Universal Orlando Hotels

All three of Universal Orlando's on-site hotels offer a number of activities and services for families with children:

Loews Hotels award-winning ‘Loews Loves Kids’ program features a complimentary gift bag with a Fisher-Price toy for children under 10, access to a lending closet filled with games, books, and a wide range of travel necessities, children’s menus, cribs, roll-away beds, child-proofing kits and even mini-bars stocked with child-friendly snacks.

The ‘Loews Loves Little Kids’ program is offered to hotel guests accompanied by the youngest of travelers, children ages six months to three years old, and consists of baby and play classes; Fisher-Price getaway gear, such as a play yard, a take-along swing, and a training potty, so no potty-training setbacks occur for vacationing toddlers; and a selection of Fisher-Price toys available for loan, all provided through Universal Orlando’s lending program.

The on-site children’s programs allow kids to embark on a fun adventure, and provide parents with the opportunity to visit the Mandara Spa, enjoy a night at Universal CityWalk, or just kick back and relax by the hotels’ pools and hot tubs. Each of the three hotels offer exciting ‘kid’s camp’ options from 5:00pm – 11:30pm, featuring supervised children’s activities such as arts and crafts, story time, computer play, movies and more.

In the evening, the family can take a break and enjoy dinner in the festive Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville or The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., both located at Universal CityWalk, and then take in a movie at CityWalk’s on-site AMC Theatres.

The three Universal Orlando on-site hotels have consistently won AAA’s “Four Diamond Award,” as well as accolades from publications including Conde Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure Magazine.

Royal Pacific Resort
At the Royal Pacific Resort, guests can kick back and relax in a tropical paradise. When approaching the resort, guests pass through a towering bamboo forest and authentic Kul-Kul tower -- a Balinese structure used to celebrate special occasions. Once visitors cross a bamboo bridge they enter the lobby, which surrounds an open-air Orchid Court – a space filled with hundreds of brilliantly colored orchids, exotically shaped palm trees, hand-carved stone statues and hand-painted panels, all from remote island villages

Royal Pacific Resort offers 1,000 luxury rooms and suites, with Club Floor rooms, Club Lounge and Executive, Hospitality, Governor and Presidential Suites. Guests can dine at several areas on the property, including: Emeril’s Tchoup Chop, a fine-dining South Pacific culinary experience from celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse; The Islands Dining Room; Jake’s American Bar; Bula Bar & Grille; and Orchid Court Lounge.

The resort has a massive lagoon pool, complete with its own island. The pool area covers 12,000 square feet and the recreation area has a 4,000 square-foot interactive play area.
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Hard Rock Hotel
Guests can vacation like rock stars at the 650-room Hard Rock Hotel. From the moment guests enter the hotel, they are surrounded by the spirit of music. Video screens and speakers play the hottest videos and music, and throughout the hotel, an eclectic assortment of rock memorabilia that includes Elvis’s rhinestone jumpsuit, footwear from Elton John’s closet, and some of Madonna’s famous ensembles let guests get up close and personal to their favorite rock stars.

Dining at Hard Rock Hotel is a memorable experience, with restaurants including the Palm Restaurant, a steakhouse straight from New York, known for its prime beef cuts and lobster; and The Kitchen, where guests dine on the favorite dishes of rock icons. Later, the chic, urban setting of Velvet Bar in the main lobby can round out the evening.

Guests have a variety of rooms and suites to choose from, including the King, Club and Graceland Suites, the Hospitality Parlor and kid’s suites. The hotel was designed as if it was formerly the estate of a rock star who might have acquired a collection of rock memorabilia on his decades of “road trips.”

The rock ‘n roll excitement of this “Hotel California” mission style property continues at the trendy outdoor pool area. Surrounded by lush palm trees, visitors can sun bathe on the white sand beach, sip cocktails around the sparkling blue pool, and slide down the 260-foot water slide - all while listening to the hottest music playing on outdoor speakers. And to make sure swimmers don’t miss their favorite songs, there are 12 underwater speakers, as well.

Portofino Bay Hotel
Replicating a picturesque European seaside village, the luxurious Portofino Bay Hotel offers guests a taste of the sweet life. Guests are immersed in the elegant Italian ambiance as they enter the hotel, with dramatic trompe l’oeil paintings enhancing the ceiling. The enchantment continues throughout the property with Italian cypress and olive trees, cobblestone streets, sidewalk cafes, a harbor and Italian sports cars and Vespas parked in the harbor piazza. The hotel’s grounds are also full of ornate fountains, a staple of Italian artistry.

The recently renovated 750-room Portofino Bay Hotel’s oversized guest rooms, including Governatore and Presidente Suites, as well as Portofino, Villa and Hospitality Parlors and 18 kid’s suites, are patterned after the village’s waterfront homes. Restaurants share space along the harbor-side piazza, just as it is in the original village. Amenities include a playground; supervised children's center, babysitting, activities, arcade, tour desk, fitness center and spa, free water-taxi transportation to Universal Orlando parks and 24-hr. room service.

Visitors can savor the flavor and environment of Portofino with a myriad of on-site dining options like the internationally known Bice Ristorante, as well as Trattoria del Porto, Mama Della’s Ristorante, Sal’s Market Deli, Splendido Pizzeria and an authentic Italian Gelateria. Guests can relax and unwind at the Mandara Spa; three swimming pools (including a beach pool with Roman aqueduct-styled water slides), Villa pool and Hillside pool and bocce ball courts.

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