Things I wish I knew about Cabana Bay - List Here -

[TommyJK]

Question (perhaps a stupid one but I haven't been able to find a definitive answer). Are the pools at Cabana Bay heated?

 

[GaryDis]

Another pool question: For the lazy river, do you have to buy or be gifted a tube? Or do they just have tubes that say in the river and are available, the way it works at most water parks?

 

[kbelle8995]

Another pool question: For the lazy river, do you have to buy or be gifted a tube? Or do they just have tubes that say in the river and are available, the way it works at most water parks?

You can bring your own tube. There are not any floats just lying around in the river. You can buy one from CBBR or you can bring your own.

I saw a lot of guest floating in the lazy river without them.

 

[Kivara]

My kids preferred running and tumbling around the lazy river without tubes. When we were there, I'd say about half of the people in the Lazy River were tube-less. Next year we aren't going to bother bringing tubes...looking forward to not having to pack extras

 

[MrLight]

Don't need tubes, enh....?

*checks for receipt to return tube*

 

[macraven]

Don't need tubes, enh....?

*checks for receipt to return tube*

another person just like me..............

 

[SingLikeC]

You can certainly walk from Cabana Bay to RPR, it is closer than US. We choose not to on the advice of the front desk because of the heat. He advised taking the bus to city walk and then taking the boat to RPR. I totally forgot about the bag check before city walk and did not want to wait in the long bag check line and then have my bags emptied by bag check. I was lucky to get all our stuff in two small bags, I don't think I could have done it again at the bag check.

This is some of the best advice I've read. Thank you so much for posting. I had my heart set and booked at PBH, but I recently checked the rates for doing a split stay at CBBR (two nights) and RPR (six nights) and it saves us $330. I've been debating about doing the split simply because of the potential hassle of getting from CBBR to RPR. The rep told us the same thing about the best route being to take the bus to City Walk then water taxi to RPR. Had no idea that meant checking luggage at bag check! That's a definite no no for us! Thanks again for this great info. Total weight off my shoulders and guess I'll save my $330!

 

[BagOLaughs]

Loving this thread... I hope I'll have some good tips to share when I get back at the end of October.

 

[dixonsontour]

Just seen bowling at Galaxy bowl is kids price $9 Monday to Friday 12-4pm for everyone (adult price is usually $15)

 

[damo]

This is some of the best advice I've read. Thank you so much for posting. I had my heart set and booked at PBH, but I recently checked the rates for doing a split stay at CBBR (two nights) and RPR (six nights) and it saves us $330. I've been debating about doing the split simply because of the potential hassle of getting from CBBR to RPR. The rep told us the same thing about the best route being to take the bus to City Walk then water taxi to RPR. Had no idea that meant checking luggage at bag check! That's a definite no no for us! Thanks again for this great info. Total weight off my shoulders and guess I'll save my $330!

Problem with taking the bus to Citywalk and then the boat to RPR is that you still have to walk to get the boat dragging your luggage! Take the bus to Citywalk and then the BUS to RPR. The buses are right beside each other. No hassle, no bag check.

 

[SingLikeC]

Problem with taking the bus to Citywalk and then the boat to RPR is that you still have to walk to get the boat dragging your luggage! Take the bus to Citywalk and then the BUS to RPR. The buses are right beside each other. No hassle, no bag check.

Ah, that sounds like a plan! I definitely was concerned about dragging our luggage through all of that too. So, is there a distinct difference between the shuttles? I don't want to get confused about which one to take once we reach Citywalk.

And do you know if there's a place where they list the run times for shuttles (i.e. Between 9 AM- 10 PM)? I only keep finding something to the extent of 'shuttles run regularly'.

 

[damo]

Ah, that sounds like a plan! I definitely was concerned about dragging our luggage through all of that too. So, is there a distinct difference between the shuttles? I don't want to get confused about which one to take once we reach Citywalk.

And do you know if there's a place where they list the run times for shuttles (i.e. Between 9 AM- 10 PM)? I only keep finding something to the extent of 'shuttles run regularly'.

The Cabana Bay shuttle goes to Citywalk and back to the hotel as do all the other shuttles. The shuttles run continuously all day.

When we did that exact move in September, part of our party took a cab with the luggage and the other part took the bus. The RPR bus was waiting at Citywalk when they got there and they just hopped directly onto it.

 

[hedberg1661]

Great thread. I booked Cabana Bay for the Disapalooza event in December. I don't have any park tickets and will be staying two night so I plan on taking full advantage of everything the resort offers.

 

[2Pirates2Princesses]

Great thread! I've heard so many wonderful things about this resort and the family suite prices are awesome. I also love that characters visit the resort. A coworker of mine recently stayed here with her family and said they met one of the Minions in the resort lobby. My kids are all Minion fanatics and would be thrilled beyond belief

 

[TommyJK]

Anyone know if you can stay On-Site for the day after checkout?

We're staying at two different hotels for our trip and don't check in to our second hotel until 4:00 after we check out of CB. It would be nice if we could stay on site and use the pool for the remainder of the day before heading to our next hotel.

Or is everything there require room-key access that stops working after 11:00 a.m. checkout?

 

[angierae]

Can I have a Prime Pantry box delivered to CBR? We're coming down for four nights/5 days and I'd like to ship some snacks/etc straight to the resort rather than packing it.

 

[katie111]

Just back-had an awesome 2 night stay. Wish it was longer. Couple tips-

If you get a soda at the Hideaway snack bar you can get free refills for 2 hours. There is a chip in the bottom of the cup. Also, the kids meals were really reasonable, I think $4.99 and they include a drink (not sure if those drinks are refillable).

Also, all the employees we encountered were really nice. For example, we waited a little while for our food at Hideaway. My son wandered over to the ice cream case. The employee told him to take one for free as the food wasn't ready yet. So nice & so unexpected!

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

The fitness center is the best I have seen anywhere in any hotel... if you are in to working out, save time to work out while you are staying at CBR!

 

[TommyJK]

The fitness center is the best I have seen anywhere in any hotel... if you are in to working out, save time to work out while you are staying at CBR!

Does the fitness center have a whirlpool or Sauna and showers?

 

[TommyJK]

Also, I found a good treasure trove of info in the Q&A section of TripAdvisor for CB. You have to sift through some repeat questions often but if you have the time there is a lot of good Q&A's there:

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/FAQ-g34515-d3932244-Universal_s_Cabana_Bay_Beach_Resort.html