Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PART ELEVEN
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO
and
SEAWORLD
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO
is a complete destination resort, with two theme parks; four
hotels; and a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex. A system of roads and
two multistory parking facilities is connected by moving sidewalks to
CityWalk,
a
shopping, dining, and nighttime-entertainment complex that also serves as a gateway
to
Universal Studios Florida (USF)
and
Universal's Islands of Adventure (IOA)
theme parks.
LODGING AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO
UNIVERSAL HAS FOUR RESORT HOTELS
. The 750-room
Portofino Bay Hotel
is a gor-
geous property set on an artificial bay and themed like an Italian coastal town. The
650-room
Hard Rock Hotel
is an ultracool “Hotel California” replica, and the
1,000-room, Polynesian-themed
Royal Pacific Resort
is sumptuously decorated and
richly appointed. All three resorts are on the pricey side. The retro-style
Cabana Bay
Beach Resort,
Universal's newest and largest hotel, has 1,800 moderate- and value-
priced rooms, plus amenities (bowling alley, lazy river) not seen at comparable Disney
resorts.
LILIANE
If your kids are
Despicable Me
fans, check out the 18 two-room,
Minion-themed kids' suites that opened at Portofino Bay in 2014.