Quote Originally Posted by ThanxForNoticin View Post
No, I'm pretty sure the Royal Pacific is one of the "Universal resorts", and should be considered an official hotel. Isn't that one of the hotels that offers Express Pass when you stay there? I think Hard Rock, Portofino, and Royal are the first 3 resorts they built, and are the ones that offer Express Pass.

Thanks for the report. We also enjoy the occasional trip to Universal and Islands of Adventure - usually a very fun day or two. We've stayed at the Hard Rock already, and have enjoyed our stays there. We have not done Royal Pacific. Your report has us thinking we might not need to! Thanks for the information.
I wrote to them about the issues we had there, and part of their response was, "while we are a Lowe's Hotel, we strive to have a seamless destination experience between us and Universal Orlando Resort." That's not exactly definitive, but it does sound like they're a partner hotel. But yes, you do get the express pass when you stay there! That's one of the reasons we chose it.