8. Here's my assessment:Pros: The hotel offers plenty for the children to do - a great pool, extensive game room, two outdoor ping-pong tables close to the pool (my children lived at the tables), pool (billiards) tables, and poolside volleyball on a sand 'beach'; beautifully landscaped grounds; convenient water taxi service to Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure; music abounds so the atmosphere is always festive; a DJ or a band is always on hand at the pool; plenty of pool games to entertain the younger and mid-range child; offers a restaurant at poolside for a casual snack or lunch; I liked the firm beds (but I've read some complaints about the mattresses being too firm - they were perfect for me and I'm difficult to satisfy with hotel beds); and housekeeping was more than sufficient for us.