Which has a larger standard room?

[Familyof14]

Portofino or Royal? We have 5 adult sized people. :eek:

[gschmerl]

The Portofino and Hard Rock Hotel standard rooms are both larger than the Royal Pacific standard rooms.

[SpideyHulk24]

Definitely PBH, followed by HRH, and finally RPR. For a family of five, i would definitely go with PBH.

[Familyof14]

Thank you!

What about building? We want to be able to walk to Universal or take the water taxi.

[antmaril]

You can walk or take the water taxi from any of the Universal onsite hotels. The shortest walk is from the HRH. You will find the largest rooms at PBH.

[Familyof14]

Someone mentioned a while back that there was one building at PBH that was closer to the water taxi/walking path than any other. ???

[damo]

I would do HRH deluxe room. It has two queen beds and a double pull out couch. It is not much more expensive than the standard room.

[AlexandNessa]

Originally posted by Familyof14
Someone mentioned a while back that there was one building at PBH that was closer to the water taxi/walking path than any other. ???

If you book a standard room (as opposed to the Deluxe), you'll want to ask for the West Wing, as it is closer to the boat dock and pools.

[Familyof14]

Thank you AlexandNessa!

damo - The Hardrock would be cool, but it is too expensive.

[shpedly]

I had a deluxe two weeks ago, and I was very close to the boat dock. Our room overlooked the piazza and bay, and you could look down over the outdoor tables at thirsty fish. Was on the 4th floor. I think this may have been considered west wing.

[Familyof14]

I thought there were only three floors at Portofino.:confused:

Was the room nice? I have been reading such mixed reviews on Tripadvisor. :eek:

[damo]

Originally posted by Familyof14
Thank you AlexandNessa!

damo - The Hardrock would be cool, but it is too expensive.

More expensive than the PBH?

[Familyof14]

I understand that the Hard Rock is the most expensive Universal resort and the rooms are not as large.

[wdwphanatic]

... the most expensive is PBH and it also has the largest rooms. HRH is the 2nd most expensive and has rooms a bit smaller than the PBH, as far as I know. RPR is least expensive and has smaller standard size rooms than either of the others... I've heard that it might be a tight squeeze to get 5 into a RPR room, so the last time we went we opted for HRH. It was a bit tight for 5, but do-able. I would think the best bet for 5 would be a HRH deluxe room. Not sure how much those cost these days, however...

Happy planning,
Sarah

[damo]

PBH is the most expensive, that's why I was questioning your choice of PBH over Hard Rock. PBH is a five star resort where HRH is 41/2 star and RPR is 4 star. (according to the booking sites anyway)

When are you going, perhaps we could help you to find a better deal than what you've got.

[Familyof14]

That would be great! We are going this summer, July 16-18th.

I looked back on my notes and where I had received quotes for the stay, the Hard Rock came out on top as most expensive (and next to smallest standard room). I just checked again for my dates and the Hard Rock is now sold out for my dates. Maybe that is why the quote was higher when I checked early last week...supply and demand!

Thank you for any help you might give. I was going to try and call again as well.:crazy:

[damo]

Wow,that weekend seems to be sold out all over the place right now for all the hotels. I'll check with all my sources and see what I can find.

[Familyof14]

Thank you for your trouble.

I di have a AAA Rate $235 plus $25 for a rollaway, plus, plus plus. :rolleyes:
:rolleyes:

[wdwphanatic]

... rooms are available at all 3 hotels for those dates. They're the rack rates however! The prices are as follows:

PBH: $269
HRH: $249
RPR: $219

These are all for garden-view, standard rooms.

These were the same prices at the Loews site. No discounts for AP, Fan Club, etc. came up when I input these codes.

HTH,
Sarah

[damo]

I get those same rates at HotelPlus Destination Portal as well. The Loews site is showing the HRH hotel full for me.

RPR $175 AAA and PBH $215 AAA at Loews site though.

[Familyof14]

The AAA price for me is $215 as well, but I had to add extra for both my adult children (19 and 23) plus the rollaway charge. I was wrong, my rate was $245 plus the extra $25. Along with taxes, etc. our room is costing $300 a night!

[Planogirl]

I think the problem is that it's so hard to get discounts at HRH lately. I've checked for several dates and don't have any problems getting decent prices for both PBH and RPR. But HRH is another matter.

There's way too many people wanting to stay at HRH I guess. :cool:

[damo]

In the busy season, it is understandable that they can charge rates comparable with other Orlando resorts. We still got good rates in slow season this year. I got HRH in January for $129 (and an upgrade to a deluxe!!!!)

[Familyof14]

I think my AAA rate of $215 is decent for a room (that's the rate for 4 people on Travelocity), but when I have to add on $15 pp extra fees and then a rollaway fee, it gets to be too much.

I suppose I could be dishonest and not disclose my kids ages, but I have a problem doing that. I could also not disclose that we have those two children at all and just say a room for three (my son is 16). This however, would cause a problem with the Fast Pass and defeat the purpose of our staying on the grounds in the first place.:bounce:

When I bid on Priceline, the room is only guaranteed for two people. However, we have never had a problem putting at least four of us in a room and we have disclosed this at check in...no extra charges incurred.

[shpedly]

Familyof14, actually when I was there I noticed there were six floors, and if you looked at our room from the piazza, there were two above us. The lobby itself is on the 3rd floor. I myself had a WONDERFUL stay there, with a wonderful deluxe room.

The bathroom was fantastic. With 5 adult size people though, if everyone likes privacy while showering and shaving, etc. then you may want HRH that has a sink outside the bathroom with shower. PBH has everything, including two sinks, a separate shower and tub, as well as toilet in one big bathroom.

My rate per night was 189 for deluxe, and at the time was cheaper than either HRH or RPR. I think they needed to fill rooms at the last minute, because this rate came up fairly close to my visit, and it was during spring break time.

[Familyof14]

I must be confused about another resort. I am so ready to book the perfect place. :confused:

I just saw pictures of the deluxe bathroom and I was thinking the same thing as you. :eek: I can just see my husband trying to have his daily ritual, my son in the shower, me in the tub, while my girls are trying to put on make-up. :teeth:

Anyone know how the standard room bathroom is situated?

Also, the pictures were of a king bedroom and it was not very large. Know way that two doubles could fit inside that room, so I am assuming that the double rooms are larger.

I would be afraid to wait too much longer to find a place for July.

[shpedly]

I don't know about the king rooms being smaller. the deluxe rooms at PBH are over 500 sq ft. Lots of space by the window for a rollaway or your own air mattress? The room has a table with a mirror for makeup application... just depends on your comfort level for the bathroom situation. This is the largest room of all the resorts. Without it being a suite that is. LOL. Like I could ever afford a suite full price there!

I had a standard at HRH, and their bathroom fit a tub/shower combo, toilet and small, wall-mounted sink. They had a single sink vanity with a regular sized framed mirror above that. Not sure about their deluxe, they do have that pullout couch. It would be a tight fit to put a rollaway in a standard, but it can be done.

[Familyof14]

I guess it makes sense that a double room would be bigger than a king anyway.
Looking back at the pic of the deluxe, I see where there would be room for a rollaway near the window. I love the air mattress idea. Saves $25 but I would hate to lug one around. We get a grocery stop with our limo service. Maybe the grocery would have a blow up float? Throw a few blankets on it and we have a mattress!
I am hoping with our Lowes card, we can get an upgrade to a deluxe...maybe they will feel sorry for us. :D