Dev need more of this!!! affordable and budgetable hotel tours for families on a budget and fixed incomes, but want to come to enjoy a quick vacation with their kids

Can't beat Endless Summer. Location, family friendly price amenities, transporation to and from park. Exceptional

Also, if anyone staying in that general area doesn't want fast food, hotel restaurant food, or American, there's a fantastic Indian restaurant called Aashirwad nearby. On Fridays-Sundays, they do lunch buffets! Great food and pricing!

So pumped for our stayed in December. 71$ a night at dockside can’t be beat

Dev, my daughter and I have stayed at both Dockside and Surfside. I think I prefer Dockside over Surfside. I fully enjoyed staying at both places. But for some reason I like Dockside better. The down side at the food court is that Dockside is louder by far. When we ate at the food court at Surfside, it was much less people and much quieter. I did like that a lot. Dockside is bigger and spread out a little more, I felt. As far as the pools go, there was nothing special about them. We got in them at both resorts. I loved the ability to ride a bus to City Walk and then on to the parks. Down side, if you drive your own car from the resort to City Walk to park, you still have to pay the parking fee, unlike Disney where on property resort guests can park in the theme park parking lots for free. For us it is a money thing, so we choose to stay at the value resorts instead of the premium resorts even though the Express Pass is included. But I realize I have to take the downside at the values since I can't afford the premiums or moderates like Cabana Bay and Aventura. But I would love to stay at a premium resort. The foods at the food courts was good in my opinion. I had no problems with the food. We don't eat fancy anyway, so food court style is ok with us. I also went to Wet and Wild once or twice back in the 80s/90s. When we come down next year for our Universal/Islands trip,( my daughter is a travel agent and she gets a free 3 day/3 park ticket each year for her yearly training, I get mine at half price), we will most likely stay at Dockside again. Unless we can swing it and can afford Cabana Bay. The thing is, we need a suite with a separate private bedroom for me. My daughter stays in the main room with the two beds. I am not sure if Cabana Bay suites have a private closed off room or not. Do you know if they do or not? Anyway I could go on and on. I really enjoy going to Universal/Islands and Volcano Bay. Last year was our first time back to Universal/Islands in close to 20 years. It was so fresh and fun again. I am looking forward to next year's Universal trip. Hope to see you there.

Saw you by the elevators when me and my family were vacationing at Dockside during the week of 10/22 to 10/27. I watch your videos all the time so I knew who you were immediately. I didn't want to intrude because I saw that you were recording. Dockside is a great resort. I plan on returning next year. Love your channel.

We stayed at Endless Summer Surfside last year and will be going back next year. We loved it. The 2 bedroom suites are really good value and for us, being on I Drive was a plus. Surfside is a bit quieter than Dockside as it’s half the size but I liked that. I stayed at Cabana Bay this year and while I did enjoy my stay there, I found it too busy and noisy. I’m looking forward to going back to Surfside! 🏄‍♀️

Universal is the best.

The food and affordability of Dockside is unmatched. When we had annual passes, the 4 of us would go for 3 days at a time, stay one night at a premium resort to get 2 days of unlimited express passes, then stay the last night at Dockside.

@SheldonYing

8 ай бұрын

does annual pass dining discount apply to hotel food offerings?

We stay at Dockside just about every time & we love it! Universal is so affordable & guest friendly. I feel like a person & not just a number.

We vacationed here this last summer & thought it worked out perfectly. The suite room was perfect for our family of 4 and the shuttles were so efficient. Favorite family vacation so far

Just stayed at Dockside and loved it. Definitely is missing some of the extras that are normally standard and the beds aren't overly comfortable but you'll be so tired after visiting the parks it won't bug you. Highly recommend. Can't beat the price, the shuttle is a great extra

I had an ok experience with that resort. It was during busy season in December they have this girls competition that was going on, loads of teams there. So stupid busy. And the walls were so thin, you can easily hear the next door neighbors. For us, it was a crying baby till 4am. We had a minor toliet leakage coming into the room but they quickly fix that issue. The best thing about the hotel imo was the team memebers/crew, and the theming was cute. But I will pick Cabana Bay any day. Oh and to top it off my car battery died 😂 but thats not the resorts fault.

