The Point Hotel & Suites Orlando

The Point Hotel & Suites sits on Universal Boulevard, close enough to Universal Orlando and the newer Epic Universe park that guests can skip some of the long shuttle waits that come with staying farther out on International Drive. It’s independently operated under The Point By Edge, and the whole property is built around a simple idea: give travelers full apartment-style suites instead of a standard hotel room, with a real living area and kitchen rather than just a bed and a television.

There are 150 suites across a handful of layouts, ranging from a 385-square-foot Executive Double King up to a 716-square-foot Executive Grand Suite with a private balcony. Every unit comes with a full kitchen, not just a mini-fridge and a coffee maker, which matters if you’re traveling with family and don’t want to eat every meal out at a theme park price. Some suites add a washer and dryer, which is a genuinely useful feature for a multi-day theme park trip that inevitably turns everyone’s clothes into a chlorine-and-sunscreen situation by day three, and accessible suites with roll-in showers and Jacuzzi tubs are also available.

Outside, there’s a heated pool that stays open year-round, a hot tub, a poolside spot called the Cabana Bar & Grill, and a fitness studio for anyone determined to keep some kind of routine going on vacation. The location on Universal Boulevard also puts guests within reach of the restaurants and shops along that stretch without needing to fight I-Drive traffic to get to them, and it’s a fairly short ride to the Orange County Convention Center for anyone in town for business rather than the parks.

Check-in runs from 4 p.m. and check-out is by 11 a.m., with early or late requests available for a fee when the schedule allows, and guests need to be at least 21 with a valid ID to check in, which is worth knowing if you’re booking for a group of younger travelers. The property doesn’t publish a long institutional history the way some of Orlando’s older inns do, and it reads as a newer, purpose-built alternative to both the budget motels and the big convention hotels that dominate this part of the city. It’s aimed at families and groups who’d rather have room to spread out than a lobby with a chandelier, and the apartment-style layout makes it a reasonable option for longer stays too, not just a quick overnight near the parks. For anyone whose Orlando trip centers on Universal or the convention center rather than Disney, it’s worth checking against the usual chain suspects before booking a standard room somewhere else.