Universal's Hard Rock Hotel®

Location is unmatched when visiting Universal Resorts as it is an easy (if sweaty) walk to the park entrances - closest of the premium hotels. Fast pass for all the family meant that for us, as a family of 4, it was great value. We ate in the pool bar and 'kitchen' and had great meals every time, so full marks to the team for that. Check in and out were simple and painless. Pool area is great and the kids (16 and 13) loved the overall atmosphere.

Good space, help me with a bed for my child

We booked this hotel for one night mainly to take advantage of the the complementary express passes. When we calculated how much we would pay for our party of 4 express passes it made sense to go for the hotels complimentary express passes, which would save us only $60 but more importantly would give us a room to relax inbetween the rides and our breaks. Orlando’s August sun is terribly hot, anytime from 1pm-3.30pm, we dreaded those hours. So having a cool room to relax in for a few hours was the only way we could manage the long day. For that reason, I’d say it definitely was worth it. The common areas at the hotel and its grounds are of a high standard. We were all very impressed with checkin, the ladies at checkin were efficient and friendly. The themed hallways, hotel ambiance was cool. The islands of adventure should be on everyone’s bucket list. We spent 11 hours total at the park. We took 2 intermittent breaks in our room. Around 11pm, my family and I decided we didn’t want to spend the night at the hotel, we just didn’t feel comfortable. So we checked out and drove back as the airbnb we are staying at was much nicer than the hard rock room. So we checked out and drove back to champions gate.

Great location particularly if you are visiting the universal theme parks. The fact that they are within walking distance is so convenient. And the unlimited express pass is an awesome perk of staying here. The pool area was great with lots of atmosphere including DJ playing during the day and music always on. Showing kids movies in the evenings at the pool is a nice touch. The room was comfortable and had everything we needed. Would happily stay here again.

The location of this hotel is amazing for the Universal theme parks. Only a 5 minute walk, or a 5 min complementary water taxi or shuttle bus. All were very good modes of getting to and from the parks. Also when you walk or get the water taxi, you have a much smaller security station to get through, to get into the theme parks, which is a lot nicer and quicker than the main one at the car park/transport hub. The hotel is also lovely. I was with my 10 year old son, so the very nice fancy restaurants were not to his taste, but the takeaway on the lower floor did excellent food that we could take away and eat in our rooms. Lovely starbucks coffee, refreshments and the pizza was really good. We only stayed 1 night, but would like to stay longer next time. And the express passes for the parks are a massive benefit.