Gaylord Palms Hotel Offers the Best of Florida in One Location

When visitors arrive at the Gaylord Palms Hotel - Orlando Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, they are initially amazed by the sheer size of this 63 acre property. The next thing they usually notice is the resort’s close proximity to Orlando’s major attractions.  Gaylord Palms is only a five minute shuttle ride to the front gate of the Walt Disney World resort.

Strategically located in the heart of Central Florida’s tourism corridor, the Gaylord Palms Orlando Resort and Convention Center offers the best of Florida in one location. The design and décor of this beautiful resort was inspired by classic Florida architecture, with distinctive themes within the resort’s 4.5 acre glass enclosed atrium and the hotel guest rooms.

Guests can enjoy the sights, sounds, and flavors of Florida’s opulent Emerald Coast, historic St. Augustine, free-spirited Key West and the mysterious Everglades without ever leaving the property. Visitors can enjoy the colorful wonders of a 12,000 square foot coral reef in Gaylord Palm’s Key West atrium, listen to Latin rhythms of South Florida, and pose for photographs in front of a replica of the Castillo de San Marcos, the 17th century Spanish fort that still stands in St. Augustine.

Step into paradise at the Gaylord Palms Resort  and take advantage of exclusive amenities and packages going on now at Orlando's favorite resort!
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The wide variety of hotel services and amenities at the Gaylord Palms makes the resort ideal for weddings, romantic getaways, spa weekends, or family vacations. The 1,406-room resort features 115 suites, four lounges, three restaurants, two swimming pools, unique shops, a full-service spa, on-site childcare center and live entertainment. The resort is one mile away from the Falcon’s Fire Golf Club, which offers individual play, golf lessons, corporate tournaments, clinics and schools on a beautiful 6,900-yard course designed by Rees Jones.

Even business travelers will feel as if they are on vacation at the Gaylord Palms. The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center can accommodate meetings for groups of 10 to 10,000. The largest ballroom seats up to 5,000 guests for dinner. A dedicated convention center adjoining the hotel offers 400,000 square feet of convention, meeting and exhibition and pre-function space. Three ballrooms and meeting rooms, including a 178,000-square-foot exhibition hall, are conveniently located on two levels and connected to the hotel by an enclosed walkway. There is even a full service business center with a full range of copying and printing services, packing and shipping, office supplies and notary services.

The Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando was designed with the luxury-conscious traveler in mind. The 362-room Emerald Bay is a boutique hotel within the Gaylord Palms resort that offers upscale amenities and atmosphere in addition to the dining and entertainment options already available at the resort. Emerald Bay also provides a more intimate setting for smaller corporate meetings. The resort’s Relâche Spa is the largest hotel spa and fitness center in Central Florida, with 20,000 square feet of space for state-of-the-art spa treatments, massages, facials, wellness and fitness facilities, plus a full-service beauty salon.

Special events are scheduled at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center year-round, and the concierge service ensures that all guests make the most out of their visit to the Orlando area. Whether visitors intend to spend a week at the theme parks or a weekend at the spa, the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center will make their stay in Orlando an experience to remember.