twinkletoe
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2014
We just returned last night from our week at the Royal Pacific Resort and I don't think I can praise this resort enough. The décor is gorgeous, the service is impeccable and it has a lovely atmosphere that makes you sigh in contentment!
The Club Lounge really made our trip that much more special. I traveled with my husband and two teens. Having an extra place to go was helpful when the teens were sleeping in or we were taking turns getting ready. The staff in the lounge took excellent care of us: Andy, Dyshawn and Jordan were especially gracious. The food was very good. Often we didn't need to go out for supper because the lounge offerings were so plentiful. One night there were pulled pork sandwiches and they were delicious! My husband and I enjoyed our 'Relaxation Refreshments' every day.
We loved the pool. There was always something going on. Sometimes there were contests, or snowcones, or a server would bring smoothie samples or frozen grapes. It was touches like this that really impressed us.
The walk to City Walk and the parks was the perfect distance. We only took the water taxi twice because we enjoyed the walk so much.
We ate at Jake's four times! The first time, we just popped in for a snack and beverages. Our kids were instantly hooked on the pretzel rods and I loved the crawfish chowder. The manager, Elijah, came over to make sure we were being well looked after and we assured him we were. He invited us to drop by the next night for snacks and a 'treat'. He 'treated' us very well and Jake's ended up being a highlight of the trip for us.
The Express Pass machine wasn't working for the duration of our trip so our room keys were sufficient to use the Express Pass lines on the attractions. We made very good use of Early Entry and the Express Pass lines. We sometimes did Men in Black three times in a half-hour! We are a little competitive...
We did mini-golf and it was really fun. What a well-kept course! We did the Sci-fi side this time because we did the Haunted side when we had our first visit to Universal two years ago.
Speaking of our first visit, we stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel (Club Level) that time and loved it but our new favourite is the Royal Pacific Resort!
We used Tony Hinds driving service to transport us back and forth from the airport. We had no problems whatsoever with pick up or drop off. Our drivers were excellent and I have already booked for our cruise from Port Canaveral next March.
We spent one morning at Volcano Bay. We caught the shuttle bus at RPR and we took advantage of Early Entry. I highly recommend doing this. We got on all the 'big ticket' rides and got an excellent spot to set up camp. We wanted to spend the afternoon at the RPR pool so we left Volcano Bay around lunchtime and walked through Cabana Bay. We wanted to check it out and we decided to have lunch at their Bayliner Diner. It has a multitude of choices at reasonable prices. After our lunch, we walked across the road to Sapphire Falls, cut through their lobby and were back at Royal Pacific in no time. If we had known how easy it was to walk over to Volcano Bay we wouldn't have taken the bus in the morning.
It was a great trip and we made some great family memories together. Time to start planning the next getaway!
The Club Lounge really made our trip that much more special. I traveled with my husband and two teens. Having an extra place to go was helpful when the teens were sleeping in or we were taking turns getting ready. The staff in the lounge took excellent care of us: Andy, Dyshawn and Jordan were especially gracious. The food was very good. Often we didn't need to go out for supper because the lounge offerings were so plentiful. One night there were pulled pork sandwiches and they were delicious! My husband and I enjoyed our 'Relaxation Refreshments' every day.
We loved the pool. There was always something going on. Sometimes there were contests, or snowcones, or a server would bring smoothie samples or frozen grapes. It was touches like this that really impressed us.
The walk to City Walk and the parks was the perfect distance. We only took the water taxi twice because we enjoyed the walk so much.
We ate at Jake's four times! The first time, we just popped in for a snack and beverages. Our kids were instantly hooked on the pretzel rods and I loved the crawfish chowder. The manager, Elijah, came over to make sure we were being well looked after and we assured him we were. He invited us to drop by the next night for snacks and a 'treat'. He 'treated' us very well and Jake's ended up being a highlight of the trip for us.
The Express Pass machine wasn't working for the duration of our trip so our room keys were sufficient to use the Express Pass lines on the attractions. We made very good use of Early Entry and the Express Pass lines. We sometimes did Men in Black three times in a half-hour! We are a little competitive...
We did mini-golf and it was really fun. What a well-kept course! We did the Sci-fi side this time because we did the Haunted side when we had our first visit to Universal two years ago.
Speaking of our first visit, we stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel (Club Level) that time and loved it but our new favourite is the Royal Pacific Resort!
We used Tony Hinds driving service to transport us back and forth from the airport. We had no problems whatsoever with pick up or drop off. Our drivers were excellent and I have already booked for our cruise from Port Canaveral next March.
We spent one morning at Volcano Bay. We caught the shuttle bus at RPR and we took advantage of Early Entry. I highly recommend doing this. We got on all the 'big ticket' rides and got an excellent spot to set up camp. We wanted to spend the afternoon at the RPR pool so we left Volcano Bay around lunchtime and walked through Cabana Bay. We wanted to check it out and we decided to have lunch at their Bayliner Diner. It has a multitude of choices at reasonable prices. After our lunch, we walked across the road to Sapphire Falls, cut through their lobby and were back at Royal Pacific in no time. If we had known how easy it was to walk over to Volcano Bay we wouldn't have taken the bus in the morning.
It was a great trip and we made some great family memories together. Time to start planning the next getaway!