THE BEST PLACE TO STAY AND THE BEST PLACE TO EAT WHEN VISITING UNIVERSAL ORLANDO

Hey guys! First, I want to take the time to apologize to you all because this post is not going to be about the Nashville, Tennessee trip that I said to keep a lookout for in the near future in my last post. My brother and I were suppose to head over there for our spring break, but something came up with my dad. A few weeks ago, he was trying to move a desk by himself and he lost his balance and half of the desk fell on him and he hit his back on the concrete! OUCH! He had to have tests done to see if everything was okay and those tests were on the same week my brother and I were suppose to go to Nashville, Tennessee. However, we decided to stay with our dad while he had the tests done because my brother and I didn't feel right just leaving him here while he was going through all of that. The tests did come back fine and now he's just resting up. He should be 100% soon. Now, onto my next topic. I'm going to be talking about what I think is the BEST place to eat and stay when visiting Universal Orlando. Here we go!

Side Note: Like my last two posts, all the pictures you see here were taken by me.

Cabana Bay

  

I've been to Universal Orlando three times and have stayed in a different hotel each time and I would say that Cabana Bay definitely knocks it out of the park for being the best hotel to stay at during your visit. It is INCREDIBLE. From the moment my brother and I got there we knew that Cabana Bay would be our favorite. It has a very fun retro theme and it feels like you are living life in the 50's. If you want to find out more information about Cabana Bay, then click HERE. 

When you arrive at Cabana Bay, if you look to your left, then you can see about four or five cars lined up that are very old fashioned. No other hotel in my previous trips had a display like this. This was that defining moment when my brother and I knew this hotel would be our favorite. This is just the parking lot. Just wait until you see what we saw as soon as we walked into the lobby!

As soon as we walked in we were blown away by the huge tree that was enclosed in the middle of the lobby! Not a small tree, not a medium tree, but a LARGE tree. I've never seen a tree of this size in a hotel lobby before, so it caught my brother and I off guard. 

 

Last but not least, this was our view from our hotel room. We were in a room that was facing Volcano Bay, which is the third park at Universal Orlando. We couldn't have asked for a better view. I think we were on the eighth floor, so it was pretty high. It was the best view I've seen yet at Universal Orlando. I can't recommend this place enough. 

Hard Rock Cafe

I want to apologize for the bad picture above. It was night, so all of the pictures that I took had a glare on them. Before you actually enter the two parks at Universal Orlando, there is Universal CityWalk. This is a collection of restaurants and stores that you can visit before entering the parks. The BEST place to eat, in all of Universal Orlando combined, would have to be the Hard Rock Cafe. The food is to die for!

Not only is the food to die for, but the lobby is to die for too if you are a HUGE music fan. Talk about nostalgia. Guess what is displayed in the center of the restaurant? Give up? Elvis Presley's pink Cadillac! The real one. It's not fake. They have so much memorabilia in the restaurant that it is a joy to look at while eating. If you want to see a tour of the restaurant and get an idea of what it is like inside, then click HERE. 

 

Last but not least for the Hard Rock Cafe, this is what I would advise you to get when ordering food here. It is HANDS DOWN the BEST cheeseburger I have ever had! It was so juicy that the grease runs down your chin. The fries didn't even have to be dipped in any sauce. I usually always dip my fries in sauce or have to season them, but these fries were perfectly seasoned that I didn't even need sauce for them. Make sure you get this when eating at the Hard Rock Cafe!