The ULTIMATE Guide to Universal Onsite Hotels 2024
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- In today's video, we're going over all the onsite hotels at the Universal Orlando Resort! If you're thinking about visiting Universal in 2024, this video is for you. We're gonna talk about the different hotel tiers at Universal, the benefits that come with each one, and when we think you should stay there. We also give you our BEST money saving tips for booking your Universal Orlando onsite hotel. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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We were blown away by how great surfside was when we stayed. Price was unbelievable and the staff was seriously great! Felt like staying at a Disney moderate but a small step up. Could not believe how great it was for the price. Now I hope Universal doesn’t read this only because I don’t want them to know I would pay more to stay there than they are currently charging lol
😂😂 we’re always impressed with it, too! Way nicer than you’d expect for the price. Other than the pillows.. but you can pack your own lol
We always stay at Royal Pacific, we love it. It is almost always the lowest cost of the 3 premier resorts to get that express pass benefit and close proximity to the parks. The resort itself is beautiful, nice pool, and incredible sushi restaurant.
The sushi is so good! We love RP too, it’s such a calm, relaxing environment!
Royal pacific is my favorite but I've been finding recently its the most expensive. Stayed in portofino bay last time cuz it was $150 cheaper than Pacific
Sushi!!! I’m so excited to hear this.
The water taxi are a literal life saver. After my recent trip 5 day I kept telling people I did NOT want to come home, but my feet needed too.😂😂
Right?? It’s a need, not a want after you experience it 😂
I LOVE Surfside! As a solo traveler, I don't need to stay at a premier resort for EPs since I use single rider line most of the time. The food at Beach Break is great and reasonably priced, friendly employees, very clean and is much more quiet than Dockside. I got my room for $72 a night back in December with my uoap discount and can't beat that!
Yes! The endless summer resorts really are impressive for the price!!
So romantic sharing about where you got married.
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You guys are adorable
My kid likes you ❤
Awh, thank you!! 🫶🏻
Cabana Bay is by far my favorite but I’m an adult child and can’t get out of the pool area. We love they give you a new, deflated tube when you leave (if you purchased one there)😂. For Express pass, we have stayed at Royal Pacific and loved it. The worker at Tuk Tuk market gave me a free donut for my kiddo ❤❤
Haha the pools at CB are so good!! And that’s so sweet of that worker! We hope you gave him a UO fist bump!
I’ve been missing your videos! Happy to see you back
Thank you!! We hope you enjoy this one!
So thankful for this video today! It’s been a stressful couple of weeks. We used to stay at RP, but once we tried Hard Rock we fell in love with that short walk to the park. It’s so nice at the end of the night if you are tired and the water taxi is slammed to know that you are just a short walk to the room.
Oh my gosh, right?? It’s such a huge perk! We hope your week gets better! 🫶🏻
@@ThePughTwo Thank you. Our dog suddenly got sick. Multiple trips to the vet because he kept getting worse/not responding to meds. They finally think they know what it is. Waiting on labs, and trying a new med.
Hotel hopping. Such good a advice
This video is an excellent guide for people new to Universal! Great clear information 😊 Awesome job! Love you guys!
Thank you, Alison!!
Hard Rock Hotel is my jam. As a solo traveler, I stay at the club level and get my money's worth just on the food they serve daily. And you can't beat that short walk to the parks.
We’ve never stayed at club level but we need to! We’ve heard it’s great!!
This video was PERFECT timing!! Just started planning a Friendiversary trip with my best friend for December 2024 🎉 OI Meetup here we come!
Haha that’s perfect! We hope y’all have an amazing trip!!
Awesome information as always!
Thank you!!
Yay!! New video. ❤planning our next vacation, thank you guys so much!
Yay!! We hope our videos have been helpful!
Wow, well done. This is a must view for anyone debating hotel accommodations.
Thank you!!
I learn so much from you two!! Thanks for sharing!!😊
Thanks for watching!!
Honestly THE BEST Universal hotel review I have watched. Amazing job guys. Thank you so much for making such value added content. 👍
Thank you, Michael! We really appreciate it!
