staying on site- do i have to make priority seating for hotel restaurants or citywalk - i belive i read somewhere that you have automatic priority seating if staying onsite
With your onsite room key, you get the next available table with your room key. Depending on how busy it is, this could be a few minutes or a few hours.
I have an HRH map that includes other details of the parks, CityWalk, etc. that I got when I was there last year. This is what it says about priority seating:
"Present your room key for priority seating at full service restaurants in CityWalk, Universal Studios, and Islands of Adventure. Priority seating not available at CityWalk restaurants Friday and Saturday evenings or when venue is booked for special events, performances or holidays. Please note Emeril's and restaurants inside Hard Rock Hotel, Royal Pacific Resort and Portofino Bay Hotel require advance reservations."