CABANA BAY BEACH RESORT Thread..........

[larissawbb]

Here is a quick video that my son shot of our 2 bedroom suite while we were at Cabana Bay. I hope it's okay to post here.

Video:

 

[macraven]

So I currently have Cabana Bay booked for May 24-27, but I'm now able to stay in Orlando an additional day. I'd like to modify my reservation, and check out on the 26th instead, so I can spend the last two nights at another hotel (not Universal). When I go to modify my reservation, it says that I have to pay a deposit again. If I did this, would they actually apply that deposit to full cost? (Because if so that would end up fully paying for my second night.) If anyone is familiar w this please, let me know.

If this is the wrong place to ask this, please let me know, and I will create a new thread. Thank you so much.

Call and ask to modify your reservation as you are shortening your stay

If you booked a promo rate such as a 3 day required stay would be the only issue I can think of

Call and talk with a live agent to modify your ressie

If you do not get many responses from others then make a stand alone new thread in the forum

Just won't get as much traffic and views here as your post might get buried

I almost missed your post

I go threw all first page threads in all forums daily
So if I missed this post first time others may have also

Keep this post here and do a stand alone new thread question

 

[Nubiwan]

Here is a quick video that my son shot of our 2 bedroom suite while we were at Cabana Bay. I hope it's okay to post here.

Video:

Video link is dead. Any chance you can repost or provide a youtube link? Thanks

 

[jollygreen]

do you have pics of your room? Was it an upgrade or a standard room that just happened to be in the right place?

Sorry for the late response! I always forget to take pictures of the room, I have one but it's not much. I also have a pic of my view from the room.

I booked a pool/volcano view room, I wasn't expecting to get one in the new tower though!

 

[macraven]

Your pictures turned out very well
Nice view !

 

[tinkerbellybutton]

Does anyone know if the gift shop at Cabana Bay sells the tubes sold at the lazy river? We will have a small air compressor for an air mattress and would rather buy the tubes in the gift shop and blow them up in the room. Last summer we had to wait almost 45 minutes in the sun in line waiting to purchase tubes. I would rather avoid having to do that again! Thanks!

 

[macraven]

I have read they do

And staff at the pool will inflate your tubes no matter where you buy them

Read past trip reports those that brought their floatables from home, staff inflated them at the pool area

No charges

 

[tinkerbellybutton]

I have read they do

And staff at the pool will inflate your tubes no matter where you buy them

Read past trip reports those that brought their floatables from home, staff inflated them at the pool area

No charges

Thanks for that info, but I am trying to avoid needing any assistance from the pool team members. Last summer we had to wait, in the direct sun, almost 45 minutes to purchase our floats. I am assuming if I bring prepurchased floats to the pool to be blown up I'll still have to wait my turn in line, defeating the whole point.

I just wanted to know if we could purchase cabana bay floats from the gift shop and blow them up in the room. If the gift shop sells them we will wait to purchase from there. If the gift shop does not sell the same floats sold at the pool then we will just buy some from home and bring them with us. Either way I am trying to avoid needing the team members at the pool to blow them, and avoid that line at all costs! Lol

 

[macraven]

Contact the hotel and be transferred to the gift shop

Ask the tm there, what type of floats are they selling

If the ones they sold last year are not in stock, then bring yours from home

 

[Letterhead]

With the added rooms, and therefore likely increase in guests, do you think it is likelythe facilities at CBBR will be able to handle the extra footfall, i.e. did they plan ahead for extra capacity?

When we stayed last year we were shocked at just how good this hotel was considering the price was more akin to something you pay for an offsite room.

The pools and bowling were always pretty busy, but we liked that the dining options and the gym never felt full, and we rarely had to queue for buses.

Is this likey to change bow that there will be two more towers of guests? I imagine the pools will stay the same as some guests will be lured next door to Volcano Bay, but I'm hoping the other facilities don't become overwhlemed, as we like the price, and can't afford to keep going back to the likes of the Boardwalk Inn.

 

[bobbie68]

Hi I was wondering if anybody staying here as been to VB yet? I was wondering how the walking path is? Is there a private entrance into the park? I am staying here in July/August and will be headed to VB for two days.

 

[macraven]

Bobbie
If no replies to your question, please come back and let us know the answer


I'm sure those that will stay at Cbay in the future, will be curious to know about the walking path to Vbay

 

[bobbie68]

Bobbie
If no replies to your question, please come back and let us know the answer


I'm sure those that will stay at Cbay in the future, will be curious to know about the walking path to Vbay

Hi I sure will or if I get an answer from one of the other boards I lurk I will bring the reply

 

[macraven]

Thanks!

 

[RalphinSC]

There is definitely a walking path. Looks pretty easy to navigate. Entrance from Cabana Bay to Volcano Bay is right off the end of the Americana building by one of the new towers. There is new signage in place. I'll be down there a week from today and I'll try to get a better report for you bobbie!

 

[bobbie68]

There is definitely a walking path. Looks pretty easy to navigate. Entrance from Cabana Bay to Volcano Bay is right off the end of the Americana building by one of the new towers. There is new signage in place. I'll be down there a week from today and I'll try to get a better report for you bobbie!

Awesome thank you and I just read on one of the many forums I follow that there is a private entrance available for Cabana bay guests. Of course I can't be sure if it is true but worth checking out. It is to the right of the banners that spell out Volcano Bay at the front entrance. If this is true even better reason to stay at CBBR visiting VB have a great trip and look forward to your report

 

[tinkerbellybutton]

Can I rent\request a cot at Cabana Bay? We have a family suite booked for 6 guests, 4 teens and one is a girl. Don't want boy\girl teens sleeping in same bed. We have other options if we can't get a cot, just wondering if this has been an option at Cabana Bay. Thanks!

 

[sandam1]

I'm not sure about requesting a cot, but I've stayed in a suite and with the fold-up bed in the living space, I'm not sure where there would be room for a cot. If there is, it would be just barely and nobody better need to get up in the middle of the night. Depending on the budget, I might consider doing a 2 bedroom suite or some type of adjoining rooms rather than trying to get 6 adults/teens in one suite.

 

[JaySwash]

We had planned on doing a Uni trip on one of our non-WDW Florida trips.. But the new 2 BR suite was such a good deal for a family of 6 that we cancled our 2 rooms at POR and saved quite a bit of $$

Will be first time at Uni, excited to check out a new to us resort and parks. So far the reviews of the new suites have my hopes up.

Now I just need to figure out where everything is..

 

[chmurf]

I'm not sure about requesting a cot, but I've stayed in a suite and with the fold-up bed in the living space, I'm not sure where there would be room for a cot. If there is, it would be just barely and nobody better need to get up in the middle of the night. Depending on the budget, I might consider doing a 2 bedroom suite or some type of adjoining rooms rather than trying to get 6 adults/teens in one suite.

I agree with this

with the sofa bed deployed, there is absoluetly no way to add an extra or rollaway bed in a family suite without transforming it into a huge bed everyone sleeps together in ...

absolutely agree with the 2 bedrooms suggestion