Universal's Aventura Hotel

Tabitha Warren

If you're looking for a comfortable hotel room to rest at the end of the day, nice beds, good sheets, this is NOT the place. If you're looking for early park admission, convenient access to the parks, and lots of on premises dining options, this just might be your place. This was an attractive, convenient place to stay. The beds and rooms overall leave something to be desired. If that doesn't bother you, go for it! Next time I go, I will probably stay in one of the other hotels in this are. If none are available, I'd do this again as a last resort. The convenience of shuttles and early park access are pretty cool.

Sarah Horner

The front desk staff was awesome (a special thank you to Yarelys for the room on a high floor with a view of the parks that she gave us!), check-in was very easy and we were given our room early, so you can’t ask for much more than that! The room itself was nice and the beds comfortable. I wouldn’t rate the room 5 stars but it was fine for our needs. The pool area was attractive and fairly well maintained. Not sure why, if the pool is open until 11, the pool bar isn’t open until at least 9 or 10 (it closes at 8) on a Friday night, but we missed the boat on drinks by the pool, which was a little disappointing. We did enjoy drinks at the rooftop bar and the beautiful views from there, though! The best feature of the hotel is that it’s super convenient to Universal. You can either jump on the bus, which is right outside the front door, or walk next door to Sapphire Falls and take the ferry from there (which was our preferred mode of transportation). All in all, I would recommend Aventura, particularly to adults who want a quiet, convenient place to stay. If I were coming with young kids, I’d probably stay elsewhere due to the more adult atmosphere here, but it was great for us.

Jason Bartholomew

We chose this hotel due to its location to the water park and two main universal parks. It did not disappoint. Smart hotel, very clean and has everything you would need a whether travelling alone or as a family. Good range of food in the restaurants, but just be aware it’s expensive. 6 elevators taking you to your floor so no waiting around. The hotel is designed really well and everything is easy to access. Pool and hot tub was fantastic. Poolside bar, kids play area and fire pit all a nice additional touch. Room was spotlessly clean and seemed like new. Roof top bar views are fantastic and good range of food and drink from this bar too. Parking garage was good for access to the lobby, always plenty of space. Only disappointment was daily parking charges which I felt were a bit excessive. Friendly staff and they look after their customers. Access to all three parks is only minutes away via some very scenic walks or even a boat ride. I would highly recommend this hotel if you want a great place to stay.

Yuukii Crosby

Aventura is a great hotel especially if you're a young adult or older adult without kids. The hotel does have kid friendly areas but it's primarily more for those vacationing without children especially with the lobby bar, pool bar and rooftop bar. The decor is a nice mixture of modern and abstract without it being to much or ostentatious. Within 15 minute walk to City Walk via Garden Path, 3-5 minute walk to Water Taxis, and 5-10 minutes walk to Volcano Bay; it truly in my opinion has the best prime location accessibility wise. It also has great high rise views of Volcano Bay and Islands of Adventure. We were able to see the fireworks from the comfort of our room multiple nights.

Veronica I

Check-in was easy, the staff at the front was really great. Rooms were nice and clean, although not a fan of the comforter. The location was great if you are going to the parks and walking down to Sapphire to take the ferry was amazing as well. I think the pool could’ve used a lot more chairs, hot tub was not in working order and so were the other things that came with the hotel (pool table/games) the food in the cafe was super expensive and not really good at all. Honestly I give it 4 stars for the convenience and how clean it was.