Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
hotel and convention center in Kissimmee, Florida
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center is a hotel and convention center, opened in Kissimmee, Florida, on February 2, 2002. It also acts as the de facto convention center for Osceola County, Florida. It offers 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of meeting space, and 1,718 guest rooms and suites.
Ownership
Gaylord Palms is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly Gaylord Entertainment Company) and operated by Marriott International. It is a sister hotel to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, and Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center.
History
Gaylord Palms was originally to be named Opryland Hotel Florida. When Gaylord Entertainment decided to re-brand their Opryland Hotels division to Gaylord Hotels on October 26, 2001, the name Gaylord Palms was given to the Florida hotel.
Gaylord Palms offer Christmas programming with large-scale events like Best of Florida Christmas and ICE!, an attraction hand-carved from two million pounds of ice inside an attraction that is kept at 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
In 2021, Gaylord Palms opened its largest expansion, a $158-million project that added 100,000 square feet of convention space and more than 300 guest rooms and suites. Its Cypress Springs Water Park was expanded with the addition of an "action river" attraction.
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