PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

Does anyone have the current club lounge offerings for Sunday and Monday? We will be there Sunday-Wednesday and I see Tuesday above.

Just curious :thumbsup2
 


Just did one night at Portofino. Had several minor issues that added up and irritated enough to likely not choose again over others, but still a very beautiful and comfortable room, DD enjoyed the pool. Boat dock always full, and service seemed slower than in the past. The
construction was way more prevalent than we anticipated, will try and add a few pictures..
 

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Just did one night at Portofino. Had several minor issues that added up and irritated enough to likely not choose again over others, but still a very beautiful and comfortable room, DD enjoyed the pool. Boat dock always full, and service seemed slower than in the past. The
construction was way more prevalent than we anticipated, will try and add a few pictures..

Crikey, that is a mess and more intrusive than it has been mentioned for sure!!!!

Thank you for the updated pictures!!! I`m sorry your trip wasn`t perfect, hope you managed to enjoy some of your time there.
 
Crikey, that is a mess and more intrusive than it has been mentioned for sure!!!!

Thank you for the updated pictures!!! I`m sorry your trip wasn`t perfect, hope you managed to enjoy some of your time there.
We did, although it was very crowded, which I expected for spring break, but also hotter than I expected. I know, I know , it’s Florida, but yesterday was a feels like 89, and blazing sun. And both VC and Hulk broke down while we were well into the lines. Whew those get stuffy in there .
The Portofino construction noise didnt affect us in the room, so that was good, but My daughter was disappointed. She was planning a lot of picture out front.also had to walk way around for lobby access. Still very glad to have had the couple of days of escape at Universal!
 


We did, although it was very crowded, which I expected for spring break, but also hotter than I expected. I know, I know , it’s Florida, but yesterday was a feels like 89, and blazing sun. And both VC and Hulk broke down while we were well into the lines. Whew those get stuffy in there .
The Portofino construction noise didnt affect us in the room, so that was good, but My daughter was disappointed. She was planning a lot of picture out front.also had to walk way around for lobby access. Still very glad to have had the couple of days of escape at Universal!

Yes, pictures would be a big disappointment for your daughter, that really is worse than I thought it was. Happy to hear the noise didn`t personally affect you though and you had a good trip.

Glad you did still have a good time and completely agree about crowds, we were chatting to one of the RP employees Thursday night on Facetime and they were talking of how crowded everything is in the parks and hotels too, one of their busiest weeks for sure. Not fun!! But at least it was warmer than predicted!!!

Yep, you don`t want to be well into the line when it breaks down! That happened to us on Hagrid`s during an OI event, thankfully we were not in the confined cave area...I`d have been out of there in that case lol.....

Thank you again for the update :)
 
Just did one night at Portofino. Had several minor issues that added up and irritated enough to likely not choose again over others, but still a very beautiful and comfortable room, DD enjoyed the pool. Boat dock always full, and service seemed slower than in the past. The
construction was way more prevalent than we anticipated, will try and add a few pictures..
Thanks for those pictures. If at all possible, can you take a picture of where the construction stops? We will be there in two weeks, and I'm just curious. Thanks!
 
Thanks for those pictures. If at all possible, can you take a picture of where the construction stops? We will be there in two weeks, and I'm just curious. Thanks!
Hey we’d already left, but I did have this picture. It seems to have stopped where the sign with the fish is located, on the left? The construction activity was mostly on the East Wing, and we were on the opposite side, so noise didn't affect us at all in the room. My daughter was able to get to the Gelato place, and I think the only restaurant affected was the Trattoria. It was closed. THere were workers on the scaffolding all day, all over, so they were very busy working on it.
 

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Wow that really detracts from the ambiance of the place. Was hoping for an AP rate for a couple of nights this fall, wonder if it will be done by Sept.
 
Wow that really detracts from the ambiance of the place. Was hoping for an AP rate for a couple of nights this fall, wonder if it will be done by Sept.

End date is either Dec 2024 or June 2025 georgina, it`s a long renovation for sure, it started May 2023.
 
