Gaylord Palms Resort
Hotel Information: Located a half-mile from Walt Disney World® Resort, this resort and convention center welcomes business and leisure travelers and families with a sweeping tiled lobby, wood-framed arched doorways, and hanging lanterns. A 4.5-acre, glass-domed atrium celebrates several Florida regions with a replica of a historic fort, Ponce de Leon’s fountain of youth, a 60-foot sailboat reminiscent of Key West, and Everglade-style swamps and cypress trees.
Amenity highlights: Family-friendly amenities include a freeform outdoor pool with octopus water slide and sandy play area, supervised children's' activities (surcharge), and scheduled shuttle service to Disney theme parks (surcharge). A health spa features a fitness center, salon, and a range of services (surcharge), including massage therapy, facials, and body wraps. The Gaylord Palms Resort has 400,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including three ballrooms.
Insider tip: For a midday break from theme parks, guests can have their hands stamped for park re-entry, grab a shuttle back to the resort for a nap or a dip in the pools, then return to the parks for evening fireworks.
The eight-story Kissimmee resort has 1,406 nonsmoking guestrooms decorated in the style of geographic areas of Florida, including Key West, old St. Augustine, and the Everglades.
Guestrooms have small computer stations with access to hotel services and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Other amenities include refrigerators, two complimentary bottles of water daily, CD players, complimentary premium channels, and laptop-compatible safes. Bathrooms have marble-topped or granite-topped counters.
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