Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and Suites Overview & Review 

just stayed there this past weekend..LOVED IT! id stay there again in a heartbeat!

I’ve watched many of your videos in readiness for my holiday next May. I’ve been to Orlando 5 times, but not returned since 2007 so your videos are really informative and helping us plan our holiday

Thanks for the great reviews. We were up in the air on which Universal resort to stay at. Your great information helped us choose Dockside. Keep up the great work!

My wife and I loved staying here. We requested a room on a higher level and they were nice enough to get us a top floor suite with a view of the volcano. We did stay during a slow season so I think they were just able to do that.

Completely agree Dockside is better than Cabana Bay. I’ve stayed at both and Cabana Bay was a huge disappointment

We stayed there back in October! We loved it

Thank you for your review! This really helped me cement my choice of Dockside Inn as the hotel we will stay in during our trip to Universal. We used to be Disney only when traveling to Orlando but we decided to explore outside the Disney Bubble. Thank you for all your videos, especially on restaurants. There are so many things to do in Orlando!

I stayed here in February and I absolutely loved it❣

We fly from NY every year for HHN. We stay at dockside now for the decent price. I actually enjoy the property but agree on the noise issues. Cabana Bay is the new location for HHN so its difficult during that time of year to book nut it is also a great hotel. Great video!!!!

Love your videos lad. Keep up the quality work

Thanks for the video, we'd been planning a family holiday to Disneyworld however with drastic price increases coupled with reduced services (e.g. free onsite parking, complimentary airport shuttles) it really looks like Universal Studios is the more attractive option

Just got my wife and I a room at Dockside during the slower season in January. Thanks for the review.

I love your videos, so informative they are brilliant and really well edited. Stayed in cabana bay in 2019, would consider Dockside in future, thanks!

Stayed at dockside in may it is absolutely wonderful the pool is great it has music under the water the pool bar has great pina coldas and the shuttle came every 10 min everything else is within walking distance it’s definitely worth the stay if you’re going to universal

I arrive tomorrow Can't wait

Great video again! 2nd trip this year and decided to stay here to save some cash. Cheers as always dude!

awesome video and very helpful, love that you provided choices to, giving more insight and helping me to choose based off my needs and budget

Booked here for next year (June 23) and I cannot wait. Travelling from the U.K. with the wife, daughter and mother in law so was automatically swayed by the 2 bedroom suite instead of the 2 separate rooms. Universal is really knocking it out the park these days compared to Disney for families like myself with their options. Can’t wait 👍🏻

I love the dockside inn. such a peaceful and chill vibe. outside by the bar and pool under the sun and palm trees is A1 unfortunately its all booked up for my next trip but I would highly recommend to anybody.

Had a suite at dockside this May. Fantastic! Would highly recommend.

Handy for I Drive and all the restaurants and outlets etc buses to universal about every 20 mins when quiet more on evenings and early park entrance. We stayed at Saphire Falls in late Jan and early Feb and used the complimentary buses to get about

Enjoyed that. We looked here for this Aug but settled on Cabana Bay.

Stayed here in May - I will warn everyone that at night (if the parks are busy), the shuttles are full and it takes roughly 45 min - 1 hour to get back to the hotels. After being on your feet all day, it is not always the best option. During busy season, the hotels are packed with thousands of guests. You also share shuttles with the other resort (so you have to go and pick up/drop off the other resort guests) so your ride is roughly 10-15 minutes plus the time it takes for the shuttle to arrive, the time to pick up other guests, etc.

Best review wow u answer all questions

Thank you for this video it helped me get a lot of information fast.

Staying here in September..fantastic insight thankyou

Price we paid $98 for a pool view min November. No issues with noise, the buses ran every 10-15 min. At night/park close they had 3 loading at the same time.

I stayed at Dockside during Labor Day weekend and I recently stayed at the Cabana Bay for Spring Break. Dockside has nice new clean rooms, and Cabana Bay is somewhat dated. However, the vibe at Cabana Bay is great. It grows on you want to go again.

Booked in here this coming Saturday for 2 weeks - can't wait! Usually book Rosen Inn International for the free parking and central idrive location but fancied a newer hotel this time. Your videos have helped massively with planning this latest long awaited vacation, thank you

We stayed back in July 2022 and we loved everything about it. Planning to go back in October

Super stoked, we just booked.

We found it! Thanks man for the content!

Another option for Sea World is the I-ride trolley, there are a couple of stops quite close by (5 and G5) and they stop right at the door of Sea World and Aquatica.

Thank you for pointing out the pharmacy.

Excelent content 👌👌👌

We had a recent holiday at Surfside, and it was absolutely fantastic. I'm now torn between Surfside, Dockside and Cabana. Reckon that Surfside will edge it - a little smaller, quieter than Dockside, and whilst cabana does have direct access to Volcano Bay, there are direct buses from Surfside and Dockside to Volcano Bay.

Love your informative videos! I had no idea you could walk to the parks from Surfside. How long approximately did it take you to walk from Surfside to Citywalk? Do you still go through the main hub security or is there a nearby smaller security checkpoint?

My family are coming here really soon (Dec. 7) its really exciting!

Thanks for the info, SUPER helpful. I'll be looking at your other videos to try and make up my mind. Just hopping into Orlando for 2 nights. Magical Kingdom, Discovery Cove + Seaworld, so trying to find best location with potential package deal. :)

You make the best video guides I ever found on this site! Do you plan to make one of these about Aventura Hotel? I'm still trying to pick between Aventura and Dockside

I hope the new park is open by July or Aug, do they have connecting rooms or just adjoining?

Coming here from the uk in sept the room to me is just somewhere to sleep and get changed really so won’t be in it much ,really looking forward to it

I would love for you do analyze the hard rock hotel! it’s my go to when we travel to orlando and I would love to see you made a video on it!

Awesome. I'm booked for mid September at dockside. What time does the shuttle stop running at night?

4:26…Ahh! Don’t recall if we’ve ever caught sight of what you look like before, my friend! Nice to see you!

It is possible to walk from the hotel to the parks (although the hotel staff advise against it). Takes about 15 mins, and can save time if the bus queues are huge, like at the end of the night. Also, our standard room had a coffee machine when we were there a couple of weeks ago.

Another great video thanks 👍🏻 but did you say a new Universal theme park is coming?? I’ve not heard anything about this…maybe your next video could be a preview of what we can expect 😁

Thanks for the video, love your material. Could you do a video dedicated to Wizarding world? thank you

Great video again 👏. Iv not been yet but I would have to agree that dockside seems excellent value. It's funny how universal seem to want to give their customers the best value for the money they are asking for, but Disney is doing the opposite right now and want more dollars from guests 🤷. Hope you and your family have an amazing holiday, which I'm sure you will.

Thanks for the video. One of my considerations for 13nights from 30th October. Do you know if swimming still possible late in the evenings this time of year? Fingers crossed the weather will still be good, always been used to going May, June & July in the heat!

Is there a way to find a schedule for the shuttle service?

Just a wee question. We will be staying at Coronado Springs for 2 weeks in September, 1 might at hard rock half way through. We will be using magic bands during our 8 Disney park days ( 3 days Universal, 1 discovery cove and 1 day shopping ) I understand that magic band use get charged to the room, then you pay off the charges at reception, we have a credit card on file linked. It isn’t a fee free card though. Do you think we’d be better just using cash, or are there advantages to using the credit card aside from less baggage? We’re getting $900 from Disney as dining credits and $100 gift card, so we figure that’s our first 5 days food and drink paid. As far as Uber, I realise that will go onto the credit card, we will try and pay that off before incurring any fees. Do you have any advice on this? We are budgeting for around $300 a day for food and drink.👍

That’s awesome no resort fees

Can someone explain the 2 bedroom suite thing? We’re looking at a family suite at cabana bay but really want some sort of division between bedrooms if possible

Thank you so much for the video (and all the others) - I have a question. I am looking at this hotel + Surfside and Cabana Bay for our trip in middle May 2023. I have my parents (70 yrs old) and 6yr old with us for our trip. They'll want to have more hotel/pool days and also walks on I-Drive. Which one would you recommend for best entertainment/pools and shortest walk to a mart?

Please do a Busch Gardens video!!! 🙏

Any idea how deep the pool is at Dockside? I stayed at Surfside and noticed the pool seemed really shallow.

Depending on when you look, you can find dockside for 80 dollars per night

If I'm already going on my trip to Disney and Universal and i got one more day to do somthing. which park is better to do in this day. epcot in disney or seaworld?

What are the schedules for the bus? When do they start/end service?

hi frugal brit met your dad in hospital nice chap keep up the good work

Was originally booked into Surfside for October but upgraded to Cabana Bay Volcano Bay View Room so hope it is worth it. Will you be doing another one of these videos for Cabana Bay? Will be my first time staying on site as the other times I have stayed offsite. Again a brilliant video! Just love the music.

Is there a microwave in the lobby for standard customers ?

What's the problems with that area of international drive? Is it dangerous? I've stayed a little further up at Avanti Palms, but that was 10+ years ago. Another great video, thank you. 👍

4:44 Nastolgia I want to go back to my once in a lifetime trip.

I'm Doing 3 Nights in the Hard rock and 7 in Rosen Inn this year ! I really dont see paying silly amounts as u only really sleep in the bed and back out the way I put it as costing you £200 per day so really want to make the most of it !

I reserved my theme tickets and hotel separate, how can I get early park hours?

I think it’s a really nice hotel for the price

I am at this hotel right now

How would you suggest getting to Kennedy Space Center and Busch Gardens from this resort?

Omggg please review Cabana bay. Im in the process of booking and Cabana is calling my name

Both of these hotels remind me of a slightly nicer Quality/Comfort Inn but below that of Rosen Inns

Im assuming I trolly is near by?

4:16 Whenever I see the pillow on the beds, I think it says "Evil". My brain can't un-see it. Hopefully it messes with you too.

Is the breakfast here free?

Do they have a nice gym?

Sadly i was really unlucky and i had a terrible time at this hotel, i was there during thanksgiving week and It was very busy and very noisy! You can hear people in the rooms next door and above you! The walls are wafer thin! We were on level 5. Queues were way too long in the mornings for starbucks. Also poor food selection in restaurant. Facilties too small for amount of people staying there. Maybe better at quieter time of year.

Narrater ilia annoying

FB great honest review as usual . I would definitely stay at either of these hotels 🏨. Lack of resort fees is a big plus , however if this was your first trip to Orlando I would either advise an on site complex or a more central hotel on international drive . These two hotels are a little isolated for the first timer in my view . On a personnal note Dockside or Avanti ? Dax 🤝😃

Is it really that dangerous? We rebooked here from Cabana Bay for 6 nights (checking in on Thanksgiving) to save some money in order to upgrade other aspects of the trip and it will be over a weekend for the first half of our stay 🥲