First-time visitors, learn how to use our FREE online guide

First-time visitors, learn how to use our FREE online guide                         Orlando Informer has transformed, learn about our changes
These pages offer an incredible amount of information about Universal Orlando s Partner Hotels. Once you have read the information available on this page, use the navigation links in the windows at the top or bottom to further explore your Partner Hotel options.
Booking rental cars costa rica a Universal Orlando Partner Hotel as part of a Universal Orlando vacation package gets you a few benefits that you otherwise would not have access to. By far the most important benefit is Early Park Admission , which allows you to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter a full hour before the general public (similar to Disney rental cars costa rica s Extra Magic Hours). If you don t think this is a big deal, you need to see this: Wizarding World of Harry Potter crowds: You really should see this before you go .
Universal Orlando does have three on-site hotels: Royal Pacific Resort , Hard Rock Hotel , and Portofino Bay Hotel . If you stay at one of these three hotels you receive Early Park Admission too. However, the hotel room rates start at around $180 per night during the slow season and climb very quickly from there . Furthermore, there are only about 2,400 rooms on-site at Universal Orlando. Compare this to Disney s 30,000 on-site rooms. This means, even if you can budget $200+ per night for your hotel room, the Universal Orlando on-site hotels may be sold out by the time you are ready to book your vacation.
It is also worth pointing rental cars costa rica out that none of Universal Orlando s on-site hotels feature condos, or what sometimes rental cars costa rica referred rental cars costa rica to as family suites or villas. rental cars costa rica The on-site hotels only have standard rooms or standard suites with parlors. This means, if you want accommodations with more than one bedroom, a full kitchen, washer and dryer, rental cars costa rica and a living space, you need to stay off-property . If you stay at a Universal Orlando Partner Hotel with condos, you can get the accommodations you want and still get Early Park Admission for Harry Potter.
Nowhere online, not even on Universal Orlando s vacation package website, can you find a map like this. It displays each and every Universal Orlando Partner Hotel as well as the major attractions in the area. Just as important, the map also displays essential hotel details to help you make an informed decision . Universal Orlando has a Partner Hotel map available on their vacation package website , but it ain t this nice.
I have provided the map for you below. Since the map has so much detail, it might be easier rental cars costa rica if you clicked here to open the map in a new window . Also, be sure to read through the additional information underneath the map.
Click any marker to display the hotel or venue name. To scroll or zoom, use the controls rental cars costa rica on the top-left of the map. You may also switch to different map views by using the buttons on the top-right rental cars costa rica of the map.
A quick note about hotel types: Most hotels offer what I call standard rooms. These rooms generally feature a king or 2 double beds, a small closet, an entertainment center, and one bathroom. In other words, these are your typical hotel rooms you d find at a Holiday Inn or Fairfield Inn.
Hotels with standard rooms may also have what I call a standard suite that includes one bedroom and an extra parlor area, which may or may not be a separate room. Homewood Suites or Comfort Inn Suites are examples of this hotel type.
Standard room and suite hotels are very different than what I call condo hotels, or what are also known as family suite or villa-style hotels. These condo hotels are usually vacation ownership properties in which a single accommodation rental cars costa rica can include multiple bedrooms, a separate living space, rental cars costa rica a full kitchen, a patio, and more. Condo hotels typically offer a greater number of resort amenities too, such as multiple swimming pools, on-property restaurants and convenience stores, etc.
Accommodations at condo hotels can range in size from a 500 square feet studio to as much as a 1,500 square feet three bedroom villa. Disney Vacation Club (DVC) hotels are a good example of this hotel type. Keep in mind that most condo hotels charge rental cars costa rica a resort fee from $10 to $20 per night, which is not included in the room rate.
The hotel features a Destination Universal desk staffed by a Universal sales counselor. While the Destination Universal rental cars costa rica desk cannot rental cars costa rica be used for order fulfillment (ex: picking up admission tickets that have already been ordered), DU Vacation Planner can book new activities.
The shuttle service rental cars costa rica provided at a Destination Universal Partner Hotel is operated by Universal. It offers scheduled transportation to Universal, Wet n Wild, and the SeaWorld parks. It also needs to be reserved in advance.
