Splash back to the 1950’s and 60’s for endless family fun at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort. This resort is located at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. The Universal Orlando Resorts are run by Loews Hotels.
From the moment you arrive, you will be taken back to the iconic beach resorts of the era. Go for a swim or relax in the lazy river, grab a burger and a milkshake or take the family for a game or two at the bowling alley. It is the ultimate family friendly resort!
Universal Orlando Resort Perks
Universal Orlando Resort Hotels include a lot of amazing perks, just for you. Here are a few of the perks.
Early Park Admission
With Early Park Admission, you get access to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Florida or Universal’s Islands of Adventure. During Covid-19, you get Early Park Admission at Universal Studios Florida.
We love this perk! You get a head start at the Universal Orlando theme parks to ride your favorite rides and attractions, before park opening.
Package Delivery
As you are visiting Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure, or Universal CityWalk; you may find some fun souvenirs. You can take advantage of a free service called package pick up. Universal will deliver your souvenirs to your resort for you to pick up later.
Charge Purchases to your Room
You can use your room key at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort to charge any meals, souvenirs, spa treatments, or snacks to your room. You can then pay for your incidentals when you check out.
Transportation to Universal CityWalk
All of the fun of the Universal Orlando Resort is just a bus ride away. You can hop on the shuttle bus from Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort to Universal CityWalk. This is another free perk, just for Universal Orlando Resort guests.
Stay & Play at Other Universal Hotels
When you stay at one Universal Orlando Resort, you can play at any of the other resorts. The other Universal Orlando Hotels include Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Royal Pacific Resort, Sapphire Falls Hotel, Aventura Hotel, and Endless Summer Hotel.
We love these perks, just for Universal Orlando Resort guests.
Cabana Bay Beach Resort Amenities
There is so much to love about Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort. This is one of our favorite hotels in Orlando. Let’s dive into the resort amenities for this retro hotel.
There are so may family amenities for the whole family. You can share all of these experiences with your friends and family at home with free wifi throughout the resort in public areas and your resort room.
North Courtyard Swimming Pool
Located at the north courtyard (exterior family suites), this outdoor pool will feature an iconic dive tower with waterslide and 17 Cabanas available for rental.
This pool area also has a poolside bar called Atomic Tonic and splash park. You can even rent pavilions for celebrations, like birthday parties.
South Courtyard Swimming Pool
Located at the south courtyard (interior tower), this pool will feature a lazy river surrounded by botanical gardens. Stop by the ‘Hideaway Bar & Grill’ for a burger and draft beer. You can also roast some marshmallows in the evening hours and create s’mores. You can even purchase s’mores kits in the food court.
For the lazy river, you can purchase tubes or you can bring your own tubes from home. You can even ask the team members to blow up your tubes for you. They will do that for free. Plus, they will deflate it for the trip home.
Guest Services
The Guest Services Desk in the lobby is your destinations if you are looking to make dining reservations, purchase tickets for theme park admission, or even book a shuttle back to the Orlando International Airport.
Merchandise Gift Shop
We love shopping in the Universal Orlando merchandise gift shop. You can find Cabana Bay Beach Resort merchandise. Plus, you can find some of your favorite merchandise from the Universal Orlando Parks. We love shopping for Harry Potter souvenirs at this gift shop.
Game-O-Rama
A great break during your Universal Orlando vacation is playing video games. Our kids love playing games at Game-O-Rama. This is a huge game room at Cabana Bay Beach Resort. You can even rack up tickets to redeem for prizes.
Galaxy Bowl & Galaxy Bowl Restaurant
Did you know that Cabana Bay Beach Resort is the only resort in Orlando with a bowling alley? This bowling alley has 10 lanes and a restaurant. This is a lot of fun for the whole family. Be sure you pack your own socks. You can also purchase socks when you check into Galaxy Bowl.
You can save a little bit of money by bowling during the day. The Galaxy Bowl offers discounts for day time bowling.
Cabana Bay Beach Resort Fitness Center
The Cabana Bay Beach Resort Fitness Center is complimentary to guests. This fitness center is the BEST hotel workout room in Orlando. It is amazing! It is themed after Jack LaLanne.
The fitness center will offer all equipment needed for a cardio- vascular workout routine:
- Treadmills
- Bicycles (up-right and recumbent)
- Elliptical machine
- Variable resistance weight machines
- Stretching area
- Locker rooms with showers are provided for changing for resort facility use, on pre-arrival and post-departure day.
Restaurant & Lounges
Bayliner Diner
The Bayliner Diner is a quick-service and casual restaurant. You can grab and go or order Chef prepared meals. You can then enjoy your meal in the dining area while you watch retro commercials on big screens.
Hideaway Bar & Grill
This tropical bar and grill located by the south courtyard pool (lazy river), featuring a simple grill menu with 5 – 6 options and a full bar serving signature frozen and non-frozen drinks, smoothies, wine by the glass, bottle & draft beer ; walk-up service. Entertainment includes music and recreation staff that will host activities such as hula hoop contests and bingo throughout the day.
Atomic Tonic
This poolside resort casual bar located by the north courtyard pool (dive tower) featuring a full bar serving signature frozen and non-frozen drinks, smoothies, wine by the glass, bottle & draft beer and limited prepackaged snacks; walk-up service. Entertainment includes music and recreation staff that will host activities such as hula hoop contests. Also ping pong, and volleyball equipment will be available.
Swizzle Lounge
This resort casual lobby bar that provides window views of the north courtyard, moderate bar options with no food service.
