Cabana Bay Beach Resort

[Ahmanet]

Just was there the other week - no issues

The minimal Halloween decorations was strange though ...

 

[Mad Dog]

I was just cruising the hotel vacation times for late 2026, to follow up my June vacation taking the grandkids to Portofino and CBBR.
Surprise of surprises. They're finally doing a renovation at CBBR starting in November 1 and Dec. of 2026, and probably extending into 2027.
Edit: Sorry, but that just might refer to the VB being closed and the paths shut down.

 

[Jake S]

They're finally doing a renovation at CBBR starting in November 1 and Dec. of 2026, and probably extending into 2027.

Universal as soon as Horror Nights 2026 ends:

 

[Mad Dog]

some decent Sept. 2026 AP rates at the on site hotels now. Probably a good time to book before the rates skyrocket, which they almost always do.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

some decent Sept. 2026 AP rates at the on site hotels now. Probably a good time to book before the rates skyrocket, which they almost always do.

WOW, that's early.

I'll have to check it out!

 

[Mad Dog]

WOW, that's early.

I'll have to check it out!

I always do a Sunday through Thurs. check. ......Friday Sat. are often harder to get good rates on. The value hotels are real inexpensive and even the Deluxes are mostly in the mid $300's a night, which is good for an Express hotel.....Annual Pass Rates...nice that Universal/Loews gives AP rates far in advance on almost all hotels. They didn't do that until the past year.

 

[Bort]

I always do a Sunday through Thurs. check. ......Friday Sat. are often harder to get good rates on. The value hotels are real inexpensive and even the Deluxes are mostly in the mid $300's a night, which is good for an Express hotel.....Annual Pass Rates...nice that Universal/Loews gives AP rates far in advance on almost all hotels. They didn't do that until the past year.

Wow, you weren’t kidding. Just skimmed and saw Terra Luna $94 on Labor Day weekend, sub-$200 Sapphire long weekends in September. Good deals all around!

 

[Mad Dog]

Wow, you weren’t kidding. Just skimmed and saw Terra Luna $94 on Labor Day weekend, sub-$200 Sapphire long weekends in September. Good deals all around!

I'll be waiting on my commission checks . Any AP's reading this....this is your chance to get some great Sept. rates for HHN. Don't
wait, the rates disappear overnight sometimes. Demand Pricing.

 

[Bort]

I'll be waiting on my commission checks . Any AP's reading this....this is your chance to get some great Sept. rates for HHN. Don't
wait, the rates disappear overnight sometimes. Demand Pricing.

Attn APs: Mad Dog and I will be hoarding all the good rates tonight, and selling them off at 10% markups (I can be negotiated down to a few Duff Beers).

*for legal purposes, this is a joke*

 

[Grabnar]

I was just cruising the hotel vacation times for late 2026, to follow up my June vacation taking the grandkids to Portofino and CBBR.
Surprise of surprises. They're finally doing a renovation at CBBR starting in November 1 and Dec. of 2026, and probably extending into 2027.

Glad to hear, we stayed there for EU previews and the rooms were looking a little rough around the edges. This is such a unique resort and it deserves all the care it can get.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Wait where are you seeing these @Mad Dog. All I see are park refurb notices for volcano bay attached to the booking site.

 

[Mad Dog]

Wait where are you seeing these @Mad Dog. All I see are park refurb notices for volcano bay attached to the booking site.

When you go to the AP hotel selection and hit any dates in Nov. and Dec. 2026 the renovation notice is posted next to CBBR and Aventura hotel/rates. A couple of times I just got a blank screen and had to refresh, then it came up OK. So I'm guessing they just redid these pages/rates. Myself, I just
booked Royal Pacific for $358 a night Nov. 1-7 AP rate. These rates disappear quick sometimes. Last three great Portofino rates I got changed greatly in a couple of weeks.
*Hit 'Passholders'
*Hit 'Hotel Perks'
*Hit 'check rates'
*Move the calendar to Nov. Dec. 2026 and enter a date.
Just rechecked it and it's still listing 'Park Renovation Notice' on CBBR and Aventura..
I'm on Microsoft

 

[Parkscope Joe]

When you go to the AP hotel selection and hit any dates in Nov. and Dec. 2026 the renovation notice is posted next to CBBR and Aventura hotel/rates. A couple of times I just got a blank screen and had to refresh, then it came up OK. So I'm guessing they just redid these pages/rates. Myself, I just
booked Royal Pacific for $358 a night Nov. 1-7 AP rate. These rates disappear quick sometimes. Last three great Portofino rates I got changed greatly in a couple of weeks.

Ok so I did those steps and still only see park renovation notice. See attached. Am I missing something?

 

[Mad Dog]

Ok so I did those steps and still only see park renovation notice. See attached. Am I missing something?

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..You're probably right on that referring to VB since it says 'Park Renovation' notice,, since those are the only two hotels listed. My bad if that's it.....Correction: As you posted, probably refers to VB paths closed to those two hotels.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

I'll be waiting on my commission checks . Any AP's reading this....this is your chance to get some great Sept. rates for HHN. Don't
wait, the rates disappear overnight sometimes. Demand Pricing.

December of 2024 was when I booked this years HHN hotels. I got a 7 night stay more save more rate that was cheaper than the AP rate. I don't see them doing that anymore unfortunately when I was checking for 2026.
Edit to add the Loews is playing ridiculous games with the prices for 2026, fortunately lots of time to keep checking. See Sapphire Falls below;