Loews Sapphire Falls Resort - Now Open

CPanther95 · Feb 4, 2015

damo said:
On the Orlando United thread they are talking about a new survey out right now that lists Cabana Bay as "standard", Sapphire Falls as "select" and the other three as "deluxe". The standard and select do not have express passes and the only difference between CBBR and SF is that SF has the water taxi.

That SF water Taxi is going to be slammed with CBBR guests. I wonder if they are going to radically increase the fleet, or start checking room keys to prevent CBBR guests from using the boats.

damo · Feb 4, 2015

CPanther95 said:
That SF water Taxi is going to be slammed with CBBR guests. I wonder if they are going to radically increase the fleet, or start checking room keys to prevent CBBR guests from using the boats.

I guess it will be trial and error at first. It might be more of a walk than people want to get from CBBR to the boat. By the time they walk and then wait for a boat, they could already be there by bus.

tinkerdorabelle · Mar 6, 2015

It does look like it could be a deluxe and it sure looks like it's going to be awesome! I hope it is and has the FOTL pass or has a low enough price to justify the EP. My husband probably will not stay onsite without it. Will it be pet friendly?
:rolleyes:

macraven · Mar 8, 2015

from what i have read, no ep for the hotel.

but, who knows if there will be a change of plans once it is opened.

schumigirl · Mar 8, 2015

macraven said:
from what i have read, no ep for the hotel.

but, who knows if there will be a change of plans once it is opened.

Yep we were told it would have no EP and it would be focussing a lot on convention guests too.

Not exclusively though. And yep anything can change.

Motherofcats8 · May 11, 2015

From the drawings, Sapphire Falls looks very similar in layout to Royal Pacific and will be connected to the parks by waterway and bus, just like the others. It will be interesting to see if it ends up being a Deluxe. When Royal Pacific was 1st built, it was considered more of a moderate resort than Hard Rock or Portofino... so maybe Royal Pacific and Sapphire Falls will both be that step below, and then have Cabana Bay as the value????? We love Royal Pacific and it is difficult to get a room there, so maybe Sapphire Falls will free up some rooms in Royal Pacific that many conventioneers use now... and the vacationers can stay at RP and convention guests in SF's. Would work for me!!!

macraven · May 11, 2015

when rpr was built, it was listed as a deluxe.

all i know about sapphire is what loews has on their site.
i have no plans to stay there as express benefits isn't listed for it.

with that new hotel opening in the future, i would assume more conventions will be able to book at the hotels.
there are conventions at pbr, not just at rpr.

sadossey · Jun 2, 2015

Any chance that it will be priced between the deluxes and Cabana bay with maybe an EP option for an extra charge?

macraven · Jun 4, 2015

once that hotel is open for bookings, a lot of info will be supplied by UO/Loews.

when that happens, we will know the big picture and the amenities.

schumigirl · Jun 16, 2015

http://www.bestoforlando.com/articles/first-look-new-renderings-loews-sapphire-falls-resort/

damo · Jun 16, 2015

schumigirl said:
http://www.bestoforlando.com/articles/first-look-new-renderings-loews-sapphire-falls-resort/

No mention of unlimited express. I've read that no future hotels will have the unlimited express perk.

schumigirl · Jun 16, 2015

damo said:
No mention of unlimited express. I've read that no future hotels will have the unlimited express perk.

Yep......We were told last year it definitely would NOT have EP :thumbsup2

I'm glad new hotels won't have it, as it really would make an impact on EP queues.

Bluer101 · Jul 21, 2015

Bluer101 · Jul 21, 2015

jerseygal · Jul 21, 2015

Bluer101 said:

Does look VERY NICE! :thumbsup2

Guess we're too spoiled by the Unlimited Ride Access Express Pass from staying at HR, Portofino, and RP! :dance3:

TEMPTING though! :wave:

Bluer101 · Jul 21, 2015

Room layouts so far. There is standard, lagoon, and pool for all rooms.

Bluer101 · Jul 21, 2015

jerseygal said:
Does look VERY NICE! Guess we're too spoiled by the Unlimited Ride Access Express Pass from staying at HR, Portofino, and RP!
TEMPTING though!

Yep, such a shame. They should sell less express unlimited and add it to this hotel. They might in the future take away RPR with EP, but I hope not.

Bluer101 · Jul 21, 2015

BTW:

You can book now for July 2016.

damo · Jul 29, 2015

Hopefully more of the conference people will book at this hotel since they don't need the express pass and that will open up more rooms at the RPR for park-goers.

sullivnq · Oct 31, 2015

Can't wait till summer

Loews Sapphire Falls Resort - Now Open

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