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For anyone who has been at RPR recently, are there still kiosks in the lobby to pick up AP and park tickets? My plan is to order these online before our trip (we arrive March 7th). I just want to make sure I can get the tickets the evening we arrive from the hotel so that we are ready to go...

Just curious - we've never done it, but the 2-queen room at RPR is only available the first two nights of our stay at the APH rate. We would then need to switch to a King suite. Switching rooms would save us about $80/night for each of those two nights, so it's definitely an attractive option...

We are travelling March 7-10, and want to stay at the RPR. I was excited when the APH rates up to March 8th were released a few weeks ago but there has been nothing since. I can only book March 7th at the APH rate ($274) and then March 8&9 would be at the seasonal rate ($422). I am trying to be...

Just a heads up that the pool slide is closed for repairs at the HRH right now. No ETA on when it will be fixed. The hotel is offering shuttle service to the other hotels to use their pools. My kids are pretty disappointed (as am I).

We travelled to Europe with our children (ages 10 and 12 at the time) in July 2014. We used Airmiles for 2 tickets, and paid cash for the other two. We flew into Paris and spent 4 nights there. We then took the Eurostar to London, and spent a week in London (found an apartment in the Islington...

Thanks squirrel, I didn't know about the shuttle. Wet n' Wild is close to where we want to go (about a 10 minute walk). I will explore that option.

Ottawamom, it was for all 4 tickets.

I am late chiming in but wanted to share my experience. We booked our flights for later this month (Jan 30 - Feb 7) using airmiles. We booked in late October. We paid $600 in taxes on 4 tickets. We ended up taking the optional insurance ($190) because my in-laws are in their mid 70's and you...

Thanks for all of your comments - very helpful!

According to Google maps, it looks to be about a 25 minute walk to International Drive from the HRH. We will not be renting a car, but were hoping to walk down Universal Boulevard to International Drive to eat (my son is obsessed with IHOP). I was wondering if the area is fairly pedestrian...

Our last trip to Orlando was January 2013, and we paid around $1400 for 4 tickets (direct flights YOW - MCO). That was with WestJet. In January 2011, we paid around $1200 with Westjet for direct flights. This year, we are using Airmiles and only had to pay the taxes ($600 for all 4 tickets)...

01/30 - 02/07 HRH Garden view double queen $186 SMSM ginkybiloba

01/30 - 02/07 HRH Garden view double queen $186 SMSM ginkybiloba

We visited in January 2013 (our children were 8 and 10 at the time). We ended up spending 3 days in the parks (2 days at IOA, 1 day at Universal Studios) and felt like we saw everything. We stayed at the RPR though so we had express passes. I find the cost difference between a 3 day pass...

Hello all, It's been nearly 3 years since our last trip to Universal and I cannot recall for the life of me if we purchased our tickets upon arrival at the hotel (RPR). I *think* we did because I ended up buying an annual pass to take advantage of the APR rate at the hotel. We are staying...

We visited in January 2013 and I think I weighed about 260lbs at the time (I'm 5'6"). Some of the rides have test seats that you can try before even getting in line, and I made full use of that. The only ride I felt uncomfortable on was the Hulk - I really had to squeeze to fit (I carried my...

We are arriving the evening of Jan 10th and staying at the RPR. We will likely not be checking in until 9:00 or 9:30 p.m. I plan to purchase an AP but am wondering where/when I will be able to pick it up (I understand that I need my picture taken for it). We really want to hit the ground...

Thanks Macraven, you are a wealth of knowledge! Much appreciated :)

I think we have decided to take the plunge and stay onsite for our trip in January. I would like to purchase an AP for either my husband or myself in order to get the discounted hotel rate. My question is, do I need to purchase the AP first in order to book the hotel at the APH rate, or...

You're right, I did use the Florida resident rate in error. Thanks for the correction. I didn't take 10% off the park passes for the rest of the family because I figured they were already discounted. I just used the prices from the Universal Orlando website. Too bad about the parking - the...