We love the HardRock and returning for our third visit in August, love everything about the hotel, from the staff to the smell of the hotel. Only just found your Chanel and you guys are killing it with valued information a the fun way you deliver it 👍🏻
Another great video, yall!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it!
We stayed at the Aventura which is next to Sapphire Falls and we just walked over to the ferry and took it every morning. No one said we couldn't and no one stopped us.
Yeah we don’t advertise that cause we’re unsure how Universal actually feels about it, but a lot of people do that lol
I was just gonna ask about that… I had heard that might be an option for Aventura guests
I did this when I stayed at Cabana Bay, nobody asked any questions on what hotel I was staying at.
We did the same when we stayed at Aventura. Super convenient
Need to comment on this one! What a fantastic and informative video! Honestly, top notch and full of tips I wasn’t aware of! The dedicated path, the 7am check in for express, the pool hopping plus loads more! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! We’re so glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for watching!
Can you guys do a video talking about all the onsite resort restaurants?
We’ll keep that in mind, thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you for all the info. As a foodie family we love your foodie perspectives and suggestions. ❤
Thank you!! We appreciate you watching!
Brilliant informative video guys
Thank you!!
Outfits on point in this one guys!
Haha thank you!!
Lovvvvve Universals resort collection.
Yes!! So many great options!
i always pass along your videos to my clients i have booked for universal! Thank y’all!
always helps me learn about universal too!
You’re so sweet, thank you!!
Glad to see use with a new video guys been to long another great video showing the best hotels for your stay great video guys
Haha yeah we’ve been spending more time on each video and filming a little less, glad you enjoyed this one Dougie!!
@@ThePughTwo loved it pal as always
Just stayed at Safire Falls and loved it!
We love Sapphire!!
This has so much information! You guys put a smile on my face every time I watch too! Plus you are a great resource when I'm planning my own trips or trips for clients in my travel planning business. Just wanted to say ya'll are awesome and thank you for your videos!
You’re so sweet, thank you! We really appreciate you watching and supporting us! 🫶🏻
Awesome video as always!! I've been watching y'all's videos for a while but don't remember if I have ever commented lol We will be booking our second trip soon for this year and can't wait! Love your videos 🥰
Thank you!! We’re so glad you’ve been enjoying our videos, and we hope you have a wonderful time at the parks!! 🫶🏻
Stayed at Aventura for my first OI event last year, and absolutely loved it. The way the hotel is laid out means you never have a long walk to your room, unlike some of the other resorts. The proximity to the water taxi and walking path through Sapphire Falls is also a great perk. Hoping to do Sapphire Falls for one of my trips this year. I have no idea what that scent is in the lobby, but I would stay for that alone😂
Haha that’s true!! Sometimes you have a long wait for an elevator, but still better than walking 😂 you can ask for the scent and they’ll let you take a picture of the website they get it from and what the “blend” is or whatever 😂🤣
@@ThePughTwo Nice, I'll have to do that. Thanks for the tip 😄
@@ThePughTwo came here to comment this. Aventura has access to the water taxi via Sapphire.
We loveee dockside!
It’s such a great hotel!!
We love love Cabana Bay. The retro theming is great. Especially with family-so good.
Yes!! It’s the perfect family hotel!
Oh snap. Get excited for later. I shall watch this afternoon. Excited. Portifino for life!
Haha we’ll be waiting for your comments!
@@ThePughTwo yeah? Should i leave one big one or many small ones? Always worry about that
Lets go! Gotta stay on site.
Always!!
How does the Pugh Two know right when a meeting is about to start and I'd rather watch this video?! Can't wait! Sapphire Falls is in my future!
Right? Me too
Sitting in my car delaying going into my account to fix a machine.
😂😂 we hope your meeting went well!
Great video!
Thank you!!
Guys awesome information ... thank you again for that.... I was stayed at Premier because your recommendation and.... was awesome... Thanks again for sharing ... great tips!!! All the Best !!!!
Thank you, Al!!
We absolutely love Sapphire falls! Such a beautiful place and a great bar!
Yes and yes!! We love that hotel!
I stayed at the Hard Rock because of your recommendation !!! It was a fabulous vacation and I like a bouji room but also loved, loved loved the express pass so worth it 🤗
Omg yes! We love the hard rock!! So glad you enjoyed it!
