Convenient location for Universal Studios theme parks
All rooms have sofa beds, microwaves, and mini-fridges
Free and extensive breakfast buffet plus grab-and-go options
Outdoor pool with adjacent whirlpool hot tub
Minimart sells snacks, instant noodles, and microwave meals
Meeting room plus 24-hour business center with printers
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Free and ample parking
Free access to Universal Studios via shuttle across the street
No on-site shuttle to theme parks
No restaurant for lunch and dinner
Limited fitness center hours
Comfort Suites Universal Studio Area is a two-and-a-half-pearl chain hotel located about a 10-minute drive from Universal Studios. The 101 rooms and suites are simply furnished, and all come with mini-fridges, microwaves, and pull-out sofa beds, making it a good choice for families. Amenities include a free hot breakfast buffet with an extensive selection, along with a fitness center (albeit with limited hours), an outdoor pool that's large enough for lap swimming, and a 24-hour business center. There's also a meeting room for rent, plus coin-operated laundry facilities and a 24-hour minimart. Travelers may want to compare rates with the neighboring La Quinta Inn Orlando - Universal Studios, which offers similar rooms and amenities for a cheaper rate.
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Scene
Chain hotel with elegant exteriors and lobby, popular with Universal Studios tourists
Comfort Suites is a lower-middle-range chain hotel with a grand appearance from the outside. It has vaguely colonial-style exteriors and brick trim along the lower level. Guests enter into a pleasant, large lobby that's more elegant than expected from a hotel in this price range, complete with dark furniture, tall decorative vases full of reeds, tile floors, and a stained-glass flamingo wall hanging. A breakfast room with a mix of table and bar-style seating sits off to one side, while a pair of elevators are located in the back. The hotel attracts a mix of travelers, though many of the families and couples who stay here do so for its close proximity to the nearby Universal Studios theme parks.
Location
In a strip mall-dominant area shared with other hotels, about a 10-minute drive to Universal Studios
This hotel is located a 10-minute drive from the Universal Theme Parks in a lot it shares with La Quinta Inn & Suites next door. There are a few fast food restaurants and a Walgreens pharmacy within easy walking distance, but guests staying here are better off depending on a car over their feet. It's an eight-minute drive to the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye, while SeaWorld takes about 15 minutes to reach. The Orange County Convention Center is also a 15-minute drive away, while getting to Epcot and Disney's Magic Kingdom takes around a half-hour or so depending on traffic. Downtown Orlando can be reached in just under 15 minutes if there's no traffic. It's a minimum 20-minute drive to Orlando International Airport.
Rooms
Simple rooms and suites with microwaves, mini-fridges, and pull-out sofa beds
This hotel offers guest rooms and one-bedroom suites, all of which come with either a king bed or two queen beds, plus pull-out sofas. Decor is consistent across room types with a simple, neutral decor scheme that includes dark-wood furniture and headboards, heavy beige curtains (that block the air-conditioning units if pulled shut), and beige-and-tan striped carpeting. Standard in-room amenities include desks with work chairs, irons and ironing boards, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, microwaves, and coffeemakers. Bathrooms are roomy, with big granite balconies and shower/tub combos. Simple toiletries and small hairdryers are provided. Most of the rooms overlook the parking lot.
Features
Outdoor pool big enough for swimming laps, extensive free breakfast buffet, and free Wi-Fi
Like most hotels in Orlando, the Comfort Inn has an outdoor pool. It's big enough for swimming laps and is flanked by lounge chairs and a couple of patio tables, with a small whirlpool hot tub off to one side. Swimming noodles are available and a thick fence separating the pool area from the parking lot makes the space feel extra private. Other leisure facilities include a modern fitness center, complete with LifeFitness treadmills, ellipticals, medicine balls, and free weights. However, it's not open 24 hours a day. For business needs, there's a small business center with a couple of computers and a printer, plus a conference room that can easily seat about 30 guests. Coin-operated laundry facilities are especially convenient for families and long-term guests. Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel and there's lots of free uncovered parking. Note that there's no proper restaurant for lunch and dinner but there is a minimart selling instant noodle bowls and a few microwave meals. Free breakfast offers a good selection of hot and cold items on the buffet, and grab-and-go bags are available for those who need to leave before the buffet opens. Note that guests can access a free shuttle to Universal Studios, but they'll have to walk three minutes down the street to the Holiday Inn for the voucher and service.
