Hi. Just wanted to give an update since this thread was very helpful in planning our trip. We were at RPR from April 25-28. We enjoyed our stay and are glad we tried Universal, but we probably won't be going back anytime soon. I'll try to write a little more about the parks on another thread, but as far as RPR, here are a few notes:
We were not in a renovated room. We were in Tower 3-room 3548. We figured out the 3 is the Tower, the 5 is the floor (5th) and the 48 is the room. We found that helpful as we wanted to reverse the 3 and 5, but knowing the first digit is the tower, it had to be 3 since there are only 3 towers
(Sorry for the geeky number assessment, but if you are a numbers person, you might like the tip! )
The room was not ready when we got there around 5:15. The CM called housekeeping to check on something, and was told they had to go check. We waited at least 10 minutes, chatting with the CM. I made a point to remind her that I made 2 requests: a refrigerator for meds, and a no pet room. Yup--that was all in the system. Finally, she called back, and was told the room would be ready for us. (I kind of got the impression that there was something wrong with the room that they had to fix, but never figured out what. The only thing is the tissues felt very damp to me--so much so that I left a note for housekeeping to leave a new box the next day.) We went up and NO refrigerator. We had to call, and then wait another 15-20 minutes for a refrigerator to show up(were told it would be there within 10).
We were very hungry by this point, and were planning to go to CityWalk for dinner. Of course it was after 6. Both parks closed at 6 due to Grad Bash. That meant CW was MOBBED!! We actually walked back to the hotel and ate at Jakes. Good food, but on the pricey side.
Things we really enjoyed at the hotel:
The walking paths to the parks--very nice. The security check is so laid back and hardly anybody else ever there so no waits!
The little beach area: we sat here Monday night after taking the boat back from exploring Portofino. Very relaxing.
The pool bar area: After sitting on the beach, we wanted a snack. We ordered the frozen lemonade and fruit tray and relaxed at a table while the poolside movie played. I had hoped to sit outside Tuesday morning before checking out to write in my trip journal, but it was pouring all morning.
I guess you could say I liked the outside better than the inside, but I was thrilled to be warm after this awful winter!!
There you have it! I'm happy to answer any questions if I'm able!