Walking distance to Universal Orlando Resort, and a short drive to Sand Lake Road with its many restaurants
Heated outdoor pool is surrounded by well-maintained hedges
Free breakfast with hot and cold items
Business center and almost 2,000 square feet of meeting space
Small 24-hour fitness center has cardio equipment and free weights
Coffee/cocktail bar is a fun feature, and there's also a 24/7 market
Free Wi-Fi
Pets up to 50 pounds allowed (for a fee)
No balcony or patio in rooms
Cramped bathrooms
Fewer kid-friendly features than nearby properties
Clean and modern, Hyatt Place at Universal is ideally located within a 15-minute drive of Walt Disney World and other attractions. It has a pool, a fitness center with cardio machines and free weights, a bar area, a business center, and almost 2,000 square feet of meeting space. It lacks the space, kitchens, and home-living facilities of other hotels in the area, and the panache of the Grande Villas and Hilton Grand down the road, but the Hyatt Place at Universal still offers high-quality hotel rooms at good value.
Disclaimer: This content was accurate at the time the hotel was reviewed. Please check our partner sites when booking to verify that details are still correct.
Scene
Nice coffee bar sits beside the starkly decorated lounge
The Hyatt Place's location on a green belt makes its surrounding palm trees seem even more tropical, although the building itself is quite basic. The lobby lounge areas are contemporary but stark, and not altogether comfortable. There is a hip circular coffee/cocktail bar, however, and an outdoor patio area and palm tree-lined walkway.
Location
In the greenbelt, close to attractions
Universal Studios is just around the corner, about a 15 minute-walk away, and Disney World and Sea World are about a 15-minute drive. Pointe Orlando is down the road, and a Walgreens and several restaurants are within a 10-minute walk or five-minute drive.
Rooms
Simple, attractive rooms have small bathrooms
All rooms have a separate couch and living space, and well-designed lamps and pillow-top beds are nice touches. Though the rooms are clean, comfortable, and contemporary with granite countertops, huge flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and luxury toiletries, the bathrooms are extremely small.
Features
Heated pool and around-the-clock burgers
The hotel offers a free shuttle to Universal Studios, Discovery Cove, Disney World, and other attractions, but space gets booked quickly. The small fitness center, with cardio machines and free weights, is open 24 hours a day, as is the hotel’s gallery kitchen. Breakfast is free, and there is a cocktail/coffee bar, heated outdoor pool, and meeting space.
