The Portofino Bay Hotel is part of the Universal Orlando resort, not only home to this Islands Of Adventure but also Universal Studios, and City Walk. You can also stay at the other on-site hotel, The Hard Rock Hotel and you can enjoy the same multiple extra benefits as you can staying at The Portofino Bay. For more details just click on the name of the place you want details on!

Universal have come up trumps with their two Theme Parks, and have done it again with The Portofino Bay Hotel. The hotel is situated between on-site right next to Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure and City Walk, and opened in 1999. World-class hospitality meets world-class entertainment as this unique hotel brings luxury to a new level.

It is the most elegant, and attractive hotels I have ever laid my eyes on. It’s staff are all on the ball, providing you with any help you may need. The huge rooms feature a lovely bathroom, and the biggest beds I have ever seen, not only that but they are the comfiest you could imagine. A perfect night sleep in guaranteed, especially after a meal in one of the restaurants, each serving up some Italian specialty, you’ll be drooling just looking at the menu! Everything about this hotel is right, from the temperature of the water in the picturesque beach pool, to the staff who make your day.

The Portofino Bay Hotel is an elegant 750 room hotel which recreates the charm, warmth and romantic harbor setting of the Mediterranean seaside village of Portofino, Italy. 

Guests staying at the hotel not only enjoy the splendorous setting and hotel itself but numerous extra benefits. Firstly the No Line, No Wait ride access, by simply showing your room key card along with your admission ticket you can get express access to the rides, without having to join a line. Other exclusive benefits include, Priority Seating - you can receive first available seating at most restaurants throughout Universal Orlando. Resort ID Card - which allows you to purchase food, merchandise and other items throughout Universal Orlando, once purchased it can be delivered to your room, free of charge. Finally you can take advantage of the Complimentary Resort Transportation throughout the resort. In addition to the more traditional forms of transportation, 46-passenger boats ferry hotel guests through scenic waterways to the parks and other hotels. 

Designers and craftsmen painstakingly recreated the unique ambience of the Italian fishing village in the midst of Universal Orlando's two theme parks. The designers have succeeded in faithfully replicating the perimeter of the harbor in Portofino, and hotel guests occupy buildings patterned after the village's waterfront homes and restaurants occupy space along the harbor side piazza, just as they do in the original village.
"Visitors from around the world are enchanted by the village of Portofino, Italy." Loews Hotels and Universal Orlando have brought that same sense of enchantment to this hotel. When guest arrive then are transported to northern Italy as they navigate the 1/4 mile long winding drive around the harbor. Upon first sight of the hotel and harbor, guests familiar with the real village of Portofino will notice the painstaking attention to detail that completes the illusion. From the fishing boats in the harbor to the brightly painted buildings and the open piazza. 
Rooms are painted in soothing colors, four-poster beds and antique-looking armoires also grace each room. Decorative tiling used in the bathrooms were handmade in Italy, and the bathrooms are some of the largest in the hotel industry with extra surface space for storing toiletries. The 817,000 square foot hotel has 750 rooms, including spacious deluxe rooms, suites, and eight restaurants and bars, each providing a variety of dining and refreshment opportunities. There is also a 10,600 square-foot health spar, three swimming pools, two bocci ball courts and a full service business center.

The 2001 Rates are as follows

* - Prices for these suites reflect parlor pricing only, Quoted rates will include pricing for adjoining bedroom(s) as well.
Off Peak: Jan 2 - Feb 15; July 5 - Sept 30; Nov 1 - Dec 23
Regular: Feb 16-April6; April 19-July 4; Oct 1-31
Peak: April 7-18; Dec 24-31; Jan 1 2002

To book visit www.universalorlando.com 

HOTEL IMAGES

Looking towards the hotel	A room	The Beach Pool	Looking away from the harbor	Looking towards the hotel
An area of the hotel	The bay	A hidden alley

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