RPR review

[BAST]

We stayed at RPR from August 8 to August 12. We had a standard view room, but thanks to these boards, I had a great view of the parks. Our room number was 1746.

We really liked this resort - having stayed at all three Universal properties, this is now our favorite. The room is a little small, but was adequate for our family of four DW, me, DD8 and DD9.

The pool is great - but a slide would have been nice.

We did the luau and had breakfast at the lobby level counter service.

The luau was fun and the food was okay - I am happy we did this, but would not do it again.

Our room was very quiet, and very clean.

My only complaint - parking. For the $15 a day they charged me, there should have been sufficient parking spaces. What happens is, the parking attendant leaves around 9:00 or so, and the lot (my guess) gets filled with City Walk patrons who do not want to pay for parking. One day, I could not find a spot (so I parked 'illegally' in valet). Another night, I found a spot way in the back of the hotel (easily a 5-7 minutes walk), so I again parked in valet.

However, we really did like this resort and I would stay here again. Given the AP rate that I paid (150 a night, average plus parking), I think this resort is a relative bargain. AND you cannot beat FOTL.

Any questions?

 

[donaldduck352]

You pretty much summed up my feelings on the RPR.The only place we stay on-site anymore Get alot of bang for your buck.And the resort is so easy to get around..

The parking issue is a good point alsne time it was so full we parked at the employee parking lot.For $15 a day we were upset also.Didnn't dawn on me to say the heck with it and park in the valet area..

 

[damo]

If parking is an issue, complain to the front desk and see if they will comp it.

 

[donaldduck352]

The problem is,I'm not a big mouth(my wife complains about this to me all the time)I just go with the flo..

But a 5-10 min walk was not acceptable to her.She did alot of complaining,to no avail..We just got our room,walked the parking lot and found a great spot under a tree.And our car stayed there for 4days.Sorry about your bad luck if you move your car

 

[BAST]

I did leave my car in the valet area for about 36 hours with no issue - since I did have a parking pass in my front window I was not particularly concerned. I do think that the resort should have 24 hour coverage at the entrance - WDW resorts do this - and this would likely take care of many parking concerns.

If I had gotten a call (or a ticket) about my car being parked in valet, I would have complained. Since I did not, I figured no harm/no foul.