AAE Universal Maingate Reviews

Good value for money.

The hostel is very good, the bedroom is clean and big, the location is excellent (we just used the shuttle to go to Disney, because Universal is so close that we could go by walk). The only problem was the internet connection, which was very poor, and the breakfast time (to go to Disney you can't have breakfast).

Nice for a motel. Cheap and good for those who want to visit universal Studio. Will need a car if you want to go to Disney World. There is a navet but quite early ( before 8 am) and another one but too late if you really want to spend the day there... However, the staff was helpful and the room with enough space. Will advice this motel, and will come back there.

Location is good

This place is awfull, I made the reservation with a credit card and wanted to pay with a different credit card my stay in and then they charged me without asking me a full day on my first credit card plus the reservation fee, and the total amount way off what hostelworld says. I don;t recomend this sh@#$ hole to anyone! STAY AWAY!!!!

If you are going to universal studios stay here it's not even 10 minutes walk away. And you can park your car here it's 15 dollars at universal otherwise. The rooms were fine for the price

It would be nice to know in advance that the rooms(or at least some) don't have carpet on the floor and that the shuttle service time frames to the various parks are very few in number. Other than that, the rooms were pretty well put together, this is an excellent location-very close to the main theme parks, the front desk did a great job of (at my request) not sending maids to the room the entire week, and the complimentary breakfast was a pleasant surprise.

The hostel was good and the staff friendly.

It's much more like a motel. There's almost no convivence between the guests. It's located at Kissimmee and it's not a easy job to get to Orlando by bus. My dorm had a guest which is there for a couple of years. So, he feels like the owner of the place and treated me like an intruder or something like this. Staff is not very friendly. So, do not expect to get some tips or directions. The sleeping mattress is too old and not very comfortable.

It's a bit out of the way for everything other than Universal but the shuttle bus to Disney makes up for this. However, if you want to do anything else it is a bit hard because it is quite far from the pick-up hotels for most tours.

this is more a hotel than a hostel. clean, really close to Universal studio entrance, nice swimming pool. the staff is kind and helpful but old computers and it's kind of sad that we had to pay to use internet. this should be improved. but otherwize good value for the money :)

Only bad thing i would say about this place is the beds are quite worn out. You can feel the springs in the mattress. They need a new bed mattress.

This is the Days Inn Hotel which is in walking distance from the main gate of the Universal theme park and they have a daily shuttle bus for Disney World which leaves at 7.15 am and returns at 10.05 pm from the park to the hotel, allowing you to make most of your days at Disney, as we did. There is also a swimming pool at the hotel where people swam until late, even at 11 pm when we came back from Disney. Our hotel room was tidy and calm at night. We wouldn't have been better at any Disney hotel

the environment is great and natural.

Overall, we were very satisfied with our stay. It was not the cleanest (some small insects but come on it's Florida ...there's going to be bugs no matter how hard you clean), and it wasn't fancy but it was definitely great value for the price! How could you beat $40 per night with breakfast and shuttle? The only complaint is I wish wifi worked in the rooms instead of only the lobby.

This place was advertised for $11 p/n. It didn't include taxes or a compulsory safe fee, so more like $17 p/n. Price is from the 60s which is coincidentally when the plumbing, electricity and bed linen were last inspected. Very poor, even worse than what you would expect for $17 p/n place. Staff - seemed like it was too much trouble to help you out with anything. Shuttle service poor and inefficient. Would not recommend to anyone at all. Only redeeming feature is its location near TGI Friday's.

A prime location when going to Universal Studios. Staff wasn't the most pleasant on our arrival. Sorroundings very boring but not sure if that is what to expect from that part of Orlando.

The service was good, given that our room key was spoilt and he decided to change the room for us after first night. Staff was friendly to guide us to where we want to go. Place was quite clean, although some facilities could be upgraded and improved, like the shower bar.

WORST HOTEL EVER : We had cockroaches in our room and the receptionist promised us change rooms in the evening , but when we back the new receptionist told us that there were no vacancies and that it was not possible have a new room , so we sleep with cockroaches again. the worst breakfast I've had in my life, the worst staff I have seen in my life. The only good thing is the pool heated .

The free shuttle for the Theme parks is helpful; quite crowded at the way back to the hotel.Me and my mother had to stay behind - it was impossible to take the bus. The breakfast is just ok, but you get what you paid for. Cereal, milk/coffee/tea, artificial juice, bread, butter, jelly. And that's it. The carpet was always cold and wet, because the wind passes under the door. Mold at the bathroom's door. Good bath/tub, beds. Old laundry,but works. Wi-fi just at the CROWDED lobby.Uncomfortable!