Yes, just as Joe says. The days of being able to easily get rooms at Universal's on site hotels a few weeks before HHN are mostly gone. The last couple of years that I was checking for my trips, or thinking of a trip, rooms started to get tight in mid to late spring.....What a difference a few years makes. Example: When I booked my 2013 HHN/Fall trip, Portofino was wide open for booking a couple of weeks before I left, and I didn't book until well into September. The last few trips, where I used rooms at Portofino, Sapphire, CBBR I booked in late April/early May. ......Sometimes rooms open up late because of cancellations/etc., but then you're really taking a gamble, and your exact dates may not be available.....Book early. Best advise.......and congratulations on your first Forum post. Welcome. :thumbsup: