Planning a trip for end of February 2021, for me, DH and DD, who will be 8 at the time. All our other winter vacations have been at Disney and renting DVC studios or staying at the Dolphin. My husband and I have 7 day tickets that we purchased years ago and have never used. DD will need a ticket. Our friends tell us they stayed at Hard Rock and the EP was worth it. However, the deluxe resorts are really expensive. The highest a night we would prefer to spend is about 270.00. We like having afternoons in our room for pool time and to rest before dinner, so we are not too keen on staying at the value Universal hotels. I don't see super favorable reviews for Sapphire. How important are EP? I see it costs 70.00 a day to add them to your ticket. I know we can stay at a deluxe hotel and get 2 days EP, but I don't think we want to deal with changing resorts. I like the flexibility EP would give us, especially since my husband is not a morning person. Does RP ever have rates below 300? I see they have a special this April in that range, but we prefer February because flights are cheaper. Should we stay somewhere like Disney's POR and use Uber to get to the park? Maybe splurge on EP for a couple of days? Doubletree Universal looked interesting, but their latest review talks about roaches. Ugh! Thanks for any advice!