The Renaissance Orlando Resort and Spa has opened in the Disney Springs Resort Area in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The full-service resort, which dates back to 1972 when it opened as the Royal Inn, has 394 newly appointed guestrooms, more than 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, a zero-entry pool and hot tub and a signature farm-to-table restaurant, American Kitchen Bar & Grill.
Following the $25 million conversion, the property has newly-renovated amenities including the Indulged Spa + Wellness Retreat, a 5,000-square-foot outdoor terrace, a fitness studio as well as updated rooms and lobby. As an Official Walt Disney World Hotel, guests have access to a theme park shuttle service and early entry into Walt Disney World theme parks. Onsite outdoor amenities include a pool and hot tub. Ground-level rooms have lanai-style accommodations circling the pool for resort-style ambience.
The resort tapped New York-based hospitality design firm Stonehill Taylor to complete the interior design for the renovation. Inspired by the local citrus groves of Orlando, the resort's modern design uses blue-greens, white and accents of terracotta. Along with new carpeting, signage and light fixtures in the corridors, the rooms’ ceiling design emulates a sun canopy. The resort's pool bar continues the lobby's tropical theme with geometric palm-inspired tile updated, pool loungers and umbrellas.
The property is located 13 miles from Orlando International Airport.