Best hotel onsite for teens?

[surprise]

We plan on bringing my dd and her best friend to Universal this summer for 4 days. Which of the three hotels is best suited for 2 -15 year olds? Also, is it safe for them to wander around alone? Thanks!

 

[SmallWorld71]

We plan on bringing my dd and her best friend to Universal this summer for 4 days. Which of the three hotels is best suited for 2 -15 year olds? Also, is it safe for them to wander around alone? Thanks!

I would recommend Hard Rock hotel. DS15 loved it. We went in summer and there were lots of teens/ tweens. We visited Portofino Bay, which was beautiful, but it definitely had more of an adult/ family vibe to it. I haven't been to RPR.

As far as letting them wander alone, only you know the girls. HRH is overall the closest to the parks/ City Walk and is an easy walk from any of them. We felt comfortable letting DS15 and DS11 stay at IOA a little later than the rest of us one evening so that they could ride Hulk again. We also felt comfortable with them watching their sister poolside while we did laundry. I can't comment on City Walk after dark, because we really only went there in the afternoon.

 

[MouseGirl]

We have stayed at both the Hard Rock and the Royal Pacific. Our 13 and 11 year old girls LOVED the Hard Rock - the music, atmosphere and pool area were really well suited for teens. When we go back again we definitely will be staying there.

Our girls are a couple of years older now and I wouldn`t hesitate to let them spend a little bit of time at the parks by themselves since everything is so close and they know the rules we expect them to follow.