Pros

  • Next to the convention center, with direct skybridge access
  • Sleek, contemporary rooms with desks, flat-screen TVs, and mini-fridges
  • Over 100 indoor and outdoor meeting spaces
  • Several dining options like Italian steakhouse, seafood restaurant, and diner
  • Three bars, one with lovely pool views, and 24-hour room service
  • Sprawling lagoon pool with a waterslide for kids, plus separate lap pool
  • Lovely spa and excellent, huge gym with fitness classes
  • Free Wi-Fi throughout
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Cons

  • Daily resort fee tacked on to room rates
  • Both valet and self-parking are expensive
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Bottom Line

Hyatt Regency Orlando is a giant upscale business hotel that's directly connected to the Orange County Convention Center by a skybridge. The hotel offers 1,641 spacious rooms and suites, all with simple business-style decor and a solid set of amenities like large flat-screen TVs, coffeemakers with Starbucks coffee, iPod docks, and even in-mirror TVs in the bathrooms. Everything here is big, from the 100-plus inventory of meeting space to the sprawling outdoor lagoon pool (with its own waterslide) to the huge fitness center with separate cardio, core, and spinning rooms. While guests can access most of the facilities and the Wi-Fi free of charge, the hotel tacks on a hefty resort fee, plus parking is pricey. Guests might want to compare rates to the neighboring Hilton Orlando, which has similar features.

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Scene

Upscale corporate hotel with grand lobby and local artwork on display

This upscale business hotel is spread across two sections: the original 28-story International Tower, dating back to the 1980s, and a second 31-floor Regency Tower that was constructed in 2008. The lobby here is elegant and grand, with polished marble floors, high ceilings, and lots of tall potted plants. Clusters of seating are dotted about the space, but most visitors can be found congregating by the huge outdoor lagoon pool, or in the hotel's long conference area. Due to its location by the convention center, about 80 percent of the guests here are business travelers, with the rest being leisure tourists. While the vibe at this Hyatt is largely corporate, there are a few nice touches that make it feel more homey. The most notable is the presence of art: the hotel has ties with the Orlando Museum of Art, with a changing selection of local artists' work showcased on the lower floor and art parties held monthly. 

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Location

Across from the Orange County Convention Center and just north of SeaWorld

The Hyatt is located just off International Drive, northeast of where the I-4 and the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway intersect. The hotel is right by the Orange County Convention Center (accessible via a direct skywalk), but there's not much else in the immediate vicinity save for a few other hotels and a small strip mall with a McDonald's, a Denny's, and a Walgreens. The closest theme park is SeaWorld, an eight-minute drive south of the Hyatt, as is Universal Orlando, while Disney World is 15 minutes away. For guests without their own cars, the hotel is right by stop number 21 of the I-Ride Trolley, which goes up and down International Drive, while shuttles to nearby theme parks and to the airport are available for a fee. Factor in about an hour to get to Cape Canaveral or the Kennedy Space Center. Downtown Orlando is around 20 minutes away by road, traffic permitting, and Orlando International Airport is about a 15- to 20-minute drive away.

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Rooms

Simple but elegant business-style rooms with comfortable beds and huge flat-screen TVs

This gargantuan hotel offers a wide range of rooms and suites, with ADA units available. Decor is sleek and business-like, with wood dressers and desks with ergonomic chairs, blue-and-gray carpeting, and soft furnishings in unobtrusive hues of gray and tan. They're spacious, with entry-level rooms starting at 415 square feet (38.6 square meters), while suites range in size from 650-square-foot (60.4-square-meter) Studios to giant Penthouse Suites that are between 1,864 and 2,068 square feet (173.2 and 192.1 square meters).

All rooms have seating, but larger rooms add sleeper sofas, plus some have balconies. Regency Club rooms have access to the Regency Club Lounge, where a free breakfast and snack service is provided. Suites have separate living areas and walk-in closets. All rooms have a standard range of amenities, including the hotel chain's signature Hyatt Grand Beds with down comforters, iPod docks, free Wi-Fi, huge flat-screen TVs with cable, coffeemakers with Starbucks coffee, and mini-fridges. Bathrooms feature TVs built into the mirrors, large counters, hairdryers, and magnifying mirrors. Most have shower/tub combos, although suites have walk-in showers and separate soaking tubs.

