(P515) Potential Hotel for USH

[Jamesh22]

I'm curious, do we have any stats on the % of visitors to Uni Orlando that stay in Uni hotels? Or the same kind of stats for Osaka & Beijing?

@Jerroddragon's point about the % who might use the hotel got me wondering.
1% = approx 90k guests per year which works out as 247 guests per day.
I think the original plans called for a hotel between 300 and 400 rooms?
So in reality maybe only 1.5 to 2% of visitors stay at the hotel?

I'm very much in favour of the hotel, but this has me wondering - will one be enough?

 

[Jake S]

I'm curious, do we have any stats on the % of visitors to Uni Orlando that stay in Uni hotels? Or the same kind of stats for Osaka & Beijing?

I don't think those kinds of occupancy rates are broken out in any reports I've read. We do know how many hotel rooms are currently available in Orlando, and it's a lot: More than 6,000. And they're about to add another couple thousand. Now, Orlando is a vastly different vacation market than Hollywood (at least, as it relates to theme park visitation) but if this ends up being a Premium Hotel (and I think it will be), 300 or 400 rooms sounds about right.

For reference, Helios is expected to have around 500 rooms.

 

[imaleo]

Theme park wizard has mentioned 500 rooms based off the evolution plan. But plans could have possibly changed since then

 

[joerodriguez]

It's been pretty quiet in regards to this project. Has anyone heard any updates?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

As found recently; seems work may be starting to ramp up for P515! Won't be posting the image due to specific information; but a new permit alert has been submitted under the element of Building 3515 for substantial conformance review by Universal. From looking around, I do not think that this building number exists for USH right now; so it seems to be possibly a new structure.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

From @ethanuniversal: new permits are being filed!

 

[joerodriguez]

 

[Pacific]

Holy moly, my excitement for this has just skyrocketed.

 

[jarmor]

So are they going to rework the entire entry area to incorporate a hotel/entry combo?

 

[Jerroddragon]

More Shade please

Also what do we think the plan is like work on 50% of one side then the other?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

From @ethanuniversal, a notable portion of Woody Lot is now being blocked off from parking access; with cones & rods beginning to be added to restrict driving to the sections.

 

[Jamesh22]

They really seem to be taking their time with this project...

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

They really seem to be taking their time with this project...

They probably don’t have the money to start this yet that’s all

 

[metrobase_mayor]

Is this the same hotel as P515 or is this a different hotel?
It seems like it's a different project.
City Planning Commission clears Hilton Universal City expansion
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has voted to recommend approval of a proposed project which would expand the Hilton Universal City hotel at the doorstep of Universal Studios.
The proposed project from Sun Hill Properties, which would rise next door to the existing 24-story hotel tower at 555 E. Universal Hollywood Drive, calls for the construction of a new 18-story building featuring 395 guest rooms. Combined with the existing tower, the Hilton would have 890 guest rooms after completion of the project.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Is this the same hotel as P515 or is this a different hotel?
It seems like it's a different project.
City Planning Commission clears Hilton Universal City expansion
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has voted to recommend approval of a proposed project which would expand the Hilton Universal City hotel at the doorstep of Universal Studios.
The proposed project from Sun Hill Properties, which would rise next door to the existing 24-story hotel tower at 555 E. Universal Hollywood Drive, calls for the construction of a new 18-story building featuring 395 guest rooms. Combined with the existing tower, the Hilton would have 890 guest rooms after completion of the project.

Separate from P515, the Hilton project was something Universal I believe tried to squish when it was initially announced.

P515 is not what Universal Apex brought up on X either, though that one’s been discussed as it is on the State of USH thread.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

from @ethanuniversal; Substantial Performance Review has been completed for P515, meaning that work should be beginning relatively soon for the new hotel project.

 

[salismetho]

from @ethanuniversal; Substantial Performance Review has been completed for P515, meaning that work should be beginning relatively soon for the new hotel project.

I may be wrong but I believe this is is operating under the assumption that the Substantial Conformance Review that was filed for building #3515 is definitely the hotel, which although possible we don't have confirmation of. So there is a degree of speculation here