Information & Amenities
Located in Kissimmee, The Gaylord Palm's 4.5-acre, glass-domed atrium spotlights Florida’s unique geographic regions, including Key West, the Everglades, old St. Augustine, and the Emerald Coast. The atrium houses a shopping promenade and a variety of restaurants and bars, including a rustic steakhouse, a seafood restaurant, a sports bar, and a restaurant styled like a Mediterranean market.
This Kissimmee resort offers two outdoor freeform pools: a child-friendly pool with an octopus water slide and an Art Deco-style pool for adults. Supervised children's activities (surcharge) include arts and crafts, karaoke, and indoor climbing. The Canyon Ranch SpaClub (surcharge) has 25 spa treatment rooms, a salon, and a 4,000-square-foot fitness center.
Meeting and event space comprises 400,000 square feet, including a ballroom for 4,200 guests, with event catering, audiovisual equipment, and high-speed Internet access available (surcharge). An on-site business center provides printing, copying, faxing, shipping, and high-speed Internet access; fees apply.
As the Orlando host of the Best Of Florida Christmas celebration November 1, 2008 - January 4, 2009, Gaylord Palms Resort & Spa will feature the following:
- ICE! attraction, with more than 18,000-square-feet of monuments and holiday scenes hand-carved from 2 million pounds of ice; rate categories including ICE! tickets are available
- A festive, family-friendly hunt for gnomes hidden throughout the resort's atriums
- Live entertainment on select dates
- Visit from Santa
- An exhibition of wreaths decorated to celebrate Florida's diverse destinations
- Festive menus for holiday dining
- Holiday brunch with Mrs. Claus on select weekends at Villa de Flora (reservations recommended)
- Holiday lights and decorations throughout each of the resort's three atriums, including a 54-foot Christmas tree
Events subject to change without notice.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Spa tub
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Full-service health spa
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Technology helpdesk
- Concierge desk
- Health club
- Room service (24 hours)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Parking (valet)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Self parking
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Banquet facilities
- Ballroom(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Exhibit space
- Business center
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check- in
- Number of rooms: 1,406
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of floors: 8
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Tour assistance
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Laundry facilities
- Shoe shine
- Arcade/game room
- Video library
- Patio
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Supervised child care/activities
- Wedding services
Rooms
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.
In-Room Features
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Internet access - surcharge
- Bottled water in room (complimentary) 2
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Located Near
Walt Disney World® Resort - 0.5 mile
SeaWorld Orlando - 5 miles
Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ - 5 miles
Universal Studios Florida - 9 miles
Universal CityWalk - 9 miles
Orange County Convention Center - 9.5 miles
Medieval Times (dinner theater) - 9.5 miles
Pointe Orlando (shopping) - 10 miles
Wet ‘n Wild - 10.5 miles
Downtown Orlando - 19 miles
Orlando International Airport (OIA): Approximate driving time to the Gaylord Palms Resort and Spa is 26 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
Driving directions from Orlando International Airport:
- Take the South Exit from the airport to SR 417 heading southward.
- Take Exit #3 onto Osceola Parkway.
- Gaylord Palms Resort & Spa is 1 block ahead on the left.
Getting there: Taxis (more than $36) and shuttles ($16-$25 per person) provide transport between the airport and the resort; prices subject to change. Rental cars are available online.
Getting around: Gaylord Palms Resort & Spa provides scheduled shuttle service (surcharge) to the Disney Theme Parks. For travel to other area attractions or to downtown Orlando, a car is recommended.
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Address
6000 West Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
USA
Nearest major airport:
Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.)
Area:
Maingate East, Florida, United States of America