@Tara-rb8jf

8 ай бұрын

It was Pop Warner cheer nationals, we were there. But it's at Sea World this year and probably Disney after.

I love Surfside! It is perfect for me as a solo traveler who focuses on Universal when I come to Orlando. Dockside seems too busy and big for me personally. I like how quiet Surfside is. I got a steal of a price for my December stay with my UOAP discount for $72/night!!! 🎉😊

I love how visibly happy you look when you do Universal vlogs

This year myself, mom, and friend from work stayed there and it was awesome. Everything we needed was just walking distance from our room. Universal is the greatest, can't wait to go back there some day.

This hotel looks great! Thanks so much for taking us along! ❤️

I love hotel tours! Thank you Dev! And I also love when you do challenges. So fun! Xx

Can’t wait for my stay here! Thanks for the video

Love your hotel reviews Dev and can't wait to see this one again when you next visit ❤

Thanks for the review! We stayed there 2 summers ago and loved it. Convenience to parks via buses was incredible.

Keep up the phenomenal work buddy!

We'll be staying there in 5 weeks! Thanks for putting this video out! We are so excited to stay at this resort and experience the Universal parks for 5 days!

We are staying here for the first time in April and I cannot wait!!! Thanks for the tour, Dev!

Thanks for this video update. I will be there for 15 days starting Saturday. This will be my 3rd yr in a row staying at Dockside and you showed me things I never knew or seen when I was there last year. At least I have 2 weeks to enjoy it!

We are staying here in 2 weeks and I’m now even more excited about our trip! Thanks for the great tour. Keep them coming!!

Dockside has become my go to hotel! Stayed there about 6 times from 2021-2023! We've also stayed a couple others to get the express passes. I've only paid between $75-$130 per night depending on season. I've even stayed there twice for non Universal visits because rates were under $100! We also did a suite once for only $160. The pools can't be beat and the food is good! Best bargain in Orlando. Puts Disney to shame.

We love Universal Endless Summer Dockside Resort. The cafeteria is large with decent food options, the pools are so nice and the rooms are beautiful and spacious. Both the standard rooms and suites are so nice. 😊

I’ll be staying here for the first time in two weeks. Your video made me more excited for my vacation. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video! My husband and I just booked this hotel yesterday for our Disney/Universal stay in February. Even more excited about staying there.

Thanks for all of the info! Makes me more excited about our stay!

Great to run into while filming this Dev. Keep up the good work!

Staying there in just over 3 weeks! So excited!

We stayed there in May and absolutely loved it! Our girls 8 and 10 at the time said they don’t wanna stay anywhere else ! Loved the family suite so good! Pools lovely food was great and the buses to parks were brilliant! Such a great place to stay! Loved watching this video took me back and learnt some things I didn’t know even after staying there before!! ❤ thanks PC Dev 😊 xx

Thank you Dev. For sharing this great informative video. This is very helpful to see the best places to stay for trip planning . Have a blessed day .❤️

Amazing video, a nice breath of fresh air away from the disney videos!!!

I stayed here at dockside about a week ago. I absolutely loved it. Best hotel experience I ever had. Really enjoyed it.

Love this tour

This got me excited all over again for our first Universal trip coming up this spring. You did such a thorough job - I watched it and then brought it downstairs for my husband to watch with me! We especially loved the comprehensive food info! Thank you ❤

@livvymurphy2013

5 ай бұрын

Same!

More Universal!!! Dev, can’t thank you enough for highlighting this universal content.

Can't wait to see you stay there!

This is likely where I will be staying for a few days next year. Thank you for this detailed review!

