12/15/25
We woke up at 7:00 a.m. with plans to leave the resort by 8:00 a.m. We were going to Uber/Lyft over to Portofino Bay.
The Lyft ride was $20 plus I gave an $8 tip. It was about a 30-35 minute drive.
I had booked this resort for the Unlimited Express Pass benefit. It would allow all 4 of us to have it on check in and check out days. If staying at a different category resort and purchasing Express Pass separately, it was over $300 for one day for just two people. This was an excellent value for us!
I first went to get our park tickets in the lobby. It was a very easy process. Then I went to check-in for the room and she mentioned we had received an upgrade to Minion Kids Suite. WOO HOO! I had booked the least expensive room available to us, so this was a pleasant surprise. The room was not ready, so we dropped our bags with Bell Services and proceeded to the park after taking some photos around the property.
The lobby was all decorated for Christmas.
This is the little courtyard area next to the lobby. You can see the blue awning, which is where the ticket desk is, and Avis rental car is at the red awning.
The walk on the way to the boat transportation:
These are rooms above the shops, etc.
The outdoor dining area for one of the restaurants:
Looking back towards the hotel from the boat dock:
This looks like a scene right out of a movie! A quaint Italian town!
Even though we went to the park, I’m going to continue this post with our room after we checked in! The next post will be our time in the park.
As I said in a previous post, we were upgraded to the Kids Suite! It was so spacious!
Just inside the front door:
The view walking in the front door:
The bathroom:
The closet:
The King bedroom:
The kid’s room:
We LOVED the room! It was so spacious. This room also allows a rollaway to accommodate 5 people. We were sad we were only spending one night here!
General information in the room:
In_Room Dining was an option here. It was extensive, offering many choices for all hours of the day, as well as a menu for cats and dogs!
Overall, we had a great day! Up next is our first day in the theme parks.
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