The Other Orlando Blog

Here are two views of the hospitality suite, Room 3718, on the Club Level at Royal Pacific Resort. As the name suggests, it's designed to be used for entertaining such as a corporation might do. There is a small kitchenette (not visible here) that has a full size refrigerator, microwave, and sink.

The windows look out over the pool and across to IOA. You can see the construction for Harry Potter in the distance. The Club lounge is literally steps away.

There are two adjoining bedrooms that can be opened up or closed off, so there are three configurations: hospitality suite, one-bedroom suite, or two-bedroom suite. In the one-bedroom set up, you wind up with three front doors -- from the bedroom and one at each end of the large living area. Sweet.

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I'm back once again at Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, which has undergone a major redecoration. The "dark" wood accented rooms that some people complained about (but which I rather liked) are no more. In the place of the more subdued palette are light pastels that still evoke the South Seas. Very nice and soothing.

Other new items: flat screen TVs and iPod docks in place of the old CD players. Gotta keep up with technology!

We're booked into the Club level and were upgraded to a gi-normous suite -- 1,600 square feet. Sweet!

Here's the food service schedule in the Club Lounge:

Continental Breakfast 7 to 10:30
Afternoon Snacks noon to 4:30
Evening Relaxation 5 to 7
Something Sweet 8 to 9:30

The breakfast buffet is lavish, with hot oatmeal and gooey cinnamon buns. Yum.
Although we didn't indulge, many people seemed to be making a meal of the hors d'oeuvres served from 5 to 7.

Gracious, friendly staff, as always.

Of the three Club lounges, I like RPR best for some reason. Can't quite put my finger on it, but the curved space overlooking I-4 and I-Drive just seems to "work."

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Loews Hotels has officially unveiled its $8.5 million renovation of the Royal Pacific Resort. The redo features such upscale touches as flat-screen TVs in all rooms and "new guest rooms and corridor designs [that] have been reinvigorated with a lush tropical color palette of pale aqua, lime, mango and melon for a distinctly charming look."

But the big news, the real news is the introduction of Jurassic Park-themed kids suites. From the press release:

The hotel is also adding eight Jurassic Park-themed kid's suites. These popular suites, currently the only accommodations of their kind in the world, offer privacy for mom and dad, while the kids stay in a separate sleeping room that features custom Jurassic Park wall murals, artwork from the making of the movies and Jurassic Park-themed beds and furniture. A stay in one of these suites is the perfect way for guests to add to the adventures they enjoy at Universal Orlando's theme parks. Parents appreciate the added safety feature that only allows access from the children's room into the adult's room, and not into the hallway.

Now all the resort hotels have kids suites and RPR's JP suites are the perfect treat for your dinosaur-obsessed little ones.

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