VERY IMPORTANT: Not every Universal Orlando rental cars costa rica Partner Hotel is a Destination Universal hotel. Furthermore, if a Partner Hotel is not a Destination Universal hotel, Universal does not guarantee whether transportation is included to any park other than Universal. Bottom line, if you need complimentary transportation to SeaWorld or Wet n Wild in addition to Universal, be sure you are booking a Destination Universal hotel.
Bonus Benefits Bonus Benefits rental cars costa rica : Guests staying at these hotels rental cars costa rica receive discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise at select locations throughout Universal Orlando Resort. They also have access to the Golf Universal Orlando program, which provides complimentary transportation to participating golf courses.
Minimum Check-in age 18 or 21 : At least one guest must be this age or older per accommodation. For hotels with standard rooms, this means one adult per room. For hotels with condo accommodations with multiple bedrooms, this means one adult per condo (not per bedroom).
Complimentary breakfast or other meal benefits Free Breakfast, Hot Buffet, Kids Eat Free : Free Breakfast means that the hotel features a complimentary continental breakfast typically with bakery items, cereal, fruit juice, rental cars costa rica coffee, etc. Hotels with Hot Buffets take the complimentary breakfast a step further and generally offer eggs, bacon, rental cars costa rica sausage, pancakes, and a waffle station. Hotels that offer a Kids Eat Free benefit usually have a full service restaurant on-property, and one child 12 or younger gets a free breakfast with each paid adult.
Microwave/Refrigerator M/R : A microwave and refrigerator (usually dorm-size) is located inside the guest rooms. There is no additional fee. Please note that, for some hotels, only certain room types have a microwave/refrigerator combo. This will be noted in the details.
Full Kitchen / Washer Dryer Full Kitchen / Washer Dryer : These are amenities at most of the Universal Orlando Partner Hotels with condo accommodations. Full kitchen rental cars costa rica means that the kitchen has a full-size refrigerator, a microwave, and a stove top. Basic plates, rental cars costa rica dishes, pots, pans, utensils, and cooking accessories are also provided. Hotels with Washer Dryers have these INSIDE the guest accommodation. Please note that, if Washer Dryer is not listed, that does not necessarily mean the hotel doesn t have guest laundry facilities, they just aren t in each room.
Maximum Occupancy Max Oc, Max Oc in Studio, Max Oc in Largest Suite : This number represents the highest amount of people that can legally occupy one accommodation. Young children, infants, and guests not going to the theme parks count too!
The image above was copied from the Econo Lodge description on UniversalOrlandoVacations.com . It presents the terms of the Destination Universal transportation service. What I wanted to point out here is that the transportation provided by Universal Orlando Partner Hotels whether they are Destination Universal or just a regular Partner Hotel does not cover Early Park Admission to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. You definitely get that as a benefit rental cars costa rica if you book a Partner Hotel as part of a package. However, as far as transportation goes, that part is up to you.
It is also important to note that the complimentary transportation generally runs once in the morning and once in the evening. This is why the advisory calls the transportation scheduled and states that is does not run continuously.
Transformers and touring plans for Universal Studios Florida? How do I sign up to be a part of soft openings for Transformers at Universal Orlando? Where can I expect to find photographers at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure? Best Universal Orlando on-site hotel room for five people? What is UCF s Universal Knights on April 21 and what do I need to know about it?
Orlando Informer rental cars costa rica is the world's leading independent resource for the world's most exciting entertainment destination: Universal Orlando Resort. With over 500 free pages and blog posts covering the resort, viewed more than 400,000 times each month, we are proud to help thousands of families plan the perfect vacation to Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure.
Dan is a former Universal Orlando team member, student at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, and the OI guy who works full-time to bring you the very best Universal vacation planning information. Originally from St. Paul, MN, Dan now lives in Ocoee, FL (on the edge of Orlando) with his wife Rosie, their daughter Noa, and a new baby on the way!
Terms of Use & Privacy Policy | Copyright & FTC Guides Disclosures | Visitus Media LLC 2011 - 2013. Unless you have received prior written authorization from us, you may not copy, redistribute, publish, sell, or otherwise make the original contents of this website available to third parties. Our site is not endorsed by, authorized rental cars costa rica by, or affiliated with Universal Orlando Resort or any theme park. The policies and procedures of other businesses may change at any time without notice. Therefore Visitus Media LLC makes no warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of any content rental cars costa rica contained herein.