttles to/from universal City walk were plentiful and ran quickly.

You can easily walk to all three parks, or utilize the bus or water taxi (at Sapphire Falls) to get to City Walk and the parks.

Amazing place, people friendly and polite, clean place 
Easy to access to the dinner place, different options to choose meals for all the tastes at breakfast, lunch an dinner 
Easy transportation to the city walk

The best experiences for friends and family.There is plenty activities and places to visit.The universal city walk is a 12/10 experience.The Halloween horror nights were amazing.

The hotel also provides a free shuttles to and from city walk and we never had to wait long to get one.

We can walk, take a bus shuttle or a pleasant water taxi (from Sapphire Falls across the street) to City Walk and the parks.

Early park entry and bus to city walk were excellent 
Pools are lovely 
Stayed in a family apartment with a bit more space than a standard room - well worth the extra 
Will stay here again when we come back to theme parks 
Great base

It was so convenient to take the bus across to Universal Studios City Walk and Parks.

but to be fair that’s not at this hotel’s price point and with City Walk and International Drive a few minutes away there is plenty of choice there.

We chose to eat most of our dinners at restaurants located in City Walk.

Walk a couple mins take you direct to volcano Bay..
Few mins on a bus to city walk and universal themeparks ..

We stayed in a suite in continental block with pool view it was AMAZING .

Upon arrival we were given a map and some useful information to get us started on our holiday - including regarding the use of the free bus service to and from Universals City walk (which drops you at the Universal theme parks for those who don't know).

Its faster to go through security there than down at city walk.

Hotel was about 10 minute bus ride to bus terminal at city walk which was convenient and busses ran often.

Bus shows up on time with hardly no wait time to get to city walk and back to the hotel.

but the real selling point is the easy and free transportation to and from the parks, as well as early park admission.

Very easy to pick up Universals ticket either on the desk while they’re open or through a machine anytime.

So easy to get to other places and great that volcano bay is 5 mins away.

Transportation to the parks is quick and easy; shuttle, bus and walking.

The shuttles to the Parks were always there and made for a quick and easy arrival each morning.

Perfect for families with things to do on site and quick, easy bus transport on a very frequent schedule to the parks.

Clean rooms lovely food , easy access to the parks, free shuttle bus was welcomed, lovely to have some meet and greats in the hotel lobby, gift shop has something for everyone.

Overall a very good stay, with amazing food, comfortable rooms and easy access to the parks.

but a bit further and the buses are so easy.

The busses were "right there" so travel to the other parks was fast and easy.

Early park admission was a great benefit and we had easy access back and forth to the park all day.

It was very easy being able to travel with kids and experience Universal while staying at this hotel resort.

Still love the lazy river, 2 pools, bowling alley, easy access to City Walk,etc.

Friendly service, clean rooms, easy access to everything we needed.

The shuttle to the parks was easy to access and overall the stay was incredible!

Family suite had ample room, like the style, kitchenette with decent fridge and microwave, coffee maker, so did own thing for breakfast.

The resort is themed so beautifully, our room (family suite) was nice and comfortable.

Our family suite was located on the backend of the Thunderbird building.

Always stay in the external courtyard family suites with a pool view.

even though we were going to the Magic Kingdom because of their family suites.

Our family suite was at the back of the Continental and it seemed like a very long way from the lobby and bus stops at the end of each day.

We were in a family suite with outside entry, and were able to park right outside our building.

(we had a family suite in the continental building )

Although the room is sold as a family suite, it is basically a room with a thin partition dividing the bedroom and living area.

We stayed here in July as a family of 4, in a family suite.

We checked in around midnight, with no line, and got an upgrade to a family suite.

They offer a family suite to sleep our family of 5 without breaking the bank!

Was able to get into Islands of Adventure 1 hour before actual park opening to general population, nice sized clean and comfy suite for a family of 5, not noisy, 2 great pools and helpful sweet professional staff and plenty of snacks, foods, and restaurants and bars to purchase from.

Just spent 2 weeks in a Family Suite exterior entry with my husband and 2 children, 11 and 8.

We had an interior family suite which was great for our family of 4 with 2 teenagers.

We had an indoor family suite that included two queen beds and a pull out sofa bed.

From the many choices of dinning to the convince of travel to the parks.

Transportation to the parks is vis Universal busses & takes maybe 7-10 minutes - always a bus waiting every time both going & coming to the parks.

We always plan our vacation for Christmas at Cabana Bay and Universal Parks.

We love staying here and enjoy the ease of getting to the park with the great bus transportation.

Use the park shuttle so much easier and faster than parking.

We loved the location of the resort, and the convenience of the free shuttle service to the Universal parks, and to CityWalk.

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