Starbucks
This popular coffee shop is located in the lobby offering quick service items such as Panini’s, sandwiches and yogurt parfaits.
Limited Room Service
Allows guests to eat in the privacy of their room. Limited pizza and side item room delivery service will be available.
Cabana Bay Beach Resort Room Amenities
The new Cabana Bay Beach Resort rooms will bring you back to the 50’s and 60’s with sleek colors and theming, but all of the amenities to make your vacation relaxing and fun! This resort features Standard Rooms that sleep 4 people and Family Suites that sleep 6 people. This resort does not have any rollaway beds.
Standard Room Amenities
We love the guest rooms at Cabana Bay Beach Resort. They are bright and retro. I also love the floor to ceiling windows that overlook Orlando, courtyard with pool, or Volcano Bay view.
- Queen Beds
- One (1) 40” flat-screen tv with HD channels and On demand in-room movies (fees apply)
- Cuisinart Single Coffee Pod Brewer
- 2 disposable coffee cups
- 4 disposable plastic glasses
- Small cooling unit for food and beverage
- Small dining table with two chairs
- Retro toiletries like shampoo and conditioner
- 2 Queen Size beds
- Wall Mounted Hairdryer
- Iron, ironing board
- In-room safe large enough for laptop and camera
- In-room wireless high-speed internet access
- One telephone – single line and voicemail
- Air conditioning
- Self parking for an additional fee
Family Suite Amenities
The Family Suites at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort is one of the best values in Orlando. You can sleep a larger family with suite amenities, but at a value price tag. Here are some of the amenities in the Family Suites.
- Two (2) 40” flat panel television with HD channels and On demand in-room movies (fees apply) – one in bedroom and one in living room
- Queen Beds
- Kitchenette with Mini Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Small Sink
- Cuisinart Double Coffee Pod Brewer
- 4 disposable coffee cups
- 6 disposable plastic glasses
- Individually Wrapped Plastic flatware
- Plastic ice bucket with liner
- Bar Counter with 2 stools
- Electrical outlets, phone jack and data port
- Charging station at bar
- Living Room
- Sofa which pulls out into Full-size bed
- Pre-made with 2 sheets (extra pillows and blanket in closet)
- Bedroom
- Two queen size beds
- BathroomsThree compartment, four fixture bathroomCompartment one contains tub/shower combination containing a retractable clothesline and single, vanity sink
- Compartment two contains a sink and vanity
- Compartment three contains the toilet
- Wall Mounted Hairdryer
- Iron, ironing board
- In-room safe large enough for laptop and camera
- In-room wireless high-speed internet access
- Two telephones – single line and voicemail
Rooms in Square Feet:
- Courtyard Family Suite 430
- Courtyard Family Suite Poolside 430
- Tower Family Suite 430
- Tower Family Suite Poolside 430
- Standard Room 300
- Poolside Room 300
All of the rooms feature express check-out. They normally offer daily housekeeping. This currently has changed due to COVID-19. They do not have housekeeping. However, you can request additional towels, sheets, and toiletries from the front desk.
Extra Information for Cabana Bay
- Check-in time: 4:00 PM and check-out time: 11:00 AM
- No pets permitted at this property
- Safety deposit box is available at the front desk on a complimentary basis
- Address is 6550 Adventure Way
- Walking distance from Universal’s Volcano Bay
- Photo ID is required at check in, along with a credit card for any additional charges like souvenirs or parking
Cabana Bay Beach Resort FAQ
Does Cabana Bay have free breakfast? Unfortunately, no. Cabana Bay Beach Resort does not offer free breakfast. You can get breakfast at the Bayliner Diner.
Does Cabana Bay Beach Resort have airport shuttle? The resort does not have a complimentary shuttle to the Sanford International Airport or the Orlando International Airport. You can stop by Guest Services in the lobby of Cabana Bay Beach Resort to schedule a shuttle via Mears Transportation. Your travel agent can also pre-schedule your shuttle transportation from the airport to your resort via Mears Transportation.
Can you walk from Cabana Bay to Universal Studios? Yes, Universal Orlando does have a path that takes you to Royal Pacific Hotel and then to Universal CityWalk. You can then walk to Universal Studios or Islands of Adventure. This is a longer walk about 10-15 minutes, so keep that in mind if you take this path.
Is there a resort fee at Cabana Bay? No, Cabana Bay Beach Resort does not charge a resort fee.
Are the pools at Cabana Bay heated? Yes, all of the pools at Cabana Bay Beach Resort are heated.
How far is universal from Orlando Airport? It is about 10 miles from the Orlando International Airport to Cabana Bay Beach Resort. This can take you 15 minutes to an hour to get from the airport to hotel, based on traffic.
Is it better to stay at Cabana Bay or Sapphire Falls? Both Universal Orlando hotels are amazing! Our favorite hotel in Orlando is Cabana Bay Beach Resort. We feel they have so many more amenities for families. You can experience both resorts. They are walking distance from each other if you want to bowl at Cabana Bay or enjoy a drink at Sapphire Falls.
Is Cabana Bay Lazy River heated? Yes, the lazy river and pools are heated at Cabana Bay Beach Resort.
Does Cabana Bay provide pool towels? Yes, Cabana Bay Beach Resort has towels right at the pool.
Should I Book a Disney or Universal Orlando vacation? We say both! If you are planning a Walt Disney World vacation, you may want to extend your vacation with a few days at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort for a Universal Orlando vacation. You can enjoy the best of both theme parks.
We love Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort in Orlando! This is a value resort, but with deluxe amenities. There is so much fun for the whole family.
