Much as though we love RP, Sapphire is absolutely the prettiest of all the hotels from the exterior, front and back so whichever way you arrive at the hotel, it is gorgeous.
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Again, seeing the Porte Cochere area deserted is rare, all the hotels are consistently busy and rarely do you get a break from traffic coming in and out.
The parking lot which is covered is to your right as you drive in, or head to the door area for Valet, it is a little more spacious than RP here but again, it does get busy.
The lobby here is impressive, it is light and airy and plenty of check in desks with lovely staff, but again, I think all the hotels do have impressive staff, we just know so many here and at RP we may just be a wee bit biased towards them 
Coming off the lobby you have access to all three Guest Houses, a rather decent sized Universal store, Concierge, ticket desk, rental car desk, the New Dutch Trading Grab and Go and of course the pinnacle of bars and restaurants within UOR, Strong Water Bar which is simply incredible.
Coming to the hotel on the boat is very impressive, it is so pretty and definitely one of the best views around, night time is equally impressive if not more so, well worth a visit if you`re not stayin there.
If you`re not staying in the hotels you can still utilise the boats and visit any of the hotels you fancy, whether it`s just for a wander or to take advantage of the restaurants or bars they offer, it`s a nice visit regardless to any of the onsite hotels.
The pool is lovely here too, it is very shallow in parts, you can walk across the centre of it easily, but they do have a slide on one end of it which is very popular and again the pool bar for food and drinks is very, very good.
They also have one of the nicest firepits around, close to the pool and the pool bar, it is popular with folks in the evenings.
When Sapphire first opened we were fortunate to be given a tour of the whole property and saw all the room types including the beautiful Presidential Suite which is huge, but this is the suite that is our favourite in this hotel, The lovely Sapphire Suite.
It is incredibly spacious and having two bathrooms is a real pleasure, Tom gets the one by the door all to himself....lol....bless him, he never minds and I think quite enjoys having his own space.
We love this suite, it is large but in the evenings with the low lamps on it is also really, really cosy and we do enjoy an odd evening watching a movie on the tv with some snacks and a bottle of wine.
The kitchen is small, yes, but the fridge is a decent size and we have been known to more or less fill it at the start of our stay here with goodies, mainly wine, but hey, that`s a goodie!!
And my bathroom!!
It is huge, it`s own little toilet, bathtub with shower over it and an enclosed shower which is large and has always had good water pressure like RP has.
And having the double sink even though it`s only for me, is nice!!
We love the lagoon view in this hotel, the sunrise in the morning over RP is incredible and you can keep an eye on how busy the boats are.
Sapphire boats can get very busy as folks from Aventura and CBay use them too, but they do run regularly and only on a few occasions have we waited a long time over the years.
More to come 
You can’t go wrong with a SF stay! Although I will say we aren’t willing to give up our Express to stay there 
back Alice!!
We have been to universal a few times, just have never stayed there. How about Cabana Bay have you stayed there?
