Best Hotels near Universal Orlando Resort, Orange County

I was a little nervous to stay here after recent reviews, I'm not sure if I was lucky with the room I got or if others look for more to complain about...but I could fault it. I have previously stayed at the Avanti Hotel but recent reviews there put me off staying. Yes the rooms are dated, most of these motel type hotels are, but the room was spotless which to me is the most important thing. We had taken some wipes to clean down surfaces etc just to be cautious but every wipe came up clean, top marks! Everything in the room worked as expected, fridge was good as was the microwave. Excellent location, we didn't use the pool but it looked good. Only slight issue was the Hurricane, the fire alarm went off twice as a false alarm...but these things happen. & there was some water leakage into the room from the door, which by our last day had caused a not very pleasant smell. But I'm not blaming the hotel for this & I assume they would have had a way to resolve this had we been staying longer & mentioned it! Our room was in block 3000, top floor facing the pool, no issues with noise - I doubt any room facing the pool would have an issue. Good view from the top floor too over to Volcano Bay. Happy to recommend the hotel for couples, families etc. I'd certainly be happy to stay here again for a future Orlando holiday!

Stayed here again and really like the top floor of this hotel. We booked 6 months in advance direct with the hotel for 15 nights and got a long term room rate. we have stayed before as i said so no surprises expected. Day of arrival: Arrived late and expected top floor with city view King Bed. (Which we booked and paid for). We would have liked park view but we where turned down a few times by phone before we arrived. We where told once we gave the name that we had a hi room not top floor as they where ”first come first served”. i said we had booked a top floor king room to which the lady behind the counter said there was a ”first come first served” policy again! My wife was not happy as we had booked and paid for this direct and had an email to prove the fact and was about to lose all reason, Then a lady called Jess stepped in to sort the situation out. Jess did a bit of running around the building and came back with the room we requested, if management are reading this Jess sorted this out very quickly and very professionally give the Lady a raise. The room 2110 had great views of some of the parks in the distance, disney / epcot / volcano bay, fire works every night at 10pm. Also a great place to watch the evening storms come in. Fridge and microwave, water comp, tea and coffee faculties also. Very clean, i credit this to our room service Lady Cathrine who was very attentive to our needs over the two weeks. Again this lady deserves a raise. The pool bar Its fine, they dont bother pouring your drink if you buy for instance a coors light, it comes in a can and unless you as for it you usually dont get a plastic cup with it. (Strange) no table service in the pool area. there food consists of Pizza (no bad to be fair) nachos, turkey sub etc, staff seem more interested in watching the NFL on the 3 screens than attending customers, not a great place to relax after a long day in the parks. needs a little push. Very clean area. Small bug bears: One chair in the room and one office chair, if you want to relax in the room you have to use these two seats, i did ask the front desk early on for a second chair for the room but they said there is only one chair per room. funny like i said we have stayed here previously and the rooms did come with two chairs and a coffee table. the man behind reception said he would look into getting another one but never bothered to come back to us. some of the staff behind the reception are pure cannon fodder and some do excel at the job they have been given. The area Universal has opened up there two hotels across the road which is a welcome sight after they shut down wet and wild a few years ago. The area between kirkman and the Mcdonalds further down the road has really suffered with covid, lot of places shut down and others wanting for staff. the usual food and shops available locally, Red lobster, KFC, applebees, dennys, subway, and other junk food out lets to destroy your digestive sys

advantage: Free parking. Staff greeted warmly and coffee was served in the room. (but the coffee machine needs cleaning) It is very convenient to have ice cube machines on each floor. There are multiple washing machines and dryers in the laundry room, each for three dollars. It's six dollars to wash and dry. Great location, close to everywhere. There are too few shuttle buses to the park, and UBER to the park is about ten dollars. shortcoming: The room is not big and the carpet is stained. During this trip, I stayed in several hotels for 30 days. Generally speaking, the cleanliness of hotels above three stars in the United States is much worse than that in Asia. We stayed for 3 nights and although we couldn't see any insects, my husband and I both had multiple red bumps (like insect bites). Although it claims to have a connection to the park, there are only one or two departures a day. UBER is recommended.

Much better than 1st time. Hotel is under remodel.. They just finished their pool and it looks great.. They're working on the roof. The rooms still need some work. But they are coming a long way. Price is right. There is a deposit which is I believe $50. You do get it back and roughly about 7 to 10 days depending on your credit card. It is not pet friendly unless you have a service dog. Hotel is right before the Orlando health Doctor Phillips. Rooms come with a microwave and a Mini refrigerator. They do serve a breakfast that you must eat out front. You cannot take it back to your room. All their handicapped rooms or on the 1st floor.

It's a regular motel. I stayed here while visiting Universal Studios. It's clean inside and it's about a 30 minute walk to Universal. There is also a bus that takes you to the park across the street, so it's convenient.

We had read good things about this hotel and thought we would give it a try. It’s in a good spot for Universal Studios, it has free parking and a free shuttle to Universal if you need it. There are lots of restaurants within walking distance and the Premium outlets are not too far away. We didn’t use the hotel restaurant but one of us did have a Hotdog one day which resulted in them not being able to leave the toilet for a few hours! The lady who prepared it heated the frozen sausage up in the oven then put it straight into a freezing cold, straight from the fridge bun, then she said “ oh the buns really cold, could you heat it up in the microwave?!”. I have to say that during our stay we had the worst customer service we have had in any hotel we have stayed in in Florida. When we checked in the guy at reception was not overly friendly and when we checked out I went to the desk and asked the lady if we needed to do anything to check out, she said “ what room number?” then “no”. I thanked her and she completely ignored me and put her hand out for the door cards. No “ thank you for staying here/ have a safe flight home, etc. She just stared at me. It’s definitely worth paying a couple of hundred pounds more and you will definitely get a much better hotel with much better service. We were very disappointed.

Elijah excellent take care of service and family. Very good bar an food service and options for order are variable for all people order and wanted. I request to put in TV the baseball game and Elijah complete my request. Excellent

This hotel is worth 5🌟 ❤️The hotel is very new and the environment is very good. The gym and swimming pool have all the facilities and are very new and advanced. There is also a VR game hall. However, there is a bar on the roof. The scenery is super good. You can see the volcano. ) ❤️The price is relatively low. This hotel is a hotel of Universal Studios. You can send an express card to other hotels. You are really new and cheap. ❤️ Location is quiet, although not in the City walk, but next to volcano bay, it is a good choice for volcano bay to play with the water. Every day there is a shuttle bus to and from other parks. ❤️ Hotel lobby has Starbucks. The buffet is also great. There is also a car rental counter. It’s very convenient, but the temporary car rental is really expensive. 💔The only reason for this deduction is that we have no parking. The last credit card is deducted from the parking fee. After returning, it is not helpful to pass the Ctrip and the other party.

Booked 2 rooms: a family one for 5 of us, and a small room for 2. The girl at the front desk sent us 5 to the small room. I realized her mistake after arriving with the whole family and luggage at the 8th floor in building 8 at the other end of the hotel. Had to get all luggage back to the car, go to front desk, change room keys...all of this after long traveling was not fun at all.

We have stayed here now at least half a dozen times & are pleased with prices & amenities. It's not the Ritz but it's sufficient for a place to lay our heads after a long day at the parks. My child loves the pool & game room. We also love the breakfast buffet. The gift shop is convenient too. I only wish their shuttle went to the Disney parks. They are also dog friendly which was a bonus this last trip.