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Features

Extensive meeting space, multiple pools, excellent spa and fitness facilities, and great dining options

Facilities at this hotel are extensive, with a primary focus on convention travelers. There are 105 breakout rooms and five ballrooms, plus four outdoor venues, and while the hotel primarily attracts big meeting groups, they also have everything in place to host weddings. The business center costs extra to use and is not open 24/7, but Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel. Valet and self-parking is available in a huge on-site garage, but it's expensive.

The Hyatt also offers plenty for tourists and those who want to relax, the highlight being the two outdoor pools. The enormous lagoon-style Grotto Pool is a family favorite with its waterslide, splash area, and small kids' pool. There's also a lap pool for those who want to get some swimming in. There's a small outdoor "serenity pool" at the spa as well, which also has steam rooms and whirlpool hot tubs. It's free to use for guests who book treatments. Fitness facilities are large, modern, and open 24/7. The gym includes separate cardio, core, and spinning rooms, plus all sorts of fitness classes are available and there's an outdoor tennis court. Note that there are obligatory daily resort fees tacked onto rates that cover things like gym use.  

There are six bars and restaurants here, along with 24-hour room service and a 24-hour minimart with grab-and-go items. The B-Line Diner is open 24/7 and offers typical American-style diner food along with cooked-to-order breakfasts (think waffles and omelets). There's also a seafood restaurant, Urban Tide, open for all three meals and an Italian steakhouse, Fiorenzo, that serves grilled meats, pasta, and pizza at dinnertime. Coconuts Poolside Bar & Grill offers salads, sandwiches, and cocktails by the pool, while the Lobby Bar sells drinks and pub fare from late morning until late evening. A second bar, Rocks, opens in the late afternoon and stays open late, serving cocktails, beer, and wine in an elegant space with views out over the Grotto Pool.

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Things You Should Know About Hyatt Regency Orlando

Also Known As

  • Peabody Hotel Orlando Fl
  • The Peabody Hotel Orlando
  • Peabody Hotel Orlando
  • Peabody Orlando
  • The Peabody Orlando

Room Types

  • Club Level Room
  • Deluxe Plaza Suite
  • Deluxe Room
  • Executive One Bedroom Suite
  • Executive Room
  • Executive Two Bedrooms Suite
  • International Suite
  • Plaza Suite
  • Superior Plaza Suite
  • Superior Room
  • VIP Suite

Address

9801 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819-8104, United States

Phone

(407) 352-4000

Website

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Hyatt Regency Orlando

Scene

Upscale corporate hotel with grand lobby and local artwork on display

This upscale business hotel is spread across two sections: the original 28-story International Tower, dating back to the 1980s, and a second 31-floor Regency Tower that was constructed in 2008. The lobby here is elegant and grand, with polished marble floors, high ceilings, and lots of tall potted plants. Clusters of seating are dotted about the space, but most visitors can be found congregating by the huge outdoor lagoon pool, or in the hotel's long conference area. Due to its location by the convention center, about 80 percent of the guests here are business travelers, with the rest being leisure tourists. While the vibe at this Hyatt is largely corporate, there are a few nice touches that make it feel more homey. The most notable is the presence of art: the hotel has ties with the Orlando Museum of Art, with a changing selection of local artists' work showcased on the lower floor and art parties held monthly. 

