Universal Orlando Resort’s newest on-site hotel brings retro charm to life.

Cabana Bay Beach Resort is a nod to a fifties/sixties vacation paradise. Tropical pastels and mod palettes and design adorn the new resort and provide swanky visuals from floor to ceiling. From the moment we arrived and saw vintage cars parked out front, Cabana Bay set a nostalgic tone. One night while relaxing by a fire pit and listening to the area music of yesteryear, I told my boyfriend that it felt like we had time traveled. Cabana Bay Beach Resort is all the way themed and.. swell!

Cabana Bay Beach Resort Photos & Details

These Cabana Bay Beach Resort photos hardly capture the charm.

The Family Suites sleep up to six and have a divider wall between two queen sized beds and a living room and kitchenette. You can get a pretty good idea of the layout of the room from these photos below. This resort also offers Standard Rooms for smaller parties. (I also have a more detailed post on the Cabana Bay Beach Resort Family Suites coming soon.)

Cabana Bay Beach Resort Family Suite

There is a shuttle! It takes guests to the main entrance of Universal Orlando Resort and leaves you a quick walk away from CityWalk, Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios. When returning from the Universal Studios late at night, the shuttle dropped us off at the lobby which was glorious on tired feet. Leaving and returning, the lines to get on the bus were long. We were pleasantly surprised when bus after bus quickly arrived to shuttle guests over and we didn’t wait more than a few minutes each time despite the crowd.

A walkway is currently being constructed from Cabana Bay Beach Resort to the Universal Orlando Parks and CityWalk area.

Cabana Bay has it’s own 10 lane bowling alley! Galaxy Bowl is located on the second floor of the main lobby building.

You’ll also find a really neat Starbucks here! Mermaid themed and fabulous, it’s my new favorite Starbucks.

The Cabana Bay Beach Resort shop has a lot of great Universal merchandise including a large Harry Potter section.

Other amenities include an arcade and a Jack Lalanne themed Fitness Studio.

You can catch movies by the pool nightly on a big screen in a grassy area by the pool.

It’s good to know before you go that parking for guests is $10 per night plus tax so put that in the budget.

Dining options! The Bayliner Diner is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has different food stations. There is the Atomic Tonic pool bar and the Swizzle Lounge bar located in the lobby. At the pool area on the other side of the hotel, The Hideaway Bar & Grill is a cute and convenient dining option with two-story seating.

There are enough swimming options to enjoy a full day outside at the resort. The highlight is the lazy river which we spent quite a bit of time in. They sell floaty tubes there or you can bring your own. It’s a nice size for a resort amenity and has waterfalls and misters along the way. More details on this here: Cabana Bay Beach Resort Lazy River and pool fun.

Cabana Bay Beach Resort Rates

I’m impressed with the Florida Resident Rates here. I just did a quick search to see what the Cabana Bay Beach Resort Rates are and wow. Cabana Bay says it’s a value and moderately priced resort and it honestly is. At the Florida Resident Rate, the cheapest Standard Rooms were under $100 per night and the Family Suites were around $150. These prices are before taxes but still reasonable. The value is definitely there at these prices.

For some interesting theme details, watch this video from Universal Orlando Resort’s YouTube channel.

For more information visit the Cabana Beach Beach Resort site.

Disclosure: I was invited as a guest of Universal Orlando to experience a blogger event on behalf of SparklyEverAfter.com. Hotel, ticket and meal accommodations were provided.