Never stayed there dev but how lovely does it look amazing another fantastic video pal with great information as always dev thanks again that's why your the man

We have stayed at Surfside a few times and loved it. For New Year's we are staying at Dockside and can't wait!! Thanks for giving us a tour!!!

Brilliant info Dev, thank you so much ❤

We have stayed at Dockside, Surfside and Cabana Bay. We love Cabana Bay the most and a room overlooking the Volcano is hard to beat.

A few weeks ago I booked 5 nights here for our upcoming Feb stay. This video confirms it, this place looks awesome!! Thanks for the tour Dev

Great and highly informative video, Dev. And quite timely. I will be staying at Dockside this upcoming Tuesday and you've really got me fired up for it! Thank you for the tour!

Thank you! We’ve never been to Universal and it’s intimidating. This looks amazing!!

I’m staying there this September- my first trip to USA and I’m already buzzing with excitement- this video was really helpful thank you😊

Stayed at dockside September 22 loved it room was great and all amenities were brilliant love you work Dev keep it going were back in 25 for epic opening.

Thanks for the tips! Going on July for my Bday 🙌🏻

thank you for a great tour :D excited to stay here in december :)

Thanks for all you do I have learned so much about the parks from you We stayed last year at Dockside absolutely loved it, the suites were huge, we will be staying in May at Volcano beach and we cannot wait

Thank you dev as always so helpful 😊

I just got back from my trip staying there and it’s amazing! Definitely great for the price

I like the information i will go and check is out next year went i am going to FL again thank for showing around this place.

Fantastic Fantastic tour 😊

Wow… wow… thanks Dev! I can’t believe the level of amenities for a value resort!! Gotta love universal

We just stayed at surf side 2 weeks ago and loved it. Great resort and all the staff was very nice.

I used to be a DVC member and a big Disney Fan. Not any more, I sold it a year and a half ago and I'm glad that I did. My first time at Universal Studios in a long time and stayed at Dockside Inn and Suites for the first time in February of this year and liked it. I am going to go back to dockside Inn and Suites in February next year because for one it's affordable and for two the annual tickets are a lot cheaper then Disney.

DEFINITELY GONNA STAY HERE. AWESOME VIDEO! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THIS NICE.

Great vlog. Really informative. Staying at Surfside ina few weeks and will pop over to try the food court at Dockside.

We just came back from a Disney/Universal vacation. My family loved Dockside. Best value, the food court had MANY healthy options. Prices were right and really everyone enjoyed staying there.

Fantastic tour dev it was full of useful information

Love Dockside!! My family and I have stayed many times …. oh and you can’t beat that breakfast flatbread 😍

Stayed here this time last year, loved it, well worth the price! Can’t wait to get back.

Yes yes yes ! We need more hotel reviews !! I would love if you could make a a universal , covering like photopass and stuff !

@PCDev

8 ай бұрын

I got you!

Thanks for doing this video, Ill be there next week for 5 nights...

I just stayed at that the dock side last week. I loved it

Thank You Thank You so very much for doing a full reaort video of this resort. I am a travel agent get some perks and wanted to stay here. Will be booking my stay thanks again Dev 😊🙌🏾

Happy Monday! Beautiful area around Universal Orlando hotels.

Awesome content and much appreciated! Must be so hard to come up with constant new content ideas

Stayed at dockside last year it is an amazing place to stay loved it

Love this video Dev. I’m staying here for my next trip from London in May 2024.

We are staying at the Portofino in November. We can't wait. LOVE Universal!

Excellent job of showing us the hotel and surrounding area.

Man I'm trippn watching this video. I literally met you while you were shooting this video. Me and my kids were walking down from Walgreens, and we bumped into you at the side gate of the resort. We shook hands and you proceeded to walk up where we came from. Seeing the guy in brown, selling water at the corner, brought me back... LOL. I went back to Walgreens a couple hours later and I see him walking out with another 24. Good times! We're from Hawaii and was looking for tips on Universal and Disney and saw you on my feed. I watched a few of your videos before our vacation, and it helped me a lot with the parks. For that, I thank you, and have an amazing, fantastic day. 🫡

We literally left the day you filmed this 🙈 we had the best stay here, we loved it for a universal only trip!!

Great coverage!! Love Dockside. Yes stayed last year just overnight when I went to Hhn. Found the food was great. Loved the pool & hhn specialty drinks at the pool bar. We had a suite with two rooms and a kitchen found it very spacious and clean. Truly great value.👍

Thank you thank you so much I’m trying to take my godson to the part with the dinosaurs and didn’t know where to stay so thank you so much keep doing what you do love and appreciate all you do❤

Can't wait too go! I be going there this coming Sunday! Including 3 day park ticket!

We stayed right after it opened and loved the resort. Food was really good. The only thing we didn't care for was the beds. We had a suite and absolutely LOVED the private bedroom. Plenty of room and the little kitchen area was super nice.

Stayed there with my friend and his girlfriend the staff was awesome! Had a great stay definitely want to stay there again.

Dockside is my go to! Stayed there dozens of times. A lot of people dont know they can stay on-site at Universal for less than some of the surrounding chain hotels.

Thanks Dev for this video. The hotel looked great. Yes very interested in seeing a staycation here. When you do stay, it would be great to see maybe how taking the shuttles in the mornings work. I totally agree with you on how much easier a Universal vacation is compared to a Disney vacation. My son works at Universal Hollywood and they really treat their employees very well. Thanks Dev for your honesty.

I'm gonna be staying at dockside soon and I'm sure I'll love it.

My family and I love Dockside! We’ve stayed there countless times since it opened along with Surfside and Cabana Bay! Nothing compares to Universal hotels, Disney may have the transportation but the service & amenities have them beat for the price in my opinion.

We stayed there and loved it!!

😮 The pictures on the website looked great, but this really shows how nice it is😮 Thank you for this tour. We are staying at the Dock Side next year's vacation, and now we really can't wait to go😃 It looks way better than we thought😃 THANK YOU for this tour it will definitely help us when we stay there. Good tour. Be Safe Take Care 😊

I’ve stayed there last February and I had a really nice experience. I was by myself and I met a lot of cool people and the free transportation to the parks was a huge plus. The staff was awesome. Also the i drive area is super convenient. Would stay there again anytime ❤

Thanks for the tour dev…❤

Excellent video Dev, exactly what ppl wanna see for travel advice, I have stayed on surfside as well and found it excellent, only downside was rooms are very noisy no soundproofing or very little, great location for parks and IDrive and icon park, I-trolley is very affordable & your video about it was superb! only thing is the trolley is a bit unreliable with times but is very cheap, endless & dockside will be excellent location when epic is complete I will be definitely looking at the prices for a stay when epic is open.. really would like to see more of sapphire falls, I did visit the hotel for food but really would like to see more of this hotel.

We have stayed at Dockside 3 times, it's fantastic. And booked for next year coming over from the UK.❤

stayed at dockside in a 1 bedroom suite, def a nice clean room with a view of the pool. found it to be a nice place

We are staying at Dockside between Christmas and New Year's. I am excited, it looks nice.

We’ve stayed with Dockside twice and loved every minute! Can’t beat the value for the amenities they offer. It gets crowded in the summer but it’s worth it for the price.

I stayed at Dockside in Februrary when I was down there for the Orlando Informer meetup. My family and I absolutely loved it! Bang for your buck for sure!! It was too chilly to enjoy the pool area but everything else was great! Never waited more than 5 minutes for a bus either which was fantastic!. I'd love to see you tour Portofino bc we are thinking of staying there the next time we go to the Orlando Informer meetup.

One of my favs

Great video!! December will be my 3rd year staying at Dockside. Never had any issues...all the Team members have been amazing, the pricing great and many more reasons I will continue to stay here