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Location

Across from the Orange County Convention Center and just north of SeaWorld

The Hyatt is located just off International Drive, northeast of where the I-4 and the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway intersect. The hotel is right by the Orange County Convention Center (accessible via a direct skywalk), but there's not much else in the immediate vicinity save for a few other hotels and a small strip mall with a McDonald's, a Denny's, and a Walgreens. The closest theme park is SeaWorld, an eight-minute drive south of the Hyatt, as is Universal Orlando, while Disney World is 15 minutes away. For guests without their own cars, the hotel is right by stop number 21 of the I-Ride Trolley, which goes up and down International Drive, while shuttles to nearby theme parks and to the airport are available for a fee. Factor in about an hour to get to Cape Canaveral or the Kennedy Space Center. Downtown Orlando is around 20 minutes away by road, traffic permitting, and Orlando International Airport is about a 15- to 20-minute drive away.

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Rooms

Simple but elegant business-style rooms with comfortable beds and huge flat-screen TVs

This gargantuan hotel offers a wide range of rooms and suites, with ADA units available. Decor is sleek and business-like, with wood dressers and desks with ergonomic chairs, blue-and-gray carpeting, and soft furnishings in unobtrusive hues of gray and tan. They're spacious, with entry-level rooms starting at 415 square feet (38.6 square meters), while suites range in size from 650-square-foot (60.4-square-meter) Studios to giant Penthouse Suites that are between 1,864 and 2,068 square feet (173.2 and 192.1 square meters).

All rooms have seating, but larger rooms add sleeper sofas, plus some have balconies. Regency Club rooms have access to the Regency Club Lounge, where a free breakfast and snack service is provided. Suites have separate living areas and walk-in closets. All rooms have a standard range of amenities, including the hotel chain's signature Hyatt Grand Beds with down comforters, iPod docks, free Wi-Fi, huge flat-screen TVs with cable, coffeemakers with Starbucks coffee, and mini-fridges. Bathrooms feature TVs built into the mirrors, large counters, hairdryers, and magnifying mirrors. Most have shower/tub combos, although suites have walk-in showers and separate soaking tubs.

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Features

Extensive meeting space, multiple pools, excellent spa and fitness facilities, and great dining options

Facilities at this hotel are extensive, with a primary focus on convention travelers. There are 105 breakout rooms and five ballrooms, plus four outdoor venues, and while the hotel primarily attracts big meeting groups, they also have everything in place to host weddings. The business center costs extra to use and is not open 24/7, but Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel. Valet and self-parking is available in a huge on-site garage, but it's expensive.

The Hyatt also offers plenty for tourists and those who want to relax, the highlight being the two outdoor pools. The enormous lagoon-style Grotto Pool is a family favorite with its waterslide, splash area, and small kids' pool. There's also a lap pool for those who want to get some swimming in. There's a small outdoor "serenity pool" at the spa as well, which also has steam rooms and whirlpool hot tubs. It's free to use for guests who book treatments. Fitness facilities are large, modern, and open 24/7. The gym includes separate cardio, core, and spinning rooms, plus all sorts of fitness classes are available and there's an outdoor tennis court. Note that there are obligatory daily resort fees tacked onto rates that cover things like gym use.  

There are six bars and restaurants here, along with 24-hour room service and a 24-hour minimart with grab-and-go items. The B-Line Diner is open 24/7 and offers typical American-style diner food along with cooked-to-order breakfasts (think waffles and omelets). There's also a seafood restaurant, Urban Tide, open for all three meals and an Italian steakhouse, Fiorenzo, that serves grilled meats, pasta, and pizza at dinnertime. Coconuts Poolside Bar & Grill offers salads, sandwiches, and cocktails by the pool, while the Lobby Bar sells drinks and pub fare from late morning until late evening. A second bar, Rocks, opens in the late afternoon and stays open late, serving cocktails, beer, and wine in an elegant space with views out over the Grotto Pool.

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Airport Transportation

  • Babysitting Services

  • Balcony / Terrace / Patio

  • Beauty / Hair Salon

  • Business Center

  • Cabanas

  • Cable

  • Children's Pool

  • Concierge

  • Cribs

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Pets Allowed

  • Pool

  • Poolside Drink Service

  • Rental Car Service Desk Onsite

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Spa

  • Supervised Kids Activities

  • Swim-Up Bar

  • Tennis Court

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