ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT Information

[penny28380]

How do you purchase the entertainment book and how much does it cost? Is that all you need to do to get the entertainment discount? Thanks!

 

[sherries]

Entertainment book can be purchased online at Entertainment.com.

 

[ihave4kids]

I already have a reservation for July 21-23 at the FAN club rate,but now the APH is cheaper,but only available on Friday night.Do I need to chane my reservation and make 2 different ones to apply that rate for the one night or will they let me do that?????

 

[dmillerdmd]

Just got back from 8 days @ RPR, it was awesome. We stayed on club level and I assure you it was worth it ( $ as well as emotionally) DH could get up as early as he pleased & let us sleep. We all wandered as we woke up, lots of rest and no pressure! Good breakfast, load up for the park, and off we go. What a wonderful trip. Don't tell anyone, but I think I may have enjoyed it more than DISNEY. Oh no, don't be silly , it was almost as good???

 

[Motherfletcher]

dmillerdmd-
Welcome to the boards! Glad you had a good time at RPR. The "might be better than Disney" secret is safe with us.

 

[Pongo69]

 

[unfreshdiva1]

Just booked APH rate of $139 for 8/9-8/10! Excited as it will be first time staying on-site at Universal. What time can you check in and receive FOTL pass? I was hoping you can check in at 8 a.m. (realize room would not be ready, but hoping you can get key). Anyone know if this is possible?

 

[gschmerl]

Originally posted by unfreshdiva1
Just booked APH rate of $139 for 8/9-8/10! Excited as it will be first time staying on-site at Universal. What time can you check in and receive FOTL pass? I was hoping you can check in at 8 a.m. (realize room would not be ready, but hoping you can get key). Anyone know if this is possible?

YES. You can check in early and get your room key for FOTL even if your room is not ready.

 

[gschmerl]

Originally posted by unfreshdiva1
Just booked APH rate of $139 for 8/9-8/10! Excited as it will be first time staying on-site at Universal. What time can you check in and receive FOTL pass? I was hoping you can check in at 8 a.m. (realize room would not be ready, but hoping you can get key). Anyone know if this is possible?

YES. You can check in early and get your room key for FOTL even if your room is not ready.

 

[Pongo69]

Hello Again
I just split my stay between Disney and RPR. This will be our first time staying on Universal property, and from what I read it seems to be worth it.

I was offered the annual pass rate of 139.00 for those nights and was wondering what the perks are for having an annual pass and staying onsite. I know the discount with the hotel is better with the annual pass but are the dining and merchandise discounts somewhat the same percentage wise as AAA.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[QuaidMom]

One June 3 we checked in at 9:00 and went straight to our room. My husband was simply amazed. We had the option to let the bellman deliver our bags to our room or follow him up.

 

[mickman1962]

NO more FOTL (heavily modified) check here

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=601420&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

 

[gschmerl]

Originally posted by mickman1962
NO more FOTL (heavily modified) check here

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=601420&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

The perk is still there. It's only five rides in each park that are restricted to one FOTL with your room key before 3:00 and then unlimited FOTL after 3:00.

 

[decaff38]

I just booked my reservations on line for jan. (MLK weekend). I put in 4 adults and got a rate of 269.00, 3 adults at 249.00, 2 adults at 229.00 and 1 adult at 199.00. Why would it matter how many are in the room if there are 2 queen beds? This was a Fan club rate at Royal Pacific. I wanted to book to be sure I got a room but will watch for the discounts as they come out but was a bit confused about this. Any one have any explanations?? Thanks!!!!

 

[dmillerdmd]

Call & ask- they could not have been nicer every time I called (to ask dumb questions!)

 

[Eclpz314]

You can have 2 adults per room and then they charge $25 extra for each additional adult. That still doesn't work out with the prices you were quoted, but might be part of the explanation.

 

[lkc0538]

My family of 4 just got back from a 2 night stay at RPR. WE LOVED IT! It was our first time in the Orlando area, and chose Universal specifically b/c of the FOTL. It couldn't have worked out smoother or nicer. We have 2 small kids and it was great to just walk on to rides. We found everyone very helpful and nice. We stayed club level and thought the food was great. One word of warning-we checked in at 3 pm- it's obvious most people check in before this. We had a reservation for 2 queens, but by the time we got there, they were all gone. We ended up with a king and pull out sofa-it was OK since the kids are small-but the pull out sofa was not comfortable, and I can't imagine it with larger children. So, if you definitely want club level, and insist on 2 queens, get there early! The person at the front desk plainly told us they overbook the queens. Other than that, the rest of the time there made up for the inconvenience. When we got there Friday night, they even had a dive-in movie for the kids.

We are going back to Orlando in Oct. and really wish we were staying here again!!

 

[MHWhite]

We are expecting to stay at the RP in early August using a FL resident special of $159 a night. But we will be leaving after work so we won't arrive until around 7-8 PM. I called to request late check-in but I don't want to arrive and find out they have given away our room/beds!!

We are 2 adults and 2 teenage boys, so we do need that extra queen bed.

Has anyone else had problems with late check-in?

Thanks!

I learn so very much from all these posts - you are all terrific

 

[disneyisfun]

lkc0538 My family of 4 just got back from a 2 night stay at RPR. WE LOVED IT! It was our first time in the Orlando area, and chose Universal specifically b/c of the FOTL. It couldn't have worked out smoother or nicer. We have 2 small kids and it was great to just walk on to rides. We found everyone very helpful and nice. We stayed club level and thought the food was great. One word of warning-we checked in at 3 pm- it's obvious most people check in before this. We had a reservation for 2 queens, but by the time we got there, they were all gone. We ended up with a king and pull out sofa-it was OK since the kids are small-but the pull out sofa was not comfortable, and I can't imagine it with larger children. So, if you definitely want club level, and insist on 2 queens, get there early! The person at the front desk plainly told us they overbook the queens. Other than that, the rest of the time there made up for the inconvenience. When we got there Friday night, they even had a dive-in movie for the kids.

We might have this same problem next week at the PB...we have two small children as well...does the pullout bed sleep one or two?

 

[lkc0538]

The pullout sofa slept our 2 boys- age 5 and 7 very comfortably, however, the mattress was thin, and I wouldn't have wanted to sleep there for the price we paid for the room. It's about the size of a double bed?? Much smaller than a queen.

I did call to confirm our room about 2-3 weeks before we went, but maybe if I had called the day before or even that day, we would have had better luck.

They were very apologetic, and did just flat out say "we overbook our queen club rooms". I'm thinking if you aren't staying club level you'll have much better luck since there are just fewer club rooms.

Oh, also another tip. I asked if we could check out later than the 11 am checkout. They offered us a 12:30 check out for no additional charge-you just call the front desk on the morning you are leaving and they'll let you know what they can do. It's not a terrific difference in time, but it helped us out.