Where to stay?

[Smbmoyers]

The family has decided to drive in and arrive a day early And we’ve decided to turn our throw away day (down day) into a Universal Day. I want a hotel that’s reasonably priced and close to Universal. Do they have “good neighbor” hotels?

 

[FutureDisneyEventPlanner]

I'm staying at an off-site hotel for the first time in October. I chose the Best Western Universal Inn, mainly because they're one of the few hotels that has free parking and free breakfast. They're also right across the street, so I don't have to drive and pay for parking at the park. I got my room for only $90 a night!

 

[macraven]

Drury Inn is a decent place to stay

 

[pattyw]

I've heard good things about the Doubletree.

 

[nkereina]

To my knowledge, there are no "good neighbor" hotels in the same sense that Disney has that offers similar onsite perks. However, don't shy away from Cabana Bay or even Sapphire Falls - we found their price points to be pretty competitive with offsite properties and of course they still offer the close proximity to the parks.

 

[macraven]

Universal has over 25 partner hotels in their program
You can do a package for offsite hotels

They are listed on the uo site as the partner hotel package

Drury Inn, Double Tree, etc are a few in the program

 

[CAPSLOCK]

The Holiday Inn Across from Universal also has free parking and is easy walking distance to the parks.