Universal's CHEAPEST Hotel Surprised Us! Surfside Inn & Suites | Endless Summer Orlando, Room Tour

We're back with another Universal Orlando staycation! This time Molly & Alan are headed to one of their Value Resorts: Surfside Inn & Suites at Endless Summer Resort. This may be one of the least expensive resorts at a theme park, but is it secretly awesome?! From the snazzy rooms to all of the dining options, we're showing you around this hotel to see if this is somewhere you should stay on your next trip!
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[@winnie5873]

‘Not gonna lie to you, I asked for kids pancakes and they brought me a full size and I have too much social anxiety to correct them…” I relate so hard with you, Alan 😂

[@angelareyes8243]

Video idea you should buy Disney scented candles inspired by the parts of the park and tell us if it is accurate or even try to guess the scent blindfolded 🤩🕯️

[@danielledecuir7735]

That’s a cool idea. You can get candles, oils and room sprays etc from Magic candle company and they have the different Disney rides, lands and resorts.

[@anna2991]

I love the universal value resorts. We stayed in one of the suite style rooms at Dockside back in 2022 for $85 a night with passholder discounts. Truly unbeatable.

[@angoleirajulie]

Alan! You need to star in a soap opera! Seriously you guys are so hilarious and sweet. I’m glad you have one another. if you read this, give each other a hug from me. I’m alone and my kids are about to leave the nest. it’s fun to watch your love and laughter! Thank you!

[@Ravendore394]

You guys, these staycations are my favorite videos you put out. For a half an hour it makes me feel like im on vacation. Love em!

[@kristieabrantes1658]

I stayed Sept 2021. I stayed in the suite because we have 5 and had plenty of room. Loved that Walgreens was across the street for us to grab a case of water. Great value.

[@CarolineinCanada]

Molly you KILLED IT with that Stockholm Syndrome comment you had me in tears!!!!! I love the resort videos the most. It feels really like we're on vacation with both of you. Great job as usual, love you both 😘🇨🇦❤️

[@BogtrotterBertie]

Why has nobody commented about the duck momma!!!! Sooo cute, a crazy highlight for me - well done lifeguard

[@melsop54]

That Chili Peppers jam while you're eating the flat breads and pancakes! Brings the whole moment together.

[@brandonhansen2768]

As someone who spends most of their universal trip in parks and not much time at the hotel I LOVE Surfside. Great price and the staff is always so accommodating. Have always felt that the I get way more than I pay for!

[@Kendo_88]

I have just returned from 14 nights here at Surfside, and it was basically faultless. As we are from England, we came for 14 nights, so the location of this hotel was actually a huge Pro for us, not a con. We wanted to be on international drive for the easier access to food options, transport, buses etc to get to sea world and Disney. The location was perfect, right on the corner of iDrive and universal boulevard. The universal perks with the iDrive location. I understand the location being a negative if you are only interested in a short universal stay though, but for us, it was amazing! Shame we didn’t bump in to you guys to say hi!

[@lukeb1215]

Did you have to pay a resort fee charges or any extra charges?

[@ranxxerox6407]

@@lukeb1215 I cant answer for @Kendo_88 however I have just booked with Virgin Holiday to stay here Sept/25 and there was no resort fee within the booking. (We did look at the hotels just outside Downtown Disney (cough, sorry I meant Disney Springs) and it was advertised via TUi that there was a resort fee) Hope that helps

[@ccabus]

I love the Universal resorts. You get a lot of bang for the buck. We always end up staying there and taking a Uber to Disney.

[@jordanwiener5566]

How is that?! I’m thinking of doing that! The price for endless summer vs all stars is not even close . Seems too good to be true the price for endless summer.

[@whitneypendergrass1532]

Dear Molly. My daughters and I are at surfside right now! We were just talking yesterday when waiting in the passholder line for rope drop that we hoped to see you! Lol too bad you guys weren’t still at our hotel when we checked in! It would have been the sweetest surprise! We Love your videos

[@nicolemason583]

I am planning my first solo trip to Florida, which means watching all of your videos for tips and tricks! Thank you so much for what you do!!

