Getaways
CARIBE ROYALE ORLANDO IS THE PERFECT HIDEAWAY!
It is in the heart of Orlando theme park country but not so close to get you stuck in traffic. Sitting on 53 tropical acres, Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center is the perfect retreat for Floridians, whether you are in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville or even Fort Lauderdale/Miami or that matter.
Rooms, err, should we say suites and villas are plenty. Your choice includes nearly 1,210 one-bedroom suites with a private bedroom and a separate living room that has a coffee/tea maker, refrigerator, microwave, available wireless Internet, two LCD TVs, safe and hair dryer. And if visitors are coming in from abroad, step up to the two-bedroom, two-bath villas (there are 120 of those) with full kitchen. Children can be occupied with two game arcades and a 250,000-gallon freeform pool with cascading waterfalls or the 75-foot waterslide. Cabanas are available for rent also. Unlike several other hotels, parking is free.
Caribe Royale, where we recently spent a couple days, will keep your stomach full with three restaurants, including fine dining, and 24-hour café/deli, pool bar and grill, and a coffee café. Also on site are two lounges, tennis and basketball courts, spa and a two-story fitness center. The one-level convention center offers 26,000- and 40,000-square-foot ballrooms.
Just 1½ miles from Walt Disney World Resort, Caribe Royale Orlando is at 8101 World Center Drive. For information, call 1-800-823-8300, (407) 288-8000 or visit www.cariberoyale.com