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down restaurants serving Italian cuisine; a deli; a pizzeria; and a café serving coffee
and gelato.
Universal's Royal Pacific Resort
Rate per night
$229-$374.
Pools . Fridge in room
Minibar; fridge available for $15/day.
Shuttle to parks
Yes (Universal, SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Aquatica, and Wet 'n Wild).
Maximum number of occupants per room
5 (double queen) or 3 (king).
Special comments
Microwaves available for $15/day.
6300 Hollywood Way
Orlando
407-503-1000 or
888-464-3617
YOU MAY BE TEMPTED,
as we were initially, to write off the Royal Pacific,
which opened in 2002, as a knockoff of Disney's Polynesian Resort. There are indeed
similarities, but the Royal Pacific is attractive enough, and has enough strengths of its
own, for us to recommend that you try a stay there to compare for yourself.
The South Seas-inspired theming is both relaxing and structured. Guests enter
the lobby from a walkway two stories above an artificial stream that surrounds the re-
sort. Once you're inside, the lobby's dark teak-wood accents contrast nicely with the
enormous amount of light coming in from the windows and three-story A-frame roof.
Palms line the walkway through the lobby, and through these you see that the whole
lobby surrounds an enormous outdoor fountain.
The 1,000 guest rooms are spread among three Y-shaped wings attached to the
main building. Standard rooms are 335 square feet and feature one king or two queen
beds, fitted with 300-thread-count sheets. Rooms are decorated in neutral beige tones,
with dark wood and paint accents and forest-colored carpet, and include a 32-inch
flat-panel LCD TV, a refrigerator, a coffeemaker, and an alarm clock with a 30-pin
iPhone docking port. Other amenities include a small desk with two chairs, a com-
fortable reading chair, a chest of drawers, and a large closet. Wi-Fi is $15 per day in
guest rooms, free in the lobby. A dressing area with sink is separated from the rest of
the room by a wall. Next to the dressing area is the bathroom, with a tub, shower, and
toilet.