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This thread has been helpful. Some clarifying questions. Im staying 2 nights in July via AMEX FHR. Not planning to stay club due to the breakfast offering through FHR. However someone int he thread mentioned you can skip breakfast and get a $60ish credit to other restaurants (i.e. Starbucks) Can anyone confirm if this is true?

Deliveries. I understand we can personally accept DoorDash/ grocery delivery at the resort. What about if we ship snacks/ drinks etc. I saw somewhere its $15 a box? We are getting in late the night before and staying at the MCO Hyatt might be better to receive any boxes there?

Lastly I see there is a Walgreens across the street from the resort but Apple Maps/ some threads caution against the walk. Any reports of the issues or is it easily traversable. Planning to walk to get some drinks, if needed.
TIA!
 
Have browsed most of the thread and am semi excited about staying here in June. We last minute decided to come to the OI meetup in June and have never stayed at PB before, but it was the only hotel avail at the discount, so we are trying it out. I know it’s a beautiful hotel, and after the recent posts, a little concerned about the construction, but hoping for the best.

Does anyone have photos of garden view rooms? That is what we have booked for our June 4-10th trip :)
 
This thread has been helpful. Some clarifying questions. Im staying 2 nights in July via AMEX FHR. Not planning to stay club due to the breakfast offering through FHR. However someone int he thread mentioned you can skip breakfast and get a $60ish credit to other restaurants (i.e. Starbucks) Can anyone confirm if this is true?

Deliveries. I understand we can personally accept DoorDash/ grocery delivery at the resort. What about if we ship snacks/ drinks etc. I saw somewhere its $15 a box? We are getting in late the night before and staying at the MCO Hyatt might be better to receive any boxes there?

Lastly I see there is a Walgreens across the street from the resort but Apple Maps/ some threads caution against the walk. Any reports of the issues or is it easily traversable. Planning to walk to get some drinks, if needed.
TIA!

Just stayed there in April through Amex FHR. Not sure about the transferrable breakfast credit as this was just a throw away room but the $100 food/bev credit also counted towards my parking fee which was a nice surprise. The $60 breakfast credit also only starts working the second day of the reservation, basically once the room is ready which was after breakfast on check in day.

Not sure on deliveries, anything I've ever sent there I was able to get directly from the delivery driver.

The Walgreens I usually hit is on Turkey lake road, a CVS and LQ store is also across the street. About a 10 minute drive but not walkable. $15 Uber at most.

One note about the resort is it's one of my favorites on property, but with the amount of construction going on I strongly feel it should be closed or the price of the rooms cut in half at minimum. After seeing it in the state it was in I wouldn't even consider a throw away room there again until all exterior work is completed. Set your expectations accordingly.
 
So how is the construction near the Club Level rooms? Do the pools have construction near them? We stayed here in June and loved the resort. Thinking of a two night stay Club Level May 21-23. We probably wont mind the construction as we love being in the parks, but some pool time would be nice as well. I just don't want a room with scaffolding and a sheet over it :)
 
So how is the construction near the Club Level rooms? Do the pools have construction near them? We stayed here in June and loved the resort. Thinking of a two night stay Club Level May 21-23. We probably wont mind the construction as we love being in the parks, but some pool time would be nice as well. I just don't want a room with scaffolding and a sheet over it :)

Not sure about club level rooms, but the basically the entire facade facing the harbor is under skim and scaffolding. Walking to the park on the normal path is blocked off (water taxi side) so you have to walk all the way around which added an extra 15 minutes.

Main pool and smaller second pool was not under any construction, the back of the resort seemed normal.

Personally, for the price, I don't think its worth it. I would look into Hard Rock or Royal but that's me.
 
Planning our first visit to Portofino Bay.
Any more updates on construction?
Or
Does anyone have relatively recent club level menus?
TIA
 
@schumigirl

I just booked CL at PB for DS & DH - Oct 23rd, departing Oct 29th.
I was told the fee for an additional adult is $55, not $45 per Post #1 , was I told wrong?

I understand there's construction taking place through Dec 2024 or June 2025 but the price was too good to pass up with an AP discount.
 














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