Hi everyone,
I found so much useful info on these boards and wanted to give a brief review of our recent stay at Royal Pacific.
There were 5 of us (me, DH, DS-22, DS-14, and DD-10). We had 2 rooms on Club Level. We arrived around 1:30 pm and our rooms were ready which was a nice surprise. I had requested that they be connecting, but they said none were available which was a bummer especially since we actually connected with a room (just not my son's room).
The bell service was great and since our room was ready the bell person took us right up and told us a lot about the resort and how to get around. He took us in the Club Lounge and explained some features in our room.
We put our stuff away and headed down to the Islands Dining Room for a quick bite. The food was pretty good, but a little pricey for lunch at around $75 for 4 of us (DH took a later flight in). We could have walked over to City Walk for something cheaper, but we were all beat from an early morning and wanted to stay close.
I am going to just give highlights from this point out, so it won't be too long.
CLUB LOUNGE
-Great staff, very convenient to grab a soft drink, juice or coffee. Had to ask for water and it was never cold, which I thought was odd, but not a deal breaker.
-Food was good. There was 1 hot appetizer every night, plus a salad which usually had meat in it. There was also cheese/crackers and chips/salsa every night. The appetizer was always a meal type thing (beef with potatoes, noodles with chicken and sauce, fish with rice). We made a meal of this every night except for Thanksgiving as we had dinner reservations at Emeril's. They were very generous with the wine and beer and walked around topping folk's wine off.
-Dessert was cookies and usually 1 other item (mini cheesecakes, mini pastries, etc.). I really enjoyed the dessert a lot.
-Breakfast was cereal, fruit, oatmeal, pastries, milk, juices, coffee. They had a hot cinnamon roll pastry which was very good. We had this every day except once when we did the buffet at the Islands Dining Room, which I highly recommend.
-Computer was convenient for printing boarding passes. Didn't use it other then that.
ROOMS
-Was not at all impressed with the rooms. There was a lot of wear and tear in the room I was in. There was also a lot of dust and grime in areas that were not readily visible to the eye (sides of night stands, dresser, etc.). There was some sticky substance on the bathroom door that I couldn't wipe off with a wet towel. Not sure what that was. I didn't complain as it didn't affect my enjoyment of the trip, but I would definitely think twice about paying a premium for this hotel in the future.
-The rooms were small and I was very thankful that we didn't try to get all 5 of us in one. For 3 people it was fine. With 3 adults and 2 teens it would have been rough. My sons had a King Bed with a pull-out. That really opened up the room much more then our room which had 2 beds. However my son said the pullout was uncomfortable.
PUBLIC AREAS
-Everything was beautiful and very clean.
MISC
-We were awakened at approximately 2 am Thursday morning to a voice informing us that an alarm had been set-off, they were investigating and to remain calm. The alert repeated for approximately 10 minutes and then went off and no further updates were sounded. It woke everyone up, which of course in an emergency you would want. Unfortunately this was a false alarm. It was a pain, but things happen.
PARKS
-Having Express makes staying onsite worth it. We did early entry to HP twice and the first time I was surprised at how long it took us to get through the Castle (about 45 minutes), but then we tried to come over during a regular day and oh my gosh, we couldn't even get close to the entrance. It was an absolute zoo. Really made me appreciate the early entry. The next day we did early entry again and it was only about 25 minutes through the castle. We had butter beer (what yum, yum goodness that is), bought chocolate frogs and hats and other fun things. We did not get in to Olivanders. The line was just too long (almost an hour and a half).
We had a great trip overall and really enjoyed staying onsite. I would do it again, but might select Hard Rock as we really enjoyed that resort several years back.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
I found so much useful info on these boards and wanted to give a brief review of our recent stay at Royal Pacific.
There were 5 of us (me, DH, DS-22, DS-14, and DD-10). We had 2 rooms on Club Level. We arrived around 1:30 pm and our rooms were ready which was a nice surprise. I had requested that they be connecting, but they said none were available which was a bummer especially since we actually connected with a room (just not my son's room).
The bell service was great and since our room was ready the bell person took us right up and told us a lot about the resort and how to get around. He took us in the Club Lounge and explained some features in our room.
We put our stuff away and headed down to the Islands Dining Room for a quick bite. The food was pretty good, but a little pricey for lunch at around $75 for 4 of us (DH took a later flight in). We could have walked over to City Walk for something cheaper, but we were all beat from an early morning and wanted to stay close.
I am going to just give highlights from this point out, so it won't be too long.
CLUB LOUNGE
-Great staff, very convenient to grab a soft drink, juice or coffee. Had to ask for water and it was never cold, which I thought was odd, but not a deal breaker.
-Food was good. There was 1 hot appetizer every night, plus a salad which usually had meat in it. There was also cheese/crackers and chips/salsa every night. The appetizer was always a meal type thing (beef with potatoes, noodles with chicken and sauce, fish with rice). We made a meal of this every night except for Thanksgiving as we had dinner reservations at Emeril's. They were very generous with the wine and beer and walked around topping folk's wine off.
-Dessert was cookies and usually 1 other item (mini cheesecakes, mini pastries, etc.). I really enjoyed the dessert a lot.
-Breakfast was cereal, fruit, oatmeal, pastries, milk, juices, coffee. They had a hot cinnamon roll pastry which was very good. We had this every day except once when we did the buffet at the Islands Dining Room, which I highly recommend.
-Computer was convenient for printing boarding passes. Didn't use it other then that.
ROOMS
-Was not at all impressed with the rooms. There was a lot of wear and tear in the room I was in. There was also a lot of dust and grime in areas that were not readily visible to the eye (sides of night stands, dresser, etc.). There was some sticky substance on the bathroom door that I couldn't wipe off with a wet towel. Not sure what that was. I didn't complain as it didn't affect my enjoyment of the trip, but I would definitely think twice about paying a premium for this hotel in the future.
-The rooms were small and I was very thankful that we didn't try to get all 5 of us in one. For 3 people it was fine. With 3 adults and 2 teens it would have been rough. My sons had a King Bed with a pull-out. That really opened up the room much more then our room which had 2 beds. However my son said the pullout was uncomfortable.
PUBLIC AREAS
-Everything was beautiful and very clean.
MISC
-We were awakened at approximately 2 am Thursday morning to a voice informing us that an alarm had been set-off, they were investigating and to remain calm. The alert repeated for approximately 10 minutes and then went off and no further updates were sounded. It woke everyone up, which of course in an emergency you would want. Unfortunately this was a false alarm. It was a pain, but things happen.
PARKS
-Having Express makes staying onsite worth it. We did early entry to HP twice and the first time I was surprised at how long it took us to get through the Castle (about 45 minutes), but then we tried to come over during a regular day and oh my gosh, we couldn't even get close to the entrance. It was an absolute zoo. Really made me appreciate the early entry. The next day we did early entry again and it was only about 25 minutes through the castle. We had butter beer (what yum, yum goodness that is), bought chocolate frogs and hats and other fun things. We did not get in to Olivanders. The line was just too long (almost an hour and a half).
We had a great trip overall and really enjoyed staying onsite. I would do it again, but might select Hard Rock as we really enjoyed that resort several years back.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks so much
.We have stayed at Hard Rock before but out of all 3 we perfer the Portofino bay.