[@Tinable]

I have been a Universal annual passholder for off and on for the last 15 years and I love seeing you guys at Universal. I am so excited for Epic.

[@debbiecouto3944]

You both do an excellent job and providing real information, tips, etc. All the while having fun together. Love watching you both.

[@MicheleKlinger]

The Endless Summer resorts are absolutely amazing steals. We stayed there for an HHN weekend this past fall and I was pleasantly surprised by the dining and amenities.

[@mattddrums1]

Would you say it’s worth downgrading from aventura to surfside for HHN?

[@MicheleKlinger]

@@mattddrums1 if you’re fine with just a basic place to stay and know you’ll be out in the parks more, it’s def worth it to save a little money. If you want a nicer resort experience, I would definitely say stay at adventura lol

[@amandaburgess7603]

I love Surfside and it is the only place I stay as a solo traveler. Just got home from another week there. The food at Beach Break is so good and reasonably priced. I always order kid's meals and it is the perfect portions.

[@twylavincent4885]

We stayed here! It was amazing, the staff were lovely, we checked in at 4am, and they couldn’t be more accommodating post 17 hour flight from New Zealand! I was so amazed :)

[@cameronmccarty2867]

Bros I can’t express in words how stoked I am for the craft beer video! I will no wait impatiently for its release lol

[@Dawn-MarieMiller]

We stayed here a few weeks back and then went to Cabana Bay last week and I like this hotel better. 😮 The food lines are shorter, food tastes better, service is better and the food costs less. I also think this hotel is cleaner and feels more open and airy overall and it carrys that feeling over into the rooms. I hope the new hotels that are opening in January are the same.

[@iamjackspyramidshapedhelmet]

That food looks GREAT! 5:44

[@nova_beam]

That cute cat in the shark costume is Mofusand. It’s adorable cat character from Japan that wears all kind of cute costumes.

[@willbrown8124]

Gonna be staying here for the first time first week in December. Working my way slowly in trying all the universal hotels. So far my favorite is Royal Pacific. Great video you too...

[@bethc6600]

Checking in here next week 🎉 So happy this video came out just before!

[@stevenboucher5957]

Stayed here in February, very loud but that is expected in a high volume resort. Downfalls - The walls are very thin so I could hear noises from all around us which wasn't great when trying to sleep or getting up in the morning. Beds were pretty comfortable but the pillows were too fluffy for me! Always had to wait to use the elevators. Good resort overall if you don't mind large amounts of people.

[@queenblacc4579]

The Endless summer resorts are amazing. Honestly, I go durning “slow” season and I’ve waited on boats for much longer than I’ve ever waited for buses.

[@fourlittlebirds6166]

We LOVE dockside resort. It’s our favorite with the kids. (Even more than Cabana Bay)- but I do bring my own pillow and blanket. The blanket I use is a throw that they sell in the parks and city walk gift shop. We usually drive, but if you’re flying and limited on space, then you could get a throw blanket and it wouldn’t take up too much room.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Excellent video, thank you! Staying here in a few weeks and wanted to see things like getting to/from the park, food options etc, and you've covered it all. Perfect hotel video.

[@mela1580]

I was so impressed with Dockside! The food court, especially breakfast, was much better than at Disney's All Stars. Never waited more than 2 minutes for a bus, barely any line for a bus, employees were all wonderful, it was clean, and I felt safe as a solo female traveler. The only thing that Disney's All Stars does better is check in on your phone- have never had to check in in person at Disney, and at Dockside the check in line took 20 minutes.

[@maxalvarez7920]

I'm just surprised! You guys do A LOT of videos weekly! WOW!

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

21:15 can't wait for that video!!

[@tracypitz1433]

Have a great day Mam Fam😊

[@bw81]

We were staying in Orlando (not visiting the Parks) and stayed at Dockside. It was fantastic!!! From pulling into the parking lot to getting to our room took maybe 15 minutes. So easy, inexpensive, clean, and great service.

[@paulavincent2520]

Universal Value Resorts are great! I love that they have Starbucks in the resort!!! Buses are great to/from resorts to Parks! Food courts are very good too! We stayed at Dockside and loved it. Thanks for the Surfside review!

