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The hotels follow similar patterns when it comes to rooms and rates. Two hotels have “standard” rooms and larger, pricier “deluxe” rooms. In all hotels, the view from the room also affects the rate, with “pool” or “bay” views costing more. All hotels have a Club floor offering special amenities and perks for a price. Next come the suites. All hotels have “Kids’ Suites,” specially designed for families. For high rollers, there are larger, more elaborate suites with suitably larger, more elaborate price tags.
I wish I could tell you exactly what your room will cost, but I can’t. Hotel rates are notoriously volatile, rising and falling with the seasons, leisure travel patterns, and a variety of market conditions that are impossible to forecast. My hope here is to provide some general guidelines about the “going rate” that will prove useful in considering your Universal Orlando resort hotel choices. Then you can use the tips offered in Getting A Good Deal (below) to zero in on the best rate for the room you want.
The resort hotels recognize five distinct “seasons”: Value (Jan. 4 - Feb. 15; Aug. 19 - Oct. 4; Nov. 25 - Dec. 20), Regular (Apr. 29 - Jun. 6; Oct. 5 - Nov. 20), Summer (Jun. 7 - Aug. 18), Peak (Feb. 16 - Mar. 29; Apr. 12-28; Nov. 21-24), and Holiday (Mar. 30 - Apr. 11; Dec. 21 - Jan. 1). The prices below reflect that range. Expect prices to rise modestly in all categories at some point in 2008.
Room Rates Portofino Bay
Hotel
Garden view $269-$379
Bay view $289-$409
Deluxe $299-$399
Portofino Club $359-$479
Hard Rock Hotel
Garden view
$239 -$349
Pool view
$264-$384
Deluxe
$309-$479
HR Club
$349-$479
Royal Pacific Resort
Standard room
$209-$319
Water view
$239-$349
Royal Club
$299-$429
Suite Rates
Portofino Bay Hotel
Kids’ Suites
$519-$679
Hospitality
$994-$1,224
Luxury Suites
$519-$1,059
Super Luxury
$1,700-$2,500
Hard Rock Hotel
Kids’ Suites
$519-$679
King Suites
$489-$559
Hospitality
$749-$929
Super Luxury
$1,520-$2,020
Royal Pacific Resort
King Suites
$339-$459
Royal Suites
$689-$924
Super Luxury
$1,500-$1,950
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