The Hyatt Regency Orlando is a hotel directly connected to the

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located on International Drive in

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. The 32-story, 1641-room hotel was originally constructed in 1986 as The Peabody Orlando, a

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of the original Peabody Hotel in

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. In late 2010, a $450 million renovation of the hotel added a 31-story wing that doubled the number of rooms from 891 to 1641 and added a resort pool complete with a water slide, waterfall, bridges, a kiddie area, a splash pad, an outdoor restaurant, and cabanas for rent. The expansion tower, standing at , is the second tallest building in metropolitan Orlando only surpassed by the

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in Downtown Orlando. On August 28, 2013, UST Hotel Joint Venture Ltd. sold The Peabody Orlando for $717 million, to

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. The hotel was renamed Hyatt Regency Orlando on October 1, 2013.

Gallery

File:The Peabody Orlando Original Building.jpg, Hyatt Regency Orlando File:Peabody Hotel, Orlando, FL.jpg, Back side of the Original building in 2007 File:The Peabody Orlando Expansion April 2009.JPG, The new building under construction in April 2009 File:The Peabody Orlando Expansion April 2010.JPG, Expansion Progress in April 2010

References

External links

Official website
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