Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort

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Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort | Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando | Virgin Atlantic Holidays

Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando

3.5 stars

Enjoy vibrant, retro-style with rooms and suites brilliantly designed for family-sized fun and affordability. Relax and play, surrounded by amazing iconic architecture inspired by classic Florida beach resorts of the 1950s and 60s. Two towers offer the best views of Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park. You’ll enjoy endless family fun with two massive pools including a water slide and a lazy river, 10-lane bowling alley*, and Early Park Admission† to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ and Universal’s Volcano Bay up to one hour before the theme parks open (select attractions, valid theme park admission required). The whole family can stay comfortably in family suites that sleep up to six, complete with a kitchenette, or relax in one of the hotel’s standard rooms that sleep up to four. You're just a short walk to Universal's Volcano Bay and a quick, free shuttle ride to Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure, as well as Universal CityWalk entertainment complex.

Amenities

Wheelchair access
Families
Bar
Fitness Centre/Gym
Games Room
Restaurant
Safety Deposit Box
Swimming Pool
Close to Universal Orlando Resort

Explore the local area

Just a short walk to Universal's Volcano Bay water theme park, and Universal's Citywalk via a guided path, or a short hop on the shuttle to all Universal parks. Transfer time from airport: 20 minutes.

Hotel Information

Room Information
Room Upgrade Information

2,200 total rooms. All with air-conditioning, complimentary WiFi, HDTV, mini-fridge, hairdryer, coffee machine, safe, and iron and ironing board.

Standard Rooms are 300 sq ft and have views of the courtyard and pool, with 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 people.

Housekeeping services are offered every other day between 8am and 5pm.

Hotel details

Getting Around

Complimentary transportation by shuttle buses or you can walk along guided paths to all 3 theme parks and Universal CityWalk. Self-parking $26 per night plus tax (payable locally, subject to change).

Dining

Bayliner Diner (food court with 4 unique food stations including grab ‘n go items). Galaxy Bowl Restaurant (casual table service in an old-school bowling alley). The Hideaway Bar & Grille and Atomic Tonic (poolside bars serving snacks and drinks^). Swizzle Lounge (lobby bar). Shakes Malt Shoppe (serving smoothies, sundaes and more). Starbucks®. Limited pizza delivery*.

Fun and Games

2 swimming pools, including a fun, interactive water play area for the kids, lazy river. poolside cabanas*, and waterslide. 10-lane bowling alley*. Fitness centre. Game room*. Poolside games and activities.

Handy Stuff

Resort-wide charging privileges with your room key. Complimentary merchandise delivery to your hotel from shops across Universal. Universal Studios Store. Universal Vacation Planning Centre. Complimentary WiFi. Early Park Admission† to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ and Universal's Volcano Bay (select attractions, ticket required). Laundry service*.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. To discover all the special assistance services we offer please see additional information below.

Additional Information

HARRY POTTER WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23).Special assistance

* Denotes local charge.

Please note: One person must be 21 years or over in the room to check in.^ Must be 21+ with a valid photo ID to consume alcoholic beverages.†Requires theme park admission. Early Park Admission begins up to 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. Early Park Admission begins up to one (1) hour prior to regular scheduled park opening for Universal’s Volcano Bay. Valid at select attractions at each park. Attractions are subject to substitutions without notice. Additional restrictions may apply.©2023 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved. Cabana Bay Beach Resort TM & © 2023 UCF Hotel Venture II. All rights reserved. Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2023 Universal Studios. All rights reserved.

Please note: the hotel will be refreshing its Bayside and Beachside Tower guest rooms from January to June 2025. While some minor noise may occur occasionally, the hotel is dedicated to minimizing any disruptions.

Trip advisor rating

4.2/5

24,861 reviews

Location
Sleep Quality
Rooms
Service
Value
Cleanliness

Excellent

56%

Very Good

25%

Average

10%

Poor

Terrible

“Great hotel for budget holiday travellers”

Oct 26, 2025Stephen W

Location is perfect for volcano bay. Free shuttles to city walk and epic. Rooms have large ceilings. Basic and clean, but do the job. Bath tub, shower is decent. Little noisey with the neighbours and surrounding rooms. For a budget hotel, we would come again. Check-in was really easy. Kate was friendly and informative. Damon sorted out little issues with house keeping. House keeping comes around every other day. We lost our UK reusable Starbucks. Which was replaced. Starbucks in the morning is really busy. Not really possible to walk to universal city walk. Use the free bus. Little tip, if you leave universal early, get the bus to never ending summer hotel. Few minute walk to international drive. Recommend using Lyft or uber for getting around Orlando. You will need taxis to Disney 40 dollars average and international drive 10 dollars on average. The canteen we used for our 1st night. We thought it was little slow to get our dinner and long queues.

“Disappointed on arrival”

Oct 25, 2025Kim K

Just leaving after 2 weeks here. Upon arrival we were disappointed with the room. We had booked the internal family suite poolside for two adults and two 17 year olds with TUI. I don't know how it can be called a suite. We opened the door to be met with a tired and worn room with not a lot of space to walk around. Small kitchen area but would have thought that a suite would have a kettle. Looked small compared to pictures of it. We needed to use the sofa bed which looked worn and not clean. When we opened it out to use as a bed the mattress was stained with what I can only describe as yellow dribble stains all over the top of the mattress. It's ready for the bin. I went to reception to ask either to move rooms or replace it with a clean one. These options were declined. They offered to send housekeeping to clean it but I said it was beyond that. I asked for a new mattress topper which they supplied so we just had to use it. They did give us some credit back on our room as some sort of compensation. The sofa bed wasn't great for a teenager and was hard with a particularly hard bit across the middle of it. We also found a ring on the carpet in the room and a leather bracelet that belonged to someone else on the bed side table. It just didn't feel clean. We had issues with the toilet on continuous flush and then the handle snapped altogether which meant we couldn't use it although that was fixed promptly when we reported it to reception. Food and alcoholic drinks are expensive but to be expected. Food is canteen style but okay. Great access to Universal parks but nothing else is walkable so taxis or ubers needed. Beach towels available by both pools. Sun loungers are hard plastic. The hotel served it's purpose but we wouldn't return here there are better options.

“Fantastic hotel in great location for Universal parks.”

Oct 23, 2025Camper38847865115

Another fabulous stay at this great hotel!!! Family of 4 (boys aged 17&16), stayed in a poolside view external suite room. Checking in was slow due to it being a holiday weekend. In advance we had asked to be located in a specific area of hotel which was all sorted out👏. Rooms are ideal for us; 2 beds and a fold out bed in living room with sliding door divider; small kitchen area with sink, microwave, fridge and coffee machine. Room was spotless and housekeeping visited every second day. Public / pools / restaurants / gardens and shops are highly maintained and spotlessly clean! Staff friendly. Location is spot on for Universal park area with short walk to volcano bay next door and about a 12 min walk to parks and city walk. Can’t get a much better location. We used uber and Lyft to get about to other restaurants at Conroy Rd and International Drive and Walmart all about $8-$10 in car each way. Sons used gym as always which was good (but they preferred old equipment from last visit in 2024). Food at restaurants is good but in the main we dined out. This was our 5th visit to this hotel and would not hesitate to go back.

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