Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Surfside Inn and Suites and Dockside Inn and Suites are a pair of hotels located in

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in Orlando, Florida forming a single resort. The resorts are built on the former site of

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, which had closed in 2016. The hotels were built as value-level hotels for Universal Orlando. The resort has two themes, with the Surfside hotel being themed to a surfing lifestyle and the Dockside hotel being themed to a costal retreat. Surfside Inn and Suites opened first on June 27, 2019, and Dockside Inn and Suites opened on December 15, 2020 following a delay due to the

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History

After the permanent closure of

in 2016 due to focus on

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, demolition for the property began in early 2017. On November 6, 2017, renderings for new unnamed hotel resorts were announced by Universal Orlando. Naming for the two hotels were revealed on April 5, 2018 as Universal's Endless Summer Resort, both designated as value hotels. Surfside Inn and Suites, which was built directly on the old Wet 'n Wild water park, was planned to open in summer of 2019 while Dockside Inn and Suites was expected to open in 2020. By early 2019, Surfside Inn and Suites was preparing for opening while Dockside Inn and Suites was still under construction. On March 20, 2019, the grand opening for Surfside Inn and Suites was planned for June 27, 2019. The Surfside hotel officially opened on June 27, 2019. On November 12, 2019, the Dockside hotel was expected to open on March 17, 2020; this was delayed due to the

. The Surfside hotel closed due to the pandemic as well, but had reopened in June 2020. Dockside Inn and Suites officially opened on December 15, 2020.

Theme

The theme for Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Surfside Inn and Suites is a surfing lifestyle. The lobby features

surfboards A surfboard is a narrow plank used in surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding an ocean wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii, where they were known as ''papa he'e ...

throughout the lobby, and in the resort's rooms, there is surf themed decor. The theme for Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and suites is a costal retreat.

Dining

Surfside Inn and Suites features one food court named Beach Break Cafe with one pool bar named the San Bar. Dockside Inn and Suites has a food court named Pier 8 Market with two pool bars, Wave Makers and The Oasis, along with a bar named Sunset Lounge. Both hotels have Starbucks.

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External links

Official website

Official Universal website - Surfside

Official Universal website - Dockside
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