Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort

Customer Ratings & Reviews

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24875 reviews

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  Great for families

  We spent a whole day of our vacation without leaving Cabana Bay except to eat lunch and never ran out of the things to do. The pool with the waterslide is fantastic, the lazy river is beautiful and relaxing, and all the pools are heated so we enjoyed them even though we visited in December. The service is excellent at both the bowling alley and the arcade. My kid also had a great time making s’mores at the fire pit. The food at the diner is not good but it’s relatively affordable by theme park/resort standards, and the atmosphere is fun. The bowling alley food is delish. Didn’t try the restaurants at the pools, the bar, or the ice cream shop. The rooms have a little wear and tear but they are so cute and have everything you need. The suite was perfect for our family of three. Beds and pillows are comfortable. Rooms are clean. Bathrooms were set up so multiple people can get ready at the same time. The front desk clerk who checked us in was so helpful and found us exactly the type of room we wanted with a gorgeous pool view. My one complaint about the resort is that it’s hard to talk to the front desk after checking in as there are long lines and the service line on the room phone goes to a non-local third party. It would be nice if there were a concierge and/or a dedicated employee for already checked-in guests. The overall vibe and atmosphere of the resort is fantastic and they go all out with the mid-century theme - the property is beautiful and you feel really immersed in it. The shuttles to the parks come often so we never had to wait long for one. Overall we absolutely loved this resort and would probably choose it over Universal’s more expensive resorts even if money were not a factor.

  Dec 23, 2025
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  Bad housekeeping

  Would NOT recommend staying here . They do not clean your rooms . Not only do they only clean every other day , they do not even commit to that . Been here on my 4th day and after a long day of coming in to our room from at the parks the room is still not cleaned . Now we have to wait until house keeping turns up in the night . Very disappointing.

  Dec 15, 2025
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  LOVE THIS RESORT .

  i have stayed on site before and again another great stay ! we love how easy it is to get to universal or islands of adventure . we used the bus also to get to epic they do fill up quickly but three turned up together so didn't involve much waiting . I love there is still a in resort mug for the free style machine which was $30 + tax for 10 days or more. our stay was comfortable and we had no issues the rooms get turned around every other day . Hotel overall is clean cant really make any complaints on that. we had neighbours we could hear them a little but not enough to effect us the food hall can get noisy at peak times. my only grumble on this stay was we went to use the washing machines and dryers in block 5 on floor 3 & 6 and only one dryer worked we had to walk to the other side only to find the same issue . I do feel this is something that Cabana bay does need to fix . but other than that i do love this resort and the atmosphere it has to offer and the selection of food available you honestly cant go wrong .

  Dec 13, 2025
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  Save your money and stay at Disney resorts instead

  I had a complaint going on that has only just been acknowledged by Cabana Bay and as thought, they couldn't care less that their hotel is LITERALLY a mess! Issues with trying to transfer a booking which was point blank refused! We asked for our second week to be transferred from Cabana Bay to Aventura as we were already staying there for the first week and there was plenty of availability, and the cost was cheaper. We only asked for a transfer, no refund, and were point blank refused this! Then, we checked into Cabana Bay, lost a day in the parks because we had to wait until the afternoon for our room! We were told to leave our luggage with guests services which we could not do as we had our passports and valuables with us which would void insurance if stolen by other guests. Then, when we finally got in the room it was an absolute mess! Chips all over the furniture, rips all across both headboards, missing parts of the headboard, stains on the mattress EWWW!, a wardrobe door literally hanging and swinging from a ceiling rail (unsafe), door frames warped and broken, stains on the bottoms of the bed, toilet took 3 flushes just to properly flush! At this point, we were so annoyed with all the previous issues that we just went straight to our travel provider and have requested a partial refund for the Cabana Bay stay. This complaint has been ongoing for nearly 2 weeks and the hotel responded saying nothing will be done about this! Mis sold a room, photos online look clean and issue free of the rooms, which is a total lie! I gave them a chance to come back to me with a resolution as this would not be tolerated in the UK with the absolute shambles of our stay! But they've refused to do anything about it. Management just said sorry on the day of check in! Oh, and don't bother telling them your issues because the staff go into the back office and "talk about your reservation" which also really annoyed me! Also! To add salt to the wound whilst we were staying there, we were not allowed to take coffee cups from the bayliner diner to use (even though we purchased a refill cup for other drinks), so had to use the ones from the room if we wanted a coffee! AND! We were literally shouted at by security for walking into the Bayliner Diner one morning because the hotel thought it was acceptable to hold a FULL private event and close half the diner off just for them without any prior notification to other guests. People shouting at other guests and I quote "NO! This is a private event" as soon as we walked into the diner. No communication from the hotel about this, no prior knowledge that we would be classed as not paying guests and not be treated as paying guests at the hotel, loud groups everywhere, buses fully taken over by them, diner fully taken over by them, no where to sit! Absolutely ridiculous that this was not communicated to other guests prior to their stay so peopel could choose to cancel and go elsewhere. I'm so glad that I'm now home, and not having to spend another moment in this horrendous hotel! I gave time for my complaint to be resolved but after 2 weeks to not even try and resolve it is ridiculous. This hotel should not be operational. Aventura was great, how can you literally go across the road to a hotel owned by the same company, to then be met with that????? Well, since we spent almost £2000 on these hotels and tickets, we'll definitely be staying at Disney onsite from now on. 6 years staying onsite at Disney and never one issue, 1st time at Universal onsite, and we're met with all that. I wasn't going to write a bad review but they absolutely do NOT care about you as a guest. Save yourself a LOT of money and don't bother staying there unless you have no standards and want a falling apart room. After also reading other reviews, it seems that this is an ongoing issue for this hotel. What will it take for them to listen??? Funny how Aventura was spotless the whole week. And as usual, I'm expecting a standard response to this review as all bad reviews get on here, so will be ignoring that completely.

  Dec 11, 2025
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  Such an amazing and super fun experience!!

  It so much fun and so many amazing water rides that I really enjoy! Hoping to be back again. I would highly recommend to visit!

  Dec 09, 2025