[@trishaspitler9041]

We are fairly local(2 hrs away) but always stay the night when we come just about every month. We alternate Premier hotels with value hotels and absolutley LOVE Surfside and Dockside. Just booked a standard room for a Thursday in September and it was only $76 before tax with a FL resident discount. That same night the 2 bed suites were only $114. You really cant beat it!

[@carlyejameson1752]

Thanks for this video. We just got back from a 9 night Orlando Universal trip mid May and we stayed off property and while we had a great time, I think the benefits of staying on property if you can afford it are pretty beneficial. When we come back in a few years after Epic Universe is open, we will definitely be checking out an on property resort.

[@savannahphillips6688]

okay side note but molly has been looking extra stunning lately!

[@alexandriafrancois]

Ikr? Major girl crush

[@deborahmahoneyguyaux8409]

It was a soap, General Hospital. I recognized Dante, Chase, and Anna. 😂

[@donaldpaluga]

TBF Alan and Molly are The Young And The Restless

[@stephaniee.2103]

Great overview of Surfside resort! Can't wait for the Craft Beer video! Cheers Mam Fam!

[@spoonlessvalkyrie7514]

We stay at Signia Bonnet Creek for conferences and the mama ducks will bring their babies into the pool. It’s so adorable! 🐥🦆

[@tinkersprout]

So devastated I missed Molly and Alan! I’m from New Zealand and just stayed at Surfside for a week and saw on insta that Molly and Alan were staying there too! I hung out in the lobby for hours hoping to see them but no luck :(

[@Mammoth_Club]

Hope you had the most amazing trip!!

[@rafphi2000]

Might have to check this hotel out for our next stay. And yes Molly they do have Harry Potter keyes…I got Hagrids Magical Motorobike Adventure…TM 😆

[@lynjenkins6473]

My son and I really liked Cabana Bay. I enjoyed the lazy river and he enjoyed making friends with his first squirrel. 🤣

[@amyabrey2504]

We stayed at Dockside a couple years ago. What a difference from a Disney value resort. We went at the beginning of December in 2021, and I got a two bedroom suite for about $146 a night with no discounts.

[@michellekolpack2780]

Love staycation videos! Encourages me to try other resorts versus our regular choice

[@Enchantedkai21]

I absolutely love that Molly advocated for drinking the juices as a good way of getting fruits and veggies in your diet. As someone extremely texture adverse, sometimes juices are the only way i can comsume fruits and veg, and usually get judged harshly for it. Thanks, always, Molly. ♥️

[@laurah1836]

So enjoy your staycation hotel and resort reviews! Very helpful in researching where to stay. Please do a staycation at DVC Boardwalk Villa. Love Mammoth Club ❤❤.

[@rhondageddis526]

I love leveraging the passholder discount rates. Amazing.

[@danistover1214]

Honestly after a day in the parks.. especially if drinking is involved.. that resort pizza hits different even if it’s not the best pizza!

[@elijahmiller8635]

They totally have Harry Potter keys! My spouse and I book the HP vacation package and we both got HP keys! We also stayed at Surfside and it was fabulous.

[@nomovingparts3371]

this is my favorite hotel to stay in at the moment due to it’s location. plenty of places you can walk to for dinner or drinks after a day in the park. Best part for me is that they just opened an Arcade Monsters a few doors away.

[@dgpace]

Great review as always. We stayed in a family suite back in January and that it was a great value for the money. Like Molly I would spend a few extra dollars and stay at Cabana Bay. Mostly a personal preference but it is a little nicer. I do find that staying at the top end hotels at Universal at not work the extra expense unless you factor in the express passes.

[@jasmine-rose18]

I stayed here a week last year for HHN and I absolutely LOVED the hotel. The front desk staff were freaking fantastic, the food they had was really good, and it was overall a great experience. Only downside was the pillows and blankets were superrrrrrr thin. :( but they offer more if you ask :)

[@jenisedai]

Family suites are great! Stayed there with 4 16 year old boys who wanted to spend all night playing video games and the wall was good enough that I was able to sleep through the game session.

