Universal Volcano Bay Cabana Rentals – Complete Guide

A day at Universal Orlando Resort’s Volcano Bay is already fun and relaxing, but if you want to take your water park experience to the next level, two premium add-ons can make you feel right at home in paradise: Private Cabanas and Premium Seating.

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What is a private cabana?

Just like the cabanas available for rent at Universal Orlando’s hotels, the private cabanas at Volcano Bay are designed to be your home base while you splash, swim, and relax with the Waturi. Scattered throughout the park, these one- and two-story cabanas offer a host of amenities, including:

• Towel service
• Padded lounge chairs
• Complimentary fruit and snack basket
• Small fridge (replete with bottled water)
• Concierge service

Your experience begins the moment you arrive: a concierge greets you at the entrance and personally escorts you to your cabana—your home-away-from-home for the day. The best part? You can order food and drinks from any of Volcano Bay’s four restaurants or two bars and have them delivered straight to your cabana, so you never have to leave your oasis.

What Is Premium Seating?

While a cabana gives you a sheltered area that’s all yours for the day, Premium Seating gets you a stretch of real estate, located in several different zones all throughout the water park, that will also be marked off just for you. Although it doesn’t come with an actual building to hide away in, it does come with a pair of padded loungers that are equipped with an adjustable shade canopy and a built-in storage lockbox. You’ll also receive an area attendant who will take your food and drink orders – and, yes, an escort who will show you where your reserved seating is when you first enter Volcano Bay for the day.

How do I book a Cabana or Premium Seating, and what will it cost me?

How much you’ll pay for a cabana depends on when you go and availability throughout the year.

A single cabana, which holds up to six people, comes in a couple of different flavors: a stand-alone building (for more privacy) or the ground floor of a two-story unit (for convenience and accessibility, though you’ll more than likely be sharing the second level with another group) both start at $159.99 and go all the way up to $449.99 per day( Universal Orlando 2025 pricing sheet ). The upper level (which, Universal promises, will offer spectacular views) will cost you anywhere from $199.99 to $549.99 – or higher.

A family suite cabana, meanwhile, holds up to 16 people and will automatically grant you a large stand-alone building. Pricing here starts at $299.99 and can reach at least $599.99.

Here’s a handy secret, however, for getting a nice little discount off of the cabanas: should one become available later on in the afternoon (when the previous occupants decide to leave the park earlier in the day), Universal will offer it to you at 30% off. It’s a bit of a gamble to see if a unit becomes available on the day of your visit, but it’s a nice reward, nonetheless, if you and your family are willing to take the risk. (Are you worried that the previous renters will want to come back, after all, and snatch the cabana away from you? Don’t be, as they can’t – they sign a document when departing that definitively states they won’t be returning.)

Another way to save on your visit to Volcano Bay is to purchase your tickets at a discounted rate through Orlando Informer!

Finally, Premium Seating, which is also date-specific, ranges from $29.99 to $139.99 (or more!) per day. Be careful on this point, however – that price includes two loungers, so don’t accidentally get double the amount you need (or spend twice as much).

Here are two important notes about this pricing: again, we strongly recommend that if you are interested in either of these premium add-ons, you book them as early as you possibly can, preferably when you buy your theme and water park tickets—Universal clearly expects these items to sell out, particularly during the summer. Unfortunately, bookings are completely non-refundable, regardless of the circumstances. Bookings for either option are not available online, so you’ll have to call Universal Reservations at (877) 801-9720.