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Always stayed at HRH except this upcoming trip - first time at RPR, and I'm oddly excited for what looks like more updated bathrooms than HRH?
I hope so, cause those dark showers ain’t it.
Always stayed at HRH except this upcoming trip - first time at RPR, and I'm oddly excited for what looks like more updated bathrooms than HRH?
I dunno what happened with the Bae but more and more bad stories are coming out of there.
My 2021 stay at Cabana Bay felt off in comparison to '16, '18, and '19. The employees were still friendly, it just feels like the high volume of the resort has caused for it to age a little quicker. And that check-in line was monstrous the entire duration of my stay.what other kinds of stories? I have four stays upcoming at Cabana Bay over the next two months and am thinking maybe I should reconsider…
Yeah, I love CB(assuming that’s what bae is) but I do have to say I’m hearing more and more bad things about it. It did open in 2014 so it’s 7 years old now. Hopefully the referb they been doing will help things.I dunno what happened with the Bae but more and more bad stories are coming out of there.
Food is really good at CB. I have going to Universal and went over to CB just to eat. It’s like a food court in a way. I really recommend the beef churrasco.I will say that my stay at Hard Rock last year for HHN wasn’t great either.
Cons:
The bus to volcano bay took forever.
Bathroom was cramp and very dated.
Layout made it a long walk to room.
Took a red eye from Portland (9pm-6am). Tried to sleep once I got to the room, but I was woken up by the maid in the room next door slamming the vacuum into the wall over and over.
Pros:
Very close walking distance. Could see my room from the Beetlejuice queue!
Staying at Cabana Bay this year because got a great deal for a family suite. I think the food options are also great.
Cabana Bay got hit the hardest of all the UO hotels due to Covid - increased/similar level of demand, but lower staffing levels meant lines for just about everything. I was lucky last year that mobile check-in was an option and avoided the 80 minute wait everyone else had.
EIGHTY!??!?!
Which is a bit of a shame because it has the most amenities to make up the perfect "I just want to hang out at my hotel before HHN" out of all the UOR hotels. 3 bars, bowling alley, lazy river, giant food court, waterslide...So I think a lot of shine that Cabana had was partially due to it being the first hotel open in the new era of Universal. Now that other options have become available, and Cabana's age is starting to show a bit, it's lost some of that luster.
Which is a bit of a shame because it has the most amenities to make up the perfect "I just want to hang out at my hotel before HHN" out of all the UOR hotels. 3 bars, bowling alley, lazy river, giant food court, waterslide...
In a few years, when the money is a little better on my end, I think I'll finally dip into that "Sapphire = GOAT" group, but there's $125 variance between my night in a Cabana Suite and Sapphire Standard room right now.Outside of the Bowling and the Lazy River/Slide, you can get much of that at Endless Summer for a cheaper price.
Or... enjoy the better pool area and bars at Sapphire with water taxi transportation to boot for a little more per night.
The management is pretty awful. I dealt with a couple of managers when our "VB view family suite" was on the ground floor and stared at the back of a building, AC units and a dumpster area. Plus, the room smelt like wet towels and the entire hallway outside the bathroom was soaked (visible water sponging around your feet when you stepped). Our party of 6 was booked for 11-nights and we were pretty disappointed.I dunno what happened with the Bae but more and more bad stories are coming out of there.