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Enjoy a Universe of exclusive theme park benefits and privileges including Universal Express ride access at both parks. By showing your hotel room key card, you can by pass the regular lines at each ride and attraction at both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Pamper yourself at Universal's premier luxury hotel, Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, A Loews Hotel. This spectacular hotel re-creates the charm and romance of the seaside village of Portofino, Italy, right down to the cobblestone streets and outdoor cafes. Guests enjoy stylish, spacious guest rooms featuring, authentic Italian furnishings, impeccable and attentive service, an opulent spa, three themed swimming pools and exceptional dining. Located within walking, distance of both Universal Studios and Universal's Islands of Adventure theme parks, plus the Universal City Walk entertainment complex.
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The Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando is a Loews Hotel. Based on the seaside village of Portofino Italy, the cobblestone streets and outdoor cafes make this quite authentic and luxurious. The rooms are comfortable, spacious and nicely decorated. There are three themed swimming pools, a spa and the restaurants offer very good food. The Universal Express ride access means that on-site hotel guests can bypass the regular queues at both Universal Orlando theme parks all day. You just need to show your room key card at the Express entrance at each attraction and you can bypass the regular lines! There is also a free shuttle to Sea World and Wet n' Wild. The staff here offer good customer service and are polite and helpful.
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Location. Reminiscent of an Italian fishing village, Universal's Loews Portofino Bay Hotel is located in Orlando, Fla. in the center of Universal Studios Orlando. The hotel is two miles from Wet 'n Wild and International Drive. Special theme park benefits include Universal Express ride access to bypass regular lines at most attractions and rides, complimentary resort-wide transportation via water taxis or shuttle buses and priority seating at select Universal Orlando restaurants. Hotel Features. Designers and craftsmen painstakingly modeled the ambience of Universal's Loews Portofino Bay Hotel after the Portofino village of Italy. Elaborate paintings decorate exteriors, Vespas are parked in the main piazza and faux fishing boats are anchored in the harbor. Dining options include buffet-style breakfasts at Trattoria del Porto, poolside drinks at Splendido Pizzeria and family-style dining at Mama Della's Ristorante. Three themed swimming areas include the Villa Pool complete with private cabanas, an aqueduct-styled waterslide and a hillside pool. Mandara Spa at Portofino Bay displays a vast menu that includes Balinese massages, lime and ginger body treatments and marine facials with the Elemis product line. Evenings bring movies under the stars at the hotel's weekly poolside dive-in movies. The main piazza hosts a quarterly wine festival and Harbor Night with live jazz. Campo Portofino provides supervised children's activities. Guestrooms. Featuring authentic Italian furnishings and marble accents, guestrooms include custom duvets with goose down duvet inserts, elegant window treatments with lace curtains and Egyptian cotton linens. High-speed Internet access is available. Bathrooms boast dual marble sinks, Bloom toiletries, telephones and cotton bathrobes. Club Level rooms offer access to the Club Lounge, which includes complimentary breakfasts and evening receptions, and Internet access. Expert Tip. Enjoy the sounds of Italy daily with the hotel's Musica della Notte (Music of the Night) show in the Harbor Piazza. Stay More, SAVE More! Book a stay in a qualifying rate category and receive the following: Skip the lines all day at both Universal Orlando theme parks: Universal Studios and Universal's Islands of Adventure. Up to 42% off hotel room rates Offer subject to change without notice. Promotional discount is based on savings from seasonal rack rates and varies by length of stay. Valid for stays most nights. Number of rooms available on this promotion is limited. No group rates or other discounts apply. Valid for Domestic USA and Canada residents only. Black out dates and other restrictions may apply. CityWalk Party Pass Promotion Book a stay in a qualifying rate category and receive a voucher redeemable for a Universal CityWalk Party Pass at check-in. Must book the CityWalk Party Pass Promotion rate category to qualify. The Universal CityWalk Party Pass offers unlimited one-night club-to-club and entertainment venue access at Universal CityWalk. One voucher per room per stay. Voucher is included in room rate. Voucher/ticket is non-refundable. Vouchers can be redeemed for the CityWalk Party Pass at the hotel's Destination Universal Desk. Additional passes are also available for purchase at Universal CityWalk. 2009 Extra Value Weeks - Kids Eat Free Program Book a minimum 3-night stay for valid travel dates and kids eat free lunch and dinner at selected on-site restaurants. Valid travel dates: Now - June 10, August 16 - September 30, and November 29 - December 17, 2009. Valid for children 9 and younger dining from the Kids' Menu only. Free Kids Meal with purchase of each adult entrée at select on-site hotel restaurants. Lunch and dinner only. Not valid for room service. Gratuity not included. Cannot be combined with any other offers, promotio
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27 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
I love the Portofino Bay hotel! It is the only hotel that I want to stay at! It is quite expensive but it is worth every penny! I always get the best service when I stay at this hotel!
It makes every guest feel elegant because they always make sure that your rooms is clean and you get the best service possible.
I am very likely
to return to the Universal's Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.
I would definitely recommend it to friends.
44 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
I thought this hotel was over the top, not my style. They promised wireless internet access in the lobby but they did not deliver it. I was told repeatedly that there was an issue with my computer which was not true. Internet access in the room was ten dollars per day.
I am not likely
to return to the Universal's Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.
I would not recommend it to friends.
32 year old male with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
Love the idea that when you stay on property you can have access to go on the ride without waiting in line for hours which that's how long it looks. Clean Villas and interesting things to see when you stroll through the hotel. and the water taxis to and from the park and to citywalk.
WOW! My family of 4 spent a long
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Posted Aug 14, 2007
Excellent
WOW! My family of 4 spent a long weekend at Portofino Bay and absolutely loved every minute of it. The hotel, the room, the food, the pool, the grounds....all just beautiful & clean. We had so much fun at Islands of Adventure AND Universal Studios......
48 year old male with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
Portofino is a fine example of a theme hotel designed to let people experience the magic of italy. Why we choose to do this on a trip to America is a puzzel but hey thats holidays for you.
The roomsare big and clean and the staff helpful always greating you with Italian phrases etc adds to the experience .
The water taxis are fun and easy to use running every 15 min however they could do with a little better organisation .
The restaurants are nice and well priced but they did seem to close a little too early , however with the Universal city walk a short ride on the water taxi away its nice to sample the many fine restaurants around .
Out and about its got the obvious theme parks attached but also very close to several shopping malls .
We booked for the last two nights of our holiday and used it as a stop over before catching the plane from Sanford airport which is about 30 min away.
The hotel is great for this however I would not hesitate to book a full holiday in the Portofino and look forward to my next trip.
22 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
If you are going to Orlando to see Universal Studios this is the way to go. Beautiful hotel, you could spend hours just exploring the hotel and all it has to offer. The boat shuttle to and from the park is just the best - saves tons of time, and it is a beautiful and relaxing way to get to the park.
The restaurants at the hotel are the best! I don't think we could have found better food then if we had driven around orlando for hours.
Wonderful service, everything was clean. Very romantic for couples, and plenty to do for kids as well. We went during Christmas time and they the hotel would put on mini shows and things for the kids and Santa would come to visit.
Lots of fun, highly recommended, I dream of returning.
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