Sapphire Falls Resort, Orlando
Expert reviews
“The Modern Caribbean-inspired Sapphire Falls is clean and understated. It’s also my favorite of Universal’s moderate options because the service is strong, parking is sheltered, the price is never too crazy, and you can take ferries or walks to the parks.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Orlando.
“A recent addition to the Universal Orlando hotel family. It is close to the theme parks but still provides a serene Caribbean-style getaway, set around a lagoon and waterfalls, with tempting dining and a unique rum bar.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- Parking
- Swimming pool
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
What better way to take in the world-famous theme park scene than staying at one of the biggest? Sapphire Falls Resort is on-site accommodation at Universal Studios. This is a luxurious and fun place to stay so you can still have easy access to the huge theme park right there.
Staying here will transport you into the tropics and to an area of relaxation, fun, and peace. Who would not want the jungle experience (kind of) while enjoying Florida? With gorgeous architecture, plenty of palm trees, and water features all about, you feel like you are in an oasis of fun.
One interesting feature of this hotel is the number of rooms. There are literally 1000 rooms on site. For some, this may be far too much and bring too much foot traffic. For others, this means that there are top-class amenities to take advantage of. So, depending on your preferences, this could be a pro or a con.
On that same note, there are a number of great suites available to stay in. This upgrades your stay and puts you in a great position to enjoy your time at Universal. Although it will cost extra, it will be worth it.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
21 April 2025
Exceptional
Location
20 April 2025
Very pleasant experience overall.
Everything was easily accessible. It was CLEAN and the pool was super nice. Staff was very accommodating.
I can’t say there was anything I didn’t like.
19 April 2025
Perfect family hotel
The room was very comfortable. I was offered a room with a bath for my infant without me even having to ask. The characters in the lobby were awesome! They were so attentive and can’t thank them enough for how happy they made my 20 month old. The water taxi to the parks was a great perk! Overall a great hotel for families 😊
Unfortunately our bathroom socket wasn’t working and our room was located quite far from the lobby. The food could be improved but the coffees and cocktails were all great!
18 April 2025
Great location and wonderful for kids
Very long wait times for room service
17 April 2025
Exceptional
all
very positive expierience
14 April 2025
Exceptional
Excellent
13 April 2025
Great, would highly recommend
Luxury hotel, everything was clean and very well maintained. Great location, great pool and gym, water taxi or walking were both easy. A real holiday bubble. Fantastic
Eating options at the hotel were limited and pricey
12 April 2025
Exceptional
Friendly, clean and every single encounter with staff was positive
Price for room service
7 April 2025
Exceptional
It is always clean
31 March 2025
Just what we needed
This place has it all. Amazing facility, quick access the city walk and universal parks!
30 March 2025
Good Stay
Close to Universal Studio
No Bathup
28 March 2025
Really enjoyed. Would come back again.
Entire facility is very nice!
21 March 2025
Fabulous
Room was nice, location was perfect, I really liked the boat shuttle to Universal Studios.
Price was quite steep for the service we got. The food quality is average, with some places being actually below average and grossly overpriced.
19 March 2025
Very good hotel, close to the parks
Very friendly and attentive staff. Walking distance to the parks (you can also take a boat). Early access to Adventure Island. Very clean rooms, comfortable but could use renovation. Gym is excellent and you can go for a run around the hotel in the mornings.
8 March 2025
Fabulous
New, beautiful, many amenities
All the food was Caribbean. It would be nicer to have more variety in the restaurants.
4 March 2025
Exceptional
The coffee at the convenience store :/ 🫣 horrible
3 March 2025
Beautiful relaxing vacation in the warm sunshine was just what we had hoped for.
We didn’t go out for breakfast
28 February 2025
Highly recommend this fun hotel - they really thought of everything!
Beautiful property with a huge heated outdoor pool that was open until 10pm. Everything was very clean, with comfy beds. Both restuarants we tried were excellent, with the cafe open late. The water taxi to the park was a nice touch - that helped save our tired feet! We weren't too tired for ping pong outside the gym! Friendly, welcoming staff. Well stocked gift shop.
Flights into Orlando were not matching up with our plans, so i added a day at the hotel. When i called the hotel (a month in advance) to ask about keeping the same room for both reservations - i was told it would be no problem. But we ended up having to change rooms. A minor inconvenience, but on a 3 day mini vacation every minute counts.
12 February 2025
we had a great stay
very clean, my grandchildren loved the pool. The staff were extremely friendly
4 February 2025
Fantastic
The property was beautiful.
3 February 2025
Very nice relaxing holiday , good facilities and food
Everything was fine
Nothing , all good
3 February 2025
Exceptional
everything
3 February 2025
Good place, location, and experience!
Location was good! Hotel was wonderful, lobby was noisy and busy. Food was good, not wonderful though.
Food could have been better at main dining and signage to main restaurant needs to be much clearer! But happy with stay!
