Helios Grand Hotel

[Dancapt]

They were definitely verifying room keys during early entry. I did not have my room key checked coming back after resting in my room or while coming back after close. I did overhear a manager apologizing that there wasn't any transport from Helios to the Epic Universe parking lot (this was after park close).

 

[BooKitty]

To enter the park before 11am? Or to enter the hotel from the park?

Is this new? Cause I know someone who entered the hotel and returned to the park without a room just yesterday.

I believe I read that the hotel park entrance uses facial recognition. If you are a non-guest and enter the hotel AFTER you have entered the park, you are welcome to use the hotel park entrance for re-entry into the park. Only hotel guests can use the hotel entry for their first park entry of the day.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I believe I read that the hotel park entrance uses facial recognition. If you are a non-guest and enter the hotel AFTER you have entered the park, you are welcome to use the hotel park entrance for re-entry into the park. Only hotel guests can use the hotel entry for their first park entry of the day.

What if, you want to eat at Flora Taverna first as an off-site guest for lunch and then enter Epic? Seems like showing off your receipt should be an accepted policy?

 

[Alicia]

I believe I read that the hotel park entrance uses facial recognition. If you are a non-guest and enter the hotel AFTER you have entered the park, you are welcome to use the hotel park entrance for re-entry into the park. Only hotel guests can use the hotel entry for their first park entry of the day.

That makes sense.

 

[pjnugget]

anyone know if the Helios guest are getting in a few mins earlier than regular early entry guests from the front gates?

 

[RedButton]

Anyone stay here recently and can share your experience? I have a deluxe park view booked for December but snagged a Royal Pacific room as a backup. I've heard mixed reviews about HG, so trying to determine if staying there makes sense for our entire stint at UO. We'll be doing 2 days at Epic, 2 days at the OG parks and can't split the stay since rebooking Helios will lose me the rate I reserved (~$400/night).

 

[Jwhee]

This will be interesting… I can’t imagine they’re going to want tacky signs, flags, posters etc hanging in these windows.

Also have to wonder how they’d handle a nighttime show like the one they did for opening night. They somehow managed to have the blinds in every room closed, along with the lights off. Would be near impossible to do when the hotel is filled with guests

 

[Alicia]

This will be interesting… I can’t imagine they’re going to want tacky signs, flags, posters etc hanging in these windows.

Also have to wonder how they’d handle a nighttime show like the one they did for opening night. They somehow managed to have the blinds in every room closed, along with the lights off. Would be near impossible to do when the hotel is filled with guests

Pretty sure the lighting projected at the hotel was temporary for that ceremony show. There are permanent led lights embedded in the hotel walls themselves for the regular nightly show.