I must say portifino is my favorite. But if i dont need express sapphire. Water taxi. But using water taxi staying at aventura is nice too. Love the views. I will always love cabana though. Brings back so many memories for hhn. Always stayed there when i didn't have must money. Now sapphire and aventura are my go tos.
We love Dockside!! Only ever stayed there since we don’t spend much time at the hotel other than sleeping. The food is always amazing. We’re trying Cabana Bay in a few weeks, excited for bowling and milkshakes!!
Yes!! CB is really similar to endless summer just with a few more extras like bowling and the lazy river. Y’all are gonna love it!
You and your Husband are awesome, watch you guys all the time for advice, My Family an I will be visiting for a 3rd time this comming May for the full week and staying at the HardRock Cafe. The Cabana inn we stayed at last year and was great! but with 2 teen daughters the Hardrock has the two rooms connected which is a great perk.
You’re so sweet, thank you! And yes! The HR is such a great hotel!!
Hard Walk! Love the distance to walk to the parks!
Yes!! That’s one of our favorite things too
Great video. Came out at the right time for us, as we are in a pickle for where to stay. We wanted to do hard rock for the ease of location, but then we are thinking about going back to cb! Its all up in the air and makes my head hurt hahaha. Great video, as always. ❤
Haha it’s always a hard choice!! We love HR, but the CB price tag is always so tempting. You can’t go wrong, honestly!
@@ThePughTwo we are mostly looking at a chance of scenery and the fact that HR is such a short walk.
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I love to pool hop! And the premier hotels and Sapphire Falls are pet friendly too.
Yes! We love it too!
We’re getting ready for our second trip down in a few weeks. We stayed at Aventura last year and loved it. We would do the parks until we got tired or felt like we were done for the day, then come back and hang out at the bar by the pool. Bartender was amazing and took great care of us. After a few drinks, we would hit the food court and head back to the room. Bringing the whole family down this time. It’s getting close and we can hardly wait! Also, another nice thing about Aventura, you can walk over to Saphire to access the water taxi. Makes it nice because you basically go through security before you get on the taxi and can walk right into the park. Really enjoying your videos and it’s getting me pumped for the trip!
My friends and I were just at Universal and Islands and we saw you both, well from the back
Haha you should’ve said hello!!
Fellow Tennesseans here!!! Thanks for all your great videos! I've saved a ton by using your tips! We came down to universal back in October for horror nights. When i booked our stay i ran into a situation where we needed express for 5 people. We were staying six nights with five days in the parks. It was actually cheaper for us to stay at dockside and do a 5-day ticket+Express than to stay in the premier hotel.
Thanks for watching!! That’s crazy about the express too! It’s always worth checking
We have stayed at all 3 premier hotels and we love Hard Rock! It is so close to entry to Studios that you don't need to even ride the water taxis. Vibe at Hard Rock is fabulous! Thanks for this vid. Blessings!
Right?? It’s literally faster to walk lol we love that hotel! And thanks for watching!!
I've now stayed everywhere except Dockside/Surfside and Adventura. I adore the retro fitness facility and the fake chicken stir fry at Cabana, they're the best! But the water taxi is my favorite perk, especially on HHN nights. It's a gamechanger!
Oh and you're so right about those pretzels! There were four of us staying at Sapphire Falls last HHN and we would often grab 2-3 of the giant pretzels between us for a quick dinner, they're delicious 🤤
My friend and i are planning a long weekend at Royal Pacific at the end of Feb and I'm already mentally in the hot tub 😅
Haha we love that!! We finally scratched all 8 hotels off our list a few years ago, and they’re all so nice! You can’t go wrong staying anywhere on property.
Already booked my hotel for hhn..aventura is my go to. Cant beat the price and location.
And that rooftop bar!! Lol
CBBR is my home away from home. I have stayed there probably 20 times or more and in the exact same room most of the time.
Haha that’s so funny! We love that hotel!
Hey! Great vid as always❤..my fav hotel is Hard Rock as well! My sister and I will be headed down there next month for my bday and staying at Hard Rock🎉 I am def checking to see if the ratehas dropped😅❤
Oh that’s so fun! Fingers crossed for you, too! Lol
If someday I get to go to the parks, I should get in contact with you guys to finally meet you guys!
