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Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

4.0 star property

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3 outdoor pools, cabanas (surcharge), pool umbrellas
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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Hot Tub
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available

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5601 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32819
  • Universal CityWalk
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Universal Studios Florida
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Universal’s Islands of Adventure
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Free toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes, towels

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Bay View (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 450 sq ft
  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Garden View (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 450 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 490 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Bay View (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

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Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Bay View (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 450 sq ft
  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Garden View (Hearing) (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Garden View (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Garden View (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 450 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Garden View (Roll-In Shower) (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 490 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Suite, Non Smoking (Despicable Me Kids Suite) (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 650 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Club Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (FREE Universal Express Unlimited^)

  • 490 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

4-star hotel in Florida Center
5 restaurants, 3 outdoor pools, and a fitness center are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and a free theme park shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.
Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Hotel offers 750 accommodations with iPod docking stations and safes. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Microwaves and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

3 outdoor swimming pools and 3 hot tubs are on site. Other recreational amenities include a waterslide and a fitness center.

Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility.

Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Hotel features 3 outdoor swimming pools and 3 hot tubs along with a waterslide and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 5 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This 4-star property offers access to a business center. Event facilities measuring 42000 square feet (3902 square meters) include a conference center. This family-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, early theme park entry, and express theme park tickets. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Bice Ristorante - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required.
Mama Dellas Ristorante℠ - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Trattoria del Porto™ - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Sal's Market Deli - This bistro serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Splendido Bar & Grill - This restaurant is located by the pool. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free theme park shuttle
  • Covered self parking on site (USD 36 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Valet parking on site (USD 45 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 5 to 40 for adults and USD 5 to 20 for children
  • 5 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Bice Ristorante
  • Mama Dellas Ristorante℠
  • Sal's Market Deli
  • Splendido Bar & Grill
  • Trattoria del Porto™

Things to do

  • 3 hot tubs
  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Art gallery
  • Designer stores
  • Early theme park entry
  • Express theme park tickets
  • Gym
  • Shopping
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Early theme park entry
  • Express theme park tickets
  • Fenced pool
  • Free theme park shuttle
  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Microwave on request
  • Mini-fridge
  • Pool gate
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference center (42,000 square feet of space)

Outdoors

  • Pool cabanas (surcharge)
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Lifeguards

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
  • iPod dock
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave on request
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23) *Requires theme park admission. Early Park Admission begins up to one (1) hour prior to regular scheduled park opening to either Universal Studios Florida or Universal Islands of Adventure as determined by Universal Orlando. Early Park Admission begins up to one (1) hour prior to regular scheduled park opening for Universal Volcano Bay. Valid at select attractions at each park. Attractions are subject to substitutions without notice. Additional restrictions apply
^Requires theme park admission. Valid only at participating rides and attractions in Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure, during normal theme park operating hours. Not valid at Universal Volcano Bay or at Universal Epic Universe. Excludes separately ticketed events. Benefit is non-transferable and valid only for guests of Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Hard Rock Hotel® and Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, for the number of guests staying in the room for the length of hotel stay. Express ride access is a separate line with a shorter wait time at participating rides and attractions. Present valid room key card to the attendant upon entering the queue for a participating ride and attraction. Parks, attractions, operational times, and benefits are subject to substitutions, change, availability, capacity and/or cancellation without notice, and not guaranteed. Additional restrictions may apply.

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from July 28 2023 to March 15 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Exterior
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 147 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
3 children, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 5 to 40 for adults, and USD 5 to 20 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: USD 36 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Valet parking fee: USD 45 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 147 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • In-room microwave fee: USD 15 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility

Property is also known as

Hotel Loews Portofino
Loews Hotel Universal
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Universal Orlando
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Universal Orlando Orlando
Loews Portofino Bay Universal Orlando
Loews Portofino Bay Universal Orlando Orlando
Loews Portofino Hotel
Portofino Hotel Universal
Portofino Loews Hotel
Universal Portofino Hotel
Universal's Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Orlando
Universal's Loews Portofino Bay Orlando

Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 679 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 171 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 76 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 1002 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, buxton

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eileen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is top class. Staff are so friendly. Very easy to access the Universal parks either by boat or 15 minute walk. Restaurants , deli, coffee shop and bars on site were great but lots of choice at City Walk as well. We will definitely be back. Sad to leave!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leeann

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My two children and I just spent the past 4 days at Portofino Bay. The employees were very kind, accommodating, and extremely helpful. The hotel is gorgeous. Yes, there is construction going on, but the only thing that affected for us, was getting to the pool. It was a hike. Otherwise it was the perfect place. We enjoyed the boat ride to Universal and even tried the path to walk there. It was gorgeous! We would go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Mariana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Smruti Soumya

Traveled with family and small children, Business traveler, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful resort friendly staff Spacious and comfortable rooms Would definitely go back
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittni

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the club level dining and breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Estelle

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Carolann

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is outdated and currently under construction. All of this is okay, except we payed a premium to stay at this resort. We were given a room with scaffolding outside the window, which blocked the view. We were hung up on 2 times by staff when we called to ask for a room change. Our room was not cleaned, unless we called and asked, and then it was after 6 PM. Overall, the Hard Rock is a much better choice, and I would not stay here unless you have absolutely no choice.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Darrell

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

karen

The proximity to the parks and the express pass were great. Otherwise it was an average hotel, lots of renovation underway which is a good thing, the rooms and corridors are pretty outdated for the price being charged.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

William

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shannon, Dorchester

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is clean and friendly. They have some construction going on and I never heard it. It’s a pretty big hotel and not the easiest to navigate. But still a nice hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Traveled with partner
Beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was good but building repairs brought area down
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked a club level room here for 2 nights for my family of 5. We were on a 7 day trip from the UK visiting Universal Studios and this appealed due to the fast pass and food & drink inclusion. It was at the time of renovation and I was expecting the disruption to be worse than it was . Our room had no view as the window was blocked out and the temporary gym was tiny , but we popped into the one in Hard Rock instead which was amazing . We loved the pools at Portofino ..Villa pool was empty late at night for some family ball games , and we spent a fun afternoon at the Beach pool . My teenage boys loved the DJ, pool games & table tennis . Great idea to have Factor 30 SPF on tap poolside for guests . We enjoyed the lounge food : breakfast had a choice of fresh fruit /bagels and some hot food. Lunch was bags of crisps , salads ,bread cheese & ham. Dinner had some hot dishes , soup and salad. And cans of drinks from the fridge were very welcome . We used the water taxi into the parks then popped back for lunch and went in again in the evening. The fast passes were valid for the day we checked in and the day we checked out . Given the price of food in the Universal complex , for my hungry family of 5 this proved to be a cost effective option with the bonus of it being a lovely hotel and it added an extra dimension to the holiday .
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Devin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time… minus the construction. It should be over soon.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Eugene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Under construction
Hotel is under construction so many amenities are not available. Price should have been reduced due to the condition of the hotel. Our lake view room had scaffolding and a tarp covering the window. Courtyard was empty due to construction. Had to walk through construction area to get to the pool. Paid too much for this experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Krissy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay for families. They are currently doing construction but it didn’t affect us too much!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Barry

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024