Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort

Affordable family fun

Enjoy vibrant, retro-style with rooms and suites brilliantly designed for family-sized fun. Relax and play, surrounded by amazing iconic architecture inspired by classic Florida beach resorts of the 1950s and 60s. Savour your choice of scrumptious selections in the incredible food court. Every day comes with fun for all ages with two massive pools, a winding lazy river, a bowling alley and more.

Guests of all on-site hotels enjoy:

- Early Park Admission† to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ and Universal's Volcano Bay™ one hour before the parks open (ticket required).

- Complimentary transportation to and from all three theme parks and Universal CityWalk™

- Resort-wide Charging Privileges with room key

- Complimentary delivery of merchandise purchased throughout the resort to your hotel

Legal lines:

HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s17)

†Requires theme park admission. Early Park Admission begins one (1) hour prior to regular scheduled park opening to either Universal Studios Florida™ or Universal’s Islands of Adventure™ as determined by Universal Orlando and Universal’s Volcano Bay™. Valid at select attractions at each park. Attractions are subject to substitutions without notice. Additional restrictions may apply. Cabana Bay Beach Resort TM & © 2017 UCF Hotel Venture II. All rights reserved.

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Average: 3.5 (1 vote)

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Check-in Time:
16:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
2200 rooms
Minimum age: 21
Floors have lift access: Yes

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Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort

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Approx. 20 mins from Orlando International Airport

21421 Reviews

82% of travellers recommended this hotel

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Very Good 5612
Average 2082
Poor 816
Terrible 662

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Feb 26, 2020

Airbnb Bust

My family of five had not planned on visiting Universal Studios or staying at Cabana Bay Beach Resort. Our original plans of a beachfront rental came to a quick end when we arrived to find the air conditioning inoperable. After a quick change of plans we found a room at the Universal Cabana Bay Resort. Sabrina at the front desk was amazing!!!! We got a fantastic room that was more than comfortable for our family, even our youngest that never sits still. We took advantage of the great facilities, restaurants, pools, on site bowling and arcade (A life saver on rainy days). Our absolute best experience was when followed guest services recommendation for a semi private tour of Universal Orlando. It was absolutely worth the money! We had two great meals and got on way more attractions than we ever would have without the tour. Jimmy our tour guide was awesome. We made some great friends from our tour group and we spent the rest of the day together. A huge Thank You to everyone at Universal for making our 2020 family vacation amazing!!!!! We will definitely be back.

Feb 24, 2020

Very Kid Friendly

Chatham, Massachusetts

Came here with three generations of family. Check in was a little slow considering it was 8:30 at night. Rooms were clean and comfortable with very good beds! Really didn't enjoy eating all the hotel meals cafeteria style and you never had a quiet meal. The pools were good and area was clean.

Feb 23, 2020

Decent hotel, but check-in took forever

Copenhagen, Denmark

I had booked two nights at this property, in a standard room, for a visit to Universal Studios. At $154 per night, the room rate was very reasonable, although note that they have a check-in time of 4 PM and check out at 11 (as opposed to the more common 3 PM and noon). When I checked in around 8 PM in the evening, the line was huge, and I think I waited probably 45-50 minutes to get through the line to be able to actually check in. I noticed that for some people, the check in process took as much as 15 minutes just for one party. Absolutely ridiculous. I am not sure why the check in process was so incredibly slow. That's definitely something I hope the hotel will improve, as it gave a very poor first impression, and hence my rating of 3/5. My room itself was decent enough. It was a bit hard to find, and it was on the ground floor, facing a parking lot, so no view to speak of whatsoever. The decor was ... interesting. Very 60s and colorful, which was the overall theme of the resort. With a lounge/living room type of area, a small kitchen, and a bedroom and bathroom, the room was fairly spacious, even offering two TVs. In terms of amenities, it had most of what I would expect, although the Wi-Fi was slow, and interestingly there was no phone reception while I was in the room. The pool areas of the hotel are quite nice, and they have some really cool pools and lagoons. There was also a nice pool bar. However, one morning when I spent some time at the pool, there was a lot of noise nearby from some sort of machine, maybe a gardener or something. In terms of dining, there's surprisingly not a lot of options at the property itself. They have one Diner with a lot of different food choices, although the quality of the food was not particularly good. There is also a bowling alley on the property - a bit odd - with a café of sorts with some basic food choices, like chicken wings and whatnot. When I booked the hotel, I thought it was within walking distance to Universal Studios but it's actually located a bit of a trek from there. They do have a free shuttle, however, that runs frequently and takes you to the entrance of the overall complex, starting with Universal City Walk. Aside from the long wait at check-in, it's a decent hotel for a good rate if you're going to Universal.

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Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort

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Decent hotel, but check-in took forever

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