Absolutely! The best way to do that is on Instagram!!
I feel like Sapphire Falls was supposed to be a Premier, but they didn't want to do that many Express Passes (there are a LOT of rooms there). But I agree, it's absolutely as nice as most of the Premier's, probably nicer than Royal Pacific.
Right? That’s exactly what it feels like 😂 it’s the main convention hotel, though, so they get that traffic lol
Although we have visited all of Universal's hotels (pool hopping mostly), our continued first-choice is Royal Pacific. Mostly because of Loew's staff.
I used to think that, but Hard Rock blows RP away.
They really do a great job there!! We love that hotel!
Aventura also is a short walk to the water taxi from Sapphire Falls
Haha true!
So true
Staying at Cabana Bay for a quick birthday weekend in February! We’ve stayed at Dockside twice and are excited for the next experience.
That’s so exciting! Happy early birthday!!
Thanks for the video. Loved it. Quick question we were looking at Loews Pacific and it is $564 a night minimum! Way higher. Does this invalidate the unlimited express advice?
I never knew you could rent a guitar at hard rock… that’s sweet
Yes!! They put a big hold on your account, but as long as you return it in one piece it’s free! 😂
This really is the ULTIMATE guide to Universal on-site hotels! Very informative. Great work! We’ve booked Royal Pacific for April. It will be our first time ever at Universal. If, by any chance, we run into you in the Parks, can we go say hi? 😉
Haha thank you! We’re so glad you enjoyed it, and we hope you have a great time at the parks. And yes!! Please do!
We loved royal pacific and will be back in October. You are going to have a fantastic time!
this is the most useful guide i've seen so far! i go down to the parks with my family, but we're all adults now. aventura has been our favorite because there aren't nearly as many kids. we get that grown-up feel to the hotel, we can all go to the bar at the end of the night, but it doesn't have the party atmosphere of hard rock or all the kids running around. and we've always been happy with the bus service to save our feet (we get up early enough that security isn't too bad at citywalk). and we always always always buy with a deal! we pay close attention to the website whenever we know we're going to book a trip, and pretty regularly they'll have a "buy x nights get x nights free" deal that we'll use. it saves a lot of money and makes the cost pretty similar to the value tier
We’re so glad this was helpful! And yes! The promos they run on the website are great. Any $ you can save is worth it lol
Great video, guys! Hubby and I will be there for four nights at the beginning of Mardi Gras and we are hopping between Cabana Bay, Portofino, and Aventura. A kid-free trip to eat, drink and be merry … and enjoy multiple hotels. 🎉😊🥳
That sounds like so much fun! We hope you have an amazing trip and enjoy all the hotels + Mardi Gras!!
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Tyler. that zip up rocks!!! SWEET
Yes!! It was only like $50 after our passholder discount too!
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Headed to Cabana Bay right now! Can’t go wrong with any but Royal Pacific is our fave!
That’s so exciting! And agreed!! All the hotels at Universal are great.
Stayed at Dockside last time I was down and was very impressed for the price. Looking to stay at Sapphire Falls next looks amazing.
Yes! It’s a great hotel! You’ll love Sapphire, too.
Two weeks until my trip! Staying at RP and also doing Ride n Dine on Fat Tuesday. I can't wait!
Omg! We hope you have a great time on your trip!!
My name is Craig Dennis how are you doing today i am doing fine today and i watch your both new videos all the time and i in joy all of your both videos all the time and you both have a nice safe day today my favorite show is the makeup horror at universal studios and you both take care👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Craig! We’re doing great, and glad to hear you are too! Thanks for watching!!
Craigs the man as always. ❤
My fiancé and I just booked us a 5 day trip at the hard rock hotel in August. We went for the first time last year and we loved it. We had stayed outside the parks and bought unlimited express passes on the last two days. It was amazing. But it cost way more than what a premier hotel costs us for this coming trip alone.
We found your channel about a week or so ago and you two have been invaluable towards our planning and you’ve become a mainstay in our daily lives because we love Universal. Thank you both for all your help and we hope we get to see you both at the parks!
Oh that’s so exciting!! The premier hotels are SO nice, especially with express passes. We really appreciate y’all watching our videos, too! We hope y’all have an amazing time on your upcoming trip, and we hope to see y’all in the parks!
Love your content, do ya'll have a video of how you got into doing this and how does one do the same? Lol
We have a video about how/why we got started!
My family stayed in the Kids Suite at Aventura our last Universal Trip. We had four kids ages 13, 10, 7 & 2. The room was plenty large for us. Our oldest utilized the pullout couch bed, two middles took the two twin beds and our toddler just slept in the king bed with my husband and I. We actually got a conjoined double queen room for my mom and brother to stay in. The pool, while small was heated and they would play movies at night which was pretty cool. Also had a private entrance to Volcano Bay via the pool. We would use the walkway to get to City Walk or walk across the parking lot to Sapphire and use the water taxis. Either one worked great! Our hope is to stay at the Kids Suite @ Sapphire Falls next vacay! Thank you for all the great info to the on property resorts! We love your channel ❤
From Cabana Bay, the Garden Walk is the longest way to go. Walking along Hollywood Way instead saves you about 10 minutes walking, and is completely flat, with no elevation changes, unlike the Garden Walk.
Oh that’s so cool!! Obviously we’ve never had the need for a room that big, but it sounds like it was perfect for y’all! We hope Sapphire is just as nice and that y’all have an amazing trip!
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Awh, thank you, John!
Little mentioned tip... Use Costco travel. We booked a premier club level for half the price of booking it through the universal website directly
We almost always stay at Cabana. We like the pool at night and lots to do. We usually take the walk to the parks but sometimes walk to Saphire and use the boats. We though Aventura was kind of meh. Pool is small. BUT the room they gave us was crazy cool. It was on the curved side of the building and had a wrap around window. Having parking garage at these places are nice as well to keep the car out of the hot sun. The walkway to the park is actually very nice.
That’s awesome!! I don’t think we’ve ever had a wrapped window there, but the views are always awesome! We love the walkways too. They’re so calm in the mornings!!
If you do the hotel jumping thing, will Universal take care of the luggage transfer to the new hotel or do you have to take care of it yourself? Great video. Thanks
We loved Royal Pacific - the rooms, the staff, the restaurant, the water taxi. (And we were close enough to Portifino to eat there one night.) Will stay there again, unless we can save up enough for Hard Rock, but that would be a special treat.
Royal Pacific is great!! We’ve definitely seen HR randomly be a few dollars cheaper than RP, so keep an eye on it!
I had never stayed at Sapphire Falls until in November and it was amazing. It’s also right next to Cabana Bay so it’s easy access to Cabana Bay pools and 🌋 Bay.
Exactly!! We love that hotel!
Which week in November did you go? Was the parks crowded? Thx.
Thanks for bigging up dockside ,yes it’s budget friendly ,pools are great foods good,walls are a bit thin but so what goin for 3rd stay in sept can’t wait,,,, plus it’s 2 minute walk to international drive plenty of pubs and diners there so ya not limited to hotel food 😃😃😃
Haha exactly! Plus, if you do the parks right, you’ll be so tired you won’t care how loud it is at night 🤣
Royal Pacific is by far one of my favorite hotels in all of Orlando. when I was a kid it's castaway themed spashpad is one coolest things and I look forward to that way more than even going to the parks.
Awh, that’s so fun! We love that!!
Can’t wait to be back at the Hard Rock in May!!!
We love that hotel!!
Hard Rock is amazing! We are going again this December for a week. Club Level hell yea baby
Yes! It’s the best!!
Starting to plan for a large trip next year with the new park, do you recommend going though a travel agency or self plan? I found a group on FB but not sure what would be best for guaranteeing a great trip/saving money. Thank you! 💙
It just depends what you’re comfortable with! We have a ton of tips on how to get the most out of your money when visiting the parks, but if you don’t wanna deal with it, the right travel agent could be helpful!
Hey…..the SF water taxi is a quick walk from Aventura too. It’s across the parking lot, cut through the SF lobby, and you are at the taxi. I like the path from Aventura to City Walk, myself.
It’s technically not allowed, and they do occasionally check and turn people away who aren’t staying at SF or one of the premier hotels. So just keep that in mind!
My sister and I stayed at Cabana Bay and Sapphire Falls. I love Sapphire Fall because of the water taxi.
Yes!! It’s so convenient!
Checked in at Aventura for a week. In the elevator, another guest told us we can change what UO picture is on our hotel keycards! We were given The Simpsons and Minions, which we changed to Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. Fun!
Haha that’s awesome! That doesn’t surprise us they’d accommodate that, we’ve just never asked!
Good to know that you can change the picture on your room key
We do exactly what you said, get a premiere room for the express pass.
When we came down for the Orlando Informer (and met you guys!) we stayed at Sapphire Falls - we could have stayed off property but at 12:30-1:30 am the idea of doing anything other than the water taxi was unthinkable.
Yes!! Having to call an Uber would be miserable and sometimes it’s hard to find a ride share that late!
My personal favorite is Royal Pacific i just love it overall and the smell is just so good like in my opinion its the best hotel onsite
We love RP! If you ask in the gift shop, they’ll show you the company they get the scent from and what the name of it is! We talked about it in our RP hotel review lol
@@ThePughTwo oh really thank youu
Thank you for the great video. We have five adults with my oldest being handicapped, I know she qualifies for the disability pass so we won’t need express pass. We think we would like to stay at one of the endless summer suites . We will have to try the barbecue burger will we are there. Take care.
The suites there are so nice! They have a little kitchenette with a microwave and everything. Very convenient!
Couldn't agree more on Sapphire Falls. We've only stayed on site once, mainly due to no FP. Strong water however is one of if not our favorite hotel restaurant. Even gives the City Walk and the park a run for their money.
Agreed!! We love SF!
I love Cabana Bay. Im obsessed with mid century anything so it’s just so fun to feel like Im living in the 60s theme 😍 ALMOST as fun as walking through Harry Potter’s world
We love CB, too! It’s such a fun hotel!
I saw you at Cabana Bay when you were filming this but was too nervous to say Hi 😔 so bummed xx
Omg! You should’ve said hello! We hope you had a great time on your trip!!
New Pugh Two video. Time to party!. Great breakdown. Universal has some great on-site hotels. But I will say that my wife and I stayed at Portofino Bay in May 2022 & we weren't impressed at all (except for one of the restaurants we went to - food and service there were chef's kiss). But the hotel itself was only ok. It's more difficult to get to your room than other hotels, it's the furthest premier hotel from the parks, we had a very clogged shower drain that they only partially fixed & the response to my one text request all week (outside of the shower drain) wasn't addressed at all. Royal Pacific on the other hand has always been a delight. Hope to stay at Hard Rock one day. But we always just stay at the cheapest of the premier hotels so we get the unlimited Express pass. I doubt Hard Rock is ever the cheapest but we'll see.
We’ve heard a lot of people say that about Portofino! We’ve always enjoyed it, but it’s definitely a big hotel with lots of walking to get around. You’d be surprised with HR too! It’s not that often, but if you look enough you’ll find it as the cheapest premier option!
Ive gotten lost there too the first few times.
We are staying at Dockside in Sept for the first time. We have previously stayed at Cabana Bay, and we liked it. However, we felt really restricted being on Universal site. So this time, we want the perks of a universal hotel along with the freedom of having everything on I Drive, such as grocery stores, breakfast spots, and so on 😊
The endless summer resorts are great!! We hope y’all have a wonderful trip!
Great video! Are you able to tell me what hotel are good for families that have kids with food allergies?
Universal does a great job of accommodating people with allergies! I’d suggest reaching out to their team after you book for specifics.
I used y’all’s wedding info video to convince my fiancee we need to get married at HRH, too! Oct 2024! (Also means I don’t miss HHN due to the wedding 😉)
Omg! That’s so sweet, we love it!! And congrats to you both!
You can pool hop! 😧 What? This is brand new information! (said like Phoebe on Friends) I don’t know how I missed this?
Yes!! They don’t really advertise it, but you just have to show your current room key and ask for an amenities key!