I posted some a couple of pages back when I found out we had had a renovated room and not realized it until after the fact!Does anyone have a picture of the renovated rooms?
I posted some a couple of pages back when I found out we had had a renovated room and not realized it until after the fact!
Does anyone have a picture of the renovated rooms?
I posted some a couple of pages back when I found out we had had a renovated room and not realized it until after the fact!
Could be. I didn’t think the rooms or resort felt like a newly refurbished one, but it was my first time there. I liked it, just didn’t think it seemed newly updated. The bathrooms were huge but also didn’t feel new or fresh, and had so much wasted space! With the size it should have a nice separate shower and soaking tub, like a four seasons or equivalent.I am wondering if the rooms with the new carpet, paint, etc are actually finished. I noticed in our bathroom the the furniture in the bathroom holding the towels, toiletries, and such were gone and the paint on the vanity was peeling. I am thinking that the renovations may be happening in stages. Also the carpet in the hallways looked to be the same as well. Will be interesting to see what the final presentation looks like.
We were booked at RPH but when I saw the cheaper AP rates today at PBH, I switched. I had only read reviews for PBH here on the DIS, and I felt good about the change. I knew there would be some construction noise during the day, but that didn't bother me. However, this evening I did some research on tripadvisor and found many negative reviews. Many mentioned having the water shut off in their rooms from 9:30/10:00 am until 6:00 pm. There were also many noting that electricity was also shut off, and that meant the elevators weren't running. That forced them to use the stairs or walk quite a long distance to an elevator in another area, and then walk back to their room. We have problems with stairs and wouldn't be able to do that.
These people said they didn't have any notice of the water situation until check-in. This worries me a lot. Having no water in your guest room is quite different from construction noise. Not only was the water shut off in guest rooms, but also in the fitness and conference rooms. This is just not acceptable! Then I come on here tonight and read some recent reviews saying their stay was OK. I'm thinking that the water situation must be happening in a certain area. I don't know whether to keep our reservations at PBH or switch again.
Having never stayed at PBH before, I'm wondering if I should request certain areas away from these construction problems. I'm also worried about what would be good location requests to be close to the pool, water taxi, lobby, restaurants, etc.
Are you able to ease my fears about the water and electricity shut offs? Help me out with location requests? I'm just at a loss here. While we've been to Universal several times before, we don't have any experience with PBH and would really appreciate your help with all of this.
Thank you!
Does anyone know if they do the poolside movies at PBH? We stayed there last summer and I don't recall seeing any information about them, but when we stayed at RPR in November they had them at night. Just wondering for our May trip. Thanks.
Unfortunately, no. VB has its own EPs you would have to purchase separately.Is the Express Pass you receive when staying at Portofino Bay valid at Volcano Bay as well? I am finding mixed answers.
I definitely saw them doing movies at the pool when I was there, but I can’t remember which trip. I would contact PBH to see when they do these.