Many thanks to all for your opinions. I don't mind a bit f a walk to the parks.
Are we talking 10 mins from Portofino? Or much further ?
Some people can walk it in that; we couldn't. But we've lost a bit of weight since our last Universal visit, and I bet we'll be able to walk faster now, so I think that was behind our slowness compared to other people.
We LOVE Portofino, but there are kids there. If we're there, our son is, and there are other kids as well. Evenings in the "piazza" can involve kids running around and being silly, for instance.
We love the food from Sal's, though 2/3 of our experiences there have been extremely marred by them forgetting about us. In the future we'll dine IN the restaurant, not have it to go, and hopefully that will solve the problem.
When DS and I pool-hopped to HRH, even though there were lots of kids there, I still *felt* like it was an adult vibe. I wasn't the biggest fan of the pool there, since it is SO shallow you can't swim properly. The slide is good, though, DS absolutely loved it. And the place was packed, even during a slower time (I think it was a September when we went, though we've also been in Feb, and I just can't totally remember when we hopped to HRH's pool)
If it were just me and DH, we would probably choose RPR or Portofino. Having extra space in the room isn't as important with just the two of us, so we might actually go with Royal Pacific and do Club level for fun. Portofino would be second on the list, though.