Questions about CBBR, shuttles, early entry

[acln]

I tried to do my best searching through threads for these answers so I apologize in advance if these questions have been asked a million times...

We're going to Universal in late October. I'm thinking about possibly staying at the cabana bay resort for a few days instead of staying off site. We are flying in very late Saturday, landing at 11pm. Probably not getting to the hotel until 11:30pm. I was planning on Sunday and Monday being our park days. We would need to leave fairly early Tuesday morning.

Are there specific check in/check out times?
With early entry, is that offered to us every day we will be staying at the resort? I know that HHN will be going on the Sunday and Monday evenings we are planning on for the parks and I don't know if that typically has any impact on EE?
How are the shuttles to the parks? Do they leave early enough for early entry?

Thank you in advance!

 

[bchbetha]

From their website:
Check-In And Check-Out Times
Check-in is at 4 pm, and check-out at 11 am. You may check out by television, phone, express check-out box available at the front desk or traditional check-out at the front desk.

They have shuttles that are fast, easy and convenient. Yes, they work for early entry.
There is early entry every day. FYI- it's usually the same park for large blocks (weeks) at a time; they don't alternate daily. Limited rides operate but it's a perk worth having.

 

[pcstang]

EE is normally studios during HHN.

 

[acln]

Awesome, thank you!!

Hotels.com seems to have a good deal on a room at cbbr right now, $148 a night. I may book through them and buy tickets from undercover tourist, I think I'll end up saving quite a bit that way instead of booking the package straight from the universal site!

 

[wagman67]

Just a quick check of hotel prices (at the official site), for the last two weekends in October, shows the same price that you are getting quoted from hotels.com. I know hotels.com usually has two kinds of bookings...normal (you can cancel a reservation) and one that you lose your money if you have a change of plans. If you are set on your dates, I would go ahead and book through the official site and continue to check for cheaper prices, until your trip. You have until 5 days prior to your trip, before you start losing money for cancelling/changing reservations.

You may be able to find a package that is cheaper than booking separately, but those are usually on longer visits, so I think it is best to separate them. Plans change and the packages are pretty unforgiving if that happens.

 

[acln]

Just a quick check of hotel prices (at the official site), for the last two weekends in October, shows the same price that you are getting quoted from hotels.com. I know hotels.com usually has two kinds of bookings...normal (you can cancel a reservation) and one that you lose your money if you have a change of plans. If you are set on your dates, I would go ahead and book through the official site and continue to check for cheaper prices, until your trip. You have until 5 days prior to your trip, before you start losing money for cancelling/changing reservations.

You may be able to find a package that is cheaper than booking separately, but those are usually on longer visits, so I think it is best to separate them. Plans change and the packages are pretty unforgiving if that happens.

I'm about 98% sure our plans won't change right now (I'll know for sure 100% in June) so I liked that hotels.com had what looked like easy cancellation. I wasn't sure what universal had for a cancellation policy but if it's about the same then I guess I could book through either and be good! But yeah I'll definitely end up buying hotel and park tickets separate because I know that UT discount will help.

If I were to book the hotel from universal and later on see a discount on our room would they honor it and reimburse us for the difference? Or would I cancel the room and rebook if there's a discount? Like I said I'll know our plans 100% in June so I'm trying to wait until then to book.

 

[pcstang]

I'm about 98% sure our plans won't change right now (I'll know for sure 100% in June) so I liked that hotels.com had what looked like easy cancellation. I wasn't sure what universal had for a cancellation policy but if it's about the same then I guess I could book through either and be good! But yeah I'll definitely end up buying hotel and park tickets separate because I know that UT discount will help.

If I were to book the hotel from universal and later on see a discount on our room would they honor it and reimburse us for the difference? Or would I cancel the room and rebook if there's a discount? Like I said I'll know our plans 100% in June so I'm trying to wait until then to book.

USO will adjust the rate on a room only booking.