26 January 2025
Very convenient - would stay here again
Great pool area and service here was excellent - they will bring drinks and food to your sunlounger and are very attentive. Sun cream provided at the pool and chilled water and as many towels as you like. Very convenient for the park - great shuttle service on the boat or a really easy walk. Nice coffee shop onsite. Can get Ubers very easily. Big gym that is very well equipped. The bathroom is split so the shower and toilet are separate. This is good because the sink and mirror are still available to use if your partner is in the shower. Everything is so easy here - the staff are very friendly and happy to help.
There is no minibar - there is a fridge in the room but it was empty. But there is a well stocked shop in the lobby!
25 January 2025
Great location but bring your wallet
Location was excellent. The water taxi was a definite plus. The beds were very comfortable and the services were great.
Not thrilled with the sink outside of the toilet and bath. The prices for very basic items (bottled water, coffee, etc) were extravagant.
22 January 2025
Very good
When we checked in we were told that we didn't have to pay for parking. I ended up paying for parking. Other then that it was a nice time at your resort.
13 January 2025
Very good
The location was excellent Staff members were lovely
Bed and pillows were uncomfortable but happy to cope for a few days. I guess we should off pay more if expecting more
12 January 2025
Fine
Staff and clean
The old bathroom
11 January 2025
Pretty content for what I paid for it and the whole family had fun
It’s really close price was very fair for the save on the rooms compared to other it’s the smarter hotel most bang for your buck resort with ferry/water taxi to and from the park and hotel Early access passes
9 January 2025
Nice stay Christmas Dec 24 - 25th - 29th
Location - nice bar staff
Nothing to dislike
6 January 2025
Great resort! We had a wonderful time
Beautiful properly great location and amenities
Servers at amatista restaurant - we went as a family for breakfast and they got us adult portions for kids which was expensive and more than half wasted.
5 January 2025
Fantastic stay.
The internet connection inside the building wasn’t great.
4 January 2025
Exceptional
the made to order breakfast was great! absolutely stunning decor!!!
3 January 2025
Fab fab and more fab
Such a good vibe hotel clean rooms were beautiful. So easy check fast. Boats to park was brilliant. Just all brilliant. Love to stay here longer
Nothing
1 January 2025
Very good
Location, theme, hotel staff, transport to theme parks by boats, and responsiveness.
Humidity smell in the corridors. No bellboy services to take the bags on checkout after midnight. More lights are needed in the extra kids room.
30 December 2024
This hotel is a lot better than I thought it would be. I normally stay at Wilton Lodge, but opted for something closer t
I thought that the property was clean and looked very nice. Had a beautiful pool a game room, which are always nice options to have when traveling with the family.
I wish they had a little bit more affordable eating options or buffet was quite pricey $32 per person and anyone who has kids even though My Son is not a huge eater and I pay $32 for two pancakes because that’s all he really eats
24 December 2024
Very good
Spacious room, easy access to universal parks. Good breakfast buffet Room service and cleanliness
22 December 2024
Fabulous
Proximity to parks, cleanliness and staff friendliness and willingness to assist
Restaurant prices and limited menus hours of operation. Catina by pool never open during advertised business hours. Electric receptacles didn't work and there was no power bank station for charging electronics.
17 December 2024
Universal’s Loews Sapphire Falls
Love how they decorate for Christmas, the paths around the property for walking my dogs, they Love dogs, the staff is so friendly and helpful (they assisted as I got photos at the Christmas tree), and loved the text helpers!
The new parking technology that never worked. They finally just raised the gates. I’m sure it’s being worked on. Just an inconvenience.
14 December 2024
The only place we’ll stay
I love that the property has everything you could need. Shopping, restaurants, a place to eat breakfast, amazing pool with pool side food and drinks, a water taxi direct to the park, and soooooo much more
The only thing I didn’t like was that we had to leave! Haha
11 December 2024
It was perfect for access to park and convenience
Water taxis. Staff. Availability of food.
Not fond of the restaurant menu.
10 December 2024
Exceptional
Location. Staff. Beds are extremely comfortable.
Wishing it was a little less $
9 December 2024
Exceptional
The cleanliness. The staff was very y polite.
4 December 2024
Magical place
Everything. And the fact that US Hunger we there and we could participate was amazing
Going home!
3 December 2024
Fabulous property for visiting universal studios
Great pool, all the staff are friendly and the facilities, shops, eating options are all great
2 December 2024
Exceptional
Great stay! Clean and nice! This stuff was nice and helpful, water taxi from hotel to Universal parks was great I wish Pool would be warmer, so kids could enjoy it
2 December 2024
Exceptional
Staff were amazing, and the SMS service is so useful!
29 November 2024
Very good
Breakfast expensive at $32 per person
25 November 2024
Staff and facilities were excellent, very clean and very accommodating
The property was excellent other than we were not able to use the pool being that it was not heated the entire stay
The pool was not heated the entire stay
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Minimarket on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Lockers
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Games room
- - Table tennis
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Steam room
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Movie nights
- - Bingo
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
- - Outdoor fireplace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Pool and wellness
- - Water slide
- - Heated pool
- - Pool bar
- - Shallow end
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Delivered food is securely covered
22 April 2025
Fabulous