Not staying at Lowe's Pacifica but need to get there.... question on parking

[MinnieForMe]

Hi,
My daughter has a conference being held at Universal's Lowes Pacifica. We are not staying on property. Is there a way to park at the Universal parking garage and walk/boat over to this hotel without staying at the hotel? The hotel parking is $48 a day which seems steep. We're hoping the main parking at Universal is cheaper. Ideas?

 

[macraven]

Prime parking at the universal garage is $50
Regular garage parking is $26

call the hotel and ask what is the fee for hotel parking if you are there for the conference only

 

[MinnieForMe]

Thank you for the common sense answer I should have thought of. LOL. I'll give them a call.

 

[Pooh's World]

Hi,
My daughter has a conference being held at Universal's Lowes Pacifica. We are not staying on property. Is there a way to park at the Universal parking garage and walk/boat over to this hotel without staying at the hotel? The hotel parking is $48 a day which seems steep. We're hoping the main parking at Universal is cheaper. Ideas?

If you have an annual pass then parking at Universal is free.
Then if you go to city walk and walk left towards Islands of Adventure, right before the bridge there is a small security area and if you walk past that, there is a sidewalk pathway that leads to Lowes Pacific.

There's also a bought that goes there but I think most people have the hotel wrist band to ride the boat so not sure if you will be able to get on the boat.

 

[Pooh's World]

You could also make a reservation at the restaurant at Lowes' but then I think you need the ticket validated and you only get like 3 hours.

 

[Lewisc]

You could also make a reservation at the restaurant at Lowes' but then I think you need the ticket validated and you only get like 3 hours.

A Restaurant reservation doesn't give you 3 hours of free parking. Dining. with or without a reservation, gets you 3 hours of parking. Your waiter gets your parking ticket validated.

 

[MinnieForMe]

Thank you for the information! I appreciate it.

 

[MarcIsMe]

Just a clarification on the walkway since the security area is easy to miss. The entrance is between the Margaritaville deck and the bridge. The security area is set back past the deck. You bypass it on the right hand side since the screening is only for people coming back into Citywalk. Also when you are near the hotel look for a path to the left which will go uphill to the hotel’s driveway and the main entrance. The path that goes to the pool area and the boat dock is gated (which can be reached over to open) and sometimes the doors on the back are pulled shut which requires a keycard.

 

[DisBuckMan]

There's also a bought that goes there but I think most people have the hotel wrist band to ride the boat so not sure if you will be able to get on the boat.

Been to Universal many, many times. Always stay at Royal Pacific or Hard Rock...including last week. Never seen a hotel wrist band. Never been asked if I was staying there before boarding a boat.

Anyone can ride the boats.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Been to Universal many, many times. Always stay at Royal Pacific or Hard Rock...including last week. Never seen a hotel wrist band. Never been asked if I was staying there before boarding a boat.

Anyone can ride the boats.

Wrist bands were during the temperature checks, which are over now.
Anyone can board the boats, if you want to avoid the walk...if you are boarding the boat from a resort you will need to go through a metal detector.

 

[MinnieForMe]

Been to Universal many, many times. Always stay at Royal Pacific or Hard Rock...including last week. Never seen a hotel wrist band. Never been asked if I was staying there before boarding a boat.

Anyone can ride the boats.

Thank you so much. We do plan to stay the last night but so far the entire resort is sold out. It's Miss America's Outstanding Teen week.