wdwrule
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2013
Haha we’re still on our once per month marathon since August 2021! We just LOVE Universal!!
We were there this past August for a whole week instead of a weekend since we were off from school etc. We scored good rates and booked two of the deluxe queen rooms at Aventura which are wonderful. I know this report is supposed to be about our trip from mid-September but wanted to add a few things from the previous trip first.
Since we were staying for a whole week, we decided to try out Instacart for the first time to have some snacks and drinks in the room for some quick breakfasts etc. This was a great experience. After placing my order, the person shopping for us texted me about any questions or about replacements if the item was unavailable. Within an hour, she was right outside of the lobby with our order. Very convenient as we were getting ready for the day.
We had a blast that trip and just took it all in. We spent a half day at Disney Springs getting yummy Gideons cookies, cake slices and cold brew and also looking through shops and had a great lunch at the Polite Pig. We also pool hopped from Aventura to Sapphire Falls for their amazing pool with pool slide! This was very convenient as well… walked right across the parking lot and we’re there! Just showed our room key to get a pool key at concierge.
The August trip was hot but bearable. Getting on rides in the morning, evening and using Single Rider lines throughout the day was key for low waits and multiple re-rides.
We had such great food during this trip, great laughs and wonderful fun! Oh and we rode the water rides at IoA for the first time. We had ridden the Jurassic Park river ride awhile back but never did the other two that get you soaked… and oh my do they get you soaked! We waited towards the end of the afternoon and used our after 4:00 express. We had so much fun on the Popeyes ride that we went right back on it!! Then back to the hotel to get changed because we hate traipsing around soaking wet.
Anyways that trip was so much fun but onto this one…
We visited September 16-18. We got in late Friday night and we stayed at Springhill Suites near Seaworld for the night. This was pretty nice and the room was very large for the cost. I liked how it had a separate closed off toilet and sink room and then it had another separate shower/sink closed off room. The room also had a little living area space with a sofa. Everything was clean and I couldn’t believe it was only $100 for the night (3 adults). It even included a very nice hot breakfast in the lobby.
After our filling breakfast, we ubered over to Hard Rock Hotel. We did originally have a reservation for Royal Pacific but a HRH standard room opened up so I snagged that. I thought this would be a nice bonus especially since we’d be at HHN Saturday night.
To be continued…
We were there this past August for a whole week instead of a weekend since we were off from school etc. We scored good rates and booked two of the deluxe queen rooms at Aventura which are wonderful. I know this report is supposed to be about our trip from mid-September but wanted to add a few things from the previous trip first.
Since we were staying for a whole week, we decided to try out Instacart for the first time to have some snacks and drinks in the room for some quick breakfasts etc. This was a great experience. After placing my order, the person shopping for us texted me about any questions or about replacements if the item was unavailable. Within an hour, she was right outside of the lobby with our order. Very convenient as we were getting ready for the day.
We had a blast that trip and just took it all in. We spent a half day at Disney Springs getting yummy Gideons cookies, cake slices and cold brew and also looking through shops and had a great lunch at the Polite Pig. We also pool hopped from Aventura to Sapphire Falls for their amazing pool with pool slide! This was very convenient as well… walked right across the parking lot and we’re there! Just showed our room key to get a pool key at concierge.
The August trip was hot but bearable. Getting on rides in the morning, evening and using Single Rider lines throughout the day was key for low waits and multiple re-rides.
We had such great food during this trip, great laughs and wonderful fun! Oh and we rode the water rides at IoA for the first time. We had ridden the Jurassic Park river ride awhile back but never did the other two that get you soaked… and oh my do they get you soaked! We waited towards the end of the afternoon and used our after 4:00 express. We had so much fun on the Popeyes ride that we went right back on it!! Then back to the hotel to get changed because we hate traipsing around soaking wet.
Anyways that trip was so much fun but onto this one…
We visited September 16-18. We got in late Friday night and we stayed at Springhill Suites near Seaworld for the night. This was pretty nice and the room was very large for the cost. I liked how it had a separate closed off toilet and sink room and then it had another separate shower/sink closed off room. The room also had a little living area space with a sofa. Everything was clean and I couldn’t believe it was only $100 for the night (3 adults). It even included a very nice hot breakfast in the lobby.
After our filling breakfast, we ubered over to Hard Rock Hotel. We did originally have a reservation for Royal Pacific but a HRH standard room opened up so I snagged that. I thought this would be a nice bonus especially since we’d be at HHN Saturday night.
To be continued…
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