Under construction/renovation at this time. We had trouble accessing the room during construction hours.

Proximity to the park and water taxi convenience

Stayed in November 2024

Nothing really apart from the amount of work going on wasn’t explained properly before we booked . I would go back here however in a heart beat .

Lovely atmosphere given it’s so close to the theme parks , if there wasn’t upgrading work going on this stay would have been perfect .

Stayed in October 2024

Extensive building work.

location

Stayed in October 2024

No issues. There was some construction work to the exterior of the hotel but it was limited to day time only and did not impact our stay at all.

Great location. Boats to Universal were every 10 minutes only taking 10 minutes to the parks. Unlimited Express pass being included with the room was a real benefit.

Stayed in August 2024

Lacking in a leisure bar to sit and have drinks in.

Close to the universal park and city walk. The water taxi was amazing

Stayed in August 2024

Many things in the room were broken - lamp shade, curtains, shower curtain - and as a result the room looked worn. The construction on site was disappointing, it didn’t feel safe at night walking through scaffolding, especially as I was traveling with a group of young women. Other guests reported plastic over their windows, and we woke one morning to a worker working on our windowsill looking right in at us. Would have loved an heads up on that. Overall, for the price paid, it was a poor value.

Starbucks on premise, water taxi to park, nice restaurant for dinner, and take away food for nights when the gang was exhausted. The rooms were a good size and the staff were super friendly. When the construction is completed I think this will be an excellent resort.

Stayed in March 2024

All the renovation work was much more than expected. For the price paid it wasn’t up to scratch.

Club room large and comfy. Food in club lounge was good. The boat to Universal was excellent. So much renovation work going on which spoilt the appearance obviously.

Stayed in April 2024

I know that the resort is going through maybe an external renovation which is great, a bigger focus should definitely be a room refurbish in comparison with rooms in other premium park hotels!

The express passes, location and accessibility!

Stayed in April 2024

I think the price of our stay was expensive considering all the works being carried out in the hotel and I think we could have paid less to reflect that.

Comfort/size of the bed and cleanliness of our room Closeness to universal and the ability to use the boat to get into the park Unlimited fast passes to use on both days around the night of our staying

Stayed in April 2024

Parking not that convenient, should give you more information in room about on site places to eat, and their menus. Renovations going on ruined a lot of the overall experience unfortunately.

Transfer boats to park express lane ticjets.

Stayed in March 2024

The food many times left a lot to be desired. The best items were the hot chocolate machine & the salads & cheese/meat trays. The food staff was very good!!

Most everything about the room was great-- but could use a standard supplied microwave at no charge as in most less expensive hotels/motels. We have stayed at the PortOFino several times over the years & enjoyed them ALL.

Stayed in February 2024

A little old. But it was ok.

I liked the service, the staff and the universal fast pass.

Stayed in January 2024

There was building work going on in the section of the hotel where our room was, which was a bit annoying and our window was blocked because of this. The actual room was quite a walk to the hotel reception.

Nice big hotel, boats over to Universal are great

Stayed in December 2023

Room wasn’t the cleanest- we did call to front desk to let them know one of the bathrooms wasn’t changed over - open soap etc .. they did correct this however - also called in advance about an emergency package being delivered during our stay unfortunately it didn’t arrive - when it did my husband went to collect it - they charged him 10 fee to “process it” my husband asked me about it no one told us anything about this- it was our daughters wallet she couldn’t travel without her picture id!

Accessibility to parks and room key fast pass

Stayed in December 2023

Although there were renovations ongoing the overall surrounding was outdated

The location of the hotel to Universal Parks

Stayed in December 2023

There were no activities for kids except for arcade and we were not told about it. So not very kid friendly

Hotel is convenient and Starbucks on property is a plus

Stayed in December 2023

Charge for parking my car was unexpected and completely unacceptable as if I am paying that much for a room I would at least expect free parking.

Location

Stayed in December 2023

The staff were exceptional. After having reservation for months, arrived to be placed in furthest room at end of furthest wing and kept up allnight by unexplaned loud intermittent banging noise. Staff finally moved us late the next afternoon. Staff personally came to our room to check on us and brought card and gift since this was our anniversary trip.. we were expecting scheduled construction...but one day had no hot water..warm is being kind. Then tv didn't work. Staff went out of their way to help each time..they are treasures.

Stayed in December 2023

Rooms a little outdated but it grew on me.

Loved the pool and the gym and the adult pool. Lived the flow from our room to get to everything. Lived the singing from the balcony in the evenings.

Stayed in November 2023

Our coffee machine didn't work so we were a little surprised at that. It's a very high end hotel for the cosmetic damage we saw, this poor fellow was patching up the drywall that keeps getting destroyed by the housekeeping carts. The laundry room was a little dirty so it was inconvenient for folding laundry as I didn't want to put my clean clothes on the dirty surfaces.

The room was super spacious, we had a balcony on the bay and we were thrilled! The proximity to the water taxi and to the main pool was perfect. We could easily make it back for a swim and a soak in the hot tub after a long day in the parks. We loved the opera performances and the staff were always very friendly! When we arrived we had our luggage sent to bell services as we didn't know if our room would be ready so early and we were delighted to find that it was, the bellman who brought our luggage to our room was super helpful showing us around the hotel (thanks again Hunter!) Most people comment on the long line at Starbucks but when you compare it to the Starbucks in the Mouses' park, it's actually quite short. We never felt crowded at the hotel (and we were there during the Halloween Horror Nights events) The Universal Unlimited Express Pass and Early Entry features were an absolute must for us to be able to accomplish our goal to "Ride EVERY ride in the parks". We will absolutely be back!

Stayed in November 2023

Kids loved the pool and the life guards there were amazing. The Halloween event was a blast for them.

Stayed in November 2023

On check out day, you can still use the pool, however the pool had to close due to storms and we were not able to access showers or Andy facilities for getting changed before our flight. When boats have to stop due to lightning warning, the move to buses is a bit chaotic with low availability.

Real feel of luxury, we stayed club level and the food and service in the club area was great. Pools were lovely! Persons captaining the boats were great.

Stayed in August 2023

nothing

facilities, location, boat ferry

Stayed in September 2023

Mama Dellas restaurant failed to finalize after-wedding group dinner during planning stage, ( failing to respond to messages once request was made for a vegan meal option) causing a change in dinner venue to another part of the park. It was a bit inconvenient as several group members had walking disabilities. One of the group members is vegan, seems this was a problem to accommodate.

Water Taxi convenience, friendly and helpful main desk staff, clean premises.

Stayed in September 2023