[@JonDayattheparks]

Great video, I usually stay at Cabana Bay or Aventura may pop this one in the mix now. Side note best pizza on universal property to me is the pizza at Aventura 😀

[@tinaramos7239]

Love you guys! Luv from 🇦🇺🦘🐨

[@EliteJCTV]

I booked my room at Surfside for September, last October it is a beautiful Hotel. Can’t wait for my stay.

[@HellsDarlingDaughter]

Surfside is so CUTE with the themeing!!! 🏄‍♀️

[@HellsDarlingDaughter]

Just noticed that Mam Fam’s room didn’t have the surfboard as a room divider, or picnic table for seating, we might have had a suite or some other class of room there. 🤔

[@Mammoth_Club]

Those are the family suites :)

[@nc.turtlemom4269]

I love Molly. She is the best. So happy for her success on Mammoth. However I would like consistency. Last video was day one of the cruise, now universal? Where is day 2 of the cruise? Love the videos and all the tips for visiting Orlando. Thx u for great content

[@Mammoth_Club]

Our content is intentionally spread out in order to ensure we are providing a varied experience for all of our viewers. Some folks might not be interested in cruise content and we want to make sure we space out our content to try and provide a good variety. Also, our editing times have to be taken into account when deciding the release schedule. 😊

[@kristinbrown4279]

We stayed at Dockside and we loved everything…except the blankets dead on with that one lol

[@candaceeffle6552]

Nice hotel but I also didn't see the new shark (Bruce) headband that we have here at Hollywood Universal you would ❤them. Looking fwd to the beer videos. Love u guys.

[@dundonoz]

I stayed there in Jan2020 when ot was brand new & dockside wasn't open yet. I was so impressed & we only paid $105/night. Free transport. Early entry. It was great. Staff were so friendly & I'd happily go back again. Food was meh, but as a non-American I wasn't expecting much from a cheap hotel aimed at families. I got a king kong card.

[@staceyames1748]

Checking into dockside tonight!

[@Marykay-0506]

Alan I am with you on the candles. Love my candles as well. Question? Have you ever heard of Magic Candle Company? Uh, duh of course you have..😂😂😂 have you ever ordered from them? If not you have to LOVE ALL THE DISNEY SMELLS. Ps you both need to come to Hershey park/ Chocolate world this year ❤❤

[@troytravels]

This is perfect! Staying this month! Yall rock.

[@maureenramsey5919]

Love when you do staycation

[@cindykopf5407]

Yay so excited for a Surfside staycation vid!!!

[@musicspeaks67]

I was really excited to stay at Universal for the first time a couple years back and we stayed at Dockside for one night. Definitely a great price, but we found a big cockroach in our room scurrying around in the morning and had seen one in one of the hallways the night before. I’ve stayed at value resorts at Disney my whole life and have never had that happen! It was also pretty loud and I agree about the blankets comment as well, unnecessarily uncomfortable (and I’m not very picky! But there’s gotta be another cheap option for universal that is at least a slightly better). Unfortunately I don’t see myself going back for all of those reasons but especially the cockroaches. I get the heebie jeebies just thinking about it. I did stay at Sapphire Falls a year later and it was a much better experience! But still didn’t compare to Disney level of resort for me personally. To each their own though, I get that not everyone may feel the same!

[@Rebecca-zp4gm]

If you need some help with rescuing plush from the crane. Please contract Angel and Crystal from plush time wins - they are Florida based too.

[@BlackScarlet15]

We stayed there in 2019 and had 2 room suite. We LOVED it

[@micheletravels3271]

We stayed at Dockside and loved it. 🥰 Love the breakfast pizza! 😋

[@veggierunner79]

We stayed at Dockside and it was fantastic!!!

[@Leah40410]

“Heavyweights” references??? Just keep confirming you’re top tier. 👏🏽 🥇 😂

[@moni.l0425]

i was just at dockside last week! had a blast so perfect for two days at the park🎉🎉🎉

[@caitlink3754]

We liked it over all, but the walls are verrrrrrry thin. We could hear the couple next door going at it in explicit detail.

[@mrsmacshome]

Looking forward to a Dockside review , we’re staying there end of October for the first time.

[@BreezyMaplesFarm]

Thank you for another great video!

[@ep8755]

Right on doing the shaka at the end of the video! By the way, have you folks ever been to Aulani? I would be so jazzed running into the two of you there.

[@ciarrasmith1715]

I’m going to need you guys to stay at dockside now and compare the two PLEASE 🙏🏻

[@foxyhunter135]

I stay here I love it so nice and big window and the food is so good and but I wish it do not rain so much went I was down there but it is one of my fav place to stay 😮😅😊

[@Jim222001]

I am considering Cabana this year. I stayed at Dockside the last 2 years. My problem is needing your key card for the lights. I have forgot my card in the room a few times. The room service people will never let you in your room either if you don’t have your card. Or the card isn’t working.

[@DylanBradRamsey]

Discord notification squad reporting in

[@Tinable]

Same. Love seeing that light up.

[@GamerGuyProductions]

Incredible value

[@482Brisbane369]

MOLLY if I remember correctly the clock beyween the bed has 1 or 2 usb plugs.

[@JewlzX2]

Is the green juice really sweet? Does it show nutritional stuff on a label?

[@OutlanderShaelyn]

Looks like they named the cocktails after some of the old Wet'n'Wild rides.

[@KateS1980]

With Dreamworks Land on the horizon, all I can say to MAM is “hey now, you’re a rock star!” 🎸

[@texasburbs4380]

wow, this seems pretty cool! thank you....

[@skylerroxasmidoriyatardisp2882]

My brother and I take a theme park trip every year, and every time we've done Universal we've stayed at the Endless Summer Resorts! Worth every penny! We have gone during the Holiday Season right before Christmas and sharing a room, we paid $400-500 on average for early park admission for 4 days worth of theme park adventure fun. TBH we never did eat at the hotel, especially for breakfast. We aren't big breakfast people and weren't impressed with what we saw. Besides, Citywalk was a free shuttle away and there was much better food there. We got breakfast at the Cinnabon and the Starbucks which we found better values. Seriously, that Cinnabon is a good value, and we feel like we are burning the calories walking in the park. We didn't use the pool either because again, we stayed right before Christmas and also we chose to go to Volcano Bay instead. Why use a pool with no waves when instead you can go to a giant wave pool or arguably the best lazy river in Central Florida? Also, waterslides! My one hang-up would be the hard floors in the hotel room. After a day of walking all day in the theme park, the hard floors were a not the best on my sore feet. I would've preferred a soft carpet instead. However, I understand economics of scale and why these 'fake wood' floors are being installed because they are both cheaper and easier to maintain than carpet, and that is why in part these hotels are affordable. Also with Dockside, not Surfside, the walk to the hotel room was very long to the free shuttle, at least for my room. Surfside seemed to be not a schlep.

[@Diane-z9k]

Just stayed here in April and really liked the hotel.😊

[@nowyourtraveling]

Love this place!

[@mbudinic]

I stayed in Endless Summer and Cabana Bay within months of each other and preferred Endless Summer! The Cabana Bay room was in dire need of an update…

[@laurenambs4855]

Alan, I also have social anxiety and would have walked away with the adult portion too 😂 As long as it’s not something I absolutely won’t eat, I’ll let it go.

[@jenniferbalfour8870]

My daughter got one of those puffs. When we got home from vacation our dog ate it! It was a bad scene 😂

[@zachboileau1979]

I’ve had a HP room key card before!

[@ravinp371]

I got hogwarts castle as a key a couple weeks ago when I was at royal pacific.

[@amateuratbesthobbies]

Nothing about this video or resort (even though love as always!) but Molly I have a book rec for you; "Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark" by Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot

[@donaldpaluga]

Are you going to do a vid on Dockside? Going to stay there in September so any info would be appreciated #TYK

[@eloramaxwell7020]

OMG Stay at Cabana Bay next! Our fave!!!

[@KateS1980]

They've already done a Cabana Bay staycation