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I-Royal Pacific Resort e-Universal Orlando

Nakuba i-Universal Orlando ibeka i-Royal Pacific Resort njengehhotela "elikhethwe" ngemuva kwezindawo zalo "Premier", iPortofino Bay neHack Rock Hotel, futhi libeka amazinga alo ngokufanele, alinikeli lutho ngalutho oluhle noma oluhle. Ngayo yonke into okufanele inikeze yona, hhayi okungenani okungenani amanani anengqondo, lena yindawo enhle yokuhlala e-Central Florida enye indawo yokuvakasha yepaki.

Amaphuzu avelele e-Royal Pacific

Lapho i-Universal Orlando yamemezela ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1990 ukuthi ihlele ukwakha amahhotela amathathu angama-site ukuze iguquke ibe indawo ehlala eholidini ephelele njengomakhelwane wayo wegundane, ithi iRoyal Pacific Resort yayiyoba ingxenye yesithathu impahla ngemuva kweProtofino Bay ne-Hard Rock Hotel ngaphezulu. Kodwa-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi bakhohliwe ukutshela abakhiqizi nabakhi behhotela.

Kusukela nje lapho ungena egumbini lokungcebeleka, ngezingqimba zalo zetekisi nodonga oluhlaza okwedlulele, konke okuphathelene neRoyal Pacific Resort kusho ukunethezeka- ngaphandle kwemali.

Ngisebenzisa amahhotela akwaDisney njengesiqhathaniso, ngangilindele iRoyal Pacific Resort ukuba ibe yinto efana nesakhiwo sebhajethi se-All Star. Esikhundleni salokho, ihotela le-Univerithi lihlehliswa ngeminikelo yokulinganisela kaDisney, njenge-Caribbean Beach Resort, futhi iqhathanisa kahle namahhotela e-Deluxe amaMouse njengePolynesia noma i-Animal Kingdom Lodge.

Njengezindawo zokubhuka ezingcono kakhulu, iRoyal Pacific idlulisela iphuzu lepaki lepaki ibe yipiliyoni yamaholide elizimele elizungezile. Iphunga lezinkuni ze-teak kanye nezitsha eziphefumulelwe eziLwandle zasolwandle, izinto zokubuka ibhuloho le-bamboo kanye nama-ambulum amabala aseBalese, imisindo yamaconsi e-conch kanye namacu okhuni - ihhotela ligcwalisa izinzwa zakho bese uhlela ukuthutha kwesinye isikhathi kanye nendawo.

Kodwa, hhayi kude kakhulu. Ngokungafani neyinkimbinkimbi enkulu ye-Disney, i-campus ephelele kakhulu ye-Universe inikeza ukungafani okuhlabayo kokubili okubi nokuhle (nakuba, okuhle kakhulu kunokubi). Esikhundleni se-Disney's labyrinthine mass transit system yebhasi nama-monorails, izivakashi e-Royal Pacific Resort (kanye nakwamanye amahhotela amabili) zingakwazi ukugibela esinye sezikhathi ezihamba phambili zokuhamba ngesikebhe esheshayo emapaki, noma ukuthatha okufutshane ( futhi othandekayo) hamba. Ehlangothini lwe-flip, kunzima ukugcina inkohliso yaseNingizimu Afrika lapho uzwa futhi ubone abagibeli bekhala ngezilwane ze-Adventure of the Adventure, ngaphesheya kwendawo yokuvakasha ehloniphekile.

Ngakho, awutholi yini?
Ekhuluma ngokuklabalaza abagibeli, esinye sezizathu ezinhle kakhulu (THE best?) Ukuhlala kumpahla ku-Universal kuyinto isimiso esingajwayelekile sokuthi "Akukho Mgwaqo, Ungalindi". Nge-flash yekhibhodi yamakamelo ekamelo, izivakashi zehhotela zingakwazi ukuhamba zize zifinyelele kuzo zonke izici ezikhangayo zepaki.

Phakathi nezikhathi ezimatasa, lesi sici singaba isibusiso. (Heck, ngisho nangezikhathi ezincane kakhulu, kuhle kakhulu ukuba uthole ukwelashwa kwe-VIP.) Chofoza ukuze uthole izivakashi eziningi zehhotela le-Universal.

Hlanganisa isihloko? Hlola. Aura ekhangayo? Hlola. Zonke izinzuzo zomhlaba wonke? Hlola. Ngakho ulahlekelwa yiphi uma uthola isikhathi esithile emalini akho eholidini owatholile kanzima ngokukhetha i-Royal Pacific ngaphezu kwamanye amahhotela ase-Universal? Akukho kuningi.

Amakamelo ajwayelekile awasho ukuthi avulekile (ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa namakamelo amakhulu ePortofino). Kodwa ziningi kunokwanele futhi ziqokwe kahle. Iminyango yokugeza inikeza i-ka-thunk eqinile lapho ivaliwe, isibonelo. Amathreyi e-bamboo amakamelo, agcwele izibonelelo ezikhululekile ze-shampoo namanye ama-sundries, angathinta kahle. Idamu alikho amaslayidi amanzi (nakuba enomdla wokuzijabulisa we-luxury-liner endaweni yokudlala ngamanoni wamanzi) futhi egcwele kakhulu kunamachibi amathathu asePortofino.

Izindawo zokudlela azikhunjulwa. Ngokuhamba ngendlela efana ne-Pistachio Crusted Mahi Mahi e-Islands Dining Room, izivakashi zithola isampula ezinye zezinto ezithandekayo eziLwandle zaseNingizimu. Ngisho ne-Bula Bar neGrill ye-poolside, enezici zayo ezishisayo, inqunywe ngaphezu kokudla okuvamile okutholakala kulezi zitolo zokudla. Futhi i-Tchoup Chop ka-Emeril Lagasse, kuyilapho engeyona i-upscale njenge-Universal CityWalk yokudlela, isakade idinga futhi ikhunjulwa.

Abathandi abathandekayo, thokozani! I-Royal Pacific ayikamukeli isivakashi kuphela ukuletha abangane babo abakhulu, baze banikeze indawo yokuhamba ngezinja. (Loews Hotels, ezisebenza kuzo zonke izindawo zokuhlala zendawo yonke, kanye nezakhiwo ezisenyakatho eNyakatho Melika, zivumela izifuyo ezindaweni eziningi zayo.)

I- Portofino Bay , njengamazinga ayo, ihamba kahle kakhulu futhi ihlukaniswe - isondelene kakhulu - kuneRoyal Pacific. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Hard Rock, ikhuluma ngokuphanga kakhulu njengoba ihhotela lingathola. Kodwa, ekulinganiseni kwami, iRoyal Pacific inikeza ukugcwaliswa okuphelele kwe-Universal kokunethezeka nokubaluleka.