Helios Grand and other questions…

apologizes in advance but my head hasn’t quite been in the game lately

Not to say I forgot about our December reservation but I made it nearly a year ago and just kinda let it sit awhile and now here I am late to the planning aspect trying to get everything nailed down…

We had some leftover airline credits close to expiring so as much as I prefer to drive we are actually flying in, that in itself is now making me crazy- my own fault instead of heading over to WDW we will be heading over to Disney’s Vero for some beach time. I am planning on booking a rental car through Costco amazingly enough they seem to have pretty decent rates at the universal hotels. Anyone ever picked up a rental at the hotels? They aren’t showing Helios but showing all the other resorts.

Has anyone stayed at Helios yet? Sure I could see a ton of videos but I really don’t find them helpful, staff treat them differently and some sway there opinions based on sponsorships ect…any real people experiences yet? Is Helios really exempt from pool hopping- we have family staying at Royal Pacific and Stella Nova and we were hoping to get everyone together for a pool day.

Anyone know if the shuttle to the other parks is direct or stops at the other Epic hotels…
Niece and nephew jumped on board for the trip but will be staying at Stella Nova. Is it possible to walk from one hotel to the other? The construction fences were up and there was barely a paved road let alone sidewalks when we were there in January.

I know Helios doesn’t include express passes but is the hotel also exempt from UOAP discounts on dining and merch? It’s not listed on the pass holder perks page…

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You shuttle will take you directly to the CityWalk bus hub. This is the drop off zone for all hotel shuttles. You could meet there easily.

It is still under a lot of construction. It’s not practical yet.

The more I am reading up on Helios the more I am anticipating regretting it. I think I would much rather be a cabana bay…

Yep! It’s very overpriced. It is really a moderate hotel, but gets Deluxe pricing due to location.

Regarding the pool hopping, Helios pool is only for Helios guests & they aren’t eligible to pool hop anywhere else. Stella Nova folks can only pool hop with Terra Luna & vice versa & no other guests can pool hop to either of them. Those staying at Royal Pacific can pool hop to Portofino, Hard Rock, Saphire Falls, Cabana Bay & Adventura & all of those resorts can pool hop between each other but not to any of the other on site resorts. The Endless Summer resorts Dockside & Surfside can only pool hop between each other & no other on site resorts can pool hop to there either.

Maybe everyone could go to Volcano Bay ?

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Eeesh