travel42 Hotel Review: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located inside Universal Studios, this polished top-shelf theme resort offers direct access via walkway to the park's CityWalk shops and restaurants. This hotel takes its cues from the fabled and fabulous Italian village of the same name, although the revamped guest rooms show more in common with Milan than Liguria or Tuscany.

Designed around a man-made bay with a canal that connects guests to the park entrance via complimentary water shuttle (or easily ac...