DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando

My family and I stayed at this DoubleTree this week to go to the Universal Theme Parks. We spent a lot of time picking out a place to stay and debated between staying here or in one of the Universal-owned hotels. Ultimately, price and space won and we picked this property. It turned out GREAT. Better than I expected. We were able to walk to and from Universal Studios and IOA from here. The walk is easy and honestly kind of nice - after being surrounded by people all day, it was nice to walk back to the hotel, away from the crowds, instead of waiting with throngs of people for a bus. To get to Epic Universe, we took an Uber, which was easy and wasn't expensive. The hotel does offer shuttles to and from the parks, which we took back from Epic. The shuttles don't run super frequently

Super Friendly + courteous staff including front desk staff, Universal kiosk, convenience store! 15 minutes walk to City walk and 5 minute drive to the parks. (Every uber drive was a great experience) Very comfortable Beds, pillows, blankets and large and plush towels. Breakfast is not included and is 30$/person. Housekeeping staff friendly and do a great job! Elevators were a little challenging as only 1/3 worked and the one elevator that worked was super slow.

We received an exceptional pleasant and welcoming reception from Linda. |The hotel had a very nice lobby. The room was great. All amenities you would need. Clean and comfortable.|Nearby restaurant and shopping was an other added bonus to our stay. We were able to book tickets and shuttle to universal and city walk in lobby.|We defiantly recommend this hotel.

Positive: The location in proximity to Universal and the base cost. Negative: All the extra costs for parking and breakfast. The breakfast was $30 per person and was the same as you would get for free at many 2.5 star hotels. Our room was not well cleaned when we arrived. There were straw wrappers in the floor.

** theme parks: the location is great for visiting universal or islands of adventure etc. it’s just a short walk (and a pleasant one) ** rooms: average I would say. What we didn’t like: we turned off the AC during the day, and every day the AC was turned on again from the cleaning staff at a freezing 17 degrees Celsius. With no option to ventilate the room. Big minus Point. And: the fridge freezes our drinks and food because it’s set so cold. In the bathrooms the sinks are a bit disgusting (mold if you look closer), the hair dryer hasn’t been cleaned in ages. ** pool: the pools are nice, however the spa pool / whirlpool is set for over 40 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit ) , my Apple Watch measured it. That means that you can not comfortably sit in the pool. We went there a couple of nigh