robvia said:I've said this many times before. When Disney people try Universal for the first time, and they don't stay on site, then they give it an average review, and that's exactly what we have here.
I'm guessing the OP stays onsite at Disney, probably at the value resorts (All Star Music, Movies, Sports). So you end up getting the bus rides to the parks, and the food courts and pools at the hotels. When you stay off site, the pool is "just a pool" and you don't have any food courts.
The only way to really experience Universal is to pay the extra money and stay onsite for at least 2 nights. It's best to do this at the end of your trip, because once you try FOTL, you'll be spoiled.
I don't think the food vouchers really ruined the trip. I think the offsite hotel did because it's "just a hotel" and there was no magic. The onsite resorts at Universal are compare to Deluxe hotels at Disney. So save up, pay the extra money, and enjoy the visit. Think of it as a splurge.
Well, I have to disagree. This past summer we stayed at the Boardwalk at Disney -(which is DVC and definately DELUXe)-. we were at DIsney for 9 nights and then we stayed at Royal Pacific for three nights. We thought the hotel (RPR)was dirty,there was paint chipping on the walls in every hallway, poor customer service, awful restaurants and more. So, we did stay onsite at both and spent a lot of money at both accomadations and we felt RPR was really of lesser quality all the way around.