Hard Rock Hotel Orlando: Live the rock-‘n-roll lifestyle
- Hard Rock: Rooms
- Hard Rock: Public spaces
- Hard Rock: Pool area
- Hard Rock: Dining & lounges
- Hard Rock: Distance from the parks
Welcome to Orlando Informer’s coverage of Hard Rock Hotel, one of three premier on-site hotels at Universal Orlando Resort. These pages include extensive information about Hard Rock, as well as the largest full-screen, high-resolution photo archive of the hotel available on a single website (over 200 images).
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The beginning of your life as a rock star
Hard Rock Hotel – general information
Live like a rock-‘n-roll superstar at the exciting AAA 4-Diamond award-winning Hard Rock Hotel. Guests enjoy world-class accommodations, a wealth of recreation possibilities, and exceptional dining. The hotel’s California mission-style architecture (as seen on the Eagles’s Hotel California album cover) offers striking interiors highlighted by over $1 million worth of rare rock-‘n-roll memorabilia.
- Address: 5800 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819-7888
- Phone: 407-503-ROCK (7625); Fax: 407-503-ROLL (7655)
- Official Hard Rock website
- Official Universal Orlando website
- View this hotel using the OI custom-made Google map
- Opened in January 2001
- 650 rooms
- 41 standard
- 346 garden-view standard
- 102 pool-view standard
- 16 deluxe king
- 26 deluxe double queen
- 86 club-level standard
- 12 all-American music-themed kids’ suites
- 10 king suites
- two club-level kids’ suites
- four club-level deluxe king
- two club-level king suites
- two hospitality suites
- one Graceland suite
- Rooms start at 375 square feet
- Prices for standard rooms range between $314 and $554 per night
- Guest room description: let the good times roll in your casual-and-laid-back-yet-unquestionably-stylish hotel room. Each room has rock-‘n-roll artwork and a bed cover that looks like a piano keyboard or modern brown-and-sea-foam-green theme
- Club level is the top floor (the seventh) of the hotel and includes a 1,500-square-foot private lounge
- Recreation
- Dive-in movies: catch the movie of the week on a big screen poolside on select nights
- Pool experience for the kids: from raft relays to water balloon tosses, the spectacular swimming pool area of Hard Rock Hotel offers rockin’ good fun for the whole family. The centerpiece is the 12,000-square-foot pool, complete with a sand beach, interactive fountains, and play area for the children, plus a 260-foot pool slide. Not only do your favorite tunes fill the air, but the pool also features an underwater sound system so you’ll never miss a beat
- Rock Shop: Hard Rock Hotel’s gift shop features the music-inspired collections of Harajuku, English Laundry, Trunk, King Baby Jewelry, and Edun. Or entice yourself in to the Tattoo collection, designed by Edward Dada for Hard Rock Hotels. Remember – not everyone can dress like a Rock Star, but you can
- Special events
- On the last Thursday of every month (excluding November and December), Velvet Sessions is held in the hotel lobby. The Velvet Bar hosts Orlando’s only rock-‘n-roll cocktail party featuring live music from nationally-recognized artists
- Signature dining options
- The Kitchen: a three-meal restaurant featuring character dining in the evening. Fun fact: famous musicians often must eat in a restaurant’s kitchen to avoid their adoring public. At Hard Rock, all the superstar guests get to eat in The Kitchen
- The Palm: a famed New York steakhouse specializing in American fare, featuring prime cuts of beef and jumbo lobster. Call 407-503-7256 for reservations
Hard Rock Hotel’s pool area
Universal Orlando’s on-site hotels – seasonal rates
Compare these numbers with our crowd level predictions to find the best time to stay on-site:
| Aventura Hotel | Cabana Bay Beach Resort | Sapphire Falls Resort | Royal Pacific Resort | Hard Rock Hotel | Portofino Bay Hotel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value Season 1 Jan 7 – Jan 11, Jan 15 – Feb 15, Sep 3 – Sep 27, Nov 25 – Dec 20 | From $144 | From $144 | From $199 | From $274 | From $314 | From $329 |
| Value Season 2 Aug 12 – Sep 2 | From $154 | From $154 | From $204 | From $284 | From $324 | From $339 |
| Regular Season Jan 12 – Jan 14, Apr 8 – May 24, May 28 – May 31, Nov 4 – Nov 20 | From $164 | From $164 | From $214 | From $309 | From $349 | From $359 |
| Regular Season 2 Sep 28 – Nov 3 | From $169 | From $169 | From $214 | From $309 | From $349 | From $359 |
| Summer Season 1 Jun 1 – Jun 16, Jul 29 – Aug 11 | From $189 | From $189 | From $239 | From $364 | From $439 | From $424 |
| Summer Season 2 Jun 17 – Jul 28 | N/A | From $204 | From $254 | From $389 | From $469 | From $454 |
| Peak Season 1 Feb 25 – Mar 8, May 25 – May 27, Nov 21 – Nov 24 | From $204 | From $204 | From $259 | From $374 | From $449 | From $444 |
| Peak Season 2 Feb 16 – Feb 24, Mar 9 – Mar 22 | N/A | From $214 | From $269 | From $394 | From $479 | From $469 |
| Holiday Season Mar 23 – Apr 7, Dec 21 – Jan 5 | From $244 | From $244 | From $314 | From $479 | From $549 | From $544 |
Universal Orlando’s on-site hotels – cancellation policy
Since all five on-site hotels are operated by Loews, they all feature the same cancellation policy: if you cancel your reservation six or more days in advance, you will receive a full refund. If it’s anything fewer than five days beforehand, however, you will be charged one night’s room rate, plus tax.
Hard Rock Hotel – map
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