Royal Pacific Self-Parking Lot Distance?

[huskies90]

Most hotels with parking shortages will charge for parking. It is not limited to NYC or Chicago. Many other Orlando hotels do the same thing. Disney has a ton of space to be able to have free parking. Swan and Dolphin have no space and they charge.

The charge is there to try and discourage you from having a car. If you are changing your mind about a rental car, then the charge has done its job.

There is a ton of parking at the parks, so that would be why that cost is lower. Once you get to the hotels, you will see why parking is a premium. Universal hotels are located right in the middle of an area where they cannot stretch out. There just isn't any more space. Although they are in central Florida, they are also squashed into an area surrounded by highways, houses, high schools and other hotels.

Some people seem to think that jacking up the prices to hide the parking fee would be a good idea but others like the fact that if they don't park, they don't pay.

Universal hotels are great value even with the parking fee. All of the deluxe hotels at Disney are more than $12/night more expensive than the Universal hotels.

Have a great vacation and try not to let it bother you. Focus on all the extras you are getting without having to pay for them, like the express passes.

Makes sense, I guess...At least I know now and not when I pull up to the front desk. Thanks for the info...

 

[swilphil]

We stayed at RPR New Year's Eve and had no problem finding a parking spot. It was a short walk to the entrance of the hotel-- 2 or 3 minutes maybe.

If the resorts didn't charge for parking, everyone and their brother going to the parks would use the parking lot. We did drop off our rental car at the Holiday Inn right when we checked into RPR and picked up another car on our last day. This had more to do with the rental car rates, but we didn't need the car at all during our 3 day stay at RPR.

 

[keishashadow]

just back, parking was no problem whatsoever.

last day, we walked back from parks & took the 1st turn off where it's marked "lobby", shorter jaunt to lot.

fyi, if you have a handicapped placard or plate; self-parking is complimentary.

 

[damo]

Hmmm. Lots of room in the parking lot yet they told you the hotel was full?

 

[keishashadow]

Hmmm. Lots of room in the parking lot yet they told you the hotel was full?

don't get me going; i'm determined to think good thoughts - carry